Old Brewery Mission

Hockey Fever at Montreal’s Old Brewery Mission: How Game Nights Lift Homeless Residents’ Spirits

Montreal’s streets are awash in a palpable excitement as the city’s beloved Canadiens chase a playoff berth, and that energy has spilled over into the city’s most vulnerable corners. At the Old Brewery Mission’s resource centre, fans clutch popcorn, eyes fixed on the television, as each game becomes a brief sanctuary from hardship.