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5 unusual facts about Montreal Forum


1983 NASL Grand Prix of Indoor Soccer

The tournament consisted of three weeks of round-robin play for the purpose of seeding, followed by a Championship weekend at the Forum in Montreal.

Christie v. York

On July 11, 1936, Christie and several friends went to watch a hockey game at the Forum.

Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now

The next day, he brought to the Montreal Forum a cassette tape with the song on it and distributed among players a small card saying "We're on a mission, nothing's gonna stop us".

Quebec referendum, 1980

The major rally occurred at the Montreal Forum on April 7 when 14,000 women denounced the minister's declarations about women and manifested their support for the "No" side.

The Fabulous Rougeaus

Their most notable feud in Montreal was against the Garvin brothers, Ron Garvin and Terry Garvin (who were not actually brothers); the climax of their feud was a match in front of close to 20,000 fans at the Montreal Forum.


Floyd Curry

He recorded his only career hat trick on October 29, 1951, a night when Queen Elizabeth II was in attendance at the Montreal Forum.

Jocelyn Thibault

He has the distinction of being the winning goaltender of the last game at the Montreal Forum, Maple Leaf Gardens and the Capital Centre.

Patrick Arena

In Victoria's second Stanley Cup Final the Montreal Maroons were too strong, out scoring Victoria 10 to 3 and handily beating them three games to one at the newly built Montreal Forum.


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