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It's Game Seven Tonight - Guess Who I am Rooting For?

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This is my cheer post for the Montreal Canadiens (hockey team) a.k.a Habs.

They are in the NHL playoffs and will play the defending Stanley Cup champions (Pittsburgh Penguins) in Pittsburgh in game 7 of their best 4 out of 7 series.

Should they win, they will advance and play in the Eastern Conference Final (only 4 teams make it to the Conference Finals).  Lose, and they are out of the playoffs and on vacation till next season.

This is the most exciting night in years for any Montreal Canadiens fan.  The last time the Canadiens made it to the Conference Final was in 1993, the last year when they won the Stanley Cup.

In my small town of Red Lodge, Montana (population 2,400) there are a total of 3 known Canadiens' fans (not bad for a town more than 3,000 miles away from Montreal).  I am hoping to meet the other fans at Foster and Logan's (a great restaurant/bar in town) to watch the beginning of the game (it starts in less than 10 minutes!).  In comparison, there will be over 20,000 Habs fans at the Bell Center in Montreal who will be wearing red to cheer on the Canadiens and watch the game on one of two jumbo trons.  The money raised from this event will be donated to a charity (La Fondation des Canadiens pour l'enfance) to help kids with needs.  Talk about also helping out with a very good cause!

Here are three photos which I dedicate to my favorite professional sports team!   Please keep the Cinderella story alive!

I am hoping that the Montreal Canadiens keep on Climbing to the Top - Go Habs Go!

 Go Habs Go! from the top of Red Lodge, Montana

Go Habs Go! Let's Go All the Way!

I will also be wearing red by wearing my Montreal Canadiens jersey (the one seen in the photo above). 

Go Habs Go!   Vive les Canadiens de Montreal!

www.canadiens.com

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Al & Peggy Cunningham, Brokers
RE/MAX West Realty Inc., Brokerage - Brampton, ON
Our Family Wants To Help Your Family!

3-0 Go Habs Go!   Vive les Canadiens de Montreal! We can hear your yells over here Gerry

May 12, 2010 02:01 PM
Myrl Jeffcoat
GreatWest Realty - Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Real Estate Agent

Gerry - I think if I were to bet on that answer, I'd have better odds than winning the lottery:-)  Good luck!

May 12, 2010 02:56 PM
Gerry Khatchikian
Red Lodge, MT
ASA, TRC, SFR

Montreal Canadiens win 5-2 over the Pittburgh Penguins and win the series 4-3.

I just got back home from a little night (make it a big) night of celebration!

May 12, 2010 04:45 PM
Gerry Khatchikian
Red Lodge, MT
ASA, TRC, SFR

malcolm,

Thank you for the smiel. I do not doubt that the Leafs are the best golfers after the early exits in the last few seasons (way too much time practicing golf!).

May 12, 2010 04:46 PM
Gerry Khatchikian
Red Lodge, MT
ASA, TRC, SFR

Linda,

I am actually rooting for a Chicago versus Montreal Stanley Cup final but both teams need to advance one more round before that happens.  It would be a great original 6 final!

May 12, 2010 04:48 PM
Gerry Khatchikian
Red Lodge, MT
ASA, TRC, SFR

Al and Peggy,

I thought I was not that loud but you must have pretty good ears to hear from that far.  Thank you for cheering for my team (we are all Canadian after all).  Go Habs Go!

May 12, 2010 04:49 PM
Gerry Khatchikian
Red Lodge, MT
ASA, TRC, SFR

Myrl,

You good wishes came true.  Thank you!  The Canadiens won and the Cinderella story continues!    

May 12, 2010 04:50 PM
Jenny Kotulak
RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc., Brokerage - Oakville, ON
Broker - Oakville Ontario Real Estate

Wow - great photos and I love the red border lol.  Way to go Habs.  Nice to see a Canadian team win.  We've given up on Toronto.

May 12, 2010 04:51 PM
Gerry Khatchikian
Red Lodge, MT
ASA, TRC, SFR

Jenny,

Thank you!   Wait till you see the photo in the following Go Habs Go post!  

I was actually cheering and hoping for an all Canadian NHL Stanly Cup Final between the Montreal Canadiens and the Vancouver Canucka.  Kind of like a can can festival!   LOL

I am also glad that a Canadian team made it though to the Final Four of the NHL playoffs.

May 12, 2010 05:01 PM
Gerry Khatchikian
Red Lodge, MT
ASA, TRC, SFR

Now that the Canadiens won game 7 by a score of 5-2 and the series against the Penguins 4-3, I can post another photo which I was hoping to do but had to wait till the end of game 7 and a win by the Montreal Canadiens.

Check it out in the following post: Not-So-Wordless Wednesday - Go Habs Go!

May 12, 2010 06:20 PM
Tony & Darcy Cannon
Aubrey and Associates Realty - Layton, UT
The C Team

Gerry, it worked they won!  Congrats!

May 12, 2010 08:03 PM
FN LN
Toronto, ON

Gerry - Another great game for the Montreal Canadiens.  Go Habs Go.

May 12, 2010 11:34 PM
Brian Madigan
RE/MAX West Realty Inc., Brokerage (Toronto) - Toronto, ON
LL.B., Broker

Gerry,

 

We are all on board now. They have already beaten the two best teams in the league, so they should really coast from here on.

 

Brian

May 13, 2010 01:07 AM
Malcolm Johnston
Century 21 Lanthorn Real Estate LTD., Trenton, Ontario - Trenton, ON
Trenton Real Estate

Congratulations on the win Gerry. That sure was a big one.

May 13, 2010 01:58 AM
Gerry Khatchikian
Red Lodge, MT
ASA, TRC, SFR

Tony & Darcy,

It sure worked!  Thanks.

May 13, 2010 02:33 AM
Gerry Khatchikian
Red Lodge, MT
ASA, TRC, SFR

Marc,

They wrote some great statistics for the NHL's history books.  I am glad that the Habs are also getting some great support from Toronto.  Go habs Go!

May 13, 2010 02:36 AM
Gerry Khatchikian
Red Lodge, MT
ASA, TRC, SFR

Brian,

I am not doing the big celebration dance till they actually win two more series but I will agree that the prospects look much better now.  :)

May 13, 2010 02:37 AM
Gerry Khatchikian
Red Lodge, MT
ASA, TRC, SFR

Malcolm,

Thanks.   It is sure one for the record books: two back to back series won in game 7 by a team ranked 8th in their conference and 16th overall (out of 16) in the playoffs!

May 13, 2010 02:39 AM
Russel Ray, San Diego Business & Marketing Consultant & Photographer
Russel Ray - San Diego State University, CA

Why are the Canadiens known as "Habs." Is that a French acrononym or abbreviation?

May 29, 2010 11:07 AM
Gerry Khatchikian
Red Lodge, MT
ASA, TRC, SFR

Russel,

It was explained in the prior post but here it is again just for you:

The team's main English nickname, Habs, is an abbreviation of "Les Habitants" (French for inhabitants).

May 31, 2010 11:43 AM
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