Stade Quillorama (formerly known as Stade Fernand-Bédard and Stade Stereo+) 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. 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 standing room which can accommodate an additional 500. 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 Stereo+ 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 Quillorama
Stade Fernand Bédard in 2008
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Stade Quillorama is located in Quebec South
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Location within Quebec South
Stade Quillorama is located in Quebec
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Stade Quillorama (Quebec)
Stade Quillorama is located in Canada
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Stade Quillorama (Canada)
Former namesStade Municipal (1938–2001)
Stade Fernand Bédard (2001–2016)
Stade Stereo+ (2016–2019)
Address1760 avenue Gilles-Villeneuve
Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Canada
Coordinates46°20′52″N 72°33′23″W / 46.34778°N 72.55639°W / 46.34778; -72.55639
OperatorCity of Trois-Rivières
Capacity5,000 (1938–2009)
4,000 (2009–present)
(4,500 with standing room)[1]
Record attendance6,022 (August 28, 2015)[2]
Field sizeLeft field: 342 ft (104 m)
Centre field: 372 ft (113 m)
Right field: 342 ft (104 m)[3][4]
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Opened1938 (1938)[4]
Renovated2009[1]
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

  1. ^ a b "Stade Quillorama". Tourisme Trois-Rivières. Innovation et Développement économique Trois-Rivières. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "Résumé des saisons". Les Capitales de Québec (in French). Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "Stade Fernand-Bédard" (in French). Ligue de Baseball Junior Élite du Québec. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Cote, Marianne (June 22, 2016). "Stade Stereo+ : un gros "plus" pour le stade". L'Hebdo Journal (in French). Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  6. ^ "New for 2020: Quillorama Stadium". Ballpark Digest. August Publications. December 18, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2019.

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