Atmosphere at the Bell Centre: Ivan Demidov thanks fans (in French)

The Canadiens won their first game at the Bell Center tonight. At the end of the third period the club was on its way to defeat… but Ivan Demidov (and Patrik Laine) had other plans. but Ivan Demidov (and Patrik Laine) had other plans.The young Russian raised the roof of the Center Bell with a magnificent goal

. Rarely has the central bell sounded so loud

DAWG STARTS WITH A D#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/u9icaGw4cs– Montreal Canadiens (@CanadiensMTL) October 15, 2025

After the game, Demidov found time to talk with media representatives. Of course, he talked about the crazy atmosphere at the Bell Center after his goal, but also how it would help him gain confidence. But at the end of the interview with Anthony Martino(TVA Sport) gave child a chance to address the fans… and to everyone's surprise, he did it in French:

Good evening fans, thank you very much!

–

Ivan Demidov

“Good evening, fans, thank you very much!”

–

Ivan Demidov https://t.co/YYj1pV2f0H –

TVA Sports (@TVASports) October 15, 2025

We agree that child he didn't need that to be loved in Montreal (after all, he's probably already the most popular player in the city), but to see him bother to say a few words in French shows that he knows how to make himself loved.He could very well have finished all this in English, and no one would have condemned him, you know. He may have spent the summer in the city taking French lessons, but it's not always easy for players to talk about their French to the media.Tonight Demidov showed that he has the potential to lift audiences for many, many years to come. It was impressive tonight, but it will likely be impressive again and again in the coming years.and if he continued to speak French like that from time to time, he would only strengthen his popularity in the city.

“Extension”

Speaking of Demidov, Mike Matheson spoke a bit about his young teammate after the game… and the defenseman praised the Russian's enormous potential.And we saw it tonight.

“Pour Ivan Demidov, the sky's the limit” – Mike Matheson

– Anthony Martineau (@Antho_Martineau) October 15, 2025