Patrick Roy had opted for Pierre Turgeon in the role of presenter on the ice at the Bell Center, Saturday, he had to choose a former teammate with whom he has evolved over the 10 seasons he spent in the 'Canadian uniform.
"I was very close to Pierre, even if we did not play long together," Roy said during an interview with The Canadian Press in Quebec City earlier this week.
The two have been teammates for only a few months at the end of the season 1994-95 and early the following season, before the Habs n'échange Roy.
"It's somewhat thankless n'identifier of a former teammate because there have been several that have had an impact on my career," he argued.
"I was co-boarder with Eric Desjardins for four years. This is another person for whom I respect enormously dedicated, yet I admire greatly.
"Mike Keane is another that I appreciate very much and with whom I speak frequently, he added. He was part of the transaction between the Canadiens and the Avalanche with me. It's a nice teammate to have, a competitor.
"I called three names, but I might add that Jean-Jacques Daigneault, with whom I got on well. I also think Stephane Richer. We played together in the junior ranks for a season and a half before making our debut together in the Canadian organization. Claude Lemieux is another. "
Roy made the choice that was asking his adviser for the first time, Pierre Lacroix, who has subsequently been acquired as Director General of the Colorado Avalanche in 1995 to fulfill the task of presenter.
"It's always difficult to choose a person," said Roy. But Peter has played an important role in my coaching career. It was very good for me and my family. "
Top Secret
Roy wants to enjoy the évévement surrounded by his family, especially her three children: Jonathan and his son Frederic, he heads for the Quebec Remparts, and his daughter Jana. His parents Barbara and Michel Roy Miller will also accompany him on the ice, when we will raise the number 33 on the ceiling of the auditorium, as we learned, in addition to Lacroix and Robert Sauvé, who was his adviser during the second half of his career. Several former teammates and members of the champion team of 1993 should not be far away.
Canadian wants to keep top secret anything that relates to conduct a ceremony that will set in motion on the ice at 18h, an hour and a half before the game against the Boston Bruins. Maybe for us there as a surprise that we got to see Bob Gainey get on the ice in uniform during his ceremony to withdraw sweater, last season.
In the entourage of the old guard patrol boat, it was only leaked that Roy has prepared a speech of about three and a half minutes, which will raise the crowd several times.
"I worked with the text several people and it provides an interesting result I think," said Roy.
"I was very close to Pierre, even if we did not play long together," Roy said during an interview with The Canadian Press in Quebec City earlier this week.
The two have been teammates for only a few months at the end of the season 1994-95 and early the following season, before the Habs n'échange Roy.
"It's somewhat thankless n'identifier of a former teammate because there have been several that have had an impact on my career," he argued.
"I was co-boarder with Eric Desjardins for four years. This is another person for whom I respect enormously dedicated, yet I admire greatly.
"Mike Keane is another that I appreciate very much and with whom I speak frequently, he added. He was part of the transaction between the Canadiens and the Avalanche with me. It's a nice teammate to have, a competitor.
"I called three names, but I might add that Jean-Jacques Daigneault, with whom I got on well. I also think Stephane Richer. We played together in the junior ranks for a season and a half before making our debut together in the Canadian organization. Claude Lemieux is another. "
Roy made the choice that was asking his adviser for the first time, Pierre Lacroix, who has subsequently been acquired as Director General of the Colorado Avalanche in 1995 to fulfill the task of presenter.
"It's always difficult to choose a person," said Roy. But Peter has played an important role in my coaching career. It was very good for me and my family. "
Top Secret
Roy wants to enjoy the évévement surrounded by his family, especially her three children: Jonathan and his son Frederic, he heads for the Quebec Remparts, and his daughter Jana. His parents Barbara and Michel Roy Miller will also accompany him on the ice, when we will raise the number 33 on the ceiling of the auditorium, as we learned, in addition to Lacroix and Robert Sauvé, who was his adviser during the second half of his career. Several former teammates and members of the champion team of 1993 should not be far away.
Canadian wants to keep top secret anything that relates to conduct a ceremony that will set in motion on the ice at 18h, an hour and a half before the game against the Boston Bruins. Maybe for us there as a surprise that we got to see Bob Gainey get on the ice in uniform during his ceremony to withdraw sweater, last season.
In the entourage of the old guard patrol boat, it was only leaked that Roy has prepared a speech of about three and a half minutes, which will raise the crowd several times.
"I worked with the text several people and it provides an interesting result I think," said Roy.
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