Montreal Canadiens honor Chicago Blackhawks alumni

Prior to a game versus the Chicago Blackhawks in January 2008, the Montreal Canadiens held a special pregame ceremony honoring several of the Hawks and Habs players that have competed against each other over the years. Among the players introduced were Eric Nesterenko, Al Secord, Steve Larmer, Denis Savard, Tony Esposito, Stan Mikita, Bobby Hull, Marcel Bonin, Murray Wilson, Vincent Damphousse, Yvan Cournoyer, Ken Dryden, Guy Lafleur and Henri Richard

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• chicago
• blackhawks
• montreal
• canadiens
• tribute
• hockey
• nesterenko
• secord
• larmer
• savard
• esposito
• hull
• mikita
• dryden
• lafleur

[koing32]

wow secord looks old

[chgojobs]

I just talked to Steve Larmer at the Blackhawks Convention yesterday and he mentioned Secord has now attained the rank of captain with American Airlines.

[tibob60]

Too bad Montréal and Chicago only play 1 game per year against each other. 1st team is Montréal but my 2nd favorite team is definitely the Blackhawks because of great Denis Savard. Also the best two jerseys in the NHL (MTL red, and CHI black). GO HABS and HAWKS GO!!!!

[Scoclamor]

To think, they almost faced each other this year (2010). Can you imagine, two orginal six in the Stanley Cup finals? Would have been something.

You know, Tretiak was drafted by Montreal. Wow, we could have had all three goalies from the 1972 series on the ice again!

[T0MMYVERCETTI]

Steve Larmer was such an underrated player, my fave player of all time. For proof of how great he was look at what he did at the Canada Cup in 1991, 1 less point than Gretzky.

[Yestrooper1]

Henri Richard did NOT set up the famous goal in 1971, nor did Cournoyer score it! Richard scored it!  Cournoyer had nothing to do with it!

[ldhorricks]

@MCM54 Bettman,Team Owners,NHLPA,have all done their share to all but ruin the NHL...todays schedule and playoff format is dreadfully boring...really miss the balanced sched and 1-16 playoff format. I can barely watch todays NHL with its never ending parade of gimmicky,counterproductive,mar­ket driven rule changes...all for the purpose of selling hockey to U.S. networks and non-hockey fans in non traditional hockey markets. Just watched the 79 Habs/Bruins Game7...plenty of entertainment there.

[whydelilah08]

@tibob60 First team is Chicago second is Montreal. Love the Habs.

[andrelebaron]

@Yestrooper1 I wouldn't have called dryden a stand up goalie either. He was famous for his flop.

[GwaiiEagle1]

Shame The RoadRunner doesn't get a bigger hand.

[Yestrooper1]

@Scoclamor they didn't face each other in 1972. It was 1971 and 1973. 1972 was boston and the Rangers.

[Yestrooper1]

@Scoclamor

they didn't face each other in 1972. It was 1971 and 1973.  1972 was boston and the Rangers.

[Yestrooper1]

I know, Scoclamor. I tried to post that, but it wouldn't do it.