Celine Dion is one of Canada&#8217;s foremost icons. She&#8217;s also a Montreal Canadiens superfan and to the light chagrin of The Leafs Nation staff and others across the Greater Toronto Area, she announced her favourite team&#8217;s first-round pick at the 2024 NHL Draft.
Dion stole the show during the opening round of the draft as The Sphere rose a few decibels as she strode to the podium. Montreal selected Ivan Demidov with the No. 5 pick and Dion was all too happy to keep the suspense alive for as long as possible.
Here&#8217;s some behind-the-scenes video, as captured from the floor by Sportsnet&#8217;s Elliotte Friedman.
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Amateur video of Celine Dion arriving to select Ivan Demidov for the Montreal Canadiens
Pretty wild stuff <a href="https://t.co/tBfsCtstP6">pic.twitter.com/tBfsCtstP6</a>
&mdash; Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) <a href="https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1806836517329048025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 28, 2024</a></blockquote>
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And here&#8217;s the video of Dion making the selection to much fanfare. Our hearts will go on!
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ICONIQUE ✨<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoHabsGo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoHabsGo</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rep%C3%AAchageLNH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RepêchageLNH</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NHLDraft?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NHLDraft</a> <a href="https://t.co/NTHOxwRDaA">pic.twitter.com/NTHOxwRDaA</a>
&mdash; Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) <a href="https://twitter.com/CanadiensMTL/status/1806837806536270254?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 28, 2024</a></blockquote>
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What a cool moment for Ivan Demidov. We begun this blog in the spirit of hating but it&#8217;s the biggest night of an 18-year-old&#8217;s career to date and Demidov is a gamebreaking talent who will continue to accelerate Montreal&#8217;s youth movement. Maybe it&#8217;s time to think twice.
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Le bleu-blanc-rouge lui va à merveille 🤩
Looking good in his new threads! (also: mood)<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoHabsGo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoHabsGo</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rep%C3%AAchageLNH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RepêchageLNH</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NHLDraft?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NHLDraft</a> <a href="https://t.co/gZW8hqKZKV">pic.twitter.com/gZW8hqKZKV</a>
&mdash; Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) <a href="https://twitter.com/CanadiensMTL/status/1806840563913687255?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 29, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Dion&#8217;s appearance is a significant upgrade over Montreal&#8217;s past blunders. Canadiens fans were furious when the team selected David Reinbacher with the No. 5 pick in the 2023 NHL Draft. Carey Price was slated to announce the pick but there was just one problem: <a href="https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/2023-nhl-draft-carey-price-botches-canadiens-5th-overall-pick-announcement-003149377.html">he forgot who the pick was!</a> Dion was more than prepared and Demidov received the moment he likely dreamed of, and then some.
The internationally-recognized Canadian pop star brought her sons to a Canadiens game against the Vegas Golden Knights last season and still regularly <a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/10066088/celine-dion-montreal-canadiens-vegas/">keeps up with the team</a>.
I can read your mind 
And I know your story 
I see what you&#8217;re going through, yeah 
It&#8217;s an uphill climb 
And I&#8217;m feeling sorry 
But I know it will come to you, yeah
Now we&#8217;re just belting out the tunes with Celine. A begrudging congratulations to the Montreal Canadiens and Celine Dion for stealing the opening hour of the NHL Draft.
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Celine Dion is one of Canada's foremost icons. She's also a Montreal Canadiens superfan and to the light chagrin of The Leafs Nation staff and others across the Greater Toronto Area, she announced her favourite team's first-round pick at the 2024 NHL Draft.

Dion stole the show during the opening round of the draft as The Sphere rose a few decibels as she strode to the podium. Montreal selected Ivan Demidov with the No. 5 pick and Dion was all too happy to keep the suspense alive for as long as possible.

Here's some behind-the-scenes video, as captured from the floor by Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.

https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1806836517329048025

And here's the video of Dion making the selection to much fanfare. Our hearts will go on!

https://twitter.com/CanadiensMTL/status/1806837806536270254

What a cool moment for Ivan Demidov. We begun this blog in the spirit of hating but it's the biggest night of an 18-year-old's career to date and Demidov is a gamebreaking talent who will continue to accelerate Montreal's youth movement. Maybe it's time to think twice.

https://twitter.com/CanadiensMTL/status/1806840563913687255

Dion's appearance is a significant upgrade over Montreal's past blunders. Canadiens fans were furious when the team selected David Reinbacher with the No. 5 pick in the 2023 NHL Draft. Carey Price was slated to announce the pick but there was just one problem: <a href="https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/2023-nhl-draft-carey-price-botches-canadiens-5th-overall-pick-announcement-003149377.html">he forgot who the pick was!</a> Dion was more than prepared and Demidov received the moment he likely dreamed of, and then some.

The internationally-recognized Canadian pop star brought her sons to a Canadiens game against the Vegas Golden Knights last season and still regularly <a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/10066088/celine-dion-montreal-canadiens-vegas/">keeps up with the team</a>.

I can read your mind
And I know your story
I see what you're going through, yeah
It's an uphill climb
And I'm feeling sorry
But I know it will come to you, yeah

Now we're just belting out the tunes with Celine. A begrudging congratulations to the Montreal Canadiens and Celine Dion for stealing the opening hour of the NHL Draft.
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