Last game at the Montreal Forum - March 11, 1996

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Bouchard (the eldest of the assembled participants) was first to carry a torch, passing it on to Maurice Richard, who in turn hands the fiery wand to the great Jean Béliveau. The pattern continued until the torch was in the hands of Pierre Turgeon, who would be the first Canadiens player to wear the "C" at the spacious new Molson Centre. • Fifty-six years prior to this historic night, in 1940, Montreal Canadiens head coach Dick Irvin undertook some inspirational redecorating at the Forum ...