Fans of the Montreal Canadiens will no doubt be seeing red towards Boston Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference after Wednesday nights deciding game seven of their first round Stanley Cup playoff series.

In the third period with the teams tied 2-2, Ference leveled an unsuspecting Jeff Halpern with a blindside hit to the head that would make Matt Cooke blush. With the puck closer to the moon than to Halpern, Ference seemingly had his brain get stuck as he looked to have locked on to Halpern before driving his shoulder into Halpern’s head, sending the Habs centerman to the ice and then the locker room. Halpern did not return.

For his part Ference went unnoticed by the officiating on the play and looked more like he was avoiding detection on the bench than being concerned with Halpern’s status while the latter was being attended to on the ice.

Ference assisted on the Bruins go ahead goal just minutes later and without the Habs top faceoff man (Halpern) in the game, the Canadiens ultimately lost in overtime turning Andrew Ference into a four letter word in dense numbers within Quebec and other parts of Canada to a lesser extent.

Of course Ference introduced himself to the Habs hockey world two weeks ago when the Bruins defenceman ‘unknowingly’ flipped the Montreal faithful the bird after he scored his first goal since 2007.

Of course for long suffering Bruins fans, dehydrated from playoff success since the early 70′s, the Habs were the source of much of that drought. From Ken Dryden to Too Many Men on the Ice to minor league Steve Penney to rookie and future Hall of Famer Patrick Roy, the Canadiens seemingly put an end to the Bruins season every other year that one can remember.

I’m sure after Wednesday night Andrew Ference will be remembered in both cities.