We have officially witnessed the second longest ovation in the history of the Montreal Canadiens
Many asked us the question, and now we have the answer.
Like us, many of you were asking the following question: where does tonight's monster ovation, in honor of the great Guy Lafleur, fit into the history of the Montreal Canadiens?
The excellent John Lu (TSN) has the answer:
"Marc Dumont and I were trying to figure out where tonight's monster ovation in honor of Guy Lafleur ranks among the Montreal Canadiens' all-time ovations. Here is the answer...
Rocket Richard at the closing of the Forum: 16 minutes
Guy Lafleur's tribute tonight: 10-11 minutes #GuyGuy
Saku Koivu's return from cancer: 9 minutes" - John Lu
Rocket Richard at the closing of the Forum: 16 minutes
Guy Lafleur's tribute tonight: 10-11 minutes #GuyGuy
Saku Koivu's return from cancer: 9 minutes" - John Lu
Wow, that says a lot! We have truly experienced a magical, beautiful and also, historic moment.
There is more, according to Marc Dumont, the official length of the ovation is absolutely incredible:
"The ovation was officially timed at 10min10 by our operations team. Which is about as perfect as it gets for #10.
Thank you, Mr. Lafleur.#GuyGuyGuy" - Marc Dumont
Thank you, Mr. Lafleur.#GuyGuyGuy" - Marc Dumont
I have chills.
To watch this historic moment again, in full, it's here:
| POLL | ||
24 AVRIL | 433 ANSWERS We have officially witnessed the second longest ovation in the history of the Montreal Canadiens Who's your favourite player? | ||
| Guy Lafleur | 203 | 46.9 % |
| Maurice Richard | 72 | 16.6 % |
| Jean Beliveau | 77 | 17.8 % |
| Patrick Roy | 81 | 18.7 % |
| List of polls | ||
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