Celine Dion helped make the 2024 NHL Draft, the primary sports-related occasion held contained in the Las Vegas Sphere, a memorable one on Friday.
Celine Dion, born 15 miles northeast of Montreal, grew up a Montreal Canadiens fan and stays one, regardless of making Las Vegas her main residence since 2003. (Picture: NHL)
The Las Vegas icon, whose singing profession has been sidelined by a uncommon and incurable neurological illness, introduced the fifth general selection of the night time on behalf of the Montreal Canadiens, her residence crew.
“My Coronary heart Will Go On” singer was accompanied to the stage by her 23-year-old son. René-Charles Dion Angélil, who can also be a singer and goes by RC Angélil.
The NHL made the many of the Sphere’s unequalled audio-visual capabilities throughout the draft, which flashed visuals of draft picks and crew logos all through the proceedings.(Picture: Sphere)
After being handed a mic, she opened an envelope, then paused for impact, earlier than studying the identify Ivan Demidov. The 18-year-old Russian ahead hugged family and friends earlier than strolling onstage to shake Dion’s hand.
NHL announcers referred to as it “probably the most dramatic draft announcement of all time.”
The draft was additionally the primary occasion broadcast dwell from contained in the Sphere and the primary broadcast dwell on the most important LED display screen on this planet, the Shere’s exterior Exosphere.
This was Dion’s first recognized go to to the venue.
The draft was held only a few days after Sport 7 of the Stanley Cup Remaining, and the discharge of a heartbreaking new Amazon Prime documentary, “I Am: Celine Dion,” which paperwork the singer’s battle with stiff-person syndrome.
