Quebec Skating Rink was the name of several

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s in

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. The first was built in 1851, and was the world's first covered skating rink, and was located near the St. Lawrence River. The second rink, built in 1864, was situated on the Grande-Allée, as were the third and fourth rinks. The rinks were developed initially for ice skating, but the developing sport of

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led to the inauguration of the

Quebec Hockey Club The Quebec Bulldogs (french: Bulldogs de Québec) were a men's senior-level ice hockey team based in Quebec City. The team was officially known as the Quebec Hockey Club (french: Club de hockey de Québec), and later as the Quebec Athletic Club ...

in the 1880s, which used the rink as their home rink. The hockey club moved to the new, larger

Quebec Arena Quebec Arena was an indoor ice hockey arena in Quebec City, Quebec. It was built in 1913 and was the home of the Quebec Bulldogs of the NHA and NHL until the team moved to Hamilton, Ontario in 1920. It was located at Victoria Park. It burned d ...

in 1913.

History

The first, opened in 1851 or 1852, was the first covered skating rink in the world. It was located on a dock near the

St. Lawrence River The St. Lawrence River (french: Fleuve Saint-Laurent, ) is a large river in the middle latitudes of North America. Its headwaters begin flowing from Lake Ontario in a (roughly) northeasterly direction, into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, connecting ...

. The second rink opened in 1864. It was located on the north side of the Grande-Allée, in front of the parliament building. The third rink opened in December 1877, was located again on the same side of the Grand-Allée, but next to the Saint-Louis gate. It was designed by William Tutin Thomas, the son of William Thomas. It was dismantled in 1889, for plans were made to transfer the rink on the other side of the Grande-Allée, but management problems caused important delays. An attempt to build a temporary structure in 1890 led to total failure. Built in haste, the building collapsed on itself on January 21. The fourth rink was constructed on the south side of the Grande-Allée in 1892. It would host the two

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victories of the Quebec Hockey Club (by then known as the ''Bulldogs'') in 1912 and 1913. The rink was located at the entrance to the Plains of Abraham park. The fourth rink was destroyed by fire in 1918. In 1913, after the second Stanley Cup win, the Quebec Hockey Club proposed to build a new facility. With support of Quebec City Council, a new arena was built in Victoria Park by a group headed by Joseph-Etienne Dussualt. The 6,000 seat venue, known as

was built in time for its first game in December 1913. The Quebec Skating Rink, already scheduled for demolition, was destroyed by fire in October 1918.

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