The Montreal Canadiens, along with every other Canadian NHL team, just went through a season where they didn’t leave the country and also didn’t sell a ticket to their games.
Teams in Canada simply were not allowed to have fans in their arenas, until we got to the postseason where the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens were able to sell a small portion of their seats.
It seemed like things would be getting much closer to normal for the upcoming season, but the Bell Centre won’t look normal on opening night.
Usually, there would be a lengthy ceremony honouring the past greats of the franchise and a sellout crowd would loudly cheer for the newest iteration of their favourite team.