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Friday, April 11, 2008

A Special Time for Dedicated Fans (Montreal Gazette)

It's playoff time for players and fans alike. That means not just the games on the ice, but also a tie to places, games, players, and loved ones no longer here.

This tie from past memeories to current dreams is best scene in these profiles of two long-time Canadien fans as presented by the Montreal Gazette:


* "All She Wants is one last Stanley Cup"
From The Montreal Gazette through habsinsideout.com:

"The Gazette's Jason Magder has a nice piece in Friday's paper about a Toronto area grandmother who is stricken with inoperable liver cancer and the one thing she wants to see while she is still is a 25th Stanley Cup for the Canadiens".

"Maria Sousa has supported the Canadiens since she emigrated to Toronto from Portugal 48 years ago and has raised three generations of Habs fans. They all got together in Toronto on Thursday to watch the Habs beat the Bruins."

"The Canadiens have promised to send her a card signed by captain Saku Koivu, a cancer survivor himself, to try and raise Sousa's spirits".

http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=b18020c3-9353-440a-ad30-8fdf7408bc6e


Now that's fan loyalty
ALAN HUSTAK, The Gazette
He's seen the greats. Arthur Boosamra has had season tickets since '46
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=760257ba-dfa7-47be-ab7b-bc278e0544f9



Long-distance love affair
JASON MAGDER, The Gazette
FAR-FLUNG hockey enthusiasts will do anything to catch their beloved Canadiens - even if it means travelling three hours to watch a taped replay of a game.
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=f45bff07-8511-4344-afc8-7397517896da

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