Sports Events in Montreal

Come and see the country's best jockey's race in this beautifull hippodrome! Recently renovated, it look very nice! You can even eaty while watching the race at the Centaur restaurant which is very good!

Sometimes there are fairs here or rock shows.
This is also where most pre-fight (boxing) training and press conferences are held.

St-Bruno, St-Sauveur, Mont Habitant, Mont Orford, Mont Gabriel, Mont Rigaud, MontChanteclerc...these are only a VERY SMALL sample of all the mountains within an hour of Montreal. Some of them offering world cup quality trails!!
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Equipment: Rent it at SPORTS EXPERT rather than at the hills.it's cheaper!

(find a store in the area at http://www.canada411.com

My goal in life is to visit every Major League Baseball stadium.

Now, granted, the Expos are, sadly, no longer with us. They became the Washington Nationals, but when the Expos were around they played in Montreal's Stade Olympique. I loved this stadium! I visited in June of 2002 and had a wonderful time.

1) Arrival and Departure
This is a very important feature for ballparks. If it's a chore to get there and leave, you lose some of the excitement you have before the game begins and the excitement after the game (if it was a good game, but rarely are they not). So, on a scale of 1-5, 5 being fantastic and 1 sucking out loud, S.O. gets a 5. It is accessible via Montreal's subway system so you don't have to worry about parking or paying to doing so. It's a quick and hassle-free in and out.

2)Food
S.O. had great hot dogs! That was all I tried while I was there and I was very impressed. They were hot, buns were soft, and the hot dogs had a lot of flavor. It's not typical French food, or even typical Canadian food, but it IS a ball game so hot dog consumption is required. On a scale of 1-5, hot dogs got a 5.

3)Comfort
The seats were comfortable and there was plenty of room between the rows. I went to this game with my cousin, Jennifer, who is 6ft tall (with heels on) and her legs were not scrunched up in the row. It was also easy to find our seats and there were reasonable bathrooms. I give it a 4.

4)Game Enjoyment
I give this a 5 because the crowd, altho small, was very enthusiastic. I also count the roof in the enjoyment category because it was fairly low and a couple of balls bounced off the roof and that always makes for an interesting game:-) I also give points for the game being in French because that's fun and definitely unique.

Overall, I give this stadium visit a 5 and I am sad that I can't go back and do it again sometime.

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L'impact de Montreal (Montreal impact) is the Montreal soccer team playing in the United Soccer Leagues (USL) first division, the season starts in late spring (May) and ends in September.
The pictures bellow are from the match when Montreal impact plays against Miami FC who plays with them the famoust brazilian player 'Romario' who was selected the FIFA World Player of the Year in 1994 when he partnered with Bebeto and the rest of the team to lead their country to a record fourth World Cup title.
Montreal impact plays in the complexe claude robillard stadium (near Metro Cremazie - orange line)

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The whole world is watching, and Montreal is no exception. Without a good national team to cheer for, we have plenty of choices: many Montrealers are behind the favorite, Brazil; francophones are hoping for France to come thru; a lot of anglos dream to see England in the final; let's not forget the Italians, the Portugueses, the Spanish community and the Argentinians also.

Me, i'm going for the Netherlands, all the way !

Equipment: To stay tuned, you'll need a bar (St-Laurent and St-Denis streets, in Little Italia or downtown on Crescent street), a big screen, beer, pretzels or any other munchies and a group of dynamic fans. Game on !

Montreal has many outdoor rinks in the winter, but you can go ice skating if you visit the city during the summer. The Atrium in the 1000 de la Gauchetière building has an indoor skating rink that is open everyday except Mondays.

In an attempt to attract families, the Atrium has set up "Tiny Tot Mornings" (Saturdays and Sundays from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.), during which it is only open to kids 12 years and under and their parents. Conversely, on Saturday nights from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., the Atrium is home to "DJ Nites", which are dance parties where people can skate (and dance?) to pop songs.

There are other activities, all listed on the Atrium's website. The entry fee is $5.50 for adults, $3.50 for children and $4.50 for elderly people.

The skating rink is surrounded by small cafes and restaurants.

Equipment: Don't worry if you don't have skates: you can rent a pair for an extra $5. As for clothing, just use common sense and remember that to maintain the ice, the temperature is bound to be cool.

Ever wanted to join the circus? Montreal is famous for producing the cirque du soleil so give it a try yourself. In the summer they may be out at festivals with their equipment. The rest of the year you can go to a place such as "Trapezium" where you can have a session for $40 Cdn. It's controlled, safe, and a complete blast for something a bit different.

We took one morning to see the wilderness of La Belle in a very radical way, snowmobiles...It was my first experience and we did a lot, it is not easy running like crazy in the narrow snowy roads of the region but I saw many beautiful landscapes, and in one of our stops for pictures I could spot the Riviere Rouge, or Red River which cuts all over the reagion!!!

Equipment: A very high tech snowmobile, bombardier of course! The famous MOTONEIGE