Hockey and Montréal are hand in (goalie) glove. Montréal’s professional hockey team, the Montréal Canadiens (known affectionately to fans as the “Habs”), are the most storied franchise in the National Hockey League — they’ve won 24 Stanley Cup championships, more than any other team. Going to live Habs games is an experience unlike any other, especially thanks to these numerous exciting, exclusive premium packages available for groups and special VIP guests.
Be a part of hockey history
State-of-the-art sports and entertainment complex the Bell Centre, home of the Montréal Canadiens and their management company, Groupe CH, is the largest hockey arena in the world. It’s also consistently listed as one of the world’s busiest! Not least because it’s a venue that has multiple rentable spaces for events, including but not restricted to the arena itself. There are the six onsite restaurants and bars, the Air Canada Signature Club, the Directors’ Salon, the Hartland Molson Lounge and more — all noteworthy spots to give your guests the sense that they’re part of hockey history.
Offsite, Groupe CH manages other incredible spaces, including La Place Bell in Laval (a 10,000-seat amphitheater), the Complexe Sportif CN (capacity of 2,000) in Brossard, the M Telus concert hall right in downtown Montréal (with a capacity of 2,300) and the historic Beanfield Theatre (a bijoux concert hall with a capacity of 700).
Get a game changing Habs experience
To provide your guests with the utmost in VIP hockey experiences, the Group CH suites — private hosting rooms with an advantageous view of the action that cater to groups — can provide a turnkey solution, or there are several memorable experiences on offer for enhanced game-day access.
The Legendary Experience gives up to seven people first-row tickets between the penalty box and the visiting team’s tunnel, dinner at the private Mise au Jeu restaurant (including the chef’s menu and a ½ bottle of wine per person), and the company of a Canadiens Alumni for the duration of the dinner.
The Ultimate Experience package is available for two or four people and includes tickets in the Platinum level, a parking spot in the players’ private garage, dinner at Mise au Jeu, two autographed Habs jerseys, access to a private lounge, a visit to the media lounge and press gallery, and access to the Canadiens’ locker room and press conference post-game.
For a more casual, interactive experience, try the award-winning Bell Canadiens Escape, an escape-room experience in a hidden room in the Bell Centre, for groups of four people. In addition to the problem-solving fun and behind-the-scenes view of the Bell Centre, you’ll get four tickets in the Whites, hot dogs and chips, and the opportunity to be featured on the Bell Centre scoreboard during the game.
And as team building activities go, it doesn’t get better than the Habs for a Day Experience, which gives your group the chance to skate on the same ice as the Montréal Canadiens. This experience includes up to 200 tickets for a Habs game, plus two hours of ice time, a gift for each participant and all the bells and whistles of a real game: player introductions, national anthem, game announcer, cameraman and a DJ.
Explore all the available group experiences here.
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