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Habs coach Roger Grillo battles cancer

Originally posted on Dose.ca | Last updated Nov 8, 2025 12:40 PM ET

The Canadiens de Montréal posted some very sad news on their social networks this morning.

The Habs announced that Roger Grillo, the Habs’ consulting coach, has been diagnosed with cancer and is currently battling the disease.

This is very sad news.

Over the past few weeks, the Canadiens organization has learned that consulting coach Roger Grillo has been battling cancer. Our thoughts and prayers are with our colleague and friend. Our hearts go out to him and his loved ones in this ordeal. We..

– Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) November 8, 2025

Grillo joined the Habs at the end of 2024, and has since been working with the Habs as a bench coach.

He represented a very solid addition to surround and help the coaching staff.

We wish Grillo the best possible recovery, and our thoughts are with him and his family.

On behalf of the entire DLC team, we send him all our support at this difficult time.

Overtime

– That’s one way of looking at it.

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– The Sick Podcast with Tony Marinaro (@thesickpodcasts) November 8, 2025

– With good reason.

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– The Sick Podcast with Tony Marinaro (@thesickpodcasts) November 7, 2025