Montreal Sports & Outdoors Tips by jamiesno

Expos Baseball Review

When you are in Montreal you won't miss the Big O or Olympic Stadium. It's home to the troubled Montreal Expos. Depending on when you see this tip you may want to verify they still play in Montreal.

There has been all sorts of trouble with this team however they will always be my favorite. I can remember the good days of Tim Raines, Andre Dawson, Denis Martinez, Tim Wallach, Andres Gallaragha and Vance Law!

Whether the Expos are still there or not drop in for the building alone or some other events might be happening.

Equipment: On December 4, 1969 - just months after the close of the Expos' inaugural season at Jarry Park - Montreal mayor Jean Drapeau officially nominated the city as host for the 1976 Olympic Games. On May 12, 1970, the International Olympic Committee announced its decision to award the Games to Montreal. The quadrilateral was brought back to life.

On February 3, 1973, the Olympic Games' organizing committee took the first critical steps toward the construction of the myriad of venues. On April 28th, excavation work began on the Olympic Park. As the months went by, construction progressed steadily, but in May 1975, the workers' union went on strike and did not return until the following October 26th, at which point the project was months behind schedule.

On November 20, 1975, the Quebec National Assembly adopted Bill 81, which saw the creation of the Olympic Installations Board (OIB), a committee whose task it was to oversee the completion of the Olympic Park. By May 15, 1976, it had become necessary to create several temporary installations for various facilities due to the delays in the construction of the stadium.

Though Olympic Stadium was still unfinished, it was unveiled to the world on July 17, 1976, for the opening ceremonies of the 21st Olympiad. Olympic Park was officially inaugurated, yet it was still far from complete. Nevertheless, the public demanded that the facilities be used immediately following the investment of their tax dollars, and so, on September 26, 1976 - a month and a half after the Olympic Games - the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League helped redefine Olympic Stadium as a venue that would be home to a wide variety of sporting and cultural events.

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Scalpers Tip! Hockey Review

I have already recommended the Montreal Canadiens hockey as a must see if you are in Montreal during those times. The Habs hockey experience is great because they love their hockey.

As a result the games are often sold out especially for big games. Like in one of my experiences the Habs where playing the Philadelphia Flyers. A very strong and competitive team. The game was sold out and I couldn't get a pair of tickets.

So two hours before the game I head toward the Bell Center and like most sporting events I guess you hear a lot of people yelling, "tickets! tickets! tickets!".

I didn't think they were aggressive but they do want to sell them that is for sure. I bargainned an managed to get a pair of tickets for $80 each. Down from $120. Try to get on the sides of the arena for a good view of the two way action. On the ends hockey arenas now place a safety net.

I have a couple of numbers of scalpers you could probably call if the weather is bad. 978-3949 for Kelly and Franco at 996-2785. I got a couple off of Franco who was there working with a partner. They would always confer with each other when I was negotiating.

They say if you wait until the game is started you will get the best prices but I would only do that if you were going alone. I don't know if you would get a pair at that point and not neccessarily much of a view either. They were scarce and going quickly when I was negotiating a couple of hours in advance.

So you sort of have to take your chances. They will usually tell you all they have available and they carry a map of the arena to show you where they are located so they were helpful that way.

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