Centre Étienne Desmarteau
Encyclopedia
The Centre Étienne Desmarteau is multi-purpose complex center with 2 arena
s in Montreal
, Quebec
, Canada
. The first Arena in the complex have 2,200 seat which took Caroline Ouellette
's name . The second Arena, more small, have a space for 600 persons. We find also two Olympic gymnasiums, some changing rooms, and one weights room for training. The center is named in honour of Étienne Desmarteau
, a Canadian Olympic athlete during the 1904 Summer Olympics
. The arena hosted the basketball
preliminaries during the 1976 Summer Olympics
. Following the Olympics, it used mostly as an ice hockey
venue. It was once home to the Le Junior de Montreal
hockey
team. Now Centre Étienne Desmarteau is the home of Montreal Stars
a professional women's ice hockey team in the Canadian Women's Hockey League
.
Arena
An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...
s in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The first Arena in the complex have 2,200 seat which took Caroline Ouellette
Caroline Ouellette
Caroline Ouellette is a Canadian ice hockey player. She is a member of the Canadian national women's ice hockey team and a member of Montreal Stars...
's name . The second Arena, more small, have a space for 600 persons. We find also two Olympic gymnasiums, some changing rooms, and one weights room for training. The center is named in honour of Étienne Desmarteau
Etienne Desmarteau
Competitor for CanadaÉtienne Desmarteau was a Canadian athlete, winner of the weight throwing event at the 1904 Summer Olympics...
, a Canadian Olympic athlete during the 1904 Summer Olympics
1904 Summer Olympics
The 1904 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the III Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States from 1 July 1904, to November 23, 1904, at what is now known as Francis Field on the campus of Washington University...
. The arena hosted the basketball
Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Basketball contests at the 1976 Summer Olympics took place from July 18 to July 27 at the Centre Étienne Desmarteau and the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Canada. Women's basketball was introduced to the Olympic program for the first time at this Games...
preliminaries during the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
. Following the Olympics, it used mostly as an ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
venue. It was once home to the Le Junior de Montreal
Le Junior de Montreal
Le Junior de Montreal were a Junior "A" team based out of Montreal, Quebec. They used to play out of the Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League. Their home arena was Centre Étienne Desmarteaux....
hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team. Now Centre Étienne Desmarteau is the home of Montreal Stars
Montreal Stars
The Montreal Stars are a professional women's ice hockey team that plays in Montreal, Quebec. The team was awarded the Clarkson Cup in 2009 and 2011 for winning the highest honour in North American women's hockey. . The team has played in the Canadian Women's Hockey League since 2007 its...
a professional women's ice hockey team in the Canadian Women's Hockey League
Canadian Women's Hockey League
The Canadian Women's Hockey League is one of two major women's ice hockey leagues in Canada. The league was founded in 2007. The league currently has six ice hockey teams: three in Ontario, one in Quebec, one in Alberta and one in Boston, Massachusetts....
.
Links
- Direction to Centre Étienne-Desmarteau 3430 rue de Bellechasse, Montreal
- (French) Some Informations in Arrondissement.com
External news story
- (French) Étienne-Desmarteau hôte de la seconde Coupe Montréal de hockey féminin in journal de Rosemont -La Petite Patrie, February 13, 2008
- (French) Les Stars de Montréal lancent leur saison à Étienne-Desmarteau in Montréal Express journal, December 2008.
- (French) Place aux Filles, le centre Étienne-Desmarteau : le plus occupé de la Coupe Dodge in Journal Rosemont- La Petite Patrie, March 22,2011.
Gallery
- note: The second and third photos are Arena Caroline Ouellette. The fourth photo is the second arena in the Centre Étienne Desmarteau.