Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

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Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
City: Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec
League: Q.M.J.H.L.
Division: Telus
Founded: 1996-97
Home Arena: Arena Dave Keon
Colours: red, black & white
Head Coach: André Tourigny
General Manager: André Tourigny
Franchise history
1933-72: Montreal Junior Canadiens
1972-75: Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge
1975-82: Montreal Juniors
1982-84: Verdun Juniors
1984-89: Verdun Junior Canadiens
1989-96: Saint-Hyacinthe Laser
1996-Present: Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies are a major junior hockey team of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The team is based out of Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec. The team plays its home games at the Dave Keon Arena.

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The Rouyn-Noranda franchise started out as the Montreal Junior Canadiens. While in Montreal the team won three Memorial Cups in 1950, 1969 and 1970. The team has since played in Verdun and Saint-Hyacinthe.

On April 25th, 1996 Sylvain Danis and Dave Morin, then owners of the Saint-Hyacinthe Laser, decided to transfer the team to Rouyn-Noranda. Aware that the "National Capital of Copper" is a city which breathes hockey, they were confident that it was the best decision for the franchise. Former NHL Hall of Famers from the area include Dave Keon & Jacques Laperriere.

The Huskies name was chosen to represent the tough and determined nature of the local citizens and mining community. The team is currently owned entirely by local interests and all the decisions of the sixteen shareholders are made in the interest of the team and the city which it represents.

Since 1996, the Huskies have won two regular season division titles, in 1998 and 2005. The team is still in search of its first President's Cup since relocating to Rouyn-Noranda.

Remi Royer was the first former Rouyn-Noranda Huskies player to make the NHL. He was also a QMJHL First Team All-Star in 1998. Since then 6 more players have played in the NHL.

Jean Béliveau Trophy
(Top Scorer)

  • 1998-99 Mike Ribeiro

RDS-JVC Cup
(Rookie of the year)

  • 1997-98 Mike Ribeiro

Michel Bergeron Trophy
(Offensive Rookie of the Year)

  • 1997-98 Mike Ribeiro

Paul Dumont Trophy
(Personality of the year)

  • 1997-98 Mike Ribeiro

Ford Cup - Offensive
(Offensive player of the year)

  • 1997-98 Pierre Dagenais
  • 1998-99 James Desmarais

Ford Cup - Defensive
(Defensive player of the year)

  • 2000-01 Maxime Ouellet

Marcel Robert Trophy
(Scholastic player of the year)

  • 2002-03 Eric L'Italien

Legend:
SL = Shoot Out Loss (2005-06 onwards), OTL = Overtime Loss

Season Games Won Lost T/SL OTL Points Pct % Goals
For
Goals
Against
Standing
1996-97 70 16 49 5 - 37 0.264 174 324 7th Lebel
1997-98 70 43 23 4 - 90 0.643 338 245 1st Lebel
1998-99 70 36 23 11 - 83 0.593 314 261 2nd Lebel
1999-00 72 33 33 4 2 72 0.486 272 288 2nd West
2000-01 72 43 22 5 2 93 0.632 318 251 2nd West
2001-02 72 26 36 6 4 62 0.403 232 281 3rd West
2002-03 72 31 33 0 8 70 0.431 268 273 4th West
2003-04 70 30 27 9 4 73 0.493 260 265 3rd West
2004-05 70 31 23 11 5 78 0.521 266 244 1st West
2005-06 70 43 22 3 2 91 0.614 305 259 3rd West

  • 1996-1997 Out of playoffs.
  • 1997-1998 Lost to Hull Olympiques 4 games to 2 in division quarter-finals.
  • 1998-1999 Earned bye through division quarter-finals.
    Defeated Sherbrooke Castors 4 games to 3 in division semi-finals.
    Lost to Hull Olympiques 4 games to 0 in division finals.
  • 1999-2000 Defeated Sherbrooke Castors 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
    Lost to Hull Olympiques 4 games to 2 in conference semi-finals.
  • 2000-2001 Defeated Hull Olympiques 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
    Lost to Shawinigan Cataractes 4 games to o in conference semi-finals.
  • 2001-2002 Lost to Victoriaville Tigres 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals.
  • 2002-2003 Lost to Hull Olympiques 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals.
  • 2003-2004 Defeated Lewiston MAINEiacs 4 games to 3 in 1/8 finals.
    Lost to Gatineau Olympiques 4 games to 0 in quarter-finals.
  • 2004-2005 Earned bye through 1/8 finals.
    Defeated Moncton Wildcats 4 games to 2 in quarter-finals.
    Lost to Halifax Mooseheads 4 games to 0 semi-finals.
  • 2005-2006 Lost to Shawinigan Cataractes 4 games to 1 in 1/8 finals.

Huskies official web site (en français)

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