MONTREAL – In honor of Pride Night at the Bell Centre, the Canadiens have invited GRIS-Montréal to host an awareness workshop for local U13 hockey coaches on Tuesday prior to the Habs’ game against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

For nearly 10 years, the Canadiens have worked with the non-profit community organization whose goal is to demystify sexual orientation and gender identity.

“It was a natural fit for us in a way because we were teaming up with the Canadiens, and we work mainly in schools to make them inclusive for all youths. The parallels were there because the initiative was about showing that sport should be inclusive for all, but especially for youths,” said GRIS-Montréal general manager Marie Hozeau.

The Canadiens content team spoke to Hozeau about the workshop, the importance

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