Bell Centre
Bell Centre is a arena in Montreal, Canada that opened in 1996. Its recorded capacity is 10,000.
Key facts
Bell Centre is a arena in Montreal, Canada that opened in 1996. Its recorded capacity is 10,000. It is owned by Groupe CH and John Molson. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 3 names in total, including Molson Centre, Centre Molson/Molson Centre. Current tenants are Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Roadrunners, Montreal Rocket, Montreal Express, Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Express.
- Location
- Montreal, Canada
- Type
- Arena
- Capacity
- 10,000
- Opened
- 1996
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Groupe CH, John Molson
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 2
Bell Centre is at latitude 45.496111, longitude -73.569444, in Montreal, Canada. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 45.496111 |
| Longitude | -73.569444 |
| City | Montreal |
| Region | Montreal |
| Country | Canada |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Naming rights
Bell Centre has carried 3 recorded names. Molson Centre (no sponsor) ran Unknown. Nouveau forum de Montréal/New Montreal Forum (pre-construction–1996) (no sponsor) ran Present. Centre Molson/Molson Centre (no sponsor) ran 1996 to 2002. The average tenure of a name here is 6 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molson Centre | None | Unknown | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Nouveau forum de Montréal/New Montreal Forum (pre-construction–1996) | None | Present | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Centre Molson/Molson Centre | None | 1996 to 2002 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | John Molson | 1996 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | Groupe CH | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Canadiens | National Hockey League | Present | Current | Source |
| Montreal Roadrunners | National Hockey League | Present | Current | Source |
| Montreal Rocket | National Hockey League | Present | Current | Source |
| Montreal Express | National Hockey League | Present | Current | Source |
| Montreal Canadiens | National Hockey League | 1996 to present | Current | Source |
| Montreal Express | National Hockey League | 1996 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
15 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Centre Molson/Molson Centre | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Nouveau forum de Montréal/New Montreal Forum (pre-construction–1996) | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Molson Centre | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42888 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42887 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42886 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42885 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42884 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38803 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38802 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38801 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | capacity | 21273 | 10000 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372067486 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Bell_Centre | Bell Centre | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 240 | 2026-09 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: