MONTREAL – The Canadiens paid tribute to a legend on Tuesday night at the Bell Centre.

During the pregame ceremonies to mark the 2025-26 home opener, the team remembered goaltending legend Ken Dryden, who passed away in September at the age of 78 following a battle with cancer.

As part of the moving memorial, several of Dryden’s former teammates were present on the team bench for the ceremony: Pierre Bouchard, Yvan Cournoyer, Rejean Houle, Doug Jarvis, Yvon Lambert, Pierre Mondou, Doug Risebrough, Mario Tremblay, Murray Wilson, and Serge Savard. His mask was placed atop the net.

On the scoreboard, a touching video tribute began with the reading of Dryden’s poem, “The player,” by former captain and general manager Bob Gainey. The poem had been added to the end of Dryden’s book, The Game

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