No athlete has embodied the soul of a city and the spirit of itspeople as Richard did in the 1940s and '50s in Montreal,
Wonder the riot would have ever happened if it was not Richard who got suspended.
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- Oct 2024
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vault.si.com vault.si.com
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Campbell stuck out his hand. He got a slap in theface.
This is crazy
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he showed up to the game (10 minutes late) with his secretary (future wife) and took his regular place.
still do not understand why he decided to show up to the game while he must have known that people are mad at him
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English
Did not know English people were part of this
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www.cbc.ca www.cbc.ca
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"The fans, they pray for two things. The first is that the Canadiens will win. The second thing is that they pray for the Canadiens to crush the Maple Leafs, but I think you don't need any God for that," he said with a laugh.
Another line that shows it was not about God but themselves and victory. Seems like they just used God's name for their benefit
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In Prof. Olivier Bauer's class at the Université de Montréal, worshippers can argue that their team is their religion.
Seems like it was more about hockey and sports, and their identity than religion and worshipping God
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www.sbnation.com www.sbnation.com
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They crashed windows of banks and the post office.
A lot of properties were damaged. compensation and liability problem
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Then Campbell arrived. Very visibly. Six minutes into the game, he walked up to his seat with Phyllis King, his secretary and fiancée, who had fielded the angry calls to his office earlier that day.
His presence triggered people
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