Drummondville Voltigeurs

Drummondville Voltigeurs
*Voltigeurs de Drummondville*
Drummondville Voltigeurs; Voltigeurs de Drummondville
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.voltigeurs.ca
Championships
Playoff championships	QMJHL champions 2009, 2024

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.

History

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

List of championships won:^{[citation needed]}

Memorial Cup

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)

President's Cup

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)

Jean Rougeau Trophy

2008–09 – 112 points

Notable coaches

List of notable coaches:^{[citation needed]}

Players

NHL alumni

List of alumni to play in the National Hockey League (NHL):^{[citation needed]}

Retired numbers

List of retired uniform numbers:

References

^ "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Duquette, Vincent (September 19, 2016). "La liste complète de tous les chandails retirés dans le hockey junior majeur canadien" [The complete list of all retired jerseys in Canadian major junior hockey]. Le journal de Montréal (in French). Retrieved April 10, 2018.

External links

Official Site
QMJHL Arena Guide profile

[1] "Match historique à Drummondville". La Nouvelle Union. November 26, 2010. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2013.

[2] "Les Voltigeurs sont champions!". March 13, 2009. Retrieved October 29, 2013.

[3] Rouleau, Françcois-David (March 12, 2015). "3 scandales qui ont marqué la LHJMQ". Le Journal de Montréal (in French). Retrieved January 8, 2020.

[4] La Presse Canadienne (February 9, 1989). "Bégin arrêté". Le Soleil (in French). Quebec City, Quebec. p. 2.

[SN_Mem_Cup_preview-5] King, Patrick (August 25, 2009). "Memorial Cup: Voltigeurs preview". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved October 29, 2013.

[6] Hale, J. (May 23, 2009). "The Junior Report: Windsor Ousts Drummondville in Overtime". The New York Times. Retrieved October 29, 2013.

[7] "Henrique' OT Winner Sends Windsor to Memorial Cap Final". TSN. May 22, 2009. Retrieved October 29, 2009.

[retires-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Duquette, Vincent (September 19, 2016). "La liste complète de tous les chandails retirés dans le hockey junior majeur canadien" [The complete list of all retired jerseys in Canadian major junior hockey]. Le journal de Montréal (in French). Retrieved April 10, 2018.

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