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As part of the festivities surrounding the 150th anniversary of the City of Saint-Lazare, the organizing committee welcomed the Montreal Canadiens hockey team on Saturday afternoon, February 15. The formation composed of old stars of the Tricolore was measured at the Stars of Saint-Lazare. The friendly joust was preceded by a barbecue held outside the Saint-Lazare Sports Complex on this chilly Saturday. 

Hockey fans who wanted to go there could enjoy hot dogs, burgers, chips or the official beer of the festivities before attending the game. Among the dignitaries who were on the spot before the confrontation, we can name the member of Parliament for Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Peter Schiefke and the mayor of Saint-Lazare, Geneviève Lachance. 

This is the first official activity of the 150th anniversary celebrations of the City of Saint-Lazare. I am very happy to see that all tickets are sold out and that our citizens are responding in large numbers. I really hope that this will be the case for all other meetings organized by the Festivities Committee. All the volunteers involved, under the leadership of Paul Lavigne, do an extraordinary job. They have accumulated nearly 3,000 volunteer hours, which is quite exceptional. We are lucky to have them,” said Ms. Lachance when she met with us. 

The elected representative felt privileged to be in office to experience this important moment in the history of Saint-Lazare. 

Among the former players of the Sainte-Flanelle who have worn the uniform for the friendly joust, we can name Gilbert Delorme, Mathieu Dandenault and Patrice Brisebois. 

Remember that at the end of the hockey game, the HRS Skating Club offered a colorful show called Mise-à-Jeu. 

Before jumping on the ice for the warm-up and then the joust, Gilbert Delorme, former number 27 holder, agreed to answer Néomédia’s questions in a French video interview. The one who is now a hockey analyst explains what the mission of the Old Canadians is, the welcome received in the arenas of the country by him and his teammates, In addition to sharing a tip for young people who would like to follow his path and he tells us his best memory in blue white red uniform.