The Bell Centre Was Packed For The Habs' 1st Full-Capacity Home Game In 585 Days (VIDEOS)
2019 — is that you?
Remember 2019? When you could be surrounded by people in venues and not have a worry in the world. Well, on Saturday, October 16, the Bell Centre was finally able to be at full capacity for a Montreal Canadiens home game again and it was giving off major 2019 vibes.
For the first time in 585 days, the Habs were able to play in front of a full crowd and the team said it was "worth the wait." In case you couldn't make it in person, here are some visuals of what the night looked like.
Naturally, the arena was filled with fans wearing red jerseys in support of their favourite team.
First Opening Night intro to a full Bell Centre crowd @tytoff16pic.twitter.com/8XcrYnR9Nk— Cat (Belanger) Toffoli (@Cat (Belanger) Toffoli) 1634503424
At full capacity, the Bell Centre can seat a total of 21,302 fans. And by the looks of the footage, it was definitely a pretty full house on Saturday.
O Canada being sung in a packed Bell Centre... Did we ever miss you.\n\n#NHLonSN | #HockeyNightpic.twitter.com/xgHFYJgmua— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) 1634427136
Although the Habs may have lost their first home game 3-1 to the New York Rangers, the energy was definitely still there.
This is the view we\u2019ve missed for 585 days. #Habs in a full Bell Centre.pic.twitter.com/QZGh5I2Yav— John Lu (@John Lu) 1634426831
All kinds of videos were shared on Twitter where you can hear Montreal Canadiens fans chanting and cheering for the team.
#Habs Caufield finally gets to experience a full-throated Bell Centre ovation.pic.twitter.com/EBM18qypIU— John Lu (@John Lu) 1634426377