PuckDrop Europe: A Champion of the KHL - Francis Paré - a podcast by SB Nation

Francis speaks about growing up as a Montreal Canadiens fan, having been born in Lemoyne, a Shea Weber slapshot from the Bell Centre. Having gone undrafted, Paré speaks about a bit of disappointment, but also the chance he got from Mike Babcock and the Detroit Red Wings, and winning the Calder Cup in his last season.
Paré turned to Europe, with Finland as the first stop, landing with a team well known to Montreal fans: Saku Koivu’s former TPS Turku. When he got the chance to join Metallurg Magnitogorsk in the KHL, he jumped at the chance to join the world’s second-best league.
He was one of the first North Americans to hoist the Gagarin Cup, along with teammates Chris Lee, Tim Brent, and Cal O'Reilly in Metallurg in 2014, claiming a fantastic Game Seven win at home in front of a rapturous crowd.
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