Crystal Palace
Located in Montreal, Quebec

Stadiums Montreal Crystal Palace

The Crystal Palace was an exhibition hall built for the Montreal Industrial Exhibition of 1860, originally located at the foot of Victoria Street (one block west of University) between Sainte-Catherine and Cathcart Streets, then relocated to Fletcher's Field. It was used for temporary exhibitions, and in winter, housed an ice skating rink. The large open space of the exhibition hall was suitable for other uses. In later years, the hall would house a natural ice skating rink in the winter, and was one of the first indoor skating rinks in Canada. The skating rink was used by McGill University students to play ice hockey and the rink is the site of the first known photograph of ice hockey players in hockey uniforms, taken in 1881. The rink also housed the Crystal Skating Club and Crystal Hockey Club, more commonly known as the Montreal Crystals which played men's senior-level amateur hockey in the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada.

The Crystal Palace was an exhibition hall built for the Montreal Industrial Exhibition of 1860, originally located at the foot of Victoria Street (one block west of University) between Sainte-Catherine and Cathcart Streets, then relocated to Fletcher's Field. It was used for temporary exhibitions, and in winter, housed an ice skating rink. The large open space of the exhibition hall was suitable for other uses. In later years, the hall would house a natural ice skating rink in the winter, and was one of the first indoor skating rinks in Canada. The skating rink was used by McGill University students to play ice hockey and the rink is the site of the first known photograph of ice hockey players in hockey uniforms, taken in 1881. The rink also housed the Crystal Skating Club and Crystal Hockey Club, more commonly known as the Montreal Crystals which played men's senior-level amateur hockey in the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada.

Arena Details

Name Crystal Palace

Style Enclosed Arena
Wooden Structure

Capacity Unknown

Location Park Ave, opposite Mount Royal, south of Mount Royal Ave
Montreal, QC

Architect John William Hopkins

Owner City of Montreal

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Known As

Crystal Palace 1860‑1896

Crystal Palace Skating Rink (alternate)

Crystal Rink (alternate)

Teams

Crystals (AHAC) 1887-1889

Crystals (MWCT) 1884-1886

F i l t e r & S o r t

Arena Details

Name Crystal Palace

Style Enclosed Arena
Wooden Structure

Capacity Unknown

Location Park Ave, opposite Mount Royal, south of Mount Royal Ave
Montreal, QC

Architect John William Hopkins

Owner City of Montreal

Links

Find stadium collectibles on eBay

Known As

Crystal Palace 1860‑1896

Crystal Palace Skating Rink (alternate)

Crystal Rink (alternate)

Teams

Crystals (AHAC) 1887-1889

Crystals (MWCT) 1884-1886