Aréna Jacques Plante
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| Exterior view of the Aréna Jacques Plante | |
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Shawinigan Municipal Auditorium |
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| place | 855 rue Broadway Shawinigan , Québec G9N 8B8, Canada
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| Coordinates | 46 ° 32 '35.6 " N , 72 ° 44' 42" W |
| opening | 1937 |
| surface |
Concrete ice surface |
| capacity | 2,524 places (ice hockey) 3,700 places (maximum) |
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The Aréna Jacques Plante is a multi-purpose arena in the Canadian city of Shawinigan , Quebec Province . It was opened in 1937 and has 2,524 seats (maximum 3,700 seats). The home games of the Cataractes de Shawinigan , an ice hockey team , were played in the arena from 1969 to 2008 . The hall is named after the ice hockey goalkeeper Jacques Plante , who died in 1986, and was previously called the Shawinigan Municipal Auditorium . The arena was closed in December 2008 and the team moved to their new home ground with the Center Bionest de Shawinigan .
Web links
- qmjhlarenaguide.com: QMJHL Arena Guide - Aréna Jacques Plante