Dec. 2, 1995 Disaster at the Montreal Forum

[@thefozzybear]

That was a stacked Red Wings team in an era with no salary cap.

[@aryusure1943]

@the fozzybear ...and yet they had to wait one more year to win the cup and Roy lifted it up a couple of months later with Colorado. Surely Roy got vindicated that season. Mario Tremblay made a rookie mistake that night for sure. :)

[@mdolinski4926]

Which is what the Canadiens were for decades.

[@TheFlamingPike]

@@mdolinski4926 It wasn't easy for french speaking players in many teams across the NHL back then - a fact the CBCer's will never admit to this day. The natural reaction for many Québécois players was understandably to play for the Canadiens whatever the cost, because it allowed them to speak their own language on and off the ice with their teammates and be regarded as equals among their peers. This is why it was stacked, yes, but mostly with Québécois players from Maurice Richard to Guy Lafleur up to Patrick Roy. It was the desire of the Québécois players to join the team that made it stacked, not the money like in American cities.

[@mdolinski4926]

@@TheFlamingPike that makes sense. Now the number of Francophone players has fallen so dramatically with the influx of more American and European players i suppose that trend is no longer as prevailant.

[@xboxrules8472]

Then when the Canadian dollar rebounded cheater american gary buttman forced a salary cap.

[@gofeukurself6465]

2:40 Roy said in an interview that he was crying at that point. He couldn't believe how the crowd was treating him after all he'd done for them. When he talked to the owner behind the bench at 5:20, he said 'I'll never play for you again'. He then brought the cup to the Avalanche.

[@maniaque37]

roy was childish crying baby. they had a bad 2nd goalie i do not blame tremblay for not removing roy but i do blame roy for his childish attitude

[@francoisregis2155]

Canadien fans can be so bad toward their star players saw Larry Robinson getting booed Guy Lafleur, Patrick Roy after all they have done for the franchise Funny they never had the guts to boo Fisher Price so overated

[@maniaque37]

@@francoisregis2155 I think Roy deserved to be booed that night and the team also. He was not good at all in this game just like the whole team. I think it was not just Roy they booed but all the team. Even if the fans like him and the team dont mean they cant be unhappy of a bad performance. Same for any player or any team. In Montreal , players can be booed sometimes but also the crowd will cheer when they like what they see.

[@stephenrobinson1648]

I was there, about 10 rows behind the Montreal bench. Historic match, for all the wrong reasons.

[@kallieforkids5686]

@@stephenrobinson1648 I remember watching on TV and it was bizarre.

[@PepePalardy]

Same was there too... i remember it vividly ... was unreal... Never thought i will witness the last Hockey Game of Roy in MTL

[@CGMedia2023]

@Don-rl1sm keep on spamming...

[@gofeukurself6465]

@Don-rl1sm lol

[@skateboardingwillneverdie8331]

Patrick does make history for 2 teams... he's a god

[@stuartwayne4978]

It's no coincidence that Mario Tremblay hasn't received any coaching offers from other teams in the NHL.

[@davemcd9077]

why?, just becasue he got rid of an arrogant Kebeker?...........lol.

[@MrEslender]

@@davemcd9077 Start by spelling correctly..... it's Quebecer....... And he Carried the team the years they won a Stanley cup with him as goalie. And UH UH UH...... right next year he won the Avalanche a Stanley cup. 🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂

[@MrEslender]

If i look at a world's map the province name does not start with a k....

[@MrEslender]

Yup Tremblay .... as one of... if not THE worst head coach in history killed the franchise........ look at it ever since........ No more Stanley cups ever there for sure.

[@MargaretLangille-z8j]

It wasn't his fault that Patrick Roy sucked

[@bigjohn08865]

The franchise has never been the same. Meanwhile the Avalanche has won the Cup 3 times

[@Skankhunt-bl1tl]

True

[@andrewsheehy9938]

No Canadian Team as of 2024 has won a Stanley Cup since the Montreal Canadiens traded away Patrick Roy. The curse is known as the Curse of Patrick Roy. The Edmonton Oilers came close to ending the curse in 2024 but lost in 7 to the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final. The Curse of Patrick Roy applies to Canadian Teams in the NHL. It might end as early as 2025.

[@who399]

​@@andrewsheehy9938 leafs got it next year 🤣

[@jeffreycairns767]

​@andrewsheehy9938 It's not the curse of Roy. It's all Gary Bettman. It's rigged intentionally towards American teams for a number of reasons and every one of those reasons are money related

[@jeffreycairns767]

​@@who399Obsessed much?

[@anonyme7024]

This. This is where the Downfall of the Habs began. Absolute disrespect for Patrick Roy on that day. They wanted an excuse to trade him. And what did that give them? Jocelyn Thibault(pretty good goalie tbf, but a clear downgrade) + Rucinsky(better than Keane at that point, but still no cup) + a guy who only played 51 games before going elsewhere That was possibly the lowest value Roy has ever had and that was the moment the Habs management chose to trade him.

[@Linerwood2000]

You know what's worst, MTL is still the canadian team with the most playoffs series played since then. No no, Pierre Lacroix played with them. Savard wanted to trade Roy but he was asking for Stephane Fiset, Owen Nolan and i don't remember the third player but he got fired. Houle got ridiculed while thinking he had the channel open. What a shame. Thibeault, Rucinsky and Kovalenko.

[@PuzZLeR_00]

The "Downfall" began when they left the Forum later that season. They lost one of sports greatest ever home advantages with one of the most intimidating buildings for visitors. No. It wasn't because they lost some overrated goaltender.

[@PuzZLeR_00]

@Don-rl1sm Patty Bratty Rooah was always overrated, had many breaks, and played for productive systems. ANY decent goaltender would have won what he won in his place - likely more considering his many screwups as well.

[@CGMedia2023]

when you consider how the city, the team and the freaking Quebec government treated Mike Keane, you see why the team is such a pariah for anglophones. Its like seeing the last few MLB teams to integrate flail around trying so hard to be right while failing at every turn.

[@PuzZLeR_00]

@@CGMedia2023 I remember Keane said that it's too late in his life to learn French, and, boy, was that an explosion. It seemed to offend those morons in Quebec. Then again, these same douchebags would love Patty Bratty Rooah, with his cute little blue eyes, bobbing his head with his Walkman, as their little Francophone idol. No matter how much he sucked, and he did on many nights, they always would make excuses for him. Keane did end up taking a French course for damage control, but it was the end of his career in Mtl as he left that mess of a province soon after. Don't blame him.

[@GP8201]

The smile on the face of coach Mario Tremblay at 1:02 when it was about 4-5 goals in says it all.

[@PuzZLeR_00]

Patty Bratty Rooah never fooled Mario, who always knew he was an overrated, overpampered, douchebag.

[@James-fo4un]

Roy literally won the cup for them in 86 and 93 and this is how they show their appreciation? He won the cup in 96 with the avs so he’s the winner

[@MrMaxtaurus]

Yeah some "fans" eh? 31 years and counting

[@nathanadrian7797]

Coach Mario Tremblay and Patrick Roy hated each other(some beef going back to when they were teammates). Mario thought he was teaching Patrick a lesson.

[@PuzZLeR_00]

If Steve Smith didn't score on his own net, would Roy have beaten the Oilers in 86? Likely.... NOT. And he wouldn't have beaten the Penguins either in 93. He played easy teams too, and a gassed out Detroit Red Wings team in 96. He almost blew it too in 93 and 01. Patty Bratty Rooah had one very lucky ride.

[@CGMedia2023]

@@PuzZLeR_00 meh, if you're going to play the coulda woulda shoulda card, would Fuhr have beaten Pelle Lindberg in a Cup final rematch had he not died?

[@nathanadrian7797]

@@PuzZLeR_00 Well my friend, the Oilers were not good enough to get out of the 2nd round in 86, so they were 5th to 8th, and the team that beat them only managed 1 win against Montreal! The Pens never got past the 2nd round in 93, so they finished between 5th and 8th! Add to this, that the team that beat the Pens only managed 1 win against the Habs.

[@dc7468]

Way to go Tremblay great move leaving him in net for that many goals.

[@JohnMartin-yj3gv]

His ego got in the way! He said to himself "I'm old school Canadiens and I'll show him" !!

[@robert-michaeloneill186]

Should've been pulled after 5 or 6. However Roy may not have had such a legendary career if he pulled him. Crazy stuff.

[@nathanbabiuk6286]

It was funny as hell though lol

[@alexrompen805]

@Don-rl1sm Yeah..the guy with 3 Cup rings and how many NHL records is clearly a shitty goalie

[@mathieudoucet1446]

​@Don-rl1smyou have serious mental issues going on every comment spitting garbage non sense like that

[@theblackratexplores]

As an Avalanche fan...thanks! Roy got the respect he deserved in Colorado.

[@patbrennan6572]

So hard to believe that was almost 30 years , time sure does fly.

[@johnglover4453]

For me, after this game, hockey was never the same again. When Patrick left, so did all my interest in the team. Odd, though, reliving those infamous moments of the match, that i watched live (on TV) all those years ago. Is still bitter, somehow...🤕

[@simonr9870]

I remember seeing that game on TV with my grandpa. It was difficult game to watch.

[@commonman317]

As a life-long Wings fan watching that night, it was something to see. Now, after all of this time, I really feel bad for how Roy was treated by Tremblay and the management. I'm not a big fan of Roy, but he did not deserve that at all. Fortunately, he did get his revenge by winning with Colorado.

[@walterdavies6434]

I was watching this live on SRC and WKBD 50. CBC was airing Ana@Tor in the So. Ontario market.

[@kallieforkids5686]

I think Patrick was set up. What coach leaves in their star goalie for 9 straight goals? They wanted him to blow his top so they could add fuel to the fire and make it easier to trade him. There wasn’t really anything wrong with trading him as the team was going no where but they could have got back way more from Colorado than they did. They got fleeced!

[@francoisgendron9762]

The absolute irony. 1- Roy would've never been traded to Quebec if the Nordiques never left. 2- Since Quebec was already in Colorado at the time of this match, why not slap them in the face and send him there? 3- The numerous attempts of Quebec city to get their team back (including a brand new arena) were all denied. Gary Betteman and the NHL chopped off the Province's stranglehold on ice hockey supremacy (and Canada's amount of SC wins) and never let the foot off since.

[@jeffreycairns767]

​@@francoisgendron9762 Exactly. It's all about money, which means keeping the cup in America. The number of fools that actually thought Edmonton, or any Canadian team that's made the final, ever had an actual shot is just sad. McDavid was a meal ticket but never actually had a shot.

[@aryusure1943]

You think too much. This was about Tremblay wanting to make the point that he was the boss. It was a battle of egos. Knowing how Tremblay behaved as a player there is no way he would have participated in such a silly plot. It seemed to me like he was punishing Roy for having a bad game. Anyway nobody showed up for the Habs that night and the coach made a stupid mistake letting things getting out of hand.

[@kallieforkids5686]

@@aryusure1943 You don’t leave any goalie in for 9 goals especially the best ever even if you hate him, bottom line.

[@Linerwood2000]

@@aryusure1943 Roy heard Tremblay became the new coach while in the shower and he said he almost choked himself. Savard wanted to trade Roy before he got fired but Fiset was involved, he was getting good, Owen Nolan and i don't remember the third guy. The return with Houle was moronic.

[@alexm4302]

One of the most defining moments of the NHL in the 90's

[@simonrenault8697]

L'échange de Roy fut l'un des pires de l'histoire du sport...

[@pierre-lucfaubert-dame7598]

Ça dépend 😂 En tant que fan de l'Avalanche, je la trouve toujours aussi excellente 😅

[@davemcd9077]

...you Kebekers=so inflated....its MAYBE the BEST in Kebek sports history.

[@steveroyer1628]

c'était une vengence du CH contre Détroit. L'Avalanche était dans la même division que les Wings. Ils ont demandé le minimum intentionellement.

[@JimiBetts]

I was there.. it was glorious, as a Red Wings fan and a Habs hater. The Habs have become a poverty franchise ever since.

[@ront769]

Best of all it was our Wings that turned out to be his kryptonite from the brawl and playoff triumph in 97' to Roy's exploding glove in 2002 we always got the best of him starting with the one-way ticket out of town that we provided for him on this fatefull night.

[@stevenmcc712]

Roy's Big Ego has taken it ... Tremblay's had send him the Message that any player cannot be Bigger than the Organisation itself ... whether you give it all to it or leave the team in order to not have other players doing the same. For Roy ... it was the attitude especially. Today, in 2024, we see Montreal without the sense of giving it all on the ice also ... they have been last into their division the last 3 years ... and with the last loss of 7-2 vs the NYR in Mtl ... it seems that the Habs will finish last into their division for 2024-25 ... a fourth time straight.

[@montrealguy71]

As a Habs fan, I’ve never understood how a rookie coach and rookie GM, neither of which had any prior NHL experience in similar positions, could decide that the greatest goalie in NHL history had no place on the team. Many of us were very happy to see Roy win the Cup that same year in Colorado.

[@adamlastman6688]

montreal players are not even trying to stop check the wings

[@patbrennan6572]

Can't stop what you can't catch.

[@lornegorman2756]

I had seats just a couple rows behind the Montreal bench when the leafs came in for their last visit before the old Montreal Forum closed. It was also Mario Tremblay‘s first night as head coach. He didn’t even know how to make a line change. Not kidding. I’m not a Habs fan at all but Tremblay should’ve been fired just for going out of his way to embarrass Roy. They basically had to choose between Roy or Tremblay. They chose poorly.

[@ninofisico7387]

I am a Bruins fan, however, I have always loved Patrick. That was probably the only bad game he had in his entire career. His team left him out to dry that night. He was given 0 support both on and off the ice. I was hoping that he was going to sign with the Bruins after that night, but to no avail.

[@fordprefect4728]

The bruins r the last team he wouldve been traded to, u dont trade a player of that caliber to a division rival. They also made sure they would not play against him in the POs by trading him to a western team.

[@PuzZLeR_00]

Of course you, as a Bruins fan, loved Patty Bratty Rooah. He practically gave you the series victories in 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1994 when he was a human sieve and couldn't stop anything.

[@projektkobra2247]

GO BRUINS!!!

[@PuzZLeR_00]

@@projektkobra2247 Patrick Roy contributed greatly to your cheers, my Dear Sir.

[@projektkobra2247]

@@PuzZLeR_00 -Im more of that Bobby Orr/Phil Esposito era.

[@danbarrett6387]

I was at this game...Poor Patrick couldn't stop a beach ball in warm up.

[@MichaelandCathy1999]

I’m a Montrealer and I remember that night and game, it was excruciating as a fan to see the outright lack of respect that the head office, and especially that POS coach had towards a player. The Canadians have been shutout from playoffs and never been in contention since that Black night. And rightly so, at this date,September 14,2024, the sour taste in STILL in true fans mouths of what happened that night. 😢🇨🇦

[@jimbo7092]

Greatest match in habs history

[@stevefarmer5232]

Being a Red Wings fan, living in Montreal, couldn't believe what I was seeing. Detroit would eventually win the Stanley Cup in 97-98.

[@SpicyShorts-s5n]

Tremblay wanted to show Roy Who was the Boss...Not a smart move

[@KadeRiley-hq8gc]

Mario Tremblay has to be one of the worst coaches in history, what he did to Roy, and getting him traded, ended the glory days of the Habs. No cups since then, and it was all done for personal reasons not professional.

[@jeffreycairns767]

The no cups had nothing to do with it

[@jeffreycairns767]

@Don-rl1sm You must be a troll. I'm a Leafs fan and even I say you're full of sh*t. I get it, you think you're cool by insulting but in reality, it's just pathetic. Roy was one of the best goaltenders of the era and helped him team to more then 1 Stanley Cup on different teams. Take your idiocy elsewhere

[@CGMedia2023]

@Don-rl1sm one game spammer.

[@adamCarter20]

​@Don-rl1sm Roy won 2 cups after this, but ya, he sucked at goaltending 😅

[@adamCarter20]

@Don-rl1sm Ya goalies that suck, win 2 cups...stay in your lane junior

[@illusive1805]

Not a Montreal guy,but they did Roy dirty by not pulling him🤬

[@TheRealKalEll]

Its all fixed. Ie: boxing. Football: magnetic gloves & ball. Truth hurts.

[@tommygun19788]

I was there that night, big Red Wings fan, it was a crazy night.

[@JulienCardinal]

Great quality! Roy est était la Ferrary du CH. On a laissé celle-ci entre les mains d'un coach qui ne savait pas conduire...

[@thebenke]

Ferrary.

[@GibsonMan7764]

@@thebenke FERRARI

[@francoisregis2155]

Quel disgrâce Roy etait l’ame et le coeur le leader de cette equipe comparer a un certain Fisher Price. Mais Tremblay se prennait pour la vedette et voulait casser Roy. Pourtant ce sale hypocrite le vantait quand il etait analyste a la soiree du hockey

[@JulienCardinal]

Je suis d'accord avec vous hormi que je ne dirais pas hypocrite, il était sincère, mais simplement incompétent. Son ego voulait être le Boss, alors qu'il fallait plutôt du leadership...

[@murrethmedia]

As an Avs fan I think this was a wonderful game! And thanks to the Red Wings for giving birth to our run!

[@bmoshareholderappleshareho855]

After the fourth or fifth goal, Roy should have been pulled. It's obvious, he was having a bad night.

[@barrystewart5946]

Definitely after the first period

[@shanewilson8728]

Patrick Roy always had bad nights. Patrick Roy had more bad nights than good nights. Patrick was was highly over rated. Patrick looked good because of the team in front of him .

[@barrystewart5946]

@@shanewilson8728 I can’t here you Jeremy because of the two Stanley Cup rings plugging my ears😝

[@PuzZLeR_00]

@@shanewilson8728 Totally 100% AGREE. Finally, a REAL comment from a REAL sports fan instead of from the myopic fanboys.

[@PuzZLeR_00]

@@Matthew.R.H.Cuthbert I can back him up. Wanna go?

[@ll7868]

Remember the first time you watched a hockey game on a widescreen HD tv? Square pictures make me feel old, I watched this game on a small black & white portable, it's all my college roommate and I could afford, we didn't even have furniture except 1 bed in the bedroom and a futon couch that folded down into a bed in the dining room/2nd bedroom.

[@DigbyOdel-et3xx]

I watched it on a 26" Electrohome tube tv that when I bought it was impressed by its 26 in. diagonal screen 😂

[@ll7868]

@@DigbyOdel-et3xx I used to go the mall and watch games on the bigscreen tvs until they would kick us out for not being there to buy anything. I'd also stop in the stereo section to listen to new metal cassettes I bought, turn them up real loud for the whole store to hear. Got kicked out a few times for that too. My roomie and I would also go to the local Safeway and eat all the food we could when nobody was watching. Security cameras sucked balls back then.

[@PhilMante]

This night looked bad for Roy but he probably wasn't thinking about it when the Avalanche won the cup at season's end.

[@renelaforgia705]

It was the beginning of the end .They traded a whole Stanely cup team in 18 months. From that day on till today they never got over tremblay and houl snafu

[@MB-ne8pq]

Roy gave up long before the final goal was scored on him. His body language after each goal spoke volumes, of his selfish disrespect towards his teammates. Yes, Tremblay played it poorly as well, but Roy was a big baby that night, showing that he didn't have the balls to be accountable for his own outlandishly bad performance. And yes, I was then, and still am a Habs fan.

[@rickleblanc8900]

His teammates certainly didn't help Roy on that night. Wings just doing their thing and scoring at will.... no defense, nothing to counter the Wings powerhouse players. Of course Roy didn't have a good night and was no doubt demoralized by being left on the ice after multiple goals. Tremblay was no coach and had no business behind the bench. His ego got the best of him and his personal battle with Roy ....... and the rest is history

[@johnholmes8919]

that may be the dumbest thing ever written i guess that ypu would have done a better job haha you are a joke

[@DigbyOdel-et3xx]

I watched the game live and as a Habs fan I could not believe what I was seeing. The fact the Tremblay left Roy in the net was incredible...It made no sense. Oddly when Patrick Roy was called up as a rookie in 1986, his hotel room, room mate was Mario Tremblay. Mario was a big part of those great Habs teams of the 70's and was a likeable teammate at the time... Not sure what was going through his head this night though.🤔

[@walterbelcourt7504]

Irony..After the trade, Roy cameback with Colorado & kicked Detroit ASS💥❤🤣🤣

[@oldredbarnman]

Colorado played Detroit 3 regular season games. after the trade. Wings won all 3 with Roy in net, even getting pulled in a 7-0 loss on 3/22/96. To their credit, they did beat Detroit in the WCFs, with the help of Paul Coffey's goal into his own net in Game #1 (a 3-2 Colorado OT win) and the cheap shot by Lemieux in Game #6. Hardly an ass kicking, BUT the start of a bitter and bloody rivalry.

[@stevefarmer5232]

Great recap of a great rivalry.

[@CutterHistorical]

I wish that he was lifted after 1 period... couldve put him back in for the 3rd if need be... what mightve been and this is coming from a Leaf fan but A PATRICK ROY FAN NEVERTHELESS

[@ckendall67]

As a Leaf fan myself, I was shocked that Roy was still in goal when the score got to 9-1. If Roy gets lifted after the 1st period, none of what would unfold in the days & weeks that followed probably even takes place. It just would've been an 'off night' for Roy & they would have moved on from it perhaps - unless the simmering tension in the room & on the bench between Roy & Tremblay was so beyond repair that perhaps something else would've transpired later on that would have precipitated an eventual trade in the long run. As such, it was almost as if fate helped lay the groundwork for Roy's eventual trade out of Montreal. And it all was ignited....because Tremblay chose to leave Roy in the game almost as a means of sticking it to him. And by the time Tremblay finally took him out, the damage was done. And the rest, as they say, is history.

[@jeffreycairns767]

I'm also a Leafs fan and this was complete disrespect to Roy, the Canadiens and their fans. Absolutely disgusting on the coaches part

[@Linerwood2000]

@@jeffreycairns767 3 years of these clowns destroyed the franchise to the root!

[@jeffreycairns767]

@@Linerwood2000 No franchise is destroyed. Every team have rebuilds.

[@sadgryphon]

Talk about a pathetic defense. They might as well have painted a reserved parking for red sweaters only sign in front of his net. Cherry would have pulled the defense; not the goalie. The Montreal forwards could have done a better job clearing the crease - it was like shooting fish in a barrel for the wings. There was no Tremblay in team.

[@GreenKnight1979]

Coffey and Lidstrom as a defensive pair is just not fair.

[@CalgarySugarDaddy-z2z]

It is fair because Coffey can’t play defense. So Lidstrom has to cover for him just like Charlie Huddy did in Edmonton for Coffey

[@GreenKnight1979]

@@CalgarySugarDaddy-z2z Yeah sure, and Bobby Orr would be a nobody without Dallas Smith, pfffffft. Coffey had a career +/- of + 300, averaged over 100 PIM a season, and won multiple Stanley Cups with multiple teams. Vastly underrated as a defenceman in a high scoring era.

[@Rockwolf50]

I was at the Oilers game that night watching Hull score a trick and own the Oil 7-3. When I saw that score on the boards from Montreal, I knew it wasn’t good. I seriously didn’t expect him to demand a trade over it. My heart broke a little that day.

[@rushdiehard8784]

the habs will never win a cup again because this was the start of the curse...trading roy.....good.

[@jeffreycairns767]

No such thing as a curse. Everything is deliberate. What kind of fan wishes bad on another team? You clowns are pathetic

[@Linerwood2000]

that's why i've been hoping for a return to the franchise, i though it was it when Bergevin came in but Roy asked to be a co GM and it didn't happened.

[@CGMedia2023]

@Don-rl1sm his 4 cups, many Vesina trophies, and Conn Smythe Trophies says different.

[@CGMedia2023]

@Don-rl1sm So you base an entire 18 year career on a single game? NOW who's the "retard"?

[@b-zoneonroku2020]

@Don-rl1sm I'm sure you have glowing career stats...

[@liberte456]

Patrick Roy vs Équipe étoile russe

[@liberte456]

Réjean Houle regarde de drôles d'émissions.

[@kevinjohn6427]

Knowing what we know now its a wonder that Ronald Corey was able to keep it together at that moment. The look of concern and trepidation of a President. Rejean Houle, Steve Shutt up in the press box had the same look. Laperierre couldn’t look more disappointed in the moment either. The only one who didn’t look concerned was Mario Tremblay. Mike Keane was the Captain and may have said something to Tremblay before this incident. But he got traded too! The rest is history.

[@KickArs]

They never go that long without talking. A lot must of been taking out

[@lawrencecampbell1313]

The coach should have been fired on the spot for leaving Roy in goal for as long as he did!! As a Habs fan since 1957 I've seen a lot of strange things, but that was one of the worst acts by far!!

[@toptenguy1]

As a hardcore Quebec fan during my entire childhood, this was, sports-wise "The greatest night of my life". LOLL

[@francoisregis2155]

Same loved the Nordiques I hated the Canadiens even more after 1993… But over the years I had to admit Canadien were SOB toward Roy he didn’t deserved this

[@tomanderson1942]

Nordiques Canadiens had the wildest rivalry ever. Even more so than Avs Red Wings.

[@nvjohansson9741]

Rejean Houle knew his buddy Mario Tremblay fked up when he was looking down at him.

[@Revenga3114]

Biggest thing overlooked in this, is that if the Red Wings didn't run up the score, the Avs would have likely never gotten Roy, who helped prevent them from winning several Stanley Cups

[@DanielH874]

These clips indict the entire Canadiens team, not Patrick Roy. Completely outmatched by a stacked Red Wings team.

[@privateconfidential4775]

What position did Patrick Roy play?

[@360gotours6]

Running back

[@spacewolfjr]

This whole incident was blamed on a salty ham, it nearly brought the Chrétien government down too.

[@zigfield723]

"I'm going to Colorado, and I'm going to win the Stanley Cup. You watch"

[@pfitz202]

This day the Canadiens franchise decided that winning was less important than internal politics. It is the day that their identity changed for the worse.

[@YensecaTube]

Montreal Canadians to this day havent recovered from tremblays mismanagement

[@DaveinNorthYork]

From what I have understood all these years, Mario Tremblay made it clear when he became head coach of the Montreal Canadiens earlier that season that he was not going to coddle and pamper Patrick Roy like previous head coach Jacques Demers did.

[@francoisregis2155]

Roy was the leader of the group and Tremblay didn’t liked that he wanted to break Roy’s leadership

[@MrEslender]

Yea but instead of failing miserably with the so called joke of a coach....... The Habs WON a cup with Demers.

[@chadgrov]

I was like 10 when this happened but very aware of it. Such a massive moment in sports history. a goalie like that, just says fuck you i quit, and he’s basically gone the next day and wins the cup that season. to me that’s when the curse of the Canadiens started. not after 93 cup. Roy went on to win another 2 cups, could’ve been the Canadiens winning if they had competent management

[@Leafsfanforever]

The arena announcer sounds the exact same as he does today ( I only been to 2 habs games in person so I can’t say for sure )

[@dwaynegalvin8799]

Tremblay had no business being a coach! Remember what happened with the curse of the Bambino! Same thing.

[@WoodyAhenakew]

I never understood why anybody would take him after he finally left zero doubt that he was a sieve in front of the best defensive team in the world! He averaged less than 20spg in his time with the filthy habs. I could have carried a sub 3 GAA! No surprise that he went to the third stingiest defensive team after this.

[@SLiMCHiCKeN5150]

This is the last game I'm playing for Montreal 😂

[@TONNAGE75]

I never understood why management/ownership let him go for nothing, instead of firing the head coach and listening to Roy’s concerns? Or was it too far gone by then?

[@Linerwood2000]

Savard also wanted to trade him but for Nolan and 2 other good players but he got fired.

[@badouplus1304]

I never understood why Corey fired Serge Savard and Jacques Demers to replace them with Réjean "Peanuts" Houle and Mario "Bleuet bionique" Tremblay, the team was doomed from that day with those two new guys.

[@Linerwood2000]

@@badouplus1304 Someone thought keeping Roy was a good idea even though Savard tried to trade him for a while. For a much better deal.

[@rkgrant]

What was just a bad game was allowed to spiral out of control...The canadiens have never really recovered from the ill-advised trade that followed, Roy kept the canadiens competitive through the late 80s and 90s.

[@michellaurin3267]

I felt bad for patrick very bad coaching from tremblay,this hurt the habs very much

[@Linerwood2000]

This was a fucking nightmare. Even the commentators put fuel on the fire. Roy had to leave for his own sake.

[@peterpelly5756]

No defense, should have pulled Roy after the third goal....

[@virnan]

Crazy how there used to be no glass behind the bench in those days.

[@DigbyOdel-et3xx]

Because people actually watched the game and didn't have smartphones to bury their heads in. Go back to the 50's and older and you'd see no glass down each side of the rink except for chain link fencing behind the goals. People would literally rest their arms on the top of the boards as they watched the game.

[@DouglasJ1234]

Is this in English somewhere too?

[@the_muddy_waters]

I love watching games at the Montreal Forum. Cool Atmosphere, even at the worst of times.!!!

[@badouplus1304]

I never understood why Corey fired Serge Savard and Jacques Demers to replace them with Réjean "Peanuts" Houle and Mario "Bleuet bionique" Tremblay, the team was doomed from that day with those two new guys.

[@Aaronschinaguide]

The Roy trade along with drafting and trading Lindros helped the Avalanche to 1996 and 2001 cup wins.

[@spacerazer]

this was a set up. No coincidence he was traded to the AVS .

[@168charger]

Roy's a big baby! Looked good on him that night.

[@theforeman1097]

Did Tremblay have money on his team losing or something?

[@TroyLeahy]

Any other goaler is pulled after 3 or 4 goals, coach was the iceberg that sank the Titanic

[@davidconti3255]

Watched this game live. Thought Tremblay would be fired. The Roy trade was a shocker

[@EMendonca-mp2mf]

I hate to admit this but as a lifelong New Englander and a hardcore Bruins fan, I was a huge Patric Roy fan. He was awesome! 🇺🇸

[@tdunph4250]

Fuck, I thought I was reliving a Leafs game from my childhood

[@TechHum]

I was living in Montreal at the time and remember watching this game live

[@RottenMuLoT]

And I despise Mario Tremblay because of that night up to this day.

[@andrebernier8023]

Couldn't agree more with that statement 😮

[@Autshot20]

Patrick Roy quit on his team. In 1993, when things are going well, its all about him. When things became tough, he quit. And fortunate for him, he gets traded to Colorado which, at the time, had a solid core of young talent that were becoming stars. If he had been traded to Ottawa, San Jose, Islanders, would he have the HOF numbers he has probably not. He quit and then things worked out for him.

[@gregromano7355]

Roy was one of the greats if not the greatest. This soap opera was nothing more than him throwing a temper tantrum because he saw a sinking ship in Mtl and wanted out. Which is fine, but he handled it like a baby as always.

[@Curonianviking]

Beautiful time when Bowman had a crap load of absolutely the best talent!

[@stevefarmer5232]

Not sure if Bowman was,at that, coaching the Wings.😮

[@barrydimmock5771]

What did Dick Irvine have to say with his precious Canadiens getting plastered?

[@ricosuave8123]

(6:00) … I remember watching that game. I also knew that something was afoot, something really bad had happened on the bench when Gaétan Lefebvre (Senior Athletic Trainer) looked _ominously_ down the bench (6:00) at Patrick Roy. I could just sense that this was not going to end well, for anyone.

[@risboturbide9396]

RIP Johnny Hockey

[@RebelWithoutAPause777]

I'll never forget today for all the wrong reasons. Terrible news about Johnny and his brother, capped off with my first arrest. I guess tomorrow is a new day, lucky to still be breathing. I don't know how things could get much darker in this world, but I'm looking for the light.

[@ralphjenkins6392]

​@@RebelWithoutAPause777You will be alright Sir. The Lord said this too shall pass. God said come to him and confess your sins and you will be set of them. May God keep his hands on your shoulders. Amen.

[@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid]

@@RebelWithoutAPause777 Grow a f-ing spine, bud. #firstworldproblems 🙄🤦‍♂

[@didierloubat1429]

Le début de fin pour le CH…. Tremblay- Houle…. Le CH ne s’en est pas encore levé.

[@DailyWordsofWisdom888]

Awesome evening, you mean. LOL. 😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@detangojet]

Funny how it was the red wings that helped create their greatest rivalry. No idea what they were putting in motion

[@toddm9501]

You don't do that to a goalie. No matter the talent level. And Roy has had the last laugh.

[@anthonys.5909]

1:22 How ironic seeing Keith Primeau celebrating the Redwings goal without knowing that 28 years later, his son will be a goalie for the Montreal Canadians.

[@BatmanSupermanAoW]

My all time favorite player of any sport

[@DevilFish69]

What about Wayne Gretzky?

[@Louis-PaulMoreau]

Mario Lemieux?

[@pulttibois2376]

@@Louis-PaulMoreau Lemieux, Roy and Selänne are three of my favourite hockey players of all time. Gretzky did miracles yes. But for some reason which i actually can't even explain. I have always liked Mario more. He had that something. Just my opinion but i think Mario was even slightly more talented than Wayne. He had it all. Hockey IQ, size, reach, hands, speed, physicality, shot, everything. His only weakness was his health. Which was also a bad luck. His come backs are something we have never witnessed before or since that. Winning Art Ross after cancer and then in a season 00-01 averaged almost 1.77PPG at the age of 35 straight after 3-4 years break. In a dead puck era.

[@scottmallender9738]

What Montreal did that night cost them heavily since…

[@zap_sigma1]

I'm a Golden Knights fan. But typical of our fanbase, we are hockey crazy & have loved the sport long before VGK became a thing. Montreal rimrodded themselves doing Pat Roy dirty like that. He deserved better from them. If you watch closely, you can see even the Montreal line shifts were suspiciously late, basically gift wrapping breakaway opportunities to a stacked, up & coming Red Wings team that would would win 4 of the next 12 Stanley Cups starting the next season (96-97.) Roy was screwed in Montreal even worse than Bret Hart. And that's pretty bad.

[@johnnyraven4217]

As a habs fan from the long past, I agree that this event marked the beginning of steep decline of the once great franchise. They are now perennial losers - just a bit higher than doormats of the league. It sure appeared that the management was on Tremblay’s side. Was Roy’s contract coming up? Anyways, history has been much kinder to Roy than Tremblay. Even though Roy has been known to be a hothead as a coach . I don’t think he was as disrespectful to his players as Tremblay demonstrated. I could be wrong. Maybe an Avs fan knows better .

[@xrpbags8201]

I remember watching this game.

[@Linerwood2000]

One of the saddest thing i ever saw.

[@shanewilson8728]

I put all of the blame all on Patrick Roy. Patrick Roy played horrible.