| Montreal Forum | |
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| Location | 2313 Saint Catherine Street West |
| Opened | November 29, 1924 |
| Closed | 1999 |
| Owner | Canderel Management |
| Construction cost | $1. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) 5 million |
| Tenants | Montreal Maroons (NHL) (1924-1938) Montreal Canadiens (NHL) (1926-1996) Montreal Junior Canadiens (QJHL) (1933-1961), (OHA) (1961-1972) Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge (QMJHL) (1972-1975) Montreal Juniors (QMJHL) (1975-1982) Montreal Roadrunners (RHI) (1994-1995) Montreal Voyageurs (AHL) (1969-1971) |
| Capacity | 17,959 |
The Montreal Forum was an indoor arena located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Montreal Maroons were a professional men's Ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The Montreal Canadiens (Les Canadiens de Montréal are a professional Ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The Montreal Junior Canadiens were a Junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Junior Hockey League from 1933 to 1961 and the Ontario Hockey Association The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (French la Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec, abbreviated QMJHL in English LHJMQ in French is The Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge ( Red White Blue in English) were a Junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 1972 to 1975 The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (French la Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec, abbreviated QMJHL in English LHJMQ in French is The Montreal Juniors were a Junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 1975 to 1982 The Montreal Roadrunners played from 1994 to 1997 in the Roller Hockey International. Roller Hockey International was a professional Inline hockey league that operated in North America from 1993 to 1999. American Hockey Association (1926–1942The American Hockey League (AHL is a Professional Ice hockey league in North America that serves as the primary The following is a list of indoor Arenas. Africa Asia Europe Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Called "the most storied building in hockey history" by Sporting News[1], it was home of the National Hockey League's Montreal Maroons from 1924 to 1938 and the Montreal Canadiens from 1926 to 1996. Sporting News (previously The Sporting News, and known colloquially as TSN) is an American -based Sports The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The Montreal Maroons were a professional men's Ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL The Montreal Canadiens (Les Canadiens de Montréal are a professional Ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Forum was built by the Canadian Arena Company in 159 days. Brookfield Properties Corporation () is a Toronto -based North American commercial real estate company
Located at the northeast corner of Avenue Atwater and Rue Ste-Catherine Ouest (Metro Atwater), the building was historically significant as it was home to 26 Stanley Cups (24 of the Canadiens and two of the Montreal Maroons, for whom the arena was originally built). Atwater is a station on the Green Line of the Metro rapid transit system operated by the Société de transport de Montréal The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion It was also home to the Montreal Roadrunners and Montreal Junior Canadiens. The Montreal Roadrunners played from 1994 to 1997 in the Roller Hockey International. The Montreal Junior Canadiens were a Junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Junior Hockey League from 1933 to 1961 and the Ontario Hockey Association
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History
The Forum opened on November 29, 1924 at a total cost of $1,500,000 with an original seating capacity of 9,300. Seating capacity refers to the number It underwent two renovations, in 1949 and 1968 [2]. When the Forum closed in 1996 it had a capacity of 17,959, which included approximately 1,600 in standing room.
The Montreal Forum hosted Memorial Cup games in 1950, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973 & 1976, with the Junior Canadiens winning on home ice in 1970. The Memorial Cup is the championship trophy of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL
In 1972 The Montreal Forum hosted game 1 of the famous "Summit Series" between Team Canada and the USSR, the USSR won the game 7-3. The Summit Series was the first competition between full-strength Soviet and Canadian national Ice hockey teams an eight-game series held in The Montreal Forum hosted 5 events in the 1976 Summer Olympics: Gymnastics, Handball, Basketball, Volleyball, and Boxing, including Nadia Comaneci's famous perfect 10, the first in Olympic history. The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Montreal, Quebec Nadia Elena Comăneci (originally Comăneci /komə'neʧʲ/ born November 12 1961 is a Romanian gymnast, winner of five Olympic gold medals
In 1981, Canadian rock band Rush filmed (and recorded parts of) their 1981 concert film and album "Exit. Rush is a Canadian rock band originally formed in August 1968 in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, currently comprised of . . Stage Left" here on their Moving Pictures Tour. That same year, British rock band Queen recorded and filmed their concert film We Will Rock You at this venue (to be re-released as Queen Rock Montreal in 2007). The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist We Will Rock You is a Concert film by English band Queen. It was filmed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada at the Montreal Queen Rock Montreal is a Live album by English band Queen. It was released in 2007 as a double CD / triple vinyl on October 28 On April 19, 1984, Van Halen performed here, and were filmed by a fan, one of the few concert videos of their 1984 Tour. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Van Halen is a Hard rock band formed in in 1972 They enjoyed success from the release of their self titled debut album in 1978 The 1984 tour was a North American Concert tour by Hard rock band Van Halen in support of their album 1984.
Only two visiting teams ever won the Stanley Cup on Forum ice: the New York Rangers did so in 1928, defeating the Maroons, while the Calgary Flames defeated the Canadiens in 1989. The New York Rangers are a professional Ice hockey team based in New York, New York, United States. The Calgary Flames are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
On March 11, 1996, the Montreal Canadiens played their last game at the Montreal Forum, beating the Dallas Stars 4-1 on a Monday night. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The Dallas Stars are a National Hockey League team based in Dallas Texas. The game was televised on TSN and TQS in Canada, and on ESPN2 in the United States. The Sports Network (commonly known as TSN) is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel and is Canada's leading TQS is a Canadian French language privately owned Television network based in Quebec. ESPN2 debuted on October 1, 1993, as a sister station of ESPN. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the After the game, many previous hockey greats were presented to the crowd. Five days later, the team had settled into their new home, the Molson Centre (now the Bell Centre), as they took to the ice, and celebrated with another win, against the New York Rangers. The Bell Centre (Le Centre Bell) formerly known as the Molson Centre, has been the home of the Montreal Canadiens since March 16, The New York Rangers are a professional Ice hockey team based in New York, New York, United States.
After hockey
After the Canadiens left the Forum, the building was used to film arena sequences for the Brian de Palma film Snake Eyes [3]. Brian De Palma (born Brian Russell DePalma on September 11 1940 in Newark New Jersey) is an American Film director. Snake Eyes is a crime thriller film directed by Brian De Palma, one featuring his trademark use of long tracking shots and split screens It was then completely gutted and converted into a downtown entertainment centre called the Pepsi Forum. Centre ice has been recreated in the centre of the complex while original stands are scattered throughout. On the Saint Catherine Street entrance there is a Quebec Walk of Fame consisting of Céline Dion and Maurice Richard. Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( OC OQ (born March 30 1968 in Charlemagne Quebec) is a Canadian pop Singer The Hon Joseph Henri Maurice "Rocket" Richard PC OC OQ ( August 4, 1921 &ndash May 27 Both were on hand for their bronze star's respective unveiling. The Atwater street entrance has a large bronze Montreal Canadiens logo surrounded by 24 bronze Stanley Cup banners cemented into the sidewalk. The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion Inscribed in French are the words "Forever proud". The entire building is themed after the Forum's storied history with special emphasis on the Montreal Canadiens.
References
- ^ The end of an era. (the Montreal Forum). High Beam Research (1996). Retrieved on 2007-01-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade.
- ^ Montreal Forum. Ballparks. com (1996-2006). Retrieved on 2007-01-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade.
- ^ Stephen Burum - Snake Eyes. International Cinematographers Guild (1998). Retrieved on 2007-01-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade.
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| Preceded by Mount Royal Arena |
Home of the Montreal Canadiens 1926 – 1996 |
Succeeded by Bell Centre |
| Preceded by Mount Royal Arena |
Home of the Montreal Maroons 1924 – 1938 |
Succeeded by none |
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