From Failing Hands We Throw The Torch – 11×17” Montreal Forum Tribute Art Print

This 11×17” illustration is a tribute to the mythology of the Montreal Canadiens and the ghosts of the Forum.

The title comes from the line written on the Montreal Forum dressing room wall, taken from In Flanders Fields:

“To you from failing hands we throw the torch.”

Look closer and the history starts stacking up:

Twenty-four Stanley Cup silhouettes rise upward as the ghosts of the Forum, carried from the rafters where the championship banners once hung. The blue current running down the centre mirrors the Canadiens jersey, blue bordered by white on red, flowing from the rafters and filling the night sky above Rue St. Catherine in Montreal.

The torch burns above the arena, symbolizing the legacy passed from player to player, era to era.

The goalie masks belong to Jacques Plante and Ken Dryden, watching over it all.

Fleur-de-lis details anchor the piece in Québec.

A banner spelling out he team’s French nickname “Les Glorieux” sits central in the composition.

Printed on heavy 80lb glossy cover stock (think hockey card stiffness), this print has a vibrant photo-style finish that makes the colours pop and helps protect the artwork from fading and moisture.

A piece for people who understand that in Montreal, hockey history isn’t in the past — it’s still very much alive.