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Montreal Gazette
6 days ago
- Sport
- Montreal Gazette
Habs players look tiny standing next to 7-foot-9 Quebec basketball player Olivier Rioux
Montreal Canadiens At a charity event on Saturday, Montreal Canadiens goalie Jakub Dobeš and defenceman Alexandre Carrier stood side-by-side with 7-foot-9 Quebec basketball player Olivier Rioux, and the disparity in height did not go unnoticed by Habs fans. The trio, along with NHL stars Maveric Lamoureux and Vincent Desharnais, were all at Complexe CN in Brossard for Kevin Raphaël's annual Classique KR hockey tournament to raise funds for the Montreal Canadiens Children's Foundation. Jakub Dobes des @CanadiensMTL qui regarde notre québécois @Oli_Rioux des @GatorsMBK à la Classique KR10 de @kevinraphael21 - Une superbe journée pour la foundation et notre communauté! @ChantalMachabee @GMolsonCHC #GoHabsGo — Athletes In Power Sports Management (@AthletesInPower) August 9, 2025 At 6-foot-4, Dobeš is no shrimp. But even on skates, he had to crane his neck considerably to see Rioux's face. 'Dobeš looks fascinated,' said one commenter on RDS' Instagram post showing the pair. 'He plays Basketball for now, but put Rioux in goal and see what happens,' commented another. On his Instagram stories, Rioux also posted a picture alongside Carrier, one of the shorter players on the Canadiens at 5-foot-11. Mammoth defenceman Lamoureux and Sharks blue liner Desharnais are two of the tallest guys in the league — at 6-foot-6 and 6-foot-7, respectively — and even they looked puny compared to the 19-year-old Terrebonne native. 'It's rare that we're small,' said Lamoureux in the caption. Rioux has taken the basketball world by storm since his early teens, with footage of him towering over players his own age. This past season, he was a redshirt freshman for the Florida Gators, meaning he didn't play in any games for the reigning NCAA men's championship school. Back in May, Rioux visited the White House and met U.S. President Donald Trump. View this post on Instagram A post shared by NCAA March Madness (@marchmadnessmbb)
Ottawa Citizen
6 days ago
- Sport
- Ottawa Citizen
Habs players look tiny standing next to 7-foot-9 Quebec basketball player Olivier Rioux
Article content At a charity event on Saturday, Montreal Canadiens goalie Jakub Dobeš and defenceman Alexandre Carrier stood side-by-side with 7-foot-9 Quebec basketball player Olivier Rioux, and the disparity in height did not go unnoticed by Habs fans. Article content The trio, along with NHL stars Maveric Lamoureux and Vincent Desharnais, were all at Complexe CN in Brossard for Kevin Raphaël's annual Classique KR hockey tournament to raise funds for the Montreal Canadiens Children's Foundation. Article content Jakub Dobes des @CanadiensMTL qui regarde notre québécois @Oli_Rioux des @GatorsMBK à la Classique KR10 de @kevinraphael21 - Une superbe journée pour la foundation et notre communauté! @ChantalMachabee @GMolsonCHC #GoHabsGo — Athletes In Power Sports Management (@AthletesInPower) August 9, 2025 Article content At 6-foot-4, Dobeš is no shrimp. But even on skates, he had to crane his neck considerably to see Rioux's face. Article content 'He plays Basketball for now, but put Rioux in goal and see what happens,' commented another. Article content Article content On his Instagram stories, Rioux also posted a picture alongside Carrier, one of the shorter players on the Canadiens at 5-foot-11. Article content Mammoth defenceman Lamoureux and Sharks blue liner Desharnais are two of the tallest guys in the league — at 6-foot-6 and 6-foot-7, respectively — and even they looked puny compared to the 19-year-old Terrebonne native. Article content Article content 'It's rare that we're small,' said Lamoureux in the caption. Rioux has taken the basketball world by storm since his early teens, with footage of him towering over players his own age. This past season, he was a redshirt freshman for the Florida Gators, meaning he didn't play in any games for the reigning NCAA men's championship school. Article content
Vancouver Sun
6 days ago
- Sport
- Vancouver Sun
Habs players look tiny standing next to 7-foot-9 Quebec basketball player Olivier Rioux
At a charity event on Saturday, Montreal Canadiens goalie Jakub Dobeš and defenceman Alexandre Carrier stood side-by-side with 7-foot-9 Quebec basketball player Olivier Rioux, and the disparity in height did not go unnoticed by Habs fans. The trio, along with NHL stars Maveric Lamoureux and Vincent Desharnais, were all at Complexe CN in Brossard for Kevin Raphaël's annual Classique KR hockey tournament to raise funds for the Montreal Canadiens Children's Foundation. Jakub Dobes des @CanadiensMTL qui regarde notre québécois @Oli_Rioux des @GatorsMBK à la Classique KR10 de @kevinraphael21 - Une superbe journée pour la foundation et notre communauté! @ChantalMachabee @GMolsonCHC #GoHabsGo At 6-foot-4, Dobeš is no shrimp. But even on skates, he had to crane his neck considerably to see Rioux's face. Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. 'Dobeš looks fascinated,' said one commenter on RDS' Instagram post showing the pair. 'He plays Basketball for now, but put Rioux in goal and see what happens,' commented another. On his Instagram stories, Rioux also posted a picture alongside Carrier, one of the shorter players on the Canadiens at 5-foot-11. Mammoth defenceman Lamoureux and Sharks blue liner Desharnais are two of the tallest guys in the league — at 6-foot-6 and 6-foot-7, respectively — and even they looked puny compared to the 19-year-old Terrebonne native. 'It's rare that we're small,' said Lamoureux in the caption. Rioux has taken the basketball world by storm since his early teens, with footage of him towering over players his own age. This past season, he was a redshirt freshman for the Florida Gators, meaning he didn't play in any games for the reigning NCAA men's championship school. Back in May, Rioux visited the White House and met U.S. President Donald Trump.
Edmonton Journal
6 days ago
- Sport
- Edmonton Journal
Habs players look tiny standing next to 7-foot-9 Quebec basketball player Olivier Rioux
Article content At a charity event on Saturday, Montreal Canadiens goalie Jakub Dobeš and defenceman Alexandre Carrier stood side-by-side with 7-foot-9 Quebec basketball player Olivier Rioux, and the disparity in height did not go unnoticed by Habs fans. Article content The trio, along with NHL stars Maveric Lamoureux and Vincent Desharnais, were all at Complexe CN in Brossard for Kevin Raphaël's annual Classique KR hockey tournament to raise funds for the Montreal Canadiens Children's Foundation. Article content Jakub Dobes des @CanadiensMTL qui regarde notre québécois @Oli_Rioux des @GatorsMBK à la Classique KR10 de @kevinraphael21 - Une superbe journée pour la foundation et notre communauté! @ChantalMachabee @GMolsonCHC #GoHabsGo — Athletes In Power Sports Management (@AthletesInPower) August 9, 2025 Article content At 6-foot-4, Dobeš is no shrimp. But even on skates, he had to crane his neck considerably to see Rioux's face. Article content 'He plays Basketball for now, but put Rioux in goal and see what happens,' commented another. Article content Article content On his Instagram stories, Rioux also posted a picture alongside Carrier, one of the shorter players on the Canadiens at 5-foot-11. Article content Mammoth defenceman Lamoureux and Sharks blue liner Desharnais are two of the tallest guys in the league — at 6-foot-6 and 6-foot-7, respectively — and even they looked puny compared to the 19-year-old Terrebonne native. Article content Article content 'It's rare that we're small,' said Lamoureux in the caption. Rioux has taken the basketball world by storm since his early teens, with footage of him towering over players his own age. This past season, he was a redshirt freshman for the Florida Gators, meaning he didn't play in any games for the reigning NCAA men's championship school. Article content
