Montreal Canadiens donate $159,553 for Haiti relief

TSN.ca Staff

1/20/2010 10:46:27 AM

The Montreal Canadiens and their fans have donated $159,553 to assist relief efforts in Haiti.

The club posted a video message before home games on January 14 and 16 that said they would match the money that the fans donated at the Bell Centre.

After the fans gave $59,553 over those two dates, the Canadiens not only matched the contribution, but increased their overall contribution to $100,000 because the need in Haiti.

The money was donated to UNICEF.