Québec Remparts
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| City: | Quebec City, Quebec |
| League: | Q.M.J.H.L. |
| Division: | Telus |
| Founded: | 1969 (Original) 1997 (Revived) |
| Home Arena: | Colisée Pepsi |
| Colours: | Red, white & black |
| Head Coach: | Patrick Roy |
| General Manager: | Patrick Roy |
| Franchise history | |
| 1990-97: | Beauport Harfangs |
| 1997-Present: | Québec Remparts |
| Previous franchise history | |
| 1969-85: | Québec Remparts |
| 1988-91: | Longueuil Collège Français |
| 1991-94: | Verdun Collège Français |
There have been two franchises known as the Québec Remparts that played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The first franchise played from 1969 to 1985; the current franchise has played since 1997. Both franchises were based out of Quebec City, Quebec. The teams played home games at the Colisée Pepsi, although the new edition of the Remparts played for two seasons at PEPS on the campus of the Université Laval between 1997 and 1999.
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[edit] History
[edit] Original Remparts
The original Québec Remparts team existed from 1969 to 1985. The Remparts were finalists for the George Richardson Memorial Trophy in 1969-70, and eastern Canadian champions in 1970-71. It was this team, which featured future Hockey Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur , that won a Memorial Cup championship in 1971. The team also won the President's Cup five times. This edition of the Remparts is known to have the most American-born players on the roster every season.
After the 1984-85 season, the team went into receivership for three seasons then was resurrected. After returning to play the team moved to Longueuil to become the Longueuil Collège Français. The team played for three seasons, then in 1991 they moved to Verdun to become the Verdun Collège Français. The franchise ceased operations in 1994.
[edit] Current Remparts
The current Remparts franchise was granted for the 1990-91 season and was known as the Beauport Harfangs, again based in the Quebec City metropolitan area, before moving to Quebec City proper in 1997. They are considered one of the most popular Canadian Hockey League teams, as they regularly draw over 8,000 spectators per game. The team claims the history and records of the original Remparts, similarly to the way the current Cleveland Browns claim the history of the original franchise that moved to Baltimore.
On May 28, 2006, the Remparts won the Memorial Cup, beating the Moncton Wildcats 6-2 in the finals. Patrick Roy became the seventh coach to win the Cup in his rookie year behind the bench, and the first to do so since Claude Julien of the Hull Olympiques in 1997. It was also the first time in Memorial Cup history that the finals involved two teams from the QMJHL. Quebec also won the Cup without winning a league championship and without hosting the event, another first in Memorial Cup history.
[edit] Current roster
| Number | Player | Position | Birthyear | Hometown | |
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| 2 | Andrew Andricopoulos | D | 1987 | Beverly, MA |  |
| 3 | Mathieu Lavoie | D | 1989 | Sherbrooke, QC |  |
| 5 | Joey Ryan | D | 1987 | Stoneham, MA | |
| 6 | Pierre Bergeron | D | 1987 | Drummondville, QC | |
| 7 | Angelo Esposito | C | 1989 | Montréal, QC | |
| 9 | Kesley Tessier | C | 1990 | Fredericton, NB | |
| 10 | Roman Bashkirov | LW | 1989 | Moscow, Russia |  |
| 11 | Hubert Genest | D | 1989 | Quebec City, QC | |
| 14 | Kenzie Sheppard | LW | 1987 | Sydney, NS | |
| 15 | Marc-Olivier Vallerand | C | 1989 | Longueuil, QC | |
| 16 | Darren Aubin | LW | 1989 | Ste-Sophie, QC | |
| 17 | Félix Petit | C | 1988 | Jonquière, QC | |
| 18 | Brent Aubin | RW | 1986 | Ste-Sophie, QC | |
| 19 | Christophe Poirier | RW | 1988 | Montreal, QC | |
| 21 | Maxime Lacroix | LW | 1987 | Quebec City, QC | |
| 23 | Joel Roch | RW | 1989 | St-Elizabeth, QC | |
| 24 | Guillaume Veilleux | D | 1986 | Quebec City, QC | |
| 34 | Maxime Sauvé | C | 1990 | Tour, France |  |
| 35 | Kevin Desfossés | G | 1987 | Quebec City, QC | |
| 43 | Matthew Smith | G | 1988 | Mississauga, ON | |
| 45 | Benjamin Rubin | LW | 1989 | Montréal, QC | |
| 55 | Boby Fugère | RW | 1989 | Shawinigan, QC | |
| 58 | Philippe Poirier | D | 1987 | St-Colomban, QC | |
| 71 | Ruslan Bashkirov | RW | 1989 | Moscow, Russia | |
| 72 | Billy Bezeau | D | 1986 | Miscou, NB | |
[edit] NHL Alumni (1st edition)
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- Michel Goulet and Guy Lafleur are the former Remparts in the Hockey Hall of Fame.
[edit] NHL Alumni (2nd edition)
[edit] Retired numbers
- 4 Guy Lafleur
- 12 Simon Gagné
[edit] External links
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| Districts | Gay Quarter · Old Quebec · Saint-Jean-Baptiste · Saint-Roch | |
| See also | List of articles about Quebec City · History of Quebec City Municipal reorganization in Quebec | |
