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Liberal campaign signs are seen posted around the Bell Centre where the Montreal Canadiens are playing the Carolina Hurricanes for their final game of the season in Montreal, Wednesday, April 16, 2025.(Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)
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STEPHEN WHYNO
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When the Canadiens made their improbable run to the Stanley Cup Final in 2021, hockey-mad Montreal did not even get to enjoy it properly in person.
Because of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, there were no fans in the stands for the first round and the start of the second, with limited crowds of 2,500 and then 3,500 allowed inside Bell Centre later that spring and into the summer.