Centre Agnico Eagle

Coordinates: 48°06′19″N 77°47′07″W / 48.10528°N 77.78528°W

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Centre Val-d'Or (Centre Agnico Eagle)
Construction
Palais des Sports

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Full name	Centre Agnico Eagle
Former names	Palais des Sports (1949-2005) Centre Air Creebec (2005-2021)
Address	810 6e Avenue
Location	Val-d'Or, Quebec
Coordinates	48°06′19″N 77°47′07″W / 48.10528°N 77.78528°W / 48.10528; -77.78528
Executive suites	c. 18-20
Capacity	3,504 (2,140 seated)
Record attendance	3,504
Broke ground	1948
Built	1949
Renovated	2001
Expanded	2000
Construction cost	$990,000
Tenants
Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) (1993–present)

The Centre Agnico Eagle, formerly known as the Centre Air Creebec and Palais des Sports, is a 3,504 capacity (2,140 seated) multi-purpose arena in Val-d'Or, Quebec, Canada. It is home to the Val-d'Or Foreurs ice hockey team.^[1] It was built in 1949 and renamed for corporate sponsor Air Creebec in November 2005. The arena is known for its diagonal scoreboard which was added in 2008.

Past events

In the past, the arena has hosted:

1998 - President's Cup (QMJHL) Final Vs Rimouski Océanic
2001 - President's Cup (QMJHL) Final Vs Acadie–Bathurst Titan
2007 - President's Cup (QMJHL) Final Vs Lewiston Maineiacs
2014 - President's Cup (QMJHL) Final Vs Baie-Comeau Drakkar

References

^ "Val-d'Or Foreurs". qmjhlarenaguide.com. Retrieved 1 December 2018.

External links

Les Foreurs de Val-d'Or (in French)

v t e Current arenas in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
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East Division	Centre Henry-Leonard (Baie-Comeau, QC) Centre Georges-Vézina (Chicoutimi, QC) Centre Vidéotron (Quebec City, QC) Colisée Financière Sun Life (Rimouski, QC) Colisée Desjardins (Victoriaville, QC) Centre Gervais Auto (Shawinigan, QC)
West Division	Centre Marcel-Dionne (Drummondville, QC) Centre Slush Puppie (Gatineau, QC) Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau (Boisbriand, QC) Aréna Glencore (Rouyn-Noranda, QC) Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet (Sherbrooke, QC) Centre Agnico Eagle (Val-d'Or, QC)

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