Montreal Metro: Personalized messages from the players for the playoffs

Marc-Olivier Cook
Montreal Metro: Personalized messages from the players for the playoffs
Credit: Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images

Playoff fever is slowly taking hold in Montreal.

On Sunday, the Canadiens will kick off their playoff run against the Tampa Bay Lightning. And everyone in town knows it's going to be a thrilling matchup!

We know that in Montreal, hockey is part of the culture. And the STM has understood this very well.

I say this because during the playoffs, subway riders will hear messages specially recorded by the team's players.

The announcements heard on trains announcing arrivals at Bonaventure and Lucien-L'Allier stations will be modified so that people can hear the players' voices.

It's a great idea, and it'll happen even when the Canadiens aren't playing:

To top it all off, the STM has also updated the messages on bus route displays to read “Go Habs Go” to cheer on the team as they make their way through the playoffs.

And I think that's really cool, too. 

Once again, we see just how important hockey is to Montreal society. The Canadiens are in the playoffs, and there's not much that can top that—especially when the team is capable of succeeding in the playoffs.

But that remains to be seen, because there are questions to ask as the series against the Lightning gets underway. Anyway, I'm getting off topic…

Kudos to the STM for the idea. Here's hoping it gets more people caught up in the playoff fever! 


In a nutshell

– It's official.

– Activity on waivers.

– Oh.

– And rightly so.

facebook icon Share twitter icon Tweet linkedin icon Share
Copied!