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The “Three Denis”: three players with different career paths

They were born on the same day, the same year. During the 1970s, they called the shots on the ice rink in the Verdun Auditorium. Their future seemed […]

Denis Savard, a hockey player who left his mark on Verdun

Never has a local athlete been such a focus of attention on the national and international scene as Denis Savard. He is the pride and joy of Verdun […]

Wrestling at the Verdun Auditorium: a phenomenon that has been around for a long time

As soon as it opened to the public, the Auditorium hosted wrestling galas. These large-scale events, where muscle mass and athletic feats are highlighted, were very popular in […]

International wrestling galas at the Auditorium

In the early 2000s, the Auditorium hosted the annual Christmas wrestling galas of Jacques Rougeau Jr., whose career in the wrestling world spanned 35 years and who organized […]

A historic boxing match in Verdun

On October 31, 1978, the Verdun Auditorium welcomed a boxing match that went down in history. That evening, two athletes fought each other in the first of three […]

Synchronized athletes on the Auditorium rink

In 1994, the Verdun Auditorium welcomed the Canadian Synchronized Skating Championships. In this figure skating discipline, 16-20 skaters work as a team, moving together during most of their […]

Auditorium catches fire as the Olympic Games approach

At the time of the Montréal Olympic Games in 1976, several cities in Québec and Ontario welcomed the Olympic flame for a few moments. This honour was bestowed […]

Cab Calloway’s for the very first time in Verdun

Cab Calloway was a very popular African-American jazz singer and orchestra leader during the 1930s and 1940s. He rised to stardom through his performances at the famous Cotton […]

One of Nirvana’s last show

On November 2, 1993, the Verdun Auditorium welcomed Nirvana, one of the most popular groups in the world. At that time, grunge was all the rage. The group, […]

Motorcycles make noise at the Verdun Auditorium

On February 19-20, 2016, nearly fifty Harley Davidson motorcycles rode around the inside of the Verdun Auditorium. The “Show Harley” is the only one of its kind in […]

Québec Liberal Party leadership race

The Québec Liberal Party’s Leadership Convention was held on March 16-17, 2013. The Verdun Auditorium opened its doors to 2,377 Liberal delegates from all over Québec who came […]

The Auditorium – Political rally venue

In the fall of 2016, Philippe Couillard, Québec Premier and Québec Liberal Party Leader, presented at the Verdun Auditorium his Liberal candidate for the upcoming by-election in the […]