{"id":316985,"date":"2026-04-11T15:17:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T09:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=316985"},"modified":"2026-04-11T15:17:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T09:47:06","slug":"pm-mark-carney-visits-canadiens-dressing-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/pm-mark-carney-visits-canadiens-dressing-room\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Mark Carney visits Canadiens\u2019 dressing room"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>MONTREAL \u2013 Prime Minister Mark Carney visited the Montreal Canadiens dressing room after the team\u2019s 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in an exhilarating game Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>Carney was in Montreal for a Liberal party convention running through Saturday, attending the sport following a day of media appearances and speeches across town.<\/p>\n<p>He met with Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki, forwards Alex Newhook and Jake Evans, and defenceman Mike Matheson after an eventful game that featured fights, a dramatic finish and Cole Caufield scoring his fiftieth goal of the season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to be honest, I haven\u2019t had that much fun in over a yr,\u201d Carney said, drawing laughs from the players. \u201cUnbelievable game.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"related_videos\">\n<div class=\"l-inlineStories l-inlineStories--video\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"l-inlineStories__title\">Related Videos<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<section id=\"miniplayer-carousel\" class=\"l-videoCarousel l-videoCarousel--embed c-carousel\" data-video-carousel-play-inline=\"true\" data-video-carousel-init=\"false\" aria-label=\"Video carousel contains 10 videos.\">\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__inner\">\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__featured\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"true\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" 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--><\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad c-ad--tallSticky\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Carney arrived at first of the second period with the rating 0-0 and sat three rows behind the Canadiens\u2019 bench, shaking hands and chatting with nearby fans.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories.\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h2 class=\"c-inlineSignup__title\">Get each day National news<\/h2>\n<p>Get each day Canada news delivered to your inbox so you may never miss the day&#8217;s top stories.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When Caufield scored his milestone goal six minutes into the period, Carney jumped up and hugged those self same spectators.<\/p>\n<p>He joined the energetic crowd in doing the wave, took photos on his phone and high-fived fans once Juraj Slafkovsky\u2019s late goal sealed the win for Montreal, the one Canadian team to clinch a Stanley Cup playoff spot up to now.<\/p>\n<p>Carney placed a hand on his chest and applauded as he entered the locker room, telling players they needed no introduction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an actual, real honour,\u201d he said while shaking Suzuki\u2019s hand. \u201cIt was a key moment in the sport, the way in which you stood up, it was unbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Suzuki answered that it was an actual pleasure to satisfy him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs that every one you bought?\u201d Carney joked.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on Sports<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" 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