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    Rosters announced for Bruins-Canadiens Alumni Game

    Tim Rosenthal November 24, 2015
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    (Photo by Angela Spagna, Bruins Daily)

    The excitement level for the New Year’s Day matchup between the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens at Gillette Stadium is already high enough. But the events surrounding the Winter Classic needed a little nostalgia, and after a year off in last year’s matchup between the Chicago Blackhawks and Washington Capitals, the NHL is resuming their tradition of an alumni game between the two teams.

    On Tuesday, the league announced the rosters for both the Bruins and Canadiens for this year’s Winter Classic Alumni game to be held at the home of the four-time Super Bowl champion New England Patriots on Thursday, December 31st, at 3:30 p.m. The list includes Hockey Hall of Famers like Larry Robinson, Cam Neely, Guy Lafleur and Ray Bourque, notable personalities like Mike Milbury, Derek Sanderson, Lyndon Byers, Rick Middleton, Don Sweeney, Stephane Gauthier and Alexi Kovalev, and legendary coaches such as Don Cherry and Jacques Demers.

    Of the entire roster, three players played for both teams during their careers. Mark Recchi (1994-99 with Habs, 2009-2011 with Bruins), Sergei Samsonov (1997-2006 with Bruins, 2006-07 with Habs) and Hal Gill (1997-2006 with Bruins, 2009-2012 with Habs) will suit up for the Black and Gold alumni; while Boston-born enforcer Chris Nilan (1979-88 with Habs and 1990-92 with Bruins) will don the Bleu Blanc et Rouge.

    Other notable names include Marco Sturm, who was the hero in the epic Game 6 of the Bruins-Canadiens series in 2008; Andrew Raycroft, a Norris Trophy winner in 2004; Jose Theodore, a Hart Trophy winner in 2002 and a notable “Bruins killer”; and Stephane Richer, the last member of the Habs to record 50 goals in a season (1989-90).

    Here is a complete look at this year’s rosters:

    Bruins Alumni roster

    P.J. Axelsson
    Bob Beers
    Ray Bourque
    Rob DiMaio
    Tom Fergus
    Hal Gill
    Steve Heinze
    Al Iafrate
    Brian Leetch
    Reggie Lemelin
    Ken Linseman
    Rick Middleton
    Jay Miller
    Cam Neely
    Terry O’Reilly
    Andrew Raycroft
    Mark Recchi
    Sergei Samsonov
    Bob Sweeney
    Don Sweeney
    Tim Sweeney
    Glen Wesley

    Bruins’ coaching staff:

    Lyndon Byers
    Don Cherry
    Stan Jonathan
    Don Marcotte
    Tom McVie
    Mike Milbury
    Derek Sanderson

    Bruins’ honorary coaches:

    John Bucyk
    Eddie Sandford

    Canadiens Alumni Roster

    Donald Audette
    Christian Bordeleau
    Francis Bouillon
    Benoit Brunet
    Patrice Brisebois
    Guy Carbonneau
    Lucien Dubois
    Gilbert Delorme
    Eric Desjardins
    Normand Dupont
    Gatson Gingras
    Rick Green
    Mike Keane
    Alex Kovalev
    Sergio Momesso
    Mats Naslund
    Chris Nilan
    Lyle Odelin
    Oleg Petrov
    Stephane Quintal
    Stephane Richer
    Larry Robinson
    Richard Sevigny
    Steve Shutt
    Jose Theodore

    Canadiens coaching staff:

    Simon Arsenault
    Yvan Cournoyer
    Jacques Demers
    Stephane Gauthier
    Rejean Houle
    Guy Lafleur

    More names could be announced in the coming days leading up to this year’s Bruins-Canadiens alumni game.

    This year’s format will consist of three 20 minute periods (running time) and a 12-minute intermission in the first and second periods. The game will be broadcasted live on NBCSN in the U.S. and on Rogers SportsNet and TVA Sports (French speaking) in Canada.

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    Tim Rosenthal

    Tim Rosenthal serves as the Managing Editor of Bruins Daily. He started contributing videos to the site in 2010 before fully coming on board during the Bruins' Stanley Cup run in 2011. His bylines over the last decade have been featured on Boston.com, FoxSports.com, College Hockey News, Patch and Inside Hockey. You can follow Tim on Twitter @_TimRosenthal.

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