1985 Schmalz Cup champs to be honoured in Belle River

The Lakeshore Canadiens are holding a ceremony on Valentine’s Day, honouring the 1985 team that brought home the first ever Schmalz Cup title.

The Lakeshore Canadiens, formerly known as the Belle River Canadiens, are holding a special ceremony on Friday, honouring the 1985 team that brought home the organization’s first Schmalz Cup title.

Before Friday’s game against Essex, 19 of the 23 players on the team will participate in the ceremony. Amongst the players on the 1985 winning team is former NHL player Tie Domi.

“I know they’re looking forward to it. We’re going to have a good night,” said Mark Seguin, the Canadiens’ general manager.

“We’ve got the Schmalz cup here because we won it last year, so we’re going to be able to pass it along to them and let them hang out with it for the night and maybe when they meet us up in the boardroom, we’ll have a few souvenirs for them that they can reminisce about.”

Domi will be in Belle River at the Atlas Tube Recreation Centre for the event, however no autograph table will be set up.

The Canadiens said Domi is excited to go back to the arena and reunite with his former teammates. He was the only player on the 1984-1985 team that went on to play in the NHL.

Marcel Pronovost led the team to victory in 1985. He was also a previous coach of the Windsor Spitfires and winner of five Stanley Cups after his 20 seasons in the NHL.