The Legends game isn’t about who wins or loses, although based on the roar of the crowd when JS Giguere made a final save to preserve Team Canada’s 10-9 victory, you wouldn’t know it. The game is about players having fun, entertaining the crowd, and capturing just a few moments of their former glory along the way.
On Sunday, 31 former players got together at the Air Canada Centre to play a game that bore a closer resemblance to a Wednesday night beer league game than the NHL and Olympic games that made them famous. Divided into two squads, Team Kurri, representing the world, and Team Messier, representing Canada, the 29 men and 2 women entertained an enthusiastic crowd in Toronto for the Haggar Hall of Fame Legends Game.