Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
City Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec
League Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Division Telus West
Founded 1933
Home arena Arena Iamgold
Colours Black, red, silver and white
                   
General manager Gilles Bouchard
Head coach Gilles Bouchard
Website www.huskies.qc.ca
Franchise history
1933–1972 Montreal Junior Canadiens
1972–1975 Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge
1975–1982 Montreal Juniors
1982–1984 Verdun Juniors
1984–1989 Verdun Junior Canadiens
1989–1996 Saint-Hyacinthe Laser
1996–present Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies are a junior ice 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 Iamgold Arena (previously known as Dave Keon Arena). The Huskies finished first overall in the QMJHL, during the 2007–08 and 2015–16 seasons, winning the Jean Rougeau Trophy. The team won its first President's Cup in the 2015-16 season and represented the QMJHL at the 2016 MasterCard Memorial Cup Tournament in May 2016.

History

Logo from 1996-2006

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 25, 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 and Jacques Laperrière.

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 five regular season division titles, in 1998, 2005, 2008, 2010 and 2016. Rouyn-Noranda finished first overall in the QMJHL in 2007–08 winning its first Jean Rougeau Trophy, posting 97 points in the regular season. The 2015-16 season marked the team's 20th anniversary and they posted their best record in franchise history finishing first in the QMJHL with a franchise record 113 points. The team won its first President's Cup since relocating to Rouyn-Noranda in 2016.

Awards

George Parsons Trophy
(Most Sportsmanlike at the Memorial Cup)

Jean Béliveau Trophy
(Top Scorer)

RDS Cup
(Rookie of the year)

Michel Bergeron Trophy
(Offensive Rookie of the Year)

Paul Dumont Trophy
(Personality of the year)

Telus Cup – Offensive
(Offensive player of the year)

Telus Cup – Defensive
(Defensive player of the year)

Marcel Robert Trophy
(Scholastic player of the year)

  • 2002–03 Éric L'Italien

NHL alumni

Yearly results

Regular season

Goaltender Mickael Audette, wearing the jersey as of September 2010

Legend: OTL = Overtime loss, SL = Shootout loss

Season Games Won Lost Tied OTL SL Points Pct % Goals
for
Goals
against
Standing
1996–97701649 5 -- 370.2641743247th Lebel
1997–98704323 4 -- 900.6433382451st Lebel
1998–9970362311 -- 830.5933142612nd Lebel
1999–2000723333 4 2- 720.4862722882nd West
2000–01724322 5 2- 930.6323182512nd West
2001–02722636 6 4- 620.4032322813rd West
2002–03723133 0 8- 700.4312682734th West
2003–04703027 9 4- 730.493 2602653rd West
2004–0570312311 5- 780.521 2662441st West
2005–06704322- 2 3 910.6143052593rd West
2006–07703627- 3 4 790.5642652666th Telus
2007–08704720- 2 1 970.6932942381st Telus
2008–09683030- 5 3 680.4412102453rd West
2009–10684121- 2 4 880.6032562051st West
2010–11681250- 4 2 300.2211513396th West
2011–12682436- 4 4 560.4122272965th Telus West
2012–13684024- 1 3 840.6182832552nd Telus West
2013–14683528- 3 2 750.5512542435th Telus West
2014–15683330- 4 1 710.5222462454th West
2015–1668549- 3 2 1130.8313021811st West

Playoffs

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