In its 142nd year of existence, the MAA Club sportif, which has been on Peel Street in the center of Montréal since 1905, has been named Rayonner graced by its champions of the Stanley Cup and the Gray Cup. . En 1976, lors des Jeux de Montréal, il avait vu plus 35 of their members reporter des médailles olympiques olympiques desde 1904. L’un des plus vieux vieux clubs du genre en Amérique du Nord est le seul à avoir des documents aux Archives nationales à Ottawa. A rich culture that tapisse aujourd’hui les murs du club fraîchement reconstruit. Voice of important dates in the history of the MAA Club sportif.
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1881
The Montreal Bicycle Club, the Montreal Racquet Club and the Montréal Lacrosse Club merged to form the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association (MAAA).
William Gillies Ross was a Canadian sprint champion in 1 and 5 mile races in 1882.
Photo fournie by the MAA Club sportif de Montréal
1893
The MAAA hockey team announced the debut of the Stanley Coupe thanks to a 7-4 win in Winnipeg. Elle also mis la main sur le prestigieux trophée en 1894, 1902 et 1903.
The champion Stanley coupe team of 1883.
Photo fournie pair MAA Club sportif
1932
James Morris, one of the members of the MAAA, is inspired by the club’s logo, composed of a wheel and wires, when he owned the Detroit Red Wings.
The MAAA logo
Photo Mylene Richard
1904
The first individual gold medal in Canadian history at the Olympic Games was reported by Étienne Desmarteau. Il a triomphé à St. Louis, au Missouri, au lancer du marteau. A giant photograph format is reproduced on a wall of the Le 1881 restaurant.
Etienne Desmarteau
Photo fournie par le MAA Club sportif
1905
The MAAA in pignon sur la rue Peel since 1905.
Montreal Amateur Athletic Association in 1905.
Photo fournie par le MAA Club sportif
1912
At the Stockholm Olympic Games, in Suède, George Hodgson was a good representative of the MAAA in winning the Canadian premiere at the top of the podium in swimming. Il s’est imposé au 1500 m et au 400 m style libre, établissant au pass un record du monde lors de la première épreuve ainsi que deux olympiques records.
George Hodgson
Photo fournie par le MAA Club sportif
1920
The boxer Bert Schneider won the Canadian crown of his mi-moyens, ahead of his discovery of the Jeux Olympics in Antwerp, in Belgium. Il a enlevé three of the four rounds of the finale.
Bert Schneider
Photo fournie par le MAA Club sportif
1928
On the occasion of the first participation of women in the JO, Myrtle Cook is illustrated in athletics while decrochant l’or au relais 400 m des Jeux d’Amsterdam, aux Pays-Bas.
1931
The MAAA football team fueled the Gray coupe after blanking the Régina Roughriders 22-0.
The MAAA football team
MAA Sports Club
1934
A large enlargement allows the incorporation of more sports such as squash and badminton.
Le bâtiment of the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association in 1934.
Photo fournie par le MAA Club sportif
1956
Skier Lucille Wheeler won bronze at the Cortina d’Ampezzo Games in Italy. Deux ans plus tard, she is world champion in downhill and giant slalom.
Lucille Wheeler
Photo fournie par le MAA Club sportif
1962
The birth of Richard Pound, along with Dick’s award, won four medals in the Commonwealth, before becoming a member of the International Olympic Committee and president of the World Anti-Doping Agency. In 1960, he became part of the Tokyo Olympic Games, in Japan.
Richard “Dick” pounds
Photo fournie par le MAA Club sportif
1988
Carolyn Waldo won two gold medals for individual and duo performances at the synchronized JO de Séoul, in Corée du Sud.
Carolyn Waldo
Photo fournie par le MAA Club sportif
1998
Sauvé de la faillite par 80 actionsnaires, la MAAA devient le MAA Club sportif (le A d’association a été enlevé) et de grandes rénovations sont entamées en vue d’une réouverture en novembre de 1999.
The Montreal Amateur Athletic Association (MAAA) building in 1995.
Photo fournie par le MAA Club sportif
2018
The Devimco group is chosen to tour more than 300 condominiums in 35 stages, outside of MAA.
Le bâtiment du MAA Club sportif, sur la rue Peel, en 2018.
Photo fournie par le MAA Club sportif
Voici à quoi resembles the condominium tour au-dessus du MAA Club sportif.
Fournie illustration by MAA Club sportif, Devimco group
2023
Réouverture du club, which is preserved in the historic façade from 1905.
The MAA Club sportif lors of the official réouverture, on September 7, 2023.
Photo Pierre-Paul Poulin, Le Journal de Montréal