Three Montreal Canadiens players had a busy day off at Memorable Authentic in Mascouche, read on to find out who.
While the Montreal Canadiens had a day off on Sunday, three players were in Mascouche at Memorable Authentic to meet fans and sign autographs. Despite the snow that wasn’t letting up, fans turned up in droves to meet Finnish rookie Oliver Kapanen, forward Alexandre Texier, and the latest Laval Rocket call-up and future Habs starter Jacob Fowler.
Kapanen and Texier appeared from 1:30 to 2:30 PM, while Fowler was in attendance from 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM. The players were in great spirits and happy to pose for pictures with fans after signing their items.
The three players have plenty to smile about. Kapanen is having a fantastic rookie season with 20 goals and 14 assists for 34 points. He’s third amongst rookies in goals, behind Beckett Sennecke (22 goals) and Matthew Schaefer (21 goals), and sixth in points.
Memorable Authentic Facebook AccountAs for Texier, his season was going nowhere in St. Louis with one point in eight games, and he bet on himself, getting out of his contract and signing at a discount with the Canadiens to finish the season. He soon impressed Kent Hughes and earned a two-year contract extension with a 2.5 M cap hit. Since joining the Canadiens, he has 19 points in 37 games and has been used in a variety of situations, proving extremely useful to Martin St-Louis.
Meanwhile, Fowler, who was expected to spend the whole season in the AHL, took advantage of Samuel Montembeault’s tough season and made the most of his first callup in December. When Montembeault faltered again, the youngster was ready for the call, and he looks like he’ll be with the Habs until the end of the season, and for the playoffs as well. In 13 games, the youngster has a 6-5-2 record, a 2.72 goals-against average, and a .899 save percentage.
If you missed out on the event, make sure to visit Memorable Authentic in the next few days to add signed items from the three players to your collection.
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