” I believe it “. When this sign was presented on the giant screen in the center of the Bell Center ice, fans immediately reacted with applause.
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Even though the second game of the Stanley Cup Final took place at Amalie Arena in Tampa Bay, there was some action at the Bell Center with the game being presented on the huge giant screen. For the first time since the start of the series, the Canadian has chosen to welcome the faithful in his enclosure during a game on the road.
THIERRY LAFORCE / QMI AGENCY
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In theory, we expected to receive a crowd of 3,500 supporters, the maximum allowed for the moment according to the standards of the government of Quebec and of Public Health.
Even though there were no players in the amphitheater, there was a good atmosphere there. The DJ warmed up the crowd with classic hockey songs just minutes from the first faceoff.
It was also an opportunity to see several young families in the stands. At a modest price of $ 10, it’s easier to invite a five-year-old. If the youngster decides to fall asleep after a period, parents do not feel that they are wasting the price of a mortgage.
THIERRY LAFORCE / QMI AGENCY
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Another sign of a more modest evening, the price of parking at the Bell Center, which fell from $ 38 to $ 25.
Public health refusal
The third game of this final between the Canadian and the Lightning will take place on Friday at the Bell Center. Groupe CH announced on Tuesday that it had made the official request to the government to increase its fan capacity to 10,500 spectators, or 50% of the seats at the Bell Center.
On the CH side, we believe that the two million square feet of surface area of the Bell Center, the expertise developed since the start of the pandemic and the promise of wearing a mask represent good arguments.
Unfortunately, it was Wednesday evening that the Montreal Canadiens announced that they had met with a refusal from Public Health to increase the number of supporters at the Bell Center for the Stanley Cup final games. Currently, the rules in force limit large organized gatherings to a maximum of 3,500 people in Quebec.
“I think the government is aware of the risk of doing these things [une exception] because after that, people will say: but I too am capable of having similar conditions ”, however reacted Dr. Richard Massé, the strategic medical adviser of public health.
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