Canadiens to Unveil The "Ring Of Honor" On Opening Night
In addition to the announcement that the Habs would be retiring #33, the Montreal Canadiens also announced the creation of the "Ring of Honor" where all 44 players and 10 builders already in the Hockey Hall of Fame would now also be enshrined in the Bell centre bowl as part of the centennial celebrations.
Read on for the full official Canadiens' press release.
MONTREAL (September 11, 2008) – The Montreal Canadiens announced today that it will honor 44 of its players and 10 Great Builders who have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame by enshrining them on the team’s Ring of Honor located in the Bell Centre bowl.
The Canadiens’ Centennial celebrations are part of a truly historic and landmark platform in which the team’s legendary players will be honored because of their exploits and on-ice performances, which greatly contributed to establishing the Canadiens’ supremacy and confirming the club as one of the greatest sports franchises in the world.
While these legendary figures have long been a part of the Bell Centre, their presence will from now on be emphasized with the Ring of Honor which will permanently become an integral part of the home of the Canadiens. Encircling the arena bowl in harmony with the 24 Stanley Cup banners and those of the 15 retired jerseys, the Ring of Honor will provide a unique display of historical tradition. It will also forever perpetuate the careers of 44 legendary players and 10 Great builders and be an invaluable source of inspiration for the players and a source of pride for Canadiens fans every time they walk into the Bell Centre.
The order on the Ring of Honor corresponds to the players and Great builders’ Hockey Hall of Fame induction year.
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BUILDERS |
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Howie Morenz (1945) |
Hector Blake (1966) |
Jacques Lemaire (1984) |
William Northey (1945) |
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Georges Vézina (1945) |
Émile Bouchard (1966) |
Bert Olmstead (1985) |
Hon. Donat Raymond (1958) |
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Aurèle Joliat (1947) |
Elmer Lach (1966) |
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Frank J. Selke (1960) |
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Newsy Lalonde (1950) |
Kenny Reardon (1966) |
Jacques Laperrière (1987) |
J. Ambrose O’Brien (1962) |
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Joe Malone (1950) |
Tom Johnson (1970) |
Guy Lafleur (1988) |
Léo Dandurand (1963) |
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Sprague Cleghorn (1958) |
Jean Béliveau (1972) |
Buddy O’Connor (1988) |
Tommy Gorman (1963) |
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Herb Gardiner (1958) |
Bernard Geoffrion (1972) |
Bob Gainey (1992) |
Hon. Hartland Molson (1973) |
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Sylvio Mantha (1960) |
Doug Harvey (1973) |
Guy Lapointe (1993) |
Joe Cattarinich (1977) |
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Joe Hall (1961) |
Dickie Moore(1974) |
Steve Shutt (1993) |
Sam Pollock (1978), |
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George Hainsworth (1961) |
Jacques Plante (1978) |
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Scotty Bowman (1991) |
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Maurice Richard (1961) |
Henri Richard (1979) |
Denis Savard (2000) |
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Jack Laviolette (1962) |
Lorne Worsley (1980) |
Rod Langway (2002) |
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Didier Pitre (1962) |
Frank Mahovlich (1981) |
Patrick Roy (2006) |
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Bill Durnan (1964) |
Yvan Cournoyer (1982) |
Dick Duff (2006) |
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Albert Siebert (1964) |
Ken Dryden (1983) |
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The Ring of Honor will be unveiled prior to the Canadiens’ 100th season home opener at the Bell Centre on Wednesday October 15 when the Boston Bruins will be the visitors.
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