Colisée Pepsi
Location	250, boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel Quebec City, Quebec. Quebec City ( French: Ville de Québec, or simply Québec) (kwɨˈbɛk or /keˈbɛk/ is the Capital of the Canadian province Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk
Opened	1950
Owner
Former names	Colisée de Québec
Tenants	Quebec Aces (QHL, AHL) (1950-1971) Quebec Nordiques (WHA, NHL) (1972-1995) Quebec Rafales (IHL) (1996-1997) Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) (1969 - 1985) Quebec Radio X (LNAH) (1996-2007) Quebec Citadelles (AHL) (1999-2002) Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) (1999-Present)
Capacity	15,399

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The Colisée hosts the "Québec International Peewee Hockey Tournament," annually in February. It attracts the most teams to a single event in the world, with almost 2300 young hockey players from 16 countries participating.

History

The arena was originally built in 1950, seating 10,000, to replace a building on the same site that had burned down a year earlier. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It was known as "The House that Béliveau Built", as it was often filled to capacity in its earlier years to watch Jean Béliveau star for the Quebec Aces before moving to the NHL and the Montreal Canadiens. Jean Arthur Béliveau CC, CQ (b August 31, 1931 in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada) is a former professional Ice The Quebec Aces, also known in French as As de Québec, were an amateur and later a professional men's Ice hockey team from Quebec City, Quebec 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. Two decades later, full houses came out to see Guy Lafleur fly down the ice as a member of the Quebec Remparts before he, too, would become a Hab. Guy Damien Lafleur, OC, CQ, (born September 20 1951 in Thurso, Quebec) is a former professional ice hockey player and is widely regarded There have been two Junior ice hockey franchises known as the Québec Remparts that played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

The arena was heavily renovated in 1980, raising capacity to 15,750, to meet NHL standards after the Nordiques moved from the WHA to the NHL. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The World Hockey Association (French Association Mondiale de Hockey) was a professional Ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Pepsi bought the naming rights in November 1999 (and assumed its current name on the 18th of that month), and current capacity is 15,399. Events in November All Saints' Day (formerly All Hallows Day a Christian holy day is celebrated on November 1, the day after Halloween Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)

The arena hosted the 1971 Memorial Cup championship series, in which the Remparts defeated the Edmonton Oil Kings two games to none. The 1971 Memorial Cup final was a best of 3 series between the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the Edmonton The Edmonton Oil Kings are a Major-Junior Ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Since the championship switched to a tournament format, the Coliseum has hosted it in 1991 and 2003. The 1991 Memorial Cup occurred May 11-May 19 at the Colisée de Québec in Quebec City Quebec. The 2003 Memorial Cup occurred May 17 - 25 at the Colisee Pepsi in Quebec City Quebec. Internationally, the first game of the 1974 Summit Series between Canadian WHA all-stars and the Soviet National Team was played at the Coliseum, as were one game in each of the 1976 and 1991 Canada Cups. The 1974 Summit Series was the second of two competitions between Soviet and Canadian professional Ice hockey players History From 1920 until 1963 the Senior Amateur Club teams representing Canada were usually the most recent Allan Cup champions Stats Leading scorers (Olympics World Championships Canada Cups 1972 Summit Series Sergei Makarov - 248 points Valery Kharlamov After the Summit Series of 1972 and 1974, the NHL and NHLPA decided to broaden the scope of the competition inviting to the tournament a number of hockey The 1991 Canada Cup was a professional international ice hockey tournament played in September 1991 The arena co-hosted the 1978 IIHF World U-20 Championships with Montreal and will co-host, along with Halifax, the 2008 IIHF World Championships. 2008 Men's World Ice Hockey ChampionshipsThe 2008 IIHF World Championship was played between May 2 and May 18 2008 in the Canadian cities of Rendez-vous '87, a two game series between the NHL All-Stars and the Soviet national team, was another highlight in the building's history. Rendez-vous '87 was an Ice hockey exhibition series between the Soviet national ice hockey team and a team of All-Stars from the National Hockey League,

The original Colisée de Québec was built in 1910, and was the home arena of the NHL's Quebec Bulldogs. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America For the former minor league baseball team known as the Quebec Athletics, see Quebec Athletics (baseball The Quebec Bulldogs were

Quebec City has entertained several proposals in recent years to return NHL ice hockey to the city; most of these proposals envision using the Colisée as a temporary home while a new NHL-ready arena is built. The Quebec Nordiques' ex-owner Marcel Aubut has talked about replacing the old Colisée in 2008, when Quebec will celebrate its 400th anniversary. Marcel Aubut (born 1948 is a Canadian lawyer and former president and Chief Executive Officer of the Quebec Nordiques of the National Hockey League 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

External links

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