Montreal hockey
Description:
This exclusive tour was developed by the correspondent of the newspaper “Soviet sport” on the NHL Gennady Boguslavsky. Russian guide will introduce you to the history of hockey in Montreal, which is the ancestor of this wonderful sport. You will also learn about the history of the Montreal Canadiens, the best NHL team of the twentieth century.
You'll see:
1. How did hockey begin? Visit the place between Stanley and Dorchester streets, where the first indoor ice rink of Canada was located - the Victoria rink, where the first official ice hockey match was held.
2. How the rules of the game of hockey were created. Visiting McGill University, where James George Ailton Creighton taught, who owns the authorship of the rules of the game of hockey.
3. The creation of the NHL. A visit to the Winzdor Hotel, in one of the rooms of which the NHL was founded.
4. A story of victories. Visit the former Palace "Forum", in which the Montreal Canadiens won 23 Stanley Cups and where the match of the first series of the USSR national team against Canadian professionals in 1972.
5. The story of the Montreal Canadiens. Visit the Bell Center, where NHL matches are held, a tour of the arena, a visit to the Montreal Canadiens Museum of Fame.
6. A look through the years is a visit to the places where the first four arenas of the Montreal Canadiens were located.
7. You can visit a unique hockey equipment store, where you can buy any hockey equipment and attributes of all famous brands and manufacturers, as well as hockey souvenirs.
What's not in
The cost of tickets to the Bell Center and the Montreal Canadiens Museum of Fame
Useful information Montreal is the only city in North America where there are never open-air tickets. They are all bought up in advance or reserved by companies selling these tickets online. If a hockey match is held in the Bell Centre on the day of your tour, we can reserve the required number of tickets for you by prior arrangement.