Centre Pierre Charbonneau

For other uses, see Charbonneau.

Centre Pierre-Charbonneau
Construction
Location	3000 Viau, Montreal, Quebec H1V 3J3
Owner	City of Montreal
Capacity	Basketball: 2,700
Opened	1957
Architect	Paul Lambert
Tenants
Montreal Sasquatch (Premier Basketball League) (2008-2009) Montreal Matrix (American Basketball Association) (2005–2008) Montreal Jazz (NBL Canada) (2012-2013)

Centre Pierre Charbonneau is a sports arena located at Olympic Park in Montreal, Quebec. It was built in 1957 and holds 2,700 people. It is the former home of the Montreal Jazz of the National Basketball League of Canada.^[1] It was formerly host to the Montreal Royal of the American Basketball Association's current incarnation, and the Montreal Sasquatch of the Premier Basketball League.

It was originally built as a police academy and is located at 3000 Viau Street. All types of courses are given in such areas as gymnastics, martial arts, music, and languages. The center also hosts various conventions and exhibitions during the year. On December, 27, Thursday, 2007 they held a TNA Wrestling House Show.

The arena also hosted wrestling events at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

References

↑ "New Montreal Team Gets Name, Home, and Coach". NBL Canada. November 1, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2012.

External links

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

Coordinates: 45°33′42″N 73°33′0″W / 45.56167°N 73.55000°W / 45.56167; -73.55000

Venues of the 1976 Summer Olympics

Montreal Olympic Park	Centre Pierre Charbonneau Maurice Richard Arena Montreal Botanical Garden Olympic Pool Olympic Stadium Olympic Velodrome Olympic Village

Greater Montreal	Centre Étienne Desmarteau Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard Île Notre-Dame Molson Stadium, McGill University Montreal Forum Mount Royal Park Paul Sauvé Centre Quebec Autoroute 40 St. Michel Arena Streets of Montreal Winter Stadium, Université de Montréal

Football venues	Lansdowne Park (Ottawa) Sherbrooke Stadium Varsity Stadium (Toronto)

Handball venues	Pavillion de l'éducation physique et des sports de l'Université Laval (Quebec City) Sherbrooke Sports Palace

Other venues	Olympic Archery Field, Joliette Olympic Equestrian Centre, Bromont Olympic Shooting Range, L'Acadie Portsmouth Olympic Harbour (Kingston, Ontario)

Olympic venues in wrestling

1896: Panathenaic Stadium 1904: Francis Field 1908: White City Stadium 1912: Stockholm Olympic Stadium 1920: Antwerp Zoo 1924: Vélodrome d'hiver 1928: Krachtsportgebouw 1932: Olympic Auditorium 1936: Deutschlandhalle 1948: Empress Hall, Earl's Court, Harringay Arena 1952: Messuhalli 1956: Royal Exhibition Building 1960: Basilica of Maxentius 1964: Komazawa Gymnasium 1968: Insurgentes Ice Rink 1972: Messegelände, Judo- und Ringerhalle 1976: Centre Pierre Charbonneau, Maurice Richard Arena 1980: CSKA Athletics Fieldhouse 1984: Anaheim Convention Center 1988: Sangmu Gymnasium 1992: Institut National d'Educació Física de Catalunya 1996: Georgia World Congress Center 2000: Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre 2004: Ano Liosia Olympic Hall 2008: China Agricultural University Gymnasium 2012: ExCeL 2016: Olympic Training Center – Arena 3

Current arenas in the National Basketball League of Canada

Budweiser Gardens (London Lightning) Eastlink Centre (Island Storm) Harbour Station (Saint John Mill Rats) Meridian Centre (Niagara River Lions) Moncton Coliseum (Moncton Miracles) Orangeville Athletic Institute (Orangeville A's) Scotiabank Centre (Halifax Hurricanes) WFCU Centre (Windsor Express)

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Centre Pierre Charbonneau

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