"Charity has been the function of the church. Now it's the team who is taking charge of the social life, visiting children in hospitals, inviting children to see a game or giving money to charity…
This shows that the team realizes how big of an impact they have on the community and are trying to do the right thing by doing the things they did and leave a positive impact on the area.
"I hope I have enough students to make two hockey teams. Maybe enough to fit the Bell Centre," he joked.
It says he jokes, but I think he is subconsciously being wishful because how important the Canadiens are to the area.
worshippers can argue that their team is their religion.
This shows how much faith that they had in their team that they are saying it is their religion.
With teammate Bernie Geoffrion three points behind him, it wasapparent that Richard wouldn't win it this year,
Sounds like they had quite the one two punch between Richard and Bernie both with so many goals scored.
The Rocket was the preeminent presence,if not player, of his era.
This makes me think of the Derek Jeter of the Yankees, the Lebron of the Cavs, or Tom Brady of the Patriots.
when sports and thereal world collide at some intersection
I always have considered sports a way of escaping the real world, but them describing it as colliding makes me realize how major this event was.
There is love in their applause, genuine affection, certainly gratitude for all of the memories, the good feeling he brought them with the goals and the victories and the Cups
This is a great reaction to get from a crowd. He was obviously appreciated greatly and would have been cool to experience this!
She shielded her head with her hand.
I wonder if she knew what she was getting herself into being with Campbell and knew everything about his interesting past.
Richard led the league in points.
This is a feat that is not easy to do. I wonder how much he would have been liked if he did not act the way he did. Would he be like a Mike Trout of todays MLB loved by everyone?
Yet Richard had a dark side.
I wonder how much his competitiveness also affected this "dark side." I feel like sports bring the best out of us and make us act different sometimes, but he seems to have a reputation for it.
The tension between the two rivals in the six-team NHL has been building inside the Boston Garden all night
Was this the biggest rivalry during the time period? I wish I could have been there to see it I love a good rivalry.
he NHL began to crack down on all-out brawls
I understand why.
Rocket said he warned the linesman three times to let him go before he finally clocked the official.
I could not imagine clocking an official this guy sounds like someone you should not mess with.
Hockey's greatest player at that time was Richard
This would be honor taking into consideration where he is from. I can now see why he is considered to be bigger than the Pope.
especially Richard — when it came time to dish out suspensions and fines
I can relate to this being a Browns fan! But it always puts the team at a disadvantage if this is actually true.
Sticks were high, fists flew, blood often smeared the ice,
I could not imagine playing the sport of hockey. I can barely skate, let alone getting in fights with skates on.
how violent the National Hockey League was in those days.
I thought that the NHL was violent now, but I guess it used to be much worse.
The rain was pattering on the roof, and nature, rejoicing that winter was past, sent soft little wandering airs through the casement as though she were sighing in content
You can just picture this as you read it and it seems very peaceful.
Maria still was silent,
This just indicates that something was really bothering her because when a girl is silent that is never good.
Blessed art Thou amongst women
You continue to see how important religion is with their culture.
It was the everlasting conflict between the types: pioneer and farmer,
I never thought of this as a conflict until reading this and seeing the dilemma. It really makes you think.
her eyes fell.
You can just picture it. She is disappointed with everything she has done and selling the farm.
A dollar, I won't go back on it
This makes you realize how cheap things were back then. I wish pigs were still this cheap.
The great stress of Easter Day, and the great crowd, ceased after high Mass. There were 4 masses.
This seems to be a lot of masses. My church only has two masses for Easter and Christmas, just like any other Sunday.
Abenaki Indian
Where did these Indians come from?
The astonishing thing is that all their words are universally conjugated, for example, Assé, it is fresh, assé, chen, it was fresh; gaon, old, agaon, he is old, agaonc, he was old, agaonha, he is growing old; and so [81] with the rest.
This shows how in all the different languages there are words or phrases that mean the same thing, but can be said differently.
while God has admirable consolations for those who fear him, he has much greater ones for those who love him.
This shows how important religion is and the way to go about following God.
The Hurons are in constant dread of hostile incursions from the Iroquois
This shows how difficult the Iroquis made it on the Hurons.