The Drummondville Voltigeurs are a Canadian junior ice hockey team of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The franchise was originally granted for the 1982–83 season, and is based in Drummondville, Quebec, playing its home games at the Centre Marcel Dionne. The team won the QMJHL's President's Cup in 2009 and 2024.
| Drummondville Voltigeurs Voltigeurs de Drummondville | |
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| City | Drummondville, Quebec |
| League | Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League |
| Division | Telus West |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Home arena | Centre Marcel Dionne |
| Colours | Black, red, silver and white |
| General manager | Yannik Lemay |
| Head coach | Sylvain Favreau |
| Website | www |
| Championships | |
| Playoff championships | QMJHL champions 2009, 2024 |
History edit
Drummondville had a QMJHL team at the foundation of the League in 1969, called the Drummondville Rangers. However, the team folded at the end of the 1973–74 season. For the 1982–83 season, the city was granted an expansion franchise,[1][2] along with the Longueuil Chevaliers. The team was named for a Quebec-based regiment that fought in the War of 1812, the Canadian Voltigeurs.[citation needed]
On February 9, 1989, Drummondville's coach and general manager Jean Bégin, was suspended indefinitely after he was arrested and charged with sexual assault.[3][4]
The Voltigeurs have participated in the Memorial Cup tournament three times. In 1988 and 1991, they participated as the QMJHL runner-up and in 2009 as League champions.[5] The Voltigeurs won both the President's Cup and Jean Rougeau Trophy during the 2008–09 season. In the 2009 Memorial Cup, the Voltigeurs finished second in the round robin, but lost to the Windsor Spitfires in the semi-finals.[6][7]
Championships edit
List of championships won:[citation needed]
- 1988 4th place (in Chicoutimi, Quebec)
- 1991 Finalists vs. Spokane Chiefs (in Quebec City, Quebec)
- 2009 Semi-Finalists vs. Windsor Spitfires (in Rimouski, Quebec)
- 2024 4th place (in Saginaw, Michigan)
- 1986 Finalists vs. Hull Olympiques (lost 5-0)
- 1988 Finalists vs. Hull Olympiques (lost 4–3)
- 1991 Finalists vs. Chicoutimi Saguenéens (lost 4–0)
- 2009 Champions vs. Shawinigan Cataractes (won 4–3)
- 2024 Champions vs. Baie-Comeau Drakkar (won 4–0)
- 2008–09 – 112 points
Notable coaches edit
List of notable coaches:[citation needed]
Players edit
NHL alumni edit
List of alumni to play in the National Hockey League (NHL):[citation needed]
- Jake Allen
- Alex Barré-Boulet
- Nicolas Beaudin
- Derick Brassard
- Daniel Brière
- Michael Carcone
- William Carrier
- Max Comtois
- René Corbet
- Sean Couturier
- Steve Duchesne
- William Dufour
- Frédérick Gaudreau
- Denis Gauthier
- Mike Hoffman
- Raman Hrabarenka
- Pierre-Olivier Joseph
- Dmitry Kulikov
- Ian Laperrière
- Guillaume Latendresse
- Dawson Mercer
- Ondřej Palát
- Joe Veleno
Retired numbers edit
List of retired uniform numbers:
- 7 - Sean Couturier[citation needed]
- 14 – Daniel Brière / Ian Laperrière[citation needed]
- 18 – Steve Duchesne[citation needed]
- 21 – Denis Gauthier[citation needed]
- 22 – Guillaume Latendresse[citation needed]
- 25 – René Corbet[citation needed]
- 61 – Derick Brassard[8]
References edit
- ^ "Match historique à Drummondville". La Nouvelle Union. November 26, 2010. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ^ "Les Voltigeurs sont champions!". March 13, 2009. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ^ Rouleau, Françcois-David (March 12, 2015). "3 scandales qui ont marqué la LHJMQ". Le Journal de Montréal (in French). Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- ^ La Presse Canadienne (February 9, 1989). "Bégin arrêté". Le Soleil (in French). Quebec City, Quebec. p. 2.
- ^ King, Patrick (August 25, 2009). "Memorial Cup: Voltigeurs preview". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ^ Hale, J. (May 23, 2009). "The Junior Report: Windsor Ousts Drummondville in Overtime". The New York Times. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ^ "Henrique' OT Winner Sends Windsor to Memorial Cap Final". TSN. May 22, 2009. Retrieved October 29, 2009.
- ^ Duquette, Vincent (September 19, 2016). "La liste complète de tous les chandails retirés dans le hockey junior majeur canadien". journaldemontreal.com. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
External links edit
- Official Site
- QMJHL Arena Guide profile