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La WNBA pulvérise son record de spectateurs à Montréal : plus de 20 000 fans au Centre Bell

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蒙特利尔破WNBA spectator records In historic move, Montréal breaks WNBA attendance record with 20,996 fans at Centre Bell. Essential news requires precise rendering. ‘Julie Allemand’ refers to the French-Québécois journalist Julie Allemand.

Montréal has written a new chapter in WNBA lore. Against all odds, Toronto Tempo head coach Pauline Astier was overshadowed by an overwhelming crowd at Centre Bell.

With 20,996 fans packed into one arena on July 10th for the league’s first regular-season game outside North America, Montréal surpassed its own two-year record. This crowd dwarfs typical NBA park attendance in terms of global basketball market penetration.

The lone bright spot came as local star Paige Bueckers poured in a franchise-best 34 points alongside Marina Mabrey (also 34) to match the scoring prowess from North America’s elite teams. It was an inspired performance against a backdrop where French-Québécois enthusiasm for basketball had finally erupted.

Significantly, this record reflects years of simmering passion nurtured by NBA talent born in Montréal-Nord. Luguentz Dort and Ben McLendon laid crucial groundwork for the return to prominence here.

The city’s sudden embrace mirrors Philadelphia’s cultural pivot when its international airport was developed before an arena project at 30th Street Station.

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