Centre Pierre Charbonneau

Summary

Centre Pierre Charbonneau is a community centre located in the Olympic Park in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was built in 1957 and its gymnasium holds 2,700 people. The arena has hosted a variety of events, including the wrestling events at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Centre Pierre-Charbonneau
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Location3000, rue Viau
Montreal, Quebec
H1V 3J3
OwnerCity of Montreal
CapacityBasketball: 2,700
Construction
Opened1957
ArchitectPaul Lambert
Tenants
Montreal Matrix (ABA) (2005–2008)
Montreal Sasquatch (PBL) (2009)
Montreal Jazz (NBL Canada) (2012–2013)
Montreal Tundra (TBL) (2023–present)
The Basketball League game between the Montreal Tundra and the Lehigh Valley Vipers, April 2023

Events edit

In September 2016, Montreal Roller Derby hosted a 2016 International Women's Flat Track Derby Association Division 1 roller derby playoff tournament at the venue.[1][2]

Basketball edit

It has been the home arena for a variety of short-lived minor league basketball teams:

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "D1 Playoffs Montréal, QC Sept 2-4 - About the venue". WFTDA. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  2. ^ Pall, Navneet (4 September 2016). "Montreal hosts international roller derby tournament". Global News. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  3. ^ "New Montreal Team Gets Name, Home, and Coach". NBL Canada. November 1, 2012. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
  4. ^ a b Lidbetter, Mark (26 April 2023). "Montreal's sports teams-many have come only a few have remained". The Suburban Newspaper.
  5. ^ "Montreal launches new professional American basketball franchise". Daily Hive. Retrieved 8 October 2022.

External links edit

  • 1976 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. pp. 90–3.
  • Official Website

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