Gatineau Olympiques

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Gatineau Olympiques

City:	Gatineau, Quebec
League:	Q.M.J.H.L.
Division:	Telus
Founded:	1973-74
Home Arena:	Robert Guertin Arena
Colours:	Black, Purple, Yellow & Orange
Head Coach:	Benoit Groulx
General Manager:	André Chaput
Franchise history
1973-76:	Hull Festivals
1976-03:	Hull Olympiques
2003-Present:	Gatineau Olympiques

The Gatineau Olympiques are a junior ice hockey team playing in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League out of Gatineau, Quebec. The franchise was granted in 1973 as the Hull Festivals.

1 History
2 Yearly Results
3 NHL Alumni
- 3.1 Retired Numbers
4 External link

[edit] History

Before joining the "Q", the team was a member of the Central Junior A Hockey League, known originally as the Hull Castors but later as the Hull Hawks. Upon joining the QMJHL in 1973 they became the Hull Festivals, and in 1976, they became the Hull Olympiques; the team name was changed to the Gatineau Olympiques when the city of Hull was amalgamated into Gatineau in 2002.

The Olympiques have won the President's Cup six times, most recently in 2003-04. The team has been to four Memorial Cup finals, losing three (1986, 2003 and 2004) and winning the 1997 Memorial Cup which they also hosted. The Olympiques play out of the Robert Guertin Arena.

[edit] Yearly Results

1985-86	72	54	18	0	-	423	262	108	1st	Won President's Cup Lost Memorial Cup Final
Year	GP	W	L	T	OL	GF	GA	PTS	Finish	Playoffs
1973-74	70	14	55	1	-	226	405	29	11th	N/A
1974-75	72	34	32	6	-	386	369	74	7th	N/A
1975-76	72	30	35	7	-	312	318	67	7th	N/A
1976-77	72	26	37	9	-	283	333	61	8th	N/A
1977-78	72	34	34	4	-	357	397	72	7th	N/A
1978-79	72	10	55	7	-	262	491	27	10th	N/A
1979-80	72	25	35	12	-	336	378	62	8th	N/A
1980-81	72	23	46	3	-	262	353	49	9th	N/A
1981-82	64	41	21	2	-	343	260	84	2nd	N/A
1982-83	70	30	40	0	-	393	406	60	7th	N/A
1983-84	70	25	45	0	-	301	411	50	9th	N/A
1984-85	68	33	34	1	-	347	352	71	5th	N/A
1986-87	70	26	39	5	-	286	323	57	8th	N/A
1987-88	70	43	23	4	-	380	394	90	1st	Won President's Cup
1988-89	70	40	25	5	-	329	264	85	3rd	N/A
1989-90	70	36	29	5	-	306	282	77	6th	N/A
1990-91	70	36	27	7	-	263	235	79	5th	N/A
1991-92	70	41	24	5	-	331	259	87	3rd	N/A
1992-93	70	40	28	2	-	296	268	82	4th	N/A
1993-94	72	38	31	3	-	310	304	79	5th	N/A
1994-95	72	42	28	2	-	340	274	86	3rd	Won President's Cup
1995-96	70	56	12	2	-	389	191	114	1st	N/A
1996-97	70	48	19	3	-	346	205	99	1st	Won President's Cup Won Memorial Cup (hosts)
1997-98	70	32	37	1	-	270	268	65	10th	N/A
1998-99	70	23	38	9	-	276	298	55	11th	N/A
1999-00	72	42	24	6	-	339	256	90	5th	N/A
2000-01	72	34	28	7	3	288	284	78	8th	N/A
2001-02	72	33	30	3	6	230	253	75	8th	N/A
2002-03	72	39	27	4	2	266	222	84	7th	Won President's Cup Lost Memorial Cup Final
2003-04	70	50	13	7	0	306	179	107	1st	Won President's Cup Lost Memorial Cup Final
2004-05	70	33	28	5	4	216	237	75	8th	Lost Quarter-final
2005-06	70	40	23	4	3	261	215	87	6th	Lost Semi-final