"Jiri Hudler spent a portion of last summer in Montreal, getting in some conditioning work.

That time gave Hudler an opportunity to see the passion Canadiens fans have for their team — and hockey.

Even during the dog days of summer.

"Everyone was talking hockey," Hudler said. "There's a lot of attention to hockey there. It's in the newspapers, on the television, pretty much everybody you meet there is a Canadiens fan.""