Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

Marc Denis

Joseph Marc Denis is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender, who last played with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). For the 2009–10 season, he was hired as the goaltenders' coach of the Chicoutimi Saguenéens, a Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) team. He is currently working as a colour analyst for the Canadiens on the Francophone Canadian sports network RDS, working alongside Pierre Houde. He is the all time leader in save percentage in the shootout among goaltenders who have faced at least 40 shootout attempts.

Born

1977

August 1

Died

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Era

1970s

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69 Batavian rebellion: The Batavians in Germania Inferior (Netherlands) revolt under the leadership of Gaius Julius Civilis.
527 Justinian I becomes the sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire.
607 Ono no Imoko is dispatched as envoy to the Sui court in China (Traditional Japanese date: July 3, 607).

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The world in 1977

When Marc arrived

april 11 London Transport's Silver Jubilee AEC Routemaster buses are launched.
april 21 Annie opens on Broadway.
april 22 Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic.
april 28 The Red Army Faction trial ends, with Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin and Jan-Carl Raspe found guilty of four counts of murder and more than 30 counts of attempted murder.

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