We’ve said it once and we’ll keep repeating ourselves. There’s nothing like opening night at the Bell Centre and no franchise does a ceremony with more class than the Canadiens. They always find a way to get it right. Article content

From having the late Ken Dryden ‘s mask sitting on top of the net … the rousing ovation given to head coach Martin St. Louis, who repeatedly kept touching his heart … to the players selecting the songs they wanted played for their introductions. It was all magnificent. Article content Article content

Ken Dryden’s mask sits on a hockey net as the Canadiens pay tribute to Dryden during a pregame ceremony at the Bell Centre in Montreal, on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. Photo by Allen McInnis / Montreal Gazette

“I looked at that with a lot of emotion,” St.

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