Pepsi Coliseum

The first skating rink on the site of the current Pepsi Coliseum, opened in the agriculture pavilion of the provincial exhibition in 1942 , lasted 7 years and burned to the ground during a fire on March 15, 1949 . Having lost the only worthy arena for holding matches of professional teams (including the Quebec Aces, in which young Jean Beliveau shone and sold out), the mayor of the city, Lucien Bourne decides to build the Coliseum on the site of the burned ice rink.

The construction of the arena according to the plan of architect Rob Zabrowski began on May 24, 1949 and lasted only six months, ending on December 8 of the same year. On the same day, the first meeting took place in the Quebec Coliseum arena: in the empty hall, where spectator seats had not yet been installed, a meeting was held between Quebec Aces and Quebec Citadels. Over the next week, builders completed the installation of seats in the arena and on December 15, 1949, on the day of the official opening of the Coliseum, its capacity was 10,004 spectators.

During the reconstruction in 1980 , due to the entry of Quebec Nordics into the NHL and the increased requirements for the capacity of the stands, along with other changes, the number of seats was increased to 15,750. On November 18, 1999 , Pepsi bought the rights to the name of the arena, and the current capacity is 15 176 people.

In 1971 , the Coliseum took the final series for the Memorial Cup between the Quebec Ramparts and the Edmonton Oil Kings, as a result, Quebec won in the three-match series. In 1974 , the first game of the USSR super series - Canada between the Canadian stars from the World Hockey Association and the Soviet national team was held on the ice of the Coliseum. In the Canadian Cups of 1976 and 1991 , the Quebec Coliseum took one match, as well as both rendezvous 87 matches. The Pepsi Colosseum arena and the Halifax Metro Center arena hosted the 2008 Ice Hockey World Championship .

List of National Hockey League Sports Arenas