This Day In Hockey History: Montreal Canadiens Legends And Fans Say Goodbye To The Forum

March 11th, 1996: The Canadiens close the Montreal Forum in style by defeating the Dallas Stars 4-1. The game is followed by a ceremony that sees each former Montreal captain pass a torch to the next in line, ending with a handoff to Pierre Turgeon. The loudest cheers are for Maurice Richard, who receives an ovation that lasts nearly 10 minutes.
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[@Subihabsfan]

Damn so emotional. Love it. Montreal always does it the best. Too much history we have. 👌🙌👏🔥

[@lazzy2012]

And now you have a recent history of completely sucking... Go Bruins :) But in all seriousness, is a rich history of hockey, with some class acts like the Rocket.

[@MalWave]

From what I heard, Maurice was exceptionally humble about his fame, and always thought of himself as "just a hockey player." I like that you can see he's slowly realising just HOW importanmt he was and finally accepts the praise.

[@MrSteveblue824]

I’m a hard core Toronto Maple Leaf fan but i still have respect for the Montreal Canadians and their great team history!✌️

[@DiscoverMontréal]

Amazing moment in Montreal and sports history!

[@gabuz672]

Best fans on the planet

[@neilperry2224]

The modest of gods, the greatest player of his time and the tears for all that have gone before him. Bon chance Mon ami

[@appletile2887]

The Rocket was more than just a star hockey player, he was the French Canadian super-hero who not only dominated a league with his scoring abilities but represented the common man who through talent and emotion brought the city and the Province a chance to say we are the best in North America. They were known ( the team) as the flying Frenchmen and the Quebec province seemed to be a factory for producing star hockey players. For the most part, men take their sports like a religion

[@ronvillejo7596]

A special moment for the Rocket to last a lifetime. Oh, to pack a stadium again!

[@lynnanderson6499]

Tried, but my eyes started getting misty around the 4 min. mark. GHG

[@mofishin2648]

From a dynasty to a lottery team under Bergevin. These clips of the legends are all we have to hang onto.

[@touchdown7644]

These didn’t age well

[@mofishin2648]

@@touchdown7644 I hope the horseshoe remains in tact in the finals, may be a few years before we get back to the playoffs!

[@HANGTIMEV]

Went from pissing on opposing teams in the forum to having the forum pissed on by the nomads

[@denislemieux7294]

His brother Henri doesn’t look too happy.

[@bryfar4199]

no. it is not on a loop

[@quercusquercus532]

Dear Sportsnet: Please stop calling Toronto "The Mecca of Hockey".