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| Address | 3430 Rue de Bellechasse |
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| Location | Montreal,Quebec, Canada |
| Coordinates | 45°33′20″N73°34′49″W / 45.55556°N 73.58028°W /45.55556; -73.58028 |
| Owner | City of Montreal |
| Capacity | Hockey: 2,200 (Caroline Ouellette rink 1) 600 (Jean Trottier rink 2) |
| Surface | Multi-surface |
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| Opened | 1976 |
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| Montreal Mission (NRL) | |
TheCentre Étienne Desmarteau is a multi-purpose complex with two ice rinks inMontreal,Quebec, Canada.
The centre is named in honour ofÉtienne Desmarteau, a Canadian Olympic athlete during the1904 Summer Olympics. The arena hosted thebasketball preliminaries during the1976 Summer Olympics.[1] Following the Olympics, it has been used mostly as anice hockey venue, while the gyms are used for a variety of sports including indoor soccer, basketball and rhythmic gymnastics.
The first ice rink in the complex has 2,200 seats and is named afterCaroline Ouellette.[2][3] The second, smaller rink, the Ice rink Jean Trottier,[4] has a 600-person seating capacity. There are also two Olympic gymnasiums, some changing rooms, and one weights room for training.
It was once home toMontreal Juniors hockey team andLes Canadiennes a women's ice hockey team in theCanadian Women's Hockey League. TheMontreal Mission, a professional team in theNational Ringette League, calls the arena home. Furthermore, numerous amateur tournaments are held in it every year.[5] The upstairs gym contains the home of the Club Rythmik Quebec,[6] a rhythmic gymnastics club offering training up to international level, as well as recreational, pre-competitive, and parent and child classes.
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