Wondering what your Montreal Canadiens players are up to this summer? Well, there’s been a lot of travelling and a lot of weddings. There were a ton of proposals last offseason, so it makes sense that there will be a ton of weddings this summer. Let’s take a look at the three happy couples.
Josh Anderson and Paola Finizio
Anderson popped the question to his girlfriend on May 31, 2023, during a trip to Italy in the city of Puglia. As you can probably guess from her last name, the new Mrs. Anderson has Italian roots.
This summer, the couple returned to the site of their proposal and tied the knot in what looked like an incredibly fun outdoor wedding. Check out the amazing video montage Amaralis Photography put together on their Instagram account. Trying to find Canadiens or former Canadiens players for fun isn’t as easy as you might think. I was able to pause for a moment on an image of the groom with his best men and I think I saw Joel Edmunston on the far left.
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Jake Evans and Emily Flat
The couple got engaged on June 18, 2023, but actually started dating when they were in high school. A little over a year after Flat said yes, the couple got married in Ireland. When someone who isn’t a professional athlete or super rich gets married abroad, they usually have a hard time getting their friends to pay for the trip. When you play for the Canadiens, that’s not a problem.
Cat Belanger—Tyler Toffoli’s wife—shared a photo of the Canadiens players (or former players) who were in attendance for the big day. Joel Armia, Brendan Gallagher, Joel Edmunsdon, Toffoli and captain Nick Suzuki all traveled for Evans’ big day.
Brendan Gallagher and Emma Fortin
In June 2023, the alternate Captain Fortin proposed in British Columbia, in the exact same spot where her parents had gotten engaged 30 years earlier. If Gallagher made the proposal extra special, he did the same with perhaps the most lavish wedding I’ve ever seen photos of. Granted, I’m not one for tabloids, but still.
The couple decided to get married in Montreal, where all of Fortin’s friends and family are, which made for a big turnout. The same can be said for the presence of Gallagher’s teammates or former teammates. Carey and Angela Price flew back into town, Jeff and Julie Petry did the same, Samuel Montembeault, Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield, Chris Wideman and Christian Dvorak were all there for what looked like quite a party.
Now that wedding season is over, unless a player managed to get married without anyone knowing, all these happy couples can enjoy a wonderful summer. They still have a few months to go before the support staff prepares the locker rooms in Montreal and Brossard, after the rookies have had their training camps of course.