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    Melvin Hanson

    Melvin Hanson, "Fritzie," football player (born 13 July 1912 in Perham, Minn; died 14 February 1996). Hanson joined the Winnipeg Football Club in 1935, during an era of massive importing of American talent in the Western Conference.

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    Mike Gartner

    Michael "Mike" Alfred Gartner, hockey player (b at Ottawa, Ont 29 Oct 1959). One of the NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE's fastest skaters, Mike Gartner is known for his consistent ability to score and his dedication to Canada's national teams in international competition.

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    Michael Edgson

    ​Michael Edgson, swimmer (born 6 May 1969 in North Vancouver, BC). Edgson won 20 medals at the Paralympic Games from 1984 to 1992, and 10 gold medals at the World Swimming Championships for the Physically Disabled.

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    Michael Smith

    Michael Smith, decathlete (b at Kenora, Ont 1967). Smith established himself as a future champion by winning the silver medal at the World Junior Track and Field Championships in 1986. He was bothered by tendinitis in 1988 and placed a disappointing 14th at the OLYMPIC GAMES in Seoul.

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    Michel Vaillancourt

    Michel Vaillancourt (born St-Félix-de-Valois, Que., 26 Jul 1954). Athlete Michel Vaillancourt competed in the SUMMER OLYMPICS in EQUESTRIAN SPORTS.

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    Michelle Stilwell

    Michelle “Mikey” Stilwell (née Bauknecht), wheelchair basketball player, wheelchair racer, politician (born 4 July 1974 in Winnipeg, MB). Michelle Stilwell is the only Canadian woman to win gold medals in two sports at the Paralympic Games. She and the Canadian team won gold in women’s wheelchair basketball at the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney. Stilwell also won gold in women’s wheelchair racing at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Paralympic Games. From 2006 to 2016, she was the fastest wheelchair racer in the world in the T52-class; she currently holds world records in the women’s 100 m and 200 m. She also served as a BC MLA for Parksville-Qualicum from 2013 to 2020.

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    Mike Bossy

    Michael "Mike" Bossy, hockey player (born 22 January 1957 in Montreal, QC; died 15 April 2022 in Montreal). After starring for the Laval Nationals in junior, Bossy joined the New York Islanders in 1977-78. He scored 53 goals that year, becoming the first rookie in National Hockey League history to record a 50 goal season, a feat that earned him the Calder Trophy. He proved this was not a fluke by registering 50 or more goals for each of the next eight seasons, including a remarkable 50 goals in the first 50 games of the 1980-81 season, equalling the 26-year-old record established by Maurice Richard.

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    Mike Brown

    Mike Brown, swimmer (b at Perth, Ont, 5 May 1984). A two-time Olympic Games competitor, Brown has solidified himself as one of the best swimmers in the world.

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    Mike Weir (Profile)

    Mike Weir may be the latest Great Canadian Hope in men's golf, but he is not infallible. At the PGA Tour's Greater Vancouver Open in late August, the 27-year-old from Bright's Grove, Ont., had his high hopes dashed on the slick, undulating greens of Northview Golf Club in suburban Surrey.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on September 8, 1997

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    Milt Schmidt

    Milton "Milt" Conrad Schmidt, hockey player, coach general manager (born 5 March 1918 in Kitchener, ON; died 4 January 2017 in Norwood, Massachusetts).

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    Montgomery Wilson

    Montgomery (Bud) Wilson, figure skater (born 20 August 1909 in Toronto, ON; died 15 November 1964 in Lincoln, Massachusetts). Wilson was the first Canadian to place in the top three in the ISU World Figure Skating Championships when he finished second in 1932. He also won the Olympic bronze medal that year, becoming the first Canadian (and the first North American male) to win an Olympic medal in figure skating. 

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    Montreal Canadiens in the Hockey Hall of Fame

    Name Position Induction Year Marty Barry Centre 1965 Jean Béliveau Centre 1972 Hector Blake Left Wing 1966 Scotty Bowman Coach 1991 Émile Bouchard Defence 1966 Pat Burns Coach 2014 Harry Cameron Defence 1962 Guy Carbonneau Centre 2019 Joe Cattarinich Owner 1977 Chris Chelios Defence 2013 Sprague Cleghorn Defence 1958 Yvan Cournoyer Right Wing 1982 Léo Dandurand Owner 1963 Gord Drillon Right Wing 1975 Ken Dryden Goaltender 1983 Dick Duff Left Wing 2006 Bill Durnan Goaltender...

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    Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup Finals Appearances

    Year Opponent Series Result 1916 Portland Rosebuds Portland 2, Montreal 0 Montreal 2, Portland 1 Montreal 6, Portland 3 Portland 6, Montreal 5 Montreal 2, Portland 1 Canadiens win best-of-five series 3–2. 1917 Seattle Metropolitans Montreal 8, Seattle 4 Seattle 6, Montreal 1 Seattle 4, Montreal 1 Seattle 9, Montreal 1 Metropolitans win best-of-five series 3–1. 1919 Seattle Metropolitans Seattle 7, Montreal 0 Montreal 4, Seattle 2 Seattle 7, Montreal 2 Montreal 0, Seattle 0...

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    Myriam Bédard

    Myriam Bédard, biathlete (b at Loretteville, Que 22 Dec 1969). Bédard took up biathlon while a cadet at the age of 15 and entered her first competition the next year using rented skis. 

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    Nancy Garapick

    Nancy Ellen Garapick, swimmer (b at Halifax 24 Sept 1961). Although proficient in backstroke, butterfly, freestyle and individual medley, she enjoyed possibly her greatest success in the backstroke, setting a world record of 2:16.33 for the 200 m (1975) and a Canadian and Olympic mark of 1:03.

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