Montreal Canadiens goalie Sam Montembeault celebrates wedding with a poutine and steamé
Montreal Canadiens goalie Sam Montembeault became the latest Hab to get hitched this summer, and he celebrated his wedding to Daryanne Ayotte over the weekend in the most Quebec way possible: with a poutine and steamé hot dog.
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A clip of the netminder enjoying the dish quickly made the social media rounds.
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Commenters on the RDS Instagram post pointed out poutine is a pretty common addition to any midnight snack table at a Quebec wedding. Noted poutine TikTok influencer Olivier Primeau chimed in as well with his approval.
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A number of Habs past and present were guests at the wedding, including Alex Carrier, Mike Matheson, Jonathan Drouin, Brendan Gallagher, Rafael Harvey-Pinard and David Savard.
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Alex Carrier, Mike Matheson, Jonathan Drouin, Brendan Gallagher, Rafael Harvey-Pinard, David Savard & their significant others at Sam Montembeault & Daryanne Ayotte's wedding 💒 pic.twitter.com/TEmTvJbViA
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Montembeault wasn't the only Hab to get married over the off-season. Patrik Laine's wedding to Jordan Smith in Palm Beach, Florida, made People Magazine, while captain Nick Suzuki married longtime partner Caitlin Fitzgerald at a private ceremony Turks and Caicos before having a large get-together at the Four Seasons Montreal.
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