Named for Walter Buswell, Montréal Canadiens captain in 1939-40, who spent most of his life in Saint-Eustache.
The Complexe Walter-Buswell is named for a professional hockey player of 1932 to 1940 who spent most of his life in Saint-Eustache. Buswell played for the Detroit Red Wings and the Montréal Canadiens, and the Canadiens made him captain for the 1939-40 season.
The complex holds two arenas, each named for a city councillor. Aréna Florian-Guindon, glace #1, holds 900 visitors. Guindon sat on council from 1971 to 1988, handled every sports file, and was the driving force behind the construction of the second arena. Aréna Paul-Tardif, glace #2, holds 383.
Paul Tardif was an alderman from 1962 to 1967 and founded the Association sportive et culturelle de Saint-Eustache and the Fêtes du Vieux-Saint-Eustache. He left council to become the City's first permanent director of sports and recreation, and the first arena in Saint-Eustache was built during his term. Besides the two sheets, the building has a pro shop.
Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.
Free skating runs September to March. Saint-Eustache residents are admitted free with a valid Carte citoyen. Non-residents must have a prepaid card, sold for CA$40, transferable and refundable; no payment is accepted on site.
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No equipment rental is offered on site.
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No payment is accepted at the arena: non-residents buy the prepaid card in advance at the Complexe aquatique.
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Skates are required on the ice, even for accompanying parents; helmets are not mandatory but strongly recommended.
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Skates are mandatory, even for accompanying parents.
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A source check records what the rink published on that date. Session-specific booking details take precedence.
