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unusual facts about Molson



Beaver Lumber

In 1987, Groupe Val Royal entered into a strategic agreement with the Molson Companies and acquired the Castor Bricoleur stores, located in Québec.

Graham Lear

He has also worked with T.V./ Film composers Henry Mancini, Domenic Troiano, Jimmy Dale (Pianist/arranger Boss Brass), David Foster, Mexican jazz/fusion group Sacbe, and recorded jingles for Nike, Molson and Avia.

Grand Prix of Montreal

This mirrored the name change of the Toronto Champ Car race from the Molson Indy Toronto to the Molson Grand Prix of Toronto after its sale by Molson.

Hartland MacDougall

Dorothy (Molson) MacDougall was the niece of Percival Molson, one of Hartland's team-mates on the Montreal Victorias, and the sister of Senator Hartland Molson, who succeeded his father to the Presidency of the Molson Brewery.

Hartland Molson

During the 1970 October Crisis, when British diplomat James Cross was kidnapped and Pierre Laporte, the Vice-Premier of Quebec, was kidnapped and murdered, Hartland Molson's name was found on a terrorists' list of future victims.

Hugh Molson, Baron Molson

(Arthur) Hugh (Elsdale) Molson, Baron Molson PC (29 June 1903 – 13 October 1991) was a British Conservative politician and member of the Molson family of Montreal.

Lac-Édouard, Quebec

The Triton Fish and Game Club, today the Seigneurie du Triton is the most prestigious club hunting and fishing in Quebec and received illustrious members in particular Winston Churchill (Prime Minister of the England) and American presidents such as Theodore Roosevelt and Harry Truman, as well as family members of Rockefeller and Molson.

Molson Brewery

Among many sports sponsorships, Molson and/or Coors also have deals with the Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers, Colorado Avalanche, Phoenix Coyotes and Detroit Red Wings, and their beverages can be purchased at other sports venues, such as the home of the Philadelphia Flyers, the Wells Fargo Center and the Washington Capitals at the Verizon Center

Molson Canadian

Molson Canadian contracted Mississauga, Ontario-based Kubik to design and construct the massive monument.

Moulton, Lincolnshire

John Molson (1763 – 1836), major brewer and entrepreneur in Canada, starting the Molson Brewing Company.

Percival Molson

After recovering from his wounds, he returned to the front lines with his Regiment (PPCLI) and on July 5, 1917, at the outskirts of Avion, Pas-de-Calais near Vimy Ridge in France, Captain Percival Molson was killed by a direct hit from a German howitzer.

Captain Molson is interred in the Villers Station Cemetery in Villers-au-Bois in Pas-de-Calais.

Percival Molson Memorial Stadium

The Alouettes' decision to return to the venue was problematic because the team was being sponsored by the Labatt Brewing Company and the stadium shared the name of its major competitor, Molson, though not named for it.

Portsmouth, Kingston

The shoreline was soon home to numerous tanneries, numerous breweries including Molson and Labatt, shipyards, sawmills, and the nearby penitentiary and asylum.

Randy Cunneyworth

For instance, Quebec Culture Minister Christine St-Pierre said she expected the Canadiens to rectify the situation as soon as possible, and several nationalist groups have called for a boycott of Molson products.

RDS Cup

The Cup was known as the Molson Cup from 1991 to 1994, and the New Face Cup from 1994 to 1996, but is now sponsored by the French-language sports network Réseau des sports (RDS).

Réno-Dépôt

In 1987, Groupe Val Royal entered into a strategic agreement with the Molson Companies and acquired the Castor Bricoleur stores, located in Québec.

In 1997, the two majority shareholders of Réno-Dépôt Inc., the Michaud family and Molson Companies Limited, sold their interest in the company to the French group Castorama S.A. In 1998, the British group Kingfisher PLC acquired a large block of shares from the Castorama S.A. group to become the majority shareholder.

Scott Seiver

Seiver's other poker accomplishments include winning the $25,100 buy-in High Roller event at the 2010 L.A. Poker Classic earning $425,330 in a final table that included runner-up Daniel Alaei, Jason Mercier (3rd), Lee Markholt (4th), Tommy Vedes (5th) and Will Molson (6th).


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