Pierre Gervais wins a bottle of wine from Sidney Crosby

Pierre Gervais officially retired after the Canadiens’ 2021-22 season. The team’s former equipment manager left his mark on the minds of many Tricolore players, but his influence would go even further.

Sidney Crosby offered him a bottle of wine during Gervais’ last game against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Gervais shared this anecdote with Mario Langlois on 98.5 Sports.

During my last game in Pittsburgh, Sidney
Crosby was waiting for me after the game with a bottle of wine. – Pierre Gervais

At de @LangloisMario 98,5 FM pic.twitter.com/tHEOzO6o3J

– 98,5 Sports (@985Sports) December 16, 2023

And why would Sidney Crosby do such a thing? Out of the kindness of his heart? No!

The legendary 2010 Golden Goal scorer rubbed shoulders with Pierre Gervais at the Vancouver 2010 and Sochi 2014 Olympic Games. Together, the two men won gold medals on both occasions.

Crosby has Gervais to thank for the special attention the equipment manager gave his skates. Number 87 wants his skates sharpened between periods. So when his skates were sharp when he scored the winning goal against Ryan Miller in overtime of the 2010 finals, he had Gervais to thank.

Sidney Crosby may have a career worthy of a hockey legend, but he still has one less gold medal than the famous Pierre Gervais, who has three thanks to his victory at the Salt Lake City Olympics in 2002.

But then, a bottle of wine isn’t as big as the ATV he received from the Canadians.

Retirement gift for Pierre Gervais pic.twitter.com/fG6JtZR5mu

– Alexandre Gascon (@GasconAlexandre) April 29, 2022

Still, it’s a nice gesture from Sidney Crosby, from one legend to another.

In gusts

– Tiger’s son is a machine.

321 yards to the green.

Charlie Woods drives it the green @PNCChampionship pic.twitter.com/E6Cj8IWCra

– PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) December 16, 2023

– Six years already!

It was six years ago today that the Canadiens played the Senators in the outdoor NHL 100 Classic in Ottawa when the windchill temperature was minus-22C. Here’s column I wrote after that game, which the Senators won 3-0 #Habs #HabsIO: https://t.co/QSIRtGXY1H

– Stu Cowan (@StuCowan1) December 16, 2023

– Fast forward.

Top 10 defensemen in the NHL points race:

Quinn Hughes, 39
Cale Makar, 37
Evan Bouchard, 32
Noah Dobson, 29
Victor Hedman, 27
Filip Hronek, 27
Roman Josi, 26
Rasmus Dahlin, 25
Vince Dunn, 24
Josh Morrissey, 24

– David Pagnotta (@TheFourthPeriod) December 16, 2023

– A true sports fan.

Pierre is probably one of the biggest sports fans in the metropolis.

Name a sporting event that took place in the region in the last 40 years, and odds are good that the good @sambapete was there!

Portrait.https://t.co/jV0KgwbeSF

– Jean-François Téotonio (@JFTeotonio) December 16, 2023