Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | |
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City | Boisbriand, Quebec |
League | Quebec Major Junior Hockey League |
Conference | Telus |
Division | West |
Founded | 2011 | –12
Home arena | Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau |
Colours | Black and white |
General manager | Joel Bouchard |
Head coach | Jean-Francois Houle |
Website ArmadaHockey.ca |
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Franchise history | |
2005-08 | St. John's Fog Devils |
2008-11 | Montreal Junior |
2011–present | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada |
The Blainville-Boisbriand Armada are a junior ice hockey team of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The team is based out of Boisbriand, Quebec. The team play its home games at the Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau.
The team started out as the St. John's Fog Devils when Newfoundland was granted an expansion franchise. The team was sold to a group of people intending to move the team to Montreal for the 2008–09 season. The team became the Montreal Junior. In June 2011, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League approved the sale of the Juniors to a group led by former NHL defenseman Joel Bouchard who moved the team to Boisbriand, Quebec for the 2011-12 season.[1]
On July 12 2011, the team unveiled their new name (Blainville-Boisbriand Armada), logo (The A with ARMADA written over it in a banner) and colours (black and white).[2]
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Maritimes Division | Acadie-Bathurst Titan • Cape Breton Screaming Eagles • Halifax Mooseheads • Moncton Wildcats • P.E.I. Rocket • Saint John Sea Dogs | ||
Telus East | Baie-Comeau Drakkar • Chicoutimi Saguenéens • Quebec Remparts • Rimouski Océanic • Victoriaville Tigres | ||
Telus West | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada • Drummondville Voltigeurs • Gatineau Olympiques • Rouyn-Noranda Huskies • Shawinigan Cataractes • Val-d'Or Foreurs | ||
Future team | Sherbrooke Phoenix (begins play in 2012-13) | ||
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