Sports & Games Archives | The Verdun Auditorium: A Source of Pride

Moments of sheer madness at the Verdun Auditorium

This photo illustrates nicely the kinds of crazy moments in the history of the Auditorium. On March 1, 1976, the Verdun Arena welcomed the Junior Provincial Barrel-Jumping Championships. […]

The skating rink ready to welcome hockey players!

During the winters of 1939 and 1940, a number of hockey leagues shared the ice time at the Auditorium, including the Manufacturers League and the Mount Royal League. […]

The Auditorium’s twin

In the city of Shawinigan, Québec is a building that strangely resembles the Verdun Auditorium. Built in 1937, so one year before Verdun’s, this building housed for a […]

Mythical seats

The seats at the Verdun Auditorium are one of its famous features. Despite the renovations over the years, the slatted wooden seats have been kept and are still […]

Barbara Ann Scott’s speech

(Barbara Ann Scott) Ladies and gentlemen, I’m so happy to be in Montreal. It was a grand feeling to win the World Championship and the European Championship, but […]

They shoot and score!

During the course of its existence, the Verdun Auditorium welcomed a number of local and regional hockey teams, both junior and senior. Among the many teams in Verdun […]

Wrigley hockey tournament in Verdun!

In 1978, the Verdun Auditorium welcomed the best midget AAA hockey teams in Canada within the Wrigley Tournament. It was the most highly coveted minor hockey tournament for […]

Fundraisers in the colours of hockey

In the 1980s and 1990s, the Auditorium hosted the Old Timers, a hockey team of former players from the National Hockey League. They played against amateur teams to […]

Dollard Saint-Laurent, a Verdunite among the Montréal Canadiens

Born in Verdun on May 12, 1929, Dollard Saint-Laurent began his career as a hockey player at the Verdun Auditorium, with the Montréal Junior Canadiens team. A robust […]

Scotty Bowman, a history-making Verdunite!

Born in Verdun on September 18, 1933, William Scott Bowman had a passion for hockey, going back to his childhood. He joined the National Hockey League in 1967, […]

Star for a day at the Verdun Auditorium

On January 9, 2006, during a Montréal Canadiens’ training session at the Verdun Auditorium, an incredible story unfolded. Taking advantage of an unsupervised moment and a team training […]

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 […]