Colisée de Québec (later known as Colisée Pepsi , meaning " Pepsi Coliseum ") is a closed multi-purpose arena located in Quebec City , Quebec . It was the home of the Quebec Nordiques from 1972 to 1995, during their time in the World Hockey Association and National Hockey League . It was also the home of the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 1999 until its closing in 2015. The Colisée hosted the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament each February until its closure in 2015, with almost 2,300 young hockey players from 16 countries participating annually.
22-829: Colisée may refer to: Canada [ edit ] Colisée de Québec , also known as Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City Colisée Cardin , Sorel-Tracy Colisée Desjardins , Victoriaville Colisée Financière Sun Life , Rimouski Colisée Jean Béliveau , Longueuil Colisée de Laval , Laval Colisée de Trois-Rivières , Trois-Rivières Colisée Vidéotron , Trois-Rivières Centre Georges-Vézina , formerly Colisée de Chicoutimi, Saguenay France [ edit ] Le Colisée , an indoor arena in Chalon-sur-Saône United States [ edit ] Androscoggin Bank Colisée , Lewiston Topics referred to by
44-409: A detailed site plan to the local fire code official, including "details of the means of egress, seating capacity, [and] arrangement of the seating...." Once safety considerations have been satisfied, determinations of seating capacity turn on the total size of the venue, and its purpose. For sports venues, the "decision on maximum seating capacity is determined by several factors. Chief among these are
66-463: A table derived from the seating capacity of the space. The International Fire Code, portions of which have been adopted by many jurisdictions, is directed more towards the use of a facility than the construction. It specifies, "For areas having fixed seating without dividing arms, the occupant load shall not be less than the number of seats based on one person for each 18 inches (457 mm) of seating length". It also requires that every public venue submit
88-494: A theatre or other performing space, the "seating capacity of the performance facility must be disclosed". Seating capacity may influence the kind of contract to be used and the royalties to be given. The seating capacity must also be disclosed to the copyright owner in seeking a license for the copyrighted work to be performed in that venue. Venues that may be leased for private functions such as ballrooms and auditoriums generally advertise their seating capacity. Seating capacity
110-538: Is also an important consideration in the construction and use of sports venues such as stadiums and arenas . When entities such as the National Football League 's Super Bowl Committee decide on a venue for a particular event, seating capacity, which reflects the possible number of tickets that can be sold for the event, is an important consideration. Seating capacity differs from total capacity (sometimes called public capacity ), which describes
132-467: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Colis%C3%A9e de Qu%C3%A9bec The barrel vault arena was originally built in 1949, seating 10,034, to replace a building on the same site that had burned down a year earlier. Built by architects Rinfret and Bouchard with designs drawn up by Robert Blatter and F. Caron, the arena was a mix of International Style exterior and Art Deco interior. It
154-841: The Soviet national team was played at the Coliseum, as were one game in each of the 1976 and 1991 Canada Cups . The arena co-hosted the 1978 World Junior Championships with Montreal and also co-hosted, along with Halifax, the 2008 IIHF World Championships . Rendez-vous '87 , a two-game series between the NHL All-Stars and the Soviet national team, was another highlight in the building's history. Colisée Pepsi has also hosted many big concerts, as well as professional wrestling events presented by Canadian Athletic Promotions , All-Star Wrestling , Grand Prix Wrestling , Lutte Internationale and
176-517: The WWF/WWE . Quebec City has entertained several proposals in recent years to return NHL ice hockey to the city; prior to the completion of Centre Vidéotron , most of these proposals envisioned using the Colisée as a temporary home while the new arena was built next to the existing facility. On October 10, 2009, Quebec City newspapers such as Le Soleil reported that negotiations were held between
198-558: The Colisée Pepsi even if a new arena was built. Aubut mentioned a prospective future Winter Olympics bid among other justifications for maintaining the existing arena. As part of the agreement constructing the new arena, an additional $ 7 million was set aside for renovating the Colisée, should the city have landed a potential National Hockey League expansion franchise before the new arena was completed in 2015. Videotron Centre opened on September 8, 2015. The Colisée's final event
220-456: The Colisée. The seating capacity for hockey has gone as follows: Seating capacity Seating capacity is the number of people who can be seated in a specific space , in terms of both the physical space available, and limitations set by law . Seating capacity can be used in the description of anything ranging from an automobile that seats two to a stadium that seats hundreds of thousands of people. The largest sporting venue in
242-788: The city and the NHL concerning the possibility and pertinence of relocating or creating an NHL franchise into the city. Skatemania 2014 is held on October 25, 2014. The show handling the arts and figure skating produced by Alain Goldberg featuring Sylvain Cossette , Andrée Watters , Marc Hervieux, Jeanick Fournier and also Éléonore Lagacé, Andréanne Martin and Liana Bureau from La Voix . Participating athletes among others: Joannie Rochette , Patrick Chan , Shawn Sawyer . Former Nordiques owner and Canadian Olympic Committee president Marcel Aubut originally said that there were no plans to demolish
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#1732773280991264-580: The jump from the WHA to the NHL. PepsiCo bought the naming rights on November 18, 1999, and its final capacity was 15,176. Coincidentally, the former Quebec Nordiques , now known as the Colorado Avalanche , currently play at what was formerly known as Pepsi Center (now Ball Arena ) in Denver . The Philadelphia Flyers played the final five "home" games of the 1967-68 season at the Colisée, after
286-471: The primary sports program and the size of the market area". In motion picture venues, the "limit of seating capacity is determined by the maximal viewing distance for a given size of screen", with image quality for closer viewers declining as the screen is expanded to accommodate more distant viewers. Seating capacity of venues also plays a role in what media they are able to provide and how they are able to provide it. In contracting to permit performers to use
308-487: The public on the weekend of October 19 and 20, 2019, while the remaining 11,000 plastic seats would be given to municipalities, schools and other institutions. The city planned to start demolition by summer 2020 and finish by December 18, 2020. It was announced in 2021 that demolition would not proceed, as the building had been leased to be used as storage space. The lease runs until September 2023. In 2024, Quebec City mayor Bruno Marchand stated that he supports demolishing
330-583: The roof blew off their home arena, the Spectrum . The arena hosted the 1971 Memorial Cup championship series, in which the Remparts defeated the Edmonton Oil Kings two games to none. Since the championship switched to a tournament format, the Coliseum has hosted it in 1991 and 2003 & 2015. Internationally, the first game of the 1974 Summit Series between Canadian WHA all-stars and
352-450: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Colisée . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Colisée&oldid=1044921123 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
374-399: The seats shall be securely fastened to the floor" but provides exceptions if the total number of seats is fewer than 100, if there is a substantial amount of space available between seats or if the seats are at tables. It also delineates the number of available exits for interior balconies and galleries based on the seating capacity, and sets forth the number of required wheelchair spaces in
396-438: The total number of people who can fit in a venue or in a vehicle either sitting or standing. Where seating capacity is a legal requirement, however, as it is in movie theatres and on aircraft , the law reflects the fact that the number of people allowed in should not exceed the number who can be seated. Use of the term "public capacity" indicates that a venue is allowed to hold more people than it can actually seat. Again,
418-652: The tournament originated at the Quebec Arena in Parc Victoria . It was promoted by Gérard Bolduc and Paul Dumont , who also had connections to the Quebec Remparts. Le Colisée underwent major renovations in 1980. The old entrance was taken down and replaced with a massive glass facade, and the seating capacity was increased to 15,750 to meet NHL standards of that era after the Nordiques made
440-558: The world, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway , has a permanent seating capacity for more than 235,000 people and infield seating that raises capacity to an approximate 400,000. Safety is a primary concern in determining the seating capacity of a venue: "Seating capacity, seating layouts and densities are largely dictated by legal requirements for the safe evacuation of the occupants in the event of fire". The International Building Code specifies, "In places of assembly,
462-462: Was a Metallica concert on September 14, 2015 for the Lords of Summer Tour ; two days later, the band would also play the first concert at Videotron Centre. The Colisée was then closed to the public, with minimal operations and maintenance since. In September 2019, the Colisée's neon sign was removed pending an expected demolition. ExpoCité announced plans to sell 4,000 of the arena's wooden seats to
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#1732773280991484-826: Was known as "The House that Béliveau Built", as it was often filled to capacity in its early years to watch Jean Béliveau star for the Quebec Aces before he moved up to the NHL and the Montreal Canadiens . Two decades later, sellout crowds came to see Guy Lafleur as a member of the Quebec Remparts , before he too would join the Canadiens. The Colisée served as the host facility of the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament from 1960 to 2015, after
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