Given that this is the centenary year for the Montreal Canadiens, the next couple of months are jam-packed with all sorts of special events to mark the 100th anniversary of hockey's most storied team.There's the 2009 NHL All-Star Game and the 2009 NHL Draft, and if the Habs get lucky, there may even be a legitimate run to the Stanley Cup Finals. But if Montreal journalist Kristian Grevenor gets his way, the team will be making room for one more special event this season -- and that's having actor William Shatner sing the Canadian and U.S. national anthems before a Habs game sometime this season.
Credit Tim Parent at The Bleacher Report for uncovering this one, and getting on the phone to talk to Grevenor about his quixotic attempt to crash a season's worth of special events at the Bell Centre:
He has launched an on-line petition urging the Montreal Canadiens to have Shatner voyage home to sing the national anthem during the team's centennial season.
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But with the city focused on honoring Habs legends and determined to bring home its first Stanley Cup since 1993, is there room for two Montreal legends to share the same ice?
"It would be a moment of great drama, a fusion of two local legendary institutions. It would also be sensory overload, an unforgettable moment that would make a few highlight reels."
