Fans were older in my day, more shirts and ties in the crowd than jerseys. “But these days, it’s like playoff hockey in Montreal. Everywhere you go in town, you see cars with Canadiens flags.

NHL teams host a "Hockey Fights Cancer" night each season that used to involve players taking the ice in special warmup ...

For more than three years, Montreal ... a purple Canadiens sweater during warmups with a simple message written on its patch: "I Fight For Mom." Canadiens fan Lucie Lachance won that jersey ...

After veteran forward lost mother to brain cancer, fan wishes to return special sweater with "Mom" written on it ...