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The Coliseum Quebec, 1949 to present

Note: History and Society one year old today! I invite you to visit our archives you will find a menu to the left or search the archives using the same bar for this purpose to consult all capsules currently published! Although the current draft does not look entirely to the project "Collaborative" was planned, I am very happy to have you with nearly fifty winks on the history of Quebec. In the first year, History and Society has been the subject of several articles in some media, I conducted a few interviews and even capsules on the radio, other projects are currently under development. The year 2010-2011 will be at least as interesting. Thank you for reading!

After the "Blue March" last week and an article on Nordiques in the WHA, we felt that our interest in "equipment" that is expected through the current turmoil in the region of Quebec, that is to say, the construction of a new MFC (ie the amphitheater). Of course, there is already an amphitheater in Quebec City, Colisee Pepsi, and we wanted to try to give a brief overview of its history dating back to its construction.

history of the Coliseum is intimately related to the flag of the Agriculture Committee of the Provincial Exhibition and the history of skating in Victoria Park. Indeed, the latter being destroyed by fire in 1942, the professional team at the time, the Quebec Aces who played at Victoria Park, must find a new home. The Provincial Exhibition Commission decides to change its flag of Agriculture (built in 1930) and installed an indoor rink in 1942. We do not yet speak of the Quebec Coliseum. The activities of this amphitheater will also be interrupted by a fire. This first "Colosseum" is on fire and damage is estimated at over one million dollars! But there are more worthy arena to host professional teams and Quebec Junior ... (Incidentally, the flag of Agriculture will be rebuilt and become the flag of Youth in 1970, now under the management ExpoCité).


Source: "Quebec Aces, 1949, picture of unknown origin, online consultation , October 9, 2010.

So after the fire of the first rink flag of Agriculture, March 15, 1949, the city decided to build the Coliseum in Quebec. It appealed to the architect Rob Zabrowski. Construction officially begins May 24, 1949. We work hard all summer and fall to complete construction before the end of the year. It manages this feat because this, December 8, 1949, a first meeting on the rink at the Coliseum, which opposes the Quebec Aces in the Quebec Citadels. This first part takes place before an empty auditorium ... seat! Indeed, it was not yet installed the seats in the Coliseum, which operation will be conducted during the following weeks. It ends by installing seats for 10,004 spectators. The absolute record crowd will be drawn April 25, 1951. During a game that pitted then the Barrie Flyers of the Quebec Citadels, are piled between 16 806 the walls of the Colosseum. Of course, there is more than 6000 people seating capacity of the amphitheater for this part of the Eastern final of the Memorial Cup, Cup awarded to the top junior team in the country.


Source: " The old Coliseum in Limoilou, Quebec City, could troubleshoot any NHL team in Quebec City. "The Sun Gallery, online consultation , October 9, 2010.

For the arrival of the Quebec Nordiques in the NHL for the 1979-80 season, it was decided to enlarge the building and there installs about 5000 more seats than the Coliseum reaches its maximum current 15 176 tickets. For 31 years now, the amphitheater has not experienced major changes and has hosted several parties and junior teams in professional hockey over parts of roller hockey and many musical performances and cultural demonstrations. In 1999, the city sold a sponsorship to Pepsi Co. and the Colosseum will now be known as the Pepsi Coliseum. It remains today at the amphitheater largest number of seats in Quebec City.

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Quebec Nordiques in the WHA, 1972-1979

On Saturday, October 2, 2010, almost all the Quebec media have made much of the "Blue March" (see the texts cyberpresse of radio-canada and Journal Quebec by clicking on links). This gathering, as anyone who will talk about it, or multiple different targets including the return of a franchise of National Hockey League (NHL) in the old capital or the construction of a new "entertainment complex" (read a new multipurpose auditorium). Since blue is the color of the former professional hockey team from Quebec of the National League, the Nordics, we decided to linger at a time in their history, their participation in tonight's World Hockey Association (WHA), between 1972 and 1979.


Source: Promotional poster published on page 7 of the newspaper L'Action Quebec , Thursday, October 12, 1972. Library and Archives nationales du Québec, online consultation , October 2, 2010.

In their first season at Quebec Nordiques are not a new concession itself. Indeed, leaders of the WHA managed to sell the franchise to San Francisco (called the Sharks) before the start of the first league season to a group of investors from Quebec. This group, dubbed the 'Group of Six ", was composed by Marius Fortier, Marcel Bedard, Leo-Paul Beausoleil, John Dacres, Jean-Marc Bruneau and Jean-Claude Mathieu, had divested their interests in the junior team ramparts of Quebec for investing in a professional staff.

Petit Pierre Letarte film of National Film Board of Canada about pre-season parties and moments that lead to the first part of the Quebec Nordiques. Viewed 2 October 2010.

The arrival of the Nordic marked the return of professional hockey in Quebec for the years of the Quebec Hockey Club (better known as the Quebec Bulldogs). The transaction of 215,000 dollars (a large sum compared to other franchises in the WHA, but quite small compared to the few million requested for an NHL team at that time) is entered February 11, 1972, before the first repechage WHA. But we must now find the money to run the team. Aided in extremis by owner Alberta Oilers guarantees 100,000 dollars to the team, it will eventually raise money to Place Laurier, May 5, 1972, which Nordic manage to raise over two million dollars for their operation. To help the league to recruit young talent, the minimum age for recruitment of players is lower than in the NHL. But it remains difficult to convince the established stars to make the jump. Not that nobody comes to play in the WHA (Bobby Hull signed the first contract between another one million dollars with the Jets) but Quebec is not the greatest power of attraction. Nevertheless, we are ready to play.


Source: Photographers Kedl, the 1972-73 edition of the Quebec Nordiques, online consultation , October 2, 2010.

The Nordics will play their first game on 11 October 1972 (losing to the Cleveland Crusaders). The first head coach of the Nordiques is a Maurice Richard, who will remain in that position for the first two parts of the first season, feeling too much pressure and are already heavily involved in other projects. Although these early seem difficult, the team will know a good time. They will also win the league championship in season 1976-77 (see the trophy Serge Aubry, below), finishing first in their division in 1974-75 regular season and second overall in the league during the last season in 1978-79. But several other big names have played for the WHA fleurdelisé the years. Of these, mention may Réal Cloutier, Jean-Claude Tremblay, Marc Tardif, Serge Aubry, Serge Bernier and Richard Brodeur.

Source: Serge Aubry's Quebec Nordiques 1976-77 Avco Cup Championship Trophy, online consultation , October 2, 2010.

In the second half of the 1970s, it is obvious that the WHA and the NHL will not live long, several teams experiencing financial problems. Begun in 1977, it was the winter of 1978-79 as negotiations intensify to a merger between the NHL and WHA. Although the merger is rejected, an agreement signed March 22, 1978 states that four teams including the Nordiques, Winnipeg Jets, Edmonton Oilers and Hartford Whalers joined the ranks of the NHL during the 1979-80 season . This merger confirms the end of the WHA and thus opened So a new chapter for the Quebec team. This part of the history of the team will be a future post.

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Quebec Nordiques - the entire history from 1972 to 1995 by Benedict Clairoux.

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Since September 14, I make a return to school. So the week, it is difficult or impossible to properly update History and Society.

However, it is always possible on weekends!

So, from now on, the blog will be updated on Saturday late afternoon, ideal for reading on Sundays!

Thus, I can do the update next week (October 9) the same day of the first anniversary of History and Society !

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Horse racing in Quebec to the late 19th century a small

This week, the site of the daily Le Soleil announced a "renewal" of horse racing in Quebec . It was indeed the return horse racing in Quebec City after nearly a full year without racing. Of course, horse races are events that were already presented to the colonial era. Trying to find some roots of the sport (as we hear, there are many few).

In New France, one can not talk about horse racing sport in the sense of the word. It should certainly await the arrival of horses in the colony in the late 1660s. However, there were actually racing, mostly informal, which put in scene of riders to find out which horse was the faster. It is said that these are informal races which forced the authorities of the city of Quebec to impose fines or hitches for horses that do not respect some rules of the road, a certain speed limit. Here is also an excerpt from an order of the Intendant François Bigot (no portrait exists) on this subject:

[...] On the account that has been made to the prejudice various police regulations, carters and other people of this city, and even rural dwellers who come here, conduct their carts (sic) with such speed that often being more control of their horses, they overthrew the carts (sic) who are in their way, and people on foot whom they do not have time to settle down, and being required to remedy such accidents can be unfortunate, as we have already seen.
We forbid all persons who will conduct carts (sic), or to be on their horses to make them gallop or trot at a brisk trot through the streets of this city, order them, when they find people walk in their path, stop and even turn away, to give them time to retire, on pain against offenders twenty pound fine, payable without offset, which applies to hospitals and greater punishment for repeat offenders.
We command for police officers to hold hands in the execution of this order, which will be read, published and posted in the usual manner, that no one pretends ignorance. [Transcript found online , September 21, 2010, Museum of Civilization, Quebec]

The first horse race "sport" is held in Quebec in 1767. This race is organized by a man named Wilcox and stands on the Plains of Abraham. That would be Captain Prescott, an officer of the garrison of Quebec would have won the award of 40 dollars overlapping the mare Modesty. But all in all this remains an isolated event and can not yet speak of races organized and fair to Quebec.
















Source: Quebec Turf Club, metal box kept at the Morrin Centre in Quebec. The box is marked the twentieth century, but as the club separated in 1887, one can believe that the box is the 19th. She was in possession of a family of brewers Boswell of Quebec. Online Consultation , September 21, 2010.

Horse racing, like most sports under British rule, are an important factor of cohesion between people of the same social class. Thus, it is not surprising that the first sports association of Quebec, founded in 1789, touches the equestrian sport. Indeed, the Turf Club Quebec exemplifies the appeal of horse racing and socializing space represented by the general sports and equestrian in particular.


Source: Horse Racing on the Plains of Abraham in the 19th century ", Royal Ontario Museum , online consultation , September 21, 2010.

Only at the beginning of the 19th century, however, that the races will be held more regularly. The Plains of Abraham are always a favorite. Indeed, the Ursulines rent space from the current "sports field" (that is to say the plain before the National Museum of Fine Arts) and is mainly here that we find a racetrack. Until the early 1830s, Quebec Turf Club organizes at least one day of racing per year. The practice remains discriminatory: Canadians (-French) who have no access to British horse racing simply less glamorous and less attractive scholarships, plus they seem to promote harness racing rather than mounted that the British prefer .

In 1847, the Quebec Turf Club, anxious to limit access to sport and wishing that horse sports remain the preserve of an elite, moved its race in Ancienne-Lorette to discourage workers from coming the races. During the second half of the 19th century, diversification will lead to discrimination and loss of interest in the practice of racing horses. The Turf Club Quebec ceases to operate in 1887.


Read
Donald GUAY. History of Horse Racing in Quebec . Montreal, VLB, 1985. 249 pages.

The book may date a little (he is 25 years old), but remains a very good source on the sport, written by one of the most enlightened authors on the history of sport in Quebec.