Montreal man ice skates down Villeray street

Montreal roads were so slippery Monday that one man managed to make it home onice skates.

Zachary Trpaniershot a video of his friend, Frederic Girard, gliding down VillerayStreet.

It showsGirarddonning aHabsjersey with a hockey stick in hand while chanting"Hockey" to the familiar "Ol, Ol, Ol"melody.

"He said it was so much fun," Trpanier told CBC Montreal.

It markedthe first time in three years that Girardhad laced up his skates.

Once he looked out the window and saw the result of that day's freezing rain, he couldn't help himself, Trpanier said.

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The icy roads were so smooth that the 24-year-old construction worker managed to skate his way home in five minutes instead of the normal10 by foot.

The video, shot in the afternoon, quickly gained traction online, with Trpanier's original clip garnering over 10,000 views in less than three hours.

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Trpanier said he and Girard were toying around with the idea of repeating the stunt with enough people to break a Guinness World Record.

"There are so many likes and shares that we'll try to bring some people together," hesaid.

Trpanierhopes to lace up his own skates next time, he said.

This time around, unfortunately,"mine weren't sharpened."

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