On Saturday, the Montreal Canadiens Alumni Association played the final game of their Southern Ontario tour at the Morgan Firestone Arena in Ancaster, Ontario, a suburb of Hamilton. It was a fundraiser hosted by the Ancaster Minor Hockey League, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.
The opponents for the Canadiens were members of the Ancaster Avalanche alumni (dressed in full Colorado Avalanche kit) and also the Hamilton Argylls, the reserve unit of the late Corporal Nathan Cirillo who was killed at the War Memorial in Ottawa in 2014. This game being on Remembrance Day was an especially stark reminder of sacrifices made by members of our Armed Forces, while we hang out at an arena on Saturday afternoon to watch the past, present, and future play some hockey.