Dobes Spring coming-out party galvanized a new wave of Canadiens fans
"I spent six weeks embedded on the front lines of the fan revolution, hanging out in the giant crowds outside the Bell Centre on Canadiens-de-Montréal Ave. and at viewing parties in pubs, concert halls, churches and parks across the city. The vast majority of the folks cheering on le bleu-blanc-rouge were in their late teens and 20s."