I just came out of an employee luncheon meeting in Montreal where our Canadian President and CEO updated employees on the business and the event was wrapped up by Geoff Molson – President of the Montreal Canadiens and a Board member of the Molson Coors Brewing Company. What’s really unique is that Geoff is the seventh generation member of the Molson Family. 225 years ago John Molson started brewing on the shores of the St. Lawrence in Lower Canada…now Quebec. It’s fascinating to sit and reflect upon the legacy that this family has had dating back to John’s brewing roots, as well as ventures in banking, steamship lines, railways and the arts. A long standing legacy of John Molson perpetuated by Molson Coors today is the commitment to community. Employees are constantly reminded of the famous words of John to employees in the early 1800′s that “we are all members of a larger community, which depends on everyone playing a part”. Brothers Geoff, Andrew and Justin do…cheers. @molsonferg
Débutons par le “clou de la soirée”, Charles Hamelin, patineur de vitesse en courte piste, remporte la catégorie la plus attendue de la soirée, soit celle de l’athlète par excellence de l’année … entouré des deux co-présidents d’honneur, Réjean Houle (Ancien Canadien et président de l’Association des Anciens Canadiens) et Geoff Molson (membre de la 7e génération de la Famille Molson et membre du Conseil d’administration de Molson Coors)
C’est au Chalet du Mont-Royal que s’est déroulée la Soirée des lauréats montréalais où un vibrant hommage était rendu à Molson Coors pour son implication depuis les tout débuts, soit 25 ans! Geoff Molson s’est fait un honneur d’accepter ce prix au nom de Molson Coors … difficile de trouver meilleur ambassadeur!
Une présentation spéciale a été rendue à M. Bernard Trottier (qui ne connaît pas Bernard Trottier – cet homme qui a appuyé de nombreux athlètes, qu’ils soient d’espoir ou d’élite, tout au long de sa vie!). Bernard est entouré de Richard DeCarufel, un homme généreux et impliqué auprès des athlètes et des personnes en difficulté, et de Richard Morency du Casino de Montréal.
Nous avons appris que l’Hommage Bernard Trottier serait désormais décerné sur une base annuelle à un “Bâtisseur” qui aura fait sa marque! Quelle merveilleuse idée!
Bravo à la Commission sportive Montréal Concordia qui travaille très fort à chaque année pour souligner l’engagement et la passion d’une foule de personnes du monde sportif, qu’il s’agisse d’associations sportives, de bénévoles, d’officiels, d’athlètes, etc.
Nous avons passé une super soirée … à l’an prochain!
The Molson Canadian World Hockey Summit kicked off last night at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, ON with a full house of hockey professionals, experts, enthusiasts and media. Over the next three days, the summit will dissect the current state of hockey to identify and address key concerns and issues facing the game today. Topics of conversation will range from an Agents’ Roles with Young Players to International vs. North American Hockey to 2010 Winter Games Evaluation and Women’s Hockey (and many more).
7th Generation Molson family member Geoff Molson dropped by yesterday and today to support the Summit, and we were able to sneak a couple minutes of his time to chat about hockey and Molson Coors with @MolsonFerg.
Rich and passionate conversations about all things hockey can be followed along with photos and videos on the Facebook page and Twitter
Behind the scenes photos at the Summit also on facebook, and more to come later this week. Cheers!
On April 9th, the entire Halifax team joined forces for Molson Coors Month of Action, sharing their time, hands and enthusiasm with Feed Nova Scotia. The team sorted dry goods that were later distributed throughout Nova Scotia.
The Halifax folks were joined by special guest Geoff Molson, who was also in town to introduce new Molson M in Nova Scotia.
Cheers guys!
Geoff Molson joins Halifax team in the volunteering effort!
Maritimes leader Brian Harriman and his team at work!
The entire team, getting ready to get their hands dirty!
This is one of my favourite highlight shots from the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games with Geoff Molson, seventh generation of our founding brewery family, leading Canada’s Women’s Hockey team and everyone at Molson Canadian Hockey House in our national anthem. Oh Canada ! Man the house was rockin that night. Cheers @MolsonFerg
It’s the countdown to the closing ceremonies, already! Yesterday was Manitoba Day, the home province of Jennifer Botterill who won a Gold Medal with her teammates of the Canadian Women’s Hockey Team last night. Another one of the athletes we’re proud to support, Joannie Rochette won the Bronze in Figure Skating. Inside the Molson Canadian Hockey the crowd cheered very very loudly for both medals but hearts were particularly warm as they watched Joannie’s performance which was shown live in the cathedral of hockey and let me tell you everyone in the “house” was on their feet. After those stellar moments we made sure that the beer was ice cold as the party heated up for Geoff Molson when he took on the stage along with the Women’s hockey team for the Victory Bottle celebration. In today’s show we are also featuring interviews with Heidi Pokorny manager of Events and Promotion who tell us how we keep our guest busy in Vancouver. Cheers to our great athletes and Go Canada Go!
It’s the countdown to the closing ceremonies—already! Yesterday was Manitoba Day the home province of Jennifer Botterill who won a Gold Medal with her teammates of the Canadian Women’s Hockey Team. Another one of the athletes we’re proud to support, Joannie Rochette won the Bronze in Figure Skating. Inside the Molson Canadian Hockey the crowd cheered very very loudly for both medals but hearts were particularly warm as they watched Joannie’s performance which was shown live in the cathedral of hockey and let me tell you everyone in the “house” was on their feet. After those stellar moments we made sure that the beer was ice cold as the party heated up for Geoff Molson when he took on the stage along with the Women’s hockey team for the Victory Bottle celebration. In today’s show we are also featuring interviews with Heidi Pokorny manager of Events and Promotion who tell us how we keep our guest busy in Vancouver. Cheers to our great athletes and Go Canada Go!
It’s non-stop world celebration every day here at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. Molson Coors has brought tremendous excitement to the Games with our hugely popular events held either in Vancouver or Whistler. People are not only having a great time, they’re enjoying the best beer on the earth! What’s more, we have been able to provide a showcase for many talented entertainers and celebrate our Canadian Olympic medal winners with special tributes at the Molson Canadian Hockey House.
In today’s episode, we bring you highlights of the special tribute to Wayne Gretzky’s career which was held last Friday. We also bring you exclusive interviews with Thibaut Monnet, a player on the Swiss National Hockey Team, which fiercely fought Canada’s best hockey players last week, and CBC’s Dragon and Boston Pizza Owner & CEO, Jim Treliving. Finally, see highlights of yesterday’s action at Molson Canadian Hockey House, dubbed the number one attraction in Vancouver according to CTV.
In closing, I’d like to offer my condolences to Joannie Rochette and her family in these difficult times. Joannie is one of the athletes we support through our Fund a Champion program. We can only salute her force of character and courage in light of her mother’s sudden passing this week-end.
La fête se poursuit sans relâche ici aux Olympiques d’hiver de Vancouver 2010, et Molson Coors contribue à l’ambiance électrisante des Jeux avec ses événements immensément populaires présentés à Vancouver et Whistler. Le public s’amuse à fond tout en dégustant la meilleure bière sur la planète! En plus, nous avons offert une vitrine de premier plan à de nombreux artistes talentueux et nous avons célébré nos médaillés olympiques en leur rendant des hommages spéciaux à la Maison du hockey Molson Canadian.
Dans notre reportage d’aujourd’hui, nous vous présentons les faits saillants de l’hommage rendu vendredi dernier à la carrière de Wayne Gretzky. Vous verrez aussi des entrevues exclusives avec Thibaut Monnet, membre de l’équipe nationale de hockey suisse qui a affronté les meilleurs joueurs canadiens la semaine dernière, ainsi qu’avec Jim Treliving, propriétaire de la chaîne Boston Pizza, interrogé l’automne dernier par l’émission Dragon’s Den du réseau CBC. Et finalement, vous verrez aussi les moments forts de ce qui s’est passé hier à la Maison du hockey Molson Canadian, considérée par le réseau CTV comme l’attraction numéro 1 à Vancouver.
Pour terminer, je veux offrir mes condoléances à Joannie Rochette et à sa famille en cette période très difficile. Joannie est une des athlètes que nous soutenons dans le cadre du programme Appuyons un champion. Nous saluons la force de caractère et le courage dont elle fait preuve depuis le décès soudain de sa mère, le week-end dernier.
