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Montréal – Downtown Montréal: Bell Centre – Place du Centenaire – Retired Numbers – Yvan Cournoyer
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Right Wing Yvan Cournoyer’s #12 was retired by the Montreal Canadiens on November 12, 2005. Cournoyer, nicknamed "The Roadrunner," spent his entire 16-year career with the Canadiens, from 1963-1979, serving as captain for four seaons from 1975-1979. He led the Habs to 10 Stanley Cups, winning the Conn Smythe Trophy in 1973 after leading all playoff scorers. A four-time 40-goal scorer, Cournoyer represented the Canadiens at six NHL All Star Games and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1982.
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 – Downtown Montréal: Bell Centre – Place du Centenaire – Retired Numbers – Dickie Moore
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Left Wing Dickie Moore’s #12 was retired by the Montreal Canadiens on November 12, 2005. Moore spent 1 seasons with the Canadiens, from 1951-1963, leading the Habs to six Stanley Cups and scoring the Cup-clinching goal in 1957. He won the Art Ross Trophy in 1957-58 desite playing with a broken wrist for most of the season, and then won a second Art Ross Trophy in 1958-59, establishing a new NHL single-season record with 96 points. He played in six NHL All-Star games. Moore was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1974.
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.