Forum of Montreal

The Forum of Montreal (in English Montreal Forum ) was a general sports room located at Montreal (Canada). The Forum is especially known as the place where played and the club of professional Hockey the Canadian of Montreal of 1924 with 1996 involved. Located with the 2313 Street Holy-Catherine Western, corner Atwater avenue, the Forum historically significant, was regarded sometimes as the temple of hockey, after all the sports events there being unrolled as well as many the Coupe Stanley gained by the Canadian of Montreal.

History

Before his construction at this place, one found a covered center of roller skate as well as an external skating rink which was built by Joseph-Alphonse Christin. In 1924, a consortium buys the ground of Christin. The Business man Edward Beatty succeeds in piling up the sum of 406.000 CAD to build an amphitheater of 9  300 places for the Maroons of Montreal. The Forum opened its doors the November 29th 1924 with part of the Canadian of Montreal opposing the Saint Stalemates of Toronto, the Canadians beat Toronto 7 to 1. The Canadians play the first match there, because their arena of the time, the arena Mount-Royal, has just passed to fire. The Forum closed its doors the March 11th 1996 after a victory of the Canadians over the Stars of Dallas 4 to 1. The Forum during its years héberga also the Maroons of Montreal, the Roadrunners of Montreal and Canadian Juniors of Montreal.

Between 1924 and 1996, the Forum of Montreal accommodates nearly 90 million spectators for the many sports events and artistic. Here some artists being produced with the Forum: the The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Metallica, the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Roch Neighbor, the Beach Boys, Celine Dion, Jean Marc Relative and Beau Dommage.

Today, reconverted in shopping mall comprising several cinemas, it became the Forum Pepsi.

See too

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External bonds and documents

  • the Forum of Montreal on Hockey.ballparks.com

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