The original Québec Colisée was erected in 1930, and the hockey rink installed 12 years later.

In the night of March 15, 1949, a fire broke out, destroying the Colisée and causing at least one million dollars worth of damage. Afterwards, the City of Québec decided to build a new 10,000-seat arena.

The new arena took six months to build, from May 24 to December 8, 1949, when the first game was played between the Québec Aces and the Québec Citadelles. At this time, the seating had not even been installed, a situation to be rectified a few weeks later.

April 26, 1951 was a memorable day in the Colisée’s history. A crowd of 16,806 fans jammed to watch the Memorial Cup Final between the Québec Citadelles and the Barrie Flyers, an attendance record yet to be broken.

The Québec Colisée became the official home of the Québec Nordiques in October 1972, replacing the former home team Québec Aces of the American Hockey League. When the Nordiques joined the National Hockey League in March 1979, the City increased the seating capacity by 5000 seats.

A crowd of 15,250 spectators opened the newly renovated Colisée on January 28, 1981, in the middle of the Nordiques second season in the NHL. The City of Québec finally had an arena suited to the requirements of professional hockey. The Québec Nordiques played there until the team moved to Denver, Colorado, in 1995.

The Québec Colisée, renamed Colisée Pepsi in November of 1999, is owned by the City of Québec and is primarily concerned with the presentation Québec Remparts (Québec Major Junior Hockey League) hockey games. The Colisée Pepsi also hosts a variety of cultural activities including world-famous musical groups, soloists, and a wide range of variety shows.

Banners identification

North side:

QUÉBEC BULLDOGS - STANLEY CUP - 1911-1912
The Québec Bulldogs won the Stanley Cup two seasons in a row.

QUÉBEC BULLDOGS - JOE MALONE - 1911-1917/1919-1920
Born in Québec City and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Joe Malone led the Québec Bulldogs to the Stanley Cup. He was also the NHL leading scorer for two seasons.

QUÉBEC ACES - ALEXANDER CUP - 1951-1952
The Québec Aces won the Alexander Cup in 1952 for the Canadian Senior Championship.

AQUEBEC ACES - ALLAN CUP - 1943-1944
In 1943-44, the Québec Aces won the Allan Cup for the Canadian Senior Championship.

JEAN BELIVEAU - QUEBEC ACES - 1951-1953
Jean Béliveau played with the Québec Aces before joining the Montreal Canadiens with the National Hockey League (NHL). He is now a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.

QUEBEC ACES - EDIMBOURG CUP - 1956-1957
Québec Aces won the Edimbourg Cup in 1957 for the Canadian semi-pro Championship.

QUÉBEC NORDIQUES - JEAN-CLAUDE TREMBLAY - 1972-1979
First NHL player to sign with the Nordiques, Jean-Claude Tremblay was the Nordiques leading defenseman for seven years.

QUÉBEC NORDIQUES - AVCO CUP – 1976-1977
The Québec Nordiques, member of the World Hockey Association won the playoffs championship and the Avco Cup.

QUÉBEC NORDIQUES - MARC TARDIF - 1974-1983
Acquired from the Michigan Stags in December 1974, Marc Tardif had a great career as a player of the Québec Nordiques. He was their first team captain in the NHL.

QUÉBEC NORDIQUES - MICHEL GOULET 1979-1990
Nordiques’ 1st choice in 1979 Entry Draft, Michel Goulet became the best left winger of the team history with 456 goals, 489 assists for 945 points in 813 games. Had also been introduced to the Hockey Hall of Fame in November of 1998.

NORDIQUES DE QUÉBEC - PETER STASTNY - 1980-1990
Signed as free agent in 1980, Peter Stastny becomes the best center player of the team history with a record of 380 goals, 668 assists for 1048 points in 737 games. Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame since November 1998.

CITADELLES DE QUÉBEC – JEAN BÉLIVEAU - 1999-2000 SEASON
On October 1, 1999, the Québec Citadelles launched their 1st season in the American Hockey League and named Mr. Jean Béliveau, former player of the Québec Citadelles from the ’50, as the team Honorary President.

BUILDER – MARIUS FORTIER - 2005
In September 2005, this banner was raised by the Québec Remparts organization to honor Mr. Marius Fortier, a hockey builder in the Province of Québec.

South side

QUÉBEC REMPARTS - GUY LAFLEUR - 1968-1971
Guy Lafleur had an exceptional junior career with the Québec Remparts.

REMPARTS DE QUÉBEC – TROPHÉE JEAN ROUGEAU – 1969-1970 SEASON
The Québec Remparts won the Québec Major Junior Hockey League regular season championship.

REMPARTS DE QUÉBEC – COUPE DU PRÉSIDENT – 1969-1970 SEASON
The Québec Remparts won the Québec Major Junior Hockey League regular season championship.

REMPARTS DE QUÉBEC – TROPHÉE JEAN ROUGEAU – 1970-1971 SEASON
The Québec Remparts won the Québec Major Junior Hockey League regular season championship.

QUÉBEC REMPARTS - MEMORIAL CUP - 1970-1971
Headed by their big star, Guy Lafleur, the Québec Remparts win against the St. Catharines Blackhawks in the Memorial Cup Finals.

REMPARTS DE QUÉBEC – TROPHÉE JEAN ROUGEAU – 1972-1973 SEASON
The Québec Remparts won the Québec Major Junior Hockey League regular season championship.

REMPARTS DE QUÉBEC – COUPE DU PRÉSIDENT – 1972-1973 SEASON
The Québec Remparts won the Québec Major Junior Hockey League regular season championship.

REMPARTS DE QUÉBEC – COUPE DU PRÉSIDENT – 1973-1974 SEASON
The Québec Remparts won the Québec Major Junior Hockey League regular season championship.

REMPARTS DE QUÉBEC – COUPE DU PRÉSIDENT – 1975-1976 SEASON
The Québec Remparts won the Québec Major Junior Hockey League regular season championship.

REMPARTS DE QUÉBEC – TROPHÉE JEAN ROUGEAU – 1976-1977 SEASON
The Québec Remparts won the Québec Major Junior Hockey League regular season championship.

REMPARTS DE QUÉBEC – TROPHÉE JEAN ROUGEAU – 1997-1998 SEASON
The Québec Remparts won the Québec Major Junior Hockey League regular season championship.

REMPARTS DE QUÉBEC – TROPHÉE JEAN ROUGEAU – 1998-1999 SEASON
The Québec Remparts won the Québec Major Junior Hockey League regular season championship.

SIMON GAGNÉ – QUÉBEC REMPARTS – 1997-1999
Simon Gagné played for the Québec Remparts during two seasons before being drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League where he is now playing.

SIMON GAGNÉ – COUPE MEMORIAL – 2005-2006
Headed by Alexander RAdulov, the Québec Remparts win against the Moncton Wildcats in the Memorial Cup Finals and got their second Cup in 35 years.

REMPARTS DE QUÉBEC - ALEXANDER RADULOV – 2004-2006
This talented and outstanding Russian player played for two seasons with the Québec Remparts. In his last season, he finished first among the CHL scorers. His number 22 was retired in November 2007.