The Ahuntsic Braves Minor Hockey Association recently recognized two great neighborhood legends, namely Maurice Richard, founder of the organization, and Mike Bossy, prolific NHL goalscorer. The “Rocket” statue that was located in the Grévin Museum in Montreal is coming home to the Aréna Ahuntsic. The Mike Bossy Room can be used for both meetings and video projections, not to mention it’s decorated with excellent photos of Mike in action and featuring other hockey legends including Guy Lafleur and Wayne Gretzky.
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For more than 60 years, Maurice Richard’s family has been linked to the history of the Braves d’Ahuntsic. During the unveiling of the statue of Maurice Richard at Ahuntsic Arena we saw his children Suzanne, Huguette, Maurice Sohn and André.
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Maurice Richard’s granddaughters, Olivia and Claudia, were present with their parents, Nicole and André Richard, son of the rocket.
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Young hockey player Vincent Gagnon, who wears legendary Mike Bossy’s number 22, told Bossy family members Josiane, Lucie and Tanya that he knew Mike because his banner is hanging on the wall of Ahuntsic Arena.
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Painter Josiane Bossy, daughter of Mike Bossy, is proud that her painting, based on the New York Islander legend, can be found in the Mike Bossy Room.
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Borden Bossy, Mike’s father, was one of the Braves’ early coaches. Renowned journalist François Ferland, who has volunteered with the organization for more than 30 years, is dating Tanya Bossy, Mike’s daughter, and TVA Sports’ Isabelle Ethier.
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The inauguration of the magnificent Mike Bossy Hall was attended by Maurice Richard Sohn, Martin Longchamps, President of the Braves, Lucie Bossy, Mike’s wife, and Émilie Thuillier, Ahuntsic-Cartierville Borough Mayor.
