Habs alumni to raise money, awareness for CMHA of Oxford
By Mark Schadenberg
If you grew up as a
diehard Maple Leafs fan, you certainly had a ton of (quiet) admiration for the
Habs.
Montreal won a Stanley Cup
in 1993 with a roster including Guy Carbonneau.
In the 1970’s it was Guy
Lafleur (pictured) and Steve Shutt among a host of superstars.
Those three have a hockey
date for The Friendly City circled on their calendars for February.
The Montreal Canadiens
alumni hockey team will be making an appearance in Woodstock at Southwood Arena
on Saturday, Feb. 22 for a 7 p.m. charity game to raise money and awareness for
the Oxford County office of the Canadian Mental Health Association (www.oxfordcounty.cmha.ca.
Office at corner of Wellington South and Peel streets; 519 539-8055).
Also scheduled (list could change) to lace up
the blades for the Habs alumni are Sergio Momesso, Stephane Richer, Mathieu
Dandenault, Pierre Dagenais, Chris Nilan, Gilbert Delorme, Norm Dupont, and goalies Steve
Penney and Richard Sevigny.
Tickets for the game are
$10, but special VIP packages are also available for $75 and include a
commemorative shirt, reserved seating and a post-game meet-and-greet with the
players. See: www.habs4mentalhealth.eventbrite.ca
Shutt, Lafleur and
Carbonneau were all certainly pro hockey superstars. However, all the NHL
retired players listed are stars as Dandenault, for example, played over 850
NHL games and retired as recently as 2010.
Richer netted 50 goals in
87-88 with Montreal and had a 17-year career with more than 1,050 games.
Momesso’s best season was
in St. Louis (89-90), but he also played over 700 games including tenure with both
the Habs and Maple Leafs.
In 80-81, Sevigny and
Denis Herron shared the Vezina Trophy for the league’s top goals against
average.
Lafleur is obviously one
of the top NHL stars ever with three scoring race titles (Art Ross Trophy),
three outstanding player awards (Lester B Pearson trophy), 1977 playoff MVP
(Conn Smythe trophy), plus 1,353 points (26th all-time). See: http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=2902
An event like this does
not become a success without several local sponsors. Simon Amicucci is a
long-time Canadiens fan so his restaurants, Kelsey’s and Montana’s, lead a list
of supporters, which also includes Allen Castle Building Centre and
Jamieson-Hilts Insurance.
The Woodstock stop is part
of a Canadiens alumni tour, which can be read about at this link: http://allhabs.net/canadiens-join-initiative-for-mental-health-awareness/
For tons of info (services
offered, more events, etc) on the CMHA locally, see: www.oxfordcounty.cmha.ca
Mission & Vision
Vision:
Working
Together for Everyone’s Mental Health
Mission
Statement:
The
Canadian Mental Health Association-Oxford Branch is a community organization
committed to building inclusive, healthy communities through:
- Elimination
of the stigma of mental illness.
- Educational
initiatives that promote mental health and build understanding about the
impacts of mental illness
and the resources available.
- Leadership
and partnerships to plan, deliver and evaluate a broad range of quality
programs and services that meet the evolving needs of consumers and community.
S-R LINK:
http://www.woodstocksentinelreview.com/2014/02/03/montreal-canadiens-alumni-will-play-in-a-game-at-southwood-arena-to-help-raise-attention-for-mental-health-awareness
Mark Schadenberg, Sales Representative
Senior Real Estate Specialist (SRES designation)
Royal LePage Triland Realty
757 Dundas
St, Woodstock
www.wesellwoodstock.com
(519) 537-1553,
cell or text
Email:
mschadenberg@rogers.com
Twitter:
markroyallepage
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