The Poutine District's Rue Soixante-Quatrième Palais de Sport.
Anyway you translate it, it says "hockey fever"! And the whole 3rd Ward has it!
Or, primarily the Canadian French- and Spanish-speaking parts of the 3rd Ward have it. This Saturday, the 39th Annual Armitage Heights Inter-Neighborhood Hockey Classic will take place between at the Rue Soixante-Quatrième Palais de Sport, in the Poutine District. As has been the case for as long as I can recall, the two dominant teams once again are the Mélangeurs, representing the Poutine District's Association Sportive D'Amateur (ASA), and the Monstruos Hielos from South Hanley's Consejo Deportes (CDSH). It was a great season for the amateur hockey leagues around town, and teams from South Kendall Park, Wihinapa, Little Warsaw, Armitage Hill, East Hanley, the Cassock District and West Hanley all fielded hard-playing squads. But in Armitage Heights, it almost always comes down to the Monstruos and the Mélangeurs! With the notable exception of the year of the so-called "Skating Priests" from the Parish of St. Amor of Aquitane in 1999, the championship has gone to the ASA or CDSH since 1978. In fact, each team has won 19 championships each, so this year will split that tie!
Let's all come out and support great neighborhood hockey, and support the great traditions of Hispanic-American and Quebecer-American hockey this community has fostered! Did you know, in fact, that more Mexican-American NHL players have come from Armitage Heights (two) than have come from Mexico (zero)? It's true! It's also true that our community has such an outstanding reputation for Quebecer-American hockey that our metro area has been rumored to be in the running for sponsoring the only non-Quebec team in Quebec's Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey!
39th Annual Armitage Heights Inter-Neighborhood Hockey Classic will be held Saturday, February 24th, beginning at 8:00 pm, at the Rue Soixante-Quatrième Palais de Sport, located at 7200 North 64th Street in Kendall Park (click here for directions). The game will begin at 8:30 PM. You can purchase tickets at the box office by calling (436) 290-1111, or visiting them on the web at www.armitageheightshockey.com. If you don't speak French well, it may be easier to use the website.
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