Montreal Canadiens Sold to Molson Brothers
June 20, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Montreal Canadiens, NHL, News
The sale of the Montreal Canadiens is being finalized – the new owners are Geoff, Andrew and Justin Molson who will now have ownership over the team as well as the Gillett Entertainment Centre and the Bell Centre. That’s HUGE especially if you consider the fact that the Molson family first acquired the team back in 1957. Under their ownership, the club won 11 of their 24 Stanley Cups. 
Of course, it can’t be assumed that the same thing will happen since the team is different and these aren’t the same members of the Molson family but, hopefully, they will be able to turn things around and help the Habs get their winning streak back on track.
Naturally, the NHL will have to approve the transaction but it is possible that everything should be settled by mid-summer. I would expect them to try to get this all dealt with before the new season starts, at the very least.
I guess we’ll have to wait until then to find out how this change in ownership affects the roster and management of the team.
image: TSN
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