Montreal Arena
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Montreal Arena was an early 20th-century indoor ice hockey rink in Montreal, notable as one of the first major arenas used by professional teams in the National Hockey Association and early NHL.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Montreal Arena canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5832486 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Montreal Arena Context triple: [Montreal Wanderers, homeArena, Montreal Arena]
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A.
Montreal Forum
The Montreal Forum was a historic indoor arena in Montreal, Quebec, best known as the longtime home of the NHL’s Montreal Canadiens and a legendary venue in professional hockey history.
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B.
Quebec Arena
Quebec Arena was an early 20th-century ice hockey venue in Quebec City, best known as the home rink of the Quebec Bulldogs of the National Hockey Association.
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C.
Videotron Centre
Videotron Centre is a modern multi-purpose indoor arena in Quebec City, Canada, primarily used for ice hockey and large-scale entertainment events.
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D.
Max Bell Arena
Max Bell Arena is an indoor ice hockey and skating facility in Calgary, Alberta, best known for hosting ice hockey events during the 1988 Winter Olympics.
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E.
Colisée de Québec
Colisée de Québec was a historic multi-purpose arena in Quebec City best known as the longtime home of the NHL’s Quebec Nordiques and numerous major hockey events.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Montreal Arena Target entity description: Montreal Arena was an early 20th-century indoor ice hockey rink in Montreal, notable as one of the first major arenas used by professional teams in the National Hockey Association and early NHL.
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A.
Montreal Forum
The Montreal Forum was a historic indoor arena in Montreal, Quebec, best known as the longtime home of the NHL’s Montreal Canadiens and a legendary venue in professional hockey history.
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B.
Quebec Arena
Quebec Arena was an early 20th-century ice hockey venue in Quebec City, best known as the home rink of the Quebec Bulldogs of the National Hockey Association.
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C.
Videotron Centre
Videotron Centre is a modern multi-purpose indoor arena in Quebec City, Canada, primarily used for ice hockey and large-scale entertainment events.
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D.
Max Bell Arena
Max Bell Arena is an indoor ice hockey and skating facility in Calgary, Alberta, best known for hosting ice hockey events during the 1988 Winter Olympics.
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E.
Colisée de Québec
Colisée de Québec was a historic multi-purpose arena in Quebec City best known as the longtime home of the NHL’s Quebec Nordiques and numerous major hockey events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct building
ⓘ
indoor ice hockey arena ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Westmount Arena
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linked to:
Westmount Recreation Centre
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| architecturalStyle | late 19th-century arena design ⓘ |
| capacity | 10000 ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| demolitionDate | 1918 ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | fire ⓘ |
| hasHomeTeam |
Montreal Canadiens (NHA)
ⓘ
linked to:
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens (NHL) ⓘ
linked to:
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Wanderers (NHA) ⓘ
linked to:
Montreal Wanderers
Montreal Wanderers (NHL) ⓘ
linked to:
Montreal Wanderers
|
| hasRoleIn | development of professional ice hockey in Montreal ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1898 ⓘ |
| leagueUsedFor |
National Hockey Association
ⓘ
National Hockey League ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Montreal ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Quebec
ⓘ
linked to:
Quebec, Canada
|
| locationNeighborhood | Westmount ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first major indoor ice hockey arenas in Canada
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hosting early National Hockey Association games ⓘ hosting early National Hockey League games ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1898 ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of the Montreal Canadiens
ⓘ
history of the National Hockey League ⓘ |
| precededBy | Victoria Skating Rink ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Montreal Forum ⓘ |
| significantEvent | 1918 fire that destroyed the arena ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| status | destroyed ⓘ |
| surface | natural ice ⓘ |
| tenantsEndUse |
Montreal Canadiens 1918
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Montreal Shamrocks 1910 ⓘ Montreal Wanderers 1918 ⓘ |
| tenantsStartUse |
Montreal Canadiens 1910
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Montreal Shamrocks 1899 ⓘ Montreal Wanderers 1910 ⓘ
linked to:
Montreal Wanderers
|
| usedBy |
Montreal Canadiens
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Montreal Shamrocks ⓘ Montreal Wanderers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
amateur ice hockey games
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figure skating ⓘ professional ice hockey games ⓘ |
| yearOfEvent | 1918 fire 1918 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Montreal Arena Description of subject: Montreal Arena was an early 20th-century indoor ice hockey rink in Montreal, notable as one of the first major arenas used by professional teams in the National Hockey Association and early NHL.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.