Hockey Beat » montreal canadiens sold http://www.everyjoe.com/hockeybeat NHL Hockey News - Hockey Information Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:41:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Montreal Canadiens Sold to Molson Brothers http://www.everyjoe.com/hockeybeat/montreal-canadiens-sold-to-molson-brothers/ http://www.everyjoe.com/hockeybeat/montreal-canadiens-sold-to-molson-brothers/#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:30:29 +0000 Jeanne Dupuis http://www.everyjoe.com/hockeybeat/montreal-canadiens-sold-to-molson-brothers/ Post from: Hockey Beat

]]> 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.  Habs Beat Canes

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. 

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