Center Georges-Vézina

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Center Georges-Vézina
Center Georges
The Center Georges-Vézina in Chicoutimi (2006)
The Center Georges-Vézina in Chicoutimi (2006)
Earlier names

Colisee de Chicoutimi

Data
place CanadaCanada Chicoutimi , Quebec , Canada
Coordinates 48 ° 25 '11.1 "  N , 71 ° 3' 35.8"  W Coordinates: 48 ° 25 '11.1 "  N , 71 ° 3' 35.8"  W.
owner Saguenay city
opening 1949
Renovations 2008
surface Concrete
ice surface
parquet
architect Desgagné & Boileau
capacity 3,658 places (ice hockey)
4,651 places (maximum)
Societies)
Events

The Center Georges-Vézina is a multi-purpose hall in the Chicoutimi arrondissement of the Canadian city ​​of Saguenay , Province of Québec . It offers a maximum capacity of 4,724 people. The Chicoutimi Saguenéens , an ice hockey team from the Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec (QMJHL), play their home games in the arena .

history

The hall was opened in 1949 under the name Colisée de Chicoutimi and was later named after Georges Vézina (1887–1926), who was born in Chicoutimi and the long-time goalkeeper of the Canadiens de Montréal . In 2008, the hall, which was almost sixty years old at the time, underwent an extensive renovation. The arena also has an ice rink with Olympic dimensions.

gallery

  • The Center Georges-Vézina at a home game of the Chicoutimi Saguenéens (2006)

  • Interior shot during a game between the Saguenéens and l'Océanic de Rimouski (2006)

  • Inside and Outside Views (2011)

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Arenas and venues of the Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec (LHJMQ)
LHJMQ
Telus Ouest division

Center Marcel Dionne ( Voltigeurs de Drummondville , QC ) | Center Robert-Guertin ( Voltigeurs de Drummondville , QC ) | Center d'Excellence Sports Rousseau ( Armada de Blainville-Boisbriand , QC ) | Aréna Iamgold ( Huskies de Rouyn-Noranda , QC ) | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet ( Phoenix de Sherbrooke , QC ) | Center Air Creebec ( Foreurs de Val-d'Or , QC )

Division Telus Est

Center Henry-Leonard ( Drakkar de Baie-Comeau , QC ) | Center Georges-Vézina ( Saguenéens de Chicoutimi , QC ) | Center Vidéotron ( Remparts de Québec , QC ) | Colisée Financière Sun Life ( Océanic de Rimouski , QC ) | Colisée Desjardins ( Tigres de Victoriaville , QC ) | Center Gervais Auto ( Cataractes de Shawinigan , QC )

Maritime Division

KC Irving Regional Center ( Titan d'Acadie-Bathurst , NB ) | Center 200 ( Cape Breton Screaming Eagles , NS ) | Scotiabank Center ( Halifax Mooseheads , NS ) | Moncton Coliseum ( Moncton Wildcats , NB ) | Eastlink Center ( Charlottetown Islanders , PE ) | Harbor Station ( Saint John Sea Dogs , NB )