Church prays for NHL team

When only a miracle can save the Montreal Canadiens’ dismal season, the Roman Catholic Church stepped in this week asking the faithful to pray for the ice hockey team.

The Canadiens are next-to-last in the National Hockey League’s 15-team eastern division standings and need to claw their way up to eighth place to figure in the play-offs.

To help Canadiens reach this goal, the Archdiocese of Montreal placed adverts in local newspapers asking fans to pray for the hockey club.

The ad shows the division standings with every team listed except the Canadiens. In eighth place it simply says, “Let Us Pray.”