Montreal's good luck charm- Gino Reno (Anthem Singer)
Gino Reno has been a popular French singer for decades...When she first sang the anthem during game#3 in the first round, making her way off the ice, she high fives some players, Habs scored 11 seconds into the game.
Game #4, after singing the anthem...high fived Briere (who scored 2 minutes into the game)
Vs Bruins
Game #3 She sings, she high fives, Habs win
Game #4 She sings, she goes to high five, Gionta turns his back on her (not paying attention). Habs lose.
Fan pressure starts....SHAKE HER HAND.
Game #6. She sings, she high fives Prust.... Habs win.
Ashe's walking off the ice, I yelled at the TV "shake her hand you b***!". Neighbour, watching the game from his deck, hears me and laughs.
CBC Coverage
Too bad some of you folks cant see CBC's game intro. They do an excellent job of intergrating fans of both teams into the opening segment.
Ie- As the camera makes its way through the sea of fans as they introduce the teams, venue, game and Hockey Night in Canada.
Also aired a vignette on past and present Bruins/Habs playoff games.. the black and white footage was awesome.