Less than 24 hours after stepping onto the ice at the Bell Centre, Montreal Canadiens rookie Ivan Demidov stepped into a different kind of spotlight — this time at a trading card shop in Laval.

The 19-year-old winger made a memorable impact in Montreal’s thrilling 5–4 overtime win on Tuesday night, scoring the game-tying goal with under three minutes left in regulation. Just a day later, he was meeting fans face-to-face at Cardchasers.

Demidov was the featured guest on Wednesday as the Laval store celebrated the release of Upper Deck’s 2025–26 Series One hockey card set, as well as its four-year anniversary.

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Celebrating the card release and a community milestone

Cardchasers co-owner Jordan Velenosi said h

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