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Evan Weiner | NHL.com Correspondent Bernie And Player Bernie 'boom-boom ' Geoffrion. (Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios/Getty Images) The 2008-09 season will be a big year of celebrations for the Montreal Canadiens as they celebrate their 100th anniversary, starting play in 1909. There is a lot of work going into making sure that everything goes off without a hitch, and a good deal of that work is being done now to get ready for the year-long salute to a century of Canadiens' hockey. There will be many major Canadiens moments remembered throughout the season. The NHL has pitched in by awarding the 2009 All-Star Game to Montreal, and the 2009 Entry Draft will close out Montreal's year. The Canadiens have won 24 Stanley Cup championships, the first coming in 1916 before there was a National Hockey League. Canadiens players are... [read full story]
