LAS VEGAS | We wondered what kept Martin St-Louis in the locker room for so long after the game. Of course, given the great performance of his players, we suspected that it wasn’t because of a big speech or a never-ending video session. Rather, it’s because of a special guest who showed up in the locker room to shake hands with members of Canadiens management. None other than Celine Dion.
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An encounter that did not leave the Habs coach indifferent.
“I was happy to shake her hand and personally congratulate her. He was an inspiring person, he said. She was 14 when she sang “A Dove for the Pope” at the Olympic Stadium. I didn’t know her very well back then. It is special how far she has come in her field. »
St. Louis, who was only nine years old at the time of Pope John Paul II’s visit, has a good memory. It has to be said that the event shaped an entire generation. Furthermore, it was this performance that undoubtedly laid the foundation for the productive career that Charlemagne’s singer enjoyed over the following four decades.
Chantal Machabée, for her part, insisted on immortalizing her meeting with the diva.
“From the great attendance at our game yesterday in Vegas. Thank you, Celine Dion, for your generosity. “The entire team was very happy to meet you and your family,” Canada’s vice president of hockey communications wrote in the caption of a photo shared on Instagram.
We see the two women posing next to each other.
This is one of the rare appearances from the singer, who announced last December that she suffers from Moersch-Woltman syndrome, or stiff person syndrome.
The rare neurological disease has caused her to repeatedly postpone scheduled performances around the world.