If the Pittsburgh Penguins lose on Wednesday night in Game 7 against the Montreal Canadiens, it will be the final game ever played at Mellon Arena, and a quick glimpse into the history books yields an interesting parallel with the first game every played at the storied arena and what could be the last game.
Montreal Opened Mellon Arena With A Win; Will They Close Her With One As Well?
↵Via PittsburghHockey.net, this is the game program from that first ever game at what was then called Civic Arena back in October of 1967:
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↵That’s right: Montreal versus Pittsburgh. And the Canadiens won 2-1 in a game where Jean Beliveau scored his 400th career goal. Can the Habs close the Igloo the way it opened? We’ll find out on Wednesday night.
↵(H/T: theactivestick)
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