{"id":35889,"date":"2021-03-25T20:12:26","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T00:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mixtemagazine.ca\/?p=35889"},"modified":"2021-05-24T14:50:28","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T18:50:28","slug":"breaking-the-ice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/en\/society\/breaking-the-ice\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking the ice"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"35889\" class=\"elementor elementor-35889 elementor-35876\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b59b2be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b59b2be\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf57399\" data-id=\"bf57399\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e654bfd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e654bfd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e40fed7\" data-id=\"e40fed7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-499eec9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"499eec9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sitting in the groupe CH boardroom, I am waiting for France Margaret B\u00e9langer, the Montreal Canadiens&#8217; executive vice president and chief commercial officer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47f83fd elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"47f83fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Crowd_byCDufresne-20-1024x565.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Crowd_byCDufresne-20-1024x565.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Crowd_byCDufresne-20-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Crowd_byCDufresne-20-768x423.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Crowd_byCDufresne-20-1536x847.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Crowd_byCDufresne-20-2048x1129.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Crowd_byCDufresne-20-600x331.jpg 600w\" width=\"800\" height=\"441\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35903 lazyload\" alt=\"\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Crowd_byCDufresne-20-1024x565.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35903\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Crowd_byCDufresne-20-1024x565.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Crowd_byCDufresne-20-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Crowd_byCDufresne-20-768x423.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Crowd_byCDufresne-20-1536x847.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Crowd_byCDufresne-20-2048x1129.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Crowd_byCDufresne-20-600x331.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Evenko\u2019s Osheaga Festival in Parc Jean Drapeau, August 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https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/photo45-copie-269x300.jpg 269w, https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/photo45-copie-689x768.jpg 689w, https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/photo45-copie-1379x1536.jpg 1379w, https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/photo45-copie-300x334.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/photo45-copie-600x669.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/photo45-copie.jpg 1524w\" width=\"768\" height=\"856\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-35897 lazyload\" alt=\"\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"856\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/photo45-copie-768x856.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-35897\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/photo45-copie-768x856.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/photo45-copie-269x300.jpg 269w, https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/photo45-copie-689x768.jpg 689w, https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/photo45-copie-1379x1536.jpg 1379w, https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/photo45-copie-300x334.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/photo45-copie-600x669.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/photo45-copie.jpg 1524w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">With Youppi, the Habs mascot, 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4110\"><\/noscript><\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e25f57 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e25f57\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9416ef0\" data-id=\"9416ef0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e6dcf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e6dcf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Like all boardroom tables, this one is large and made of solid wood. However, the top is decorated with the black outline of an ice hockey rink, complete with lines, nets, and face-off circles. This is where decisions are made regarding the future of the most beloved and most criticized organization in Quebec. Here and several stories below, on the real rink.<\/p><p>Ms. B\u00e9langer walks in, properly masked, and sits down at least three metres away. Now that the rules have been respected, the interview can begin. As the vice president takes off her mask, I hope this will be true in a figurative sense as well.<\/p><p>A fascinating career trajectory has led her to this remarkable position: in the NHL\u2019s 104 years of history, France Margaret B\u00e9langer is the first woman to become a member of the country\u2019s most celebrated boys\u2019 club\u2014the Canadiens de Montr\u00e9al. This male-dominated dynasty has featured players from Georges V\u00e9zina to Carey Price, and owners from L\u00e9o Dandurand to Geoff Molson. When I ask how she managed to break the glass ceiling, or rather the ice ceiling, she smiles, \u201cIt just happened naturally.\u201d She has always made her own way in life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9403e2\" data-id=\"f9403e2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fd5171 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0fd5171\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HeFrance-Margaret-et-Guy-Lafleur-copie-768x576.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HeFrance-Margaret-et-Guy-Lafleur-copie-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HeFrance-Margaret-et-Guy-Lafleur-copie-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HeFrance-Margaret-et-Guy-Lafleur-copie-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HeFrance-Margaret-et-Guy-Lafleur-copie-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HeFrance-Margaret-et-Guy-Lafleur-copie-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HeFrance-Margaret-et-Guy-Lafleur-copie.jpg 1632w\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-35905 lazyload\" alt=\"\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HeFrance-Margaret-et-Guy-Lafleur-copie-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-35905\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HeFrance-Margaret-et-Guy-Lafleur-copie-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HeFrance-Margaret-et-Guy-Lafleur-copie-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HeFrance-Margaret-et-Guy-Lafleur-copie-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HeFrance-Margaret-et-Guy-Lafleur-copie-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HeFrance-Margaret-et-Guy-Lafleur-copie-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HeFrance-Margaret-et-Guy-Lafleur-copie.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">With the legendary Guy Lafleur, Bell Centre, March 2017<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d6fe1b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d6fe1b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab18b11\" data-id=\"ab18b11\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6758cdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6758cdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Version-2-DSC_1319-768x512.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Version-2-DSC_1319-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Version-2-DSC_1319-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Version-2-DSC_1319-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Version-2-DSC_1319-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Version-2-DSC_1319-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Version-2-DSC_1319-600x400.jpg 600w\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-35899 lazyload\" alt=\"\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Version-2-DSC_1319-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-35899\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Version-2-DSC_1319-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Version-2-DSC_1319-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Version-2-DSC_1319-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Version-2-DSC_1319-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Version-2-DSC_1319-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.mixtemagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Version-2-DSC_1319-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">With her parents, Margot and Walter B\u00e9langer<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-366bb1f\" data-id=\"366bb1f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edfbbf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edfbbf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Born and raised in Matane, she is the daughter of Margot and Walter B\u00e9langer. Her father was a very successful entrepreneur who started B\u00e9ton Provincial, a company with 90 concrete plants and 500 ready mix trucks across Quebec. France Margaret was a brilliant student and her career was all mapped out. She would join the family business once she graduated from law school. There was just one hitch: she dreamed of going to the big city. The Michel Tremblay tune \u201cTomorrow Morning, Montr\u00e9al Waits for Me\u201d is sung not only by aspiring actors, but by businesspeople too.<\/p><p>She convinced her father to let her attend school in Quebec City, so she could learn\u2014wait for it\u2014English! It turns out you can study English in Quebec City, at St. Lawrence College. Then she went to law school at the University of Ottawa. Finally, she moved to Montr\u00e9al, joining the prestigious law firm Stikeman Elliott.<\/p><p>Although many women work at Stikeman Elliott, very few hold management positions. Ms. B\u00e9langer managed to enter the elite club of partners in just seven years. The subject of her Master\u2019s in Business Administration thesis was the under-representation of women in major law firms. Though injustices can be exposed in theory, they must be dealt with in practice.<\/p><p>In 2001, the Molson Coors Brewing Company sold the Canadiens to American businessman George Gillett. Stikeman Elliott worked on the deal, and Ms. B\u00e9langer was part of the team that spent hundreds of hours pulling it all together. However, when it came time to celebrate the sale in a Molson Centre suite, she was left off the guest list. Come on, guys! You are not the only ones who like hockey. Today, Ms. B\u00e9langer no longer needs an invitation to watch the Habs play from a suite.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-21e8cbf elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21e8cbf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f832b8\" data-id=\"0f832b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d5012c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d5012c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2009, when it was Gillett\u2019s turn to sell the team to Molson, Esq. B\u00e9langer was, of course, a key player in the negotiations. And that is when Geoff Molson noticed her, like a scout spotting a new Carey Price. He wanted her on his team. Geoff Molson believed in her so much that he created a position for her: Chief Legal Officer. However, that was not the end of it. As he himself has said, he envisioned his prot\u00e9g\u00e9e on a fast track, moving at the speed of a Shea Weber slap shot. For Molson, she was the ideal associate to help make a number of major acquisitions that would transform Groupe CH into a mega sports and entertainment company.<\/p><p>In fact, negotiating is Ms. B\u00e9langer\u2019s passion. When she talks to me about it, she has stars in her eyes. It comes from her father. She tells me a story about when she was twelve and her greatest dream was to have a yellow Sony Walkman. Her father took her to the store to buy her one. To her surprise, he started negotiating with the sales clerk. Walter wanted to knock $10 off the cassette player\u2019s price. The sales clerk refused. Little France Margaret had to leave the store without her Walkman. She was disappointed, but she had learned something. When you don\u2019t get what you want, you have to hold your ground. Several days later, she was able to listen to music on her new yellow device purchased from another store. 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She has a reputation for being a tough negotiator. According to Geoff Molson, she is intelligent, respectful, and loyal. He had to negotiate with her before she began to negotiate for him. When the NHL Board of Governors holds its Annual Meeting, Ms. B\u00e9langer attends with CEO Molson. Outside the owner of the Buffalo Sabres, there are only two other women around the table. At least for now. Fortunately, things are starting to change\u2014thanks to<br \/>pioneering women like her.<\/p><p>Every other week, Ms. B\u00e9langer\u2019s life does not revolve solely around the Canadiens. Those weeks, she focusses on her two daughters, Juliette and Margaux. She might sport the CH over her heart, but her daughters fill her heart and are her prime concern. Sometimes on<br \/>Saturdays, she combines hockey and family by bringing her girls to a game. Is Ms. B\u00e9langer a superwoman? It would seem so.<\/p><p>As our interview winds down, I ask her why she does not appear in the famous Canadiens team photo, the one that features the other heroes. You know, the traditional pose with the players in their uniforms, arranged in four rows, with the bosses in the dark suits. Her reply? \u201cThat\u2019s for the hockey department, Marc Bergevin\u2019s team. What I want is a Stanley Cup ring.\u201d<\/p><p>I hope she gets her wish.<\/p><p>That being said, it would still be a good idea for her to be part of an image that makes so many boys dream of being part of the NHL. It would inspire girls to dream also. I passed the suggestion on to Mr. Molson when he was singing Ms. B\u00e9langer\u2019s praises. In response, he also said that it was for the hockey department. But he added that he would think about it. Things are changing, little by little.<\/p><p>As for the Stanley Cup ring, France Margaret B\u00e9langer will most certainly get one. Things have never looked as good as they do right now\u2026 Go Habs Go!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sitting in the groupe CH boardroom, I am waiting for France Margaret B\u00e9langer, the Montreal Canadiens&#8217; executive vice president and chief commercial officer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":86,"featured_media":35907,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1150,514],"tags":[1155,1152],"position":[],"article-model":[1202],"class_list":["post-35889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-m42-en","category-society","tag-new-02-en","tag-new-site-en","article-model-societe-new-v1"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - 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