The Canadiens’ 28-year road back to the Stanley Cup finals
Al Jazeera
In hockey-crazed Montreal, the Canadiens’ first trip to the Stanley Cup finals since victory in 1993 has set off a frenzy among fans.
Montreal, Canada – Twenty-eight years: That’s how long it has been since the Montreal Canadiens – or any Canadian hockey team for that matter – last hoisted the Stanley Cup. With the National Hockey League’s (NHL) ultimate prize once again in reach, to say a special feeling has overcome the city would be an understatement; this is a place where a love of hockey, and of this team especially, reaches often-embarrassing heights. Almost everyone has a story about les habitants, from decades of celebrations at the Montreal Forum, the storied arena the team called home for most of its 100-plus-year history, to more recent riots – both in good times and bad – along downtown’s main thoroughfare, Sainte-Catherine Street.More Related News