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Surrounded by dozens of two-and-a-half inch miniature National Hockey League players, including thumb-sized models of himself, this suddenly became clear:

For the first time in maybe forever, real-life Canadiens centreman David Desharnais was not the smallest player on an NHL rink.

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L’il Davey beamed at the suggestion.

“We’re all the same size!” Desharnais said with a laugh, his miniature the same height and bulk as that of Winnipeg airplane hangar Dustin Byfuglien.

“And Davey still has the biggest heart in the room,” chimed in Max Pacioretty, Desharnais’s longtime good friend and teammate.

The two Canadiens were at a packed Laval restaurant Monday evening for the launch of a new line of NHL figurines, three lines in fact, available in some toy stores now and soon to be widely available.

Imports Dragon, headquartered north of Montreal in Boisbriand, with an office in Toronto, has secured a licence with the NHL and NHLPA to produce dozens of miniatures that are bound to be a massively popular collectible with fans of all ages.