How I Became A Habs Fan

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Robert L Note: A nod for hatching the inspiration for this piece must go out to Dennis Kane's Excellent Montreal Canadiens Blog, for telling of how the Canadiens were a gift to him in his youth from his father. It was a very familiar tale of fathers and sons. I'm posting my story of how I became a fan of the Montreal Canadiens, and it is probably not all that unique. If any readers have an interesting story about how they feel in love with the Canadiens, write it out and sent it to me at realitycheck-time@hotmail.com, and I'd be happy to post it here and share it with other fans.

I became a Canadiens fan at age 8 thanks to my father as well.

It happened oddly enough, because I was a hockey fan first before becoming a Canadiens fan. Team loyalty was a concept that had yet to grip me, even though I'd watched my father passionately cheer on the Canadiens during the 1969 Stanley Cup.

Back at that time, I was more a fan of players individually than any team. While I was growing aware of what the Canadiens represented, I was really just starting to learn what the NHL and hockey were all about.

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