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Montréal – Downtown Montréal: Bell Centre – Place du Centenaire – Retired Numbers – Patrick Roy
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Goaltender Patrick Roy’s #33 was retired by the Montreal Canadiens on November 22, 2008. Roy, who popularized the butterfly style of goaltending, spent 12 seasons with the Canadiens from 1984-1995, winning the Stanley Cup in 1986 and 1993. He earned two conn Smythe Trophies with Montreal, becoming at age 20 the youngest player in NHL history to earn playoff MVP honors. Roy represented the Canadiends at six All-Star Games, and won three Vezina Trophies and four Jennings Trophies. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2006.
La Place du Centenaire (Centennial Plaza), located on De La La Gauchetière and corner of De La Montagne outside La Centre Bell, was inaugurated on December 4, 2008, one year to the day of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Montreal Canadiens. The Plaza features three other bronze monuments, all by Fortier, honoring the Canadiens greatest legends, Howie Morenz, Maurice "Rocket" Richard, Jean Béliveau, and Guy LaFleur. The Royal Canadian Mint created special dollar coins, which are embedded in a commemorative plaque at the foot of each monument along with original five cent circulation coins marking the career of each player.
The Centennial Plaza also includes over 20,000 personalized bricks by Canadiens fans, a plaque describing each of the 24 Stanley Cup Championships, a small monument for each of the 15 Canadiens players who had their jersey retired by the Club, and bricks commemorating the 100 most memorable moments in franchise history.
Montréal Canadiens vs. New Jersey Devils, October 21, 2010
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Canadiens goaltender Carey Price heads to his net for the second period.