Guy Carbonneau, Dennis Martinez and Chantal Machabée will appear at the event.
While it has been 30 years since the Canadiens last won the Stanley Cup — the days of the parade following the usual route a distant memory — Montreal sports fans can take a brief walk down memory lane June 18, when the Cummings Centre holds its 19th annual Sports Celebrity Breakfast.
For the second consecutive year, the event will be held outdoors, at Jardin Royalmount in Town of Mount Royal. More than $2 million has been raised since its inception, benefiting seniors in crisis. The 2022 breakfast marked the first time in three years it was held in-person due to COVID-19.
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The run to the Cup that season was highly improbable, from the 10 consecutive overtime victories to the incredible netminding of Patrick Roy, combined with numerous favourites being eliminated, making the Canadiens’ road to the final less treacherous. After upsetting the Quebec Nordiques in the opening round, while rebounding from a two-game deficit, Montreal defeated Buffalo and the New York Islanders before requiring only five games to dispatch Los Angeles in the final.
Guy Carbonneau, the captain of that team and a future Canadiens head coach, will be honoured at the breakfast as the sports personality of the year. Among his former teammates scheduled to attend include Vincent Damphousse and Benoît Brunet. Also expected to attend are Serge Savard, the general manager of the club, along with former president Ronald Corey.
While the Expos also remain a distant memory, the franchise having relocated to Washington nearly two decades ago, the baseball theme once again will be featured this year.
Legendary pitcher Dennis Martinez, who played for Montreal from 1986-93, will be honoured. Martinez, who compiled an overall record of 245-193 along with a 3.70 earned-run average while striking out 2,149, pitched a perfect game at Los Angeles on July 28, 1991.
New Alouettes president Mark Weightman also will be in attendance to discuss his return to the organization and what it’s like working for new owner Pierre Karl Péladeau. Former tight end Peter Dalla Riva, who spent his entire career with Montreal from 1968-81, also will be featured. Dalla Riva, a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, was a three-time CFL all-star. He played in six Grey Cups, winning three. He had his number 74 retired by the organization in 1981.
Chantal Machabée, a Canadiens’ vice-president (communications) and former RDS broadcast journalist, will receive the Larry Fredericks media award. The event’s guest of honour is Sylvan Adams, an Israeli-Canadian billionaire, businessman and philanthropist.
Montreal’s Jacqueline Simoneau, a synchronized swimmer and four-time Pan American Games gold medalist, also will be attending, among others.
The event will be co-hosted by Mike Cohen, marketing and communications manager for the EMSB and Côte St-Luc city councillor, and J.P. Bertrand, a TVA journalist.
Along with raffle prizes, .
VIP tickets to the event remain available in limited quantities for $136. To learn more about the breakfast or purchase tickets, visit cjcsfoundation.org.
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