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Céline Dion is making the rounds of NHL locker rooms and this time the Quebec singer visited the Boston Bruins.
The legendary singer walked to applause Thursday night and was introduced by head coach Jim Montgomery, who happens to be from Montreal.
As she was about to read the starting lineup for the game, Dion put on her glasses and pointed out a shirtless Bruin.
“So, here we are. Thank you very much for preparing for me tonight,” he quipped as players laughed.
The icon then proceeded to list names, interspersed with singing and jokes. “You make me hungry. pasta!” she said before announcing Dafydd Pastrňák.
Dion was a hit with the legendary club, who posted the video to their social media Thursday night with the caption “Now that’s a legendary read.”
Even if the Québécoise visited the legendary rival of the Montreal Canadiens, her appearance quickly made a big splash on social media. Others posted about her in the crowd at the game, showing that she enjoyed the moment with her children.
At one point, Dion can be seen playing air guitar when the camera pans on her.
Dion visited the Habs for the first time with her sons – René-Charles and twins Nelson and Eddy – last November. She shared the experience on social media, saying she and her boys had “such a fun time” meeting the team from her home state.
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Last month, she also graced the Edmonton Oilers with her presence when the club played against the Vegas Golden Knights.
The star has made a handful of public appearances since publicly revealing her diagnosis of stiff person syndrome in December 2022. It’s an incurable neurological disorder that causes progressive muscle rigidity and spasms.
She has had to cancel shows as a result, saying at the time that the disease doesn’t allow her to “sing the way I’m used to.”
Dion’s appearance in Boston’s locker room came just days after she shared a hopeful message with fans in an Instagram post.
“Trying to overcome this autoimmune disorder has been one of the hardest experiences of my life, but I remain determined to get back on stage one day and to live as normal a life as possible,” she wrote.
For the Habs fans who are outraged (or, frankly, betrayed) that Quebec’s biggest celebrity went behind enemy lines, just know that Boston lost 5-2 to the New York Rangers.
— with files from Global’s Michelle Butterfield
