Stade Quillorama (formerly known as Stade Fernand-Bédard and Stade Stéréo Plus) is a stadium in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada. It is primarily used for baseball and is the home of the Trois-Rivières Aigles of the Frontier League, as well as the former home of the original minor league team of the same name. It was the home of the Trois-Rivières Saints of the Canadian Baseball League in 2003. The ballpark has a seating capacity of 4,000 and a standing room which can accommodate an additional 500 people. It was opened in 1938, and it is also the home of Aigles Junior de Trois-Rivières of the Ligue de Baseball Junior Élite du Québec. The stadium name changed from Stade Fernand-Bédard to Stade Stéréo Plus on June 22, 2016.[5] The change to Stade Quillorama was announced in December 2019. Quillorama is a large bowling centre in Trois-Rivières.[6]
 Stade Fernand Bédard in 2008 | |
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| Former names | Stade Municipal (1938–2001) Stade Fernand Bédard (2001–2016) Stade Stereo+ (2016–2019) |
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| Address | 1760 avenue Gilles-Villeneuve Trois-Rivières, Quebec Canada |
| Coordinates | 46°20′52″N 72°33′23″W / 46.34778°N 72.55639°W |
| Operator | City of Trois-Rivières |
| Capacity | 5,000 (1938–2009) 4,000 (2009–present) (max 4,500 with standing room) |
| Record attendance | 6,022 (August 28, 2015)[1] |
| Field size | Left field: 342 ft (104 m) Centre field: 372 ft (113 m) Right field: 342 ft (104 m)[2][3] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1938[3] |
| Renovated | 2009[4] |
| Tenants | |
| Trois-Rivières Aigles (FL) 2013–present Trois-Rivières Aigles (LBJEQ) 1971–2012 Trois-Rivières Saints (CBL) 2003 Trois-Rivières Aigles (EL) 1971–77 Trois-Rivières Royals (Can-Am) 1941–42, 1946–50 Trois-Rivières Royals (QPL) 1940 | |
References
edit- ^ "Résumé des saisons". Les Capitales de Québec (in French). Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ "Stade Fernand-Bédard" (in French). Ligue de Baseball Junior Élite du Québec. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ a b "Trois-Rivières Aigles". CanAmLeague.com. Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball. Archived from the original on March 8, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
- ^ "Stade Quillorama". Tourisme Trois-Rivières. Innovation et Développement économique Trois-Rivières. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ^ Cote, Marianne (June 22, 2016). "Stade Stereo+ : un gros "plus" pour le stade". L'Hebdo Journal (in French). Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ "New for 2020: Quillorama Stadium". Ballpark Digest. August Publications. December 18, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
External links
edit- Stadium history at Les Aigles de Trois-Rivières (in French)
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