Quebec Remparts

Quebec Remparts
Remparts de Québec
City Quebec City, Quebec
League Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Conference Telus
Division Telus East
Founded 1969 (1969) (Original)
1997 (Revived)
Home arena Centre Vidéotron
Colours Red, white and black
              
General manager Philippe Boucher
Head coach Philippe Boucher
Championships 1971 & 2006 Memorial Cup Champions
Website http://www.remparts.ca/
Franchise history
1990–1997 Beauport Harfangs
1997–present Québec Remparts
Previous franchise history
1969–1985 Québec Remparts
1988–1991 Longueuil Collège Français
1991–1994 Verdun Collège Français

There have been two junior ice hockey franchises known as the Quebec Remparts (French: Remparts de Québec) that played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The first B league 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 Centre Vidéotron, although the new edition of the Remparts played for two seasons at PEPS on the campus of Laval University between 1997 and 1999. Throughout their history, the Remparts have developed several future National Hockey League (NHL) players, including Simon Gagné, Kevin Lowe, Mike Ribeiro, Antoine Vermette, Marc-Édouard Vlasic and Hall of Famers Michel Goulet and Guy Lafleur.

The name "Remparts" means curtain walls in French.

History

Original Remparts

The original Quebec Remparts team was founded in 1969 by a group of investors who purchased the assets of the junior Quebec Aces team.[1] 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 dormancy for three seasons before being resurrected. After returning to play, then-sponsored by "Le Collège Français", the team moved to Longueuil to become the Longueuil Collège Français. The team played for three seasons before moving to Verdun in 1991 to become the Verdun Collège Français. The franchise ceased operations in 1994.

Revived 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 (CHL) teams, as they regularly draw over 11,000 spectators per game. Similar to the National Football League's Cleveland Browns, the team claims the history and records of the original Remparts.

On May 28, 2006, the Remparts won the Memorial Cup, beating the Moncton Wildcats 6–2 in the finals. Then-Head Coach Patrick Roy became the seventh coach to win the Cup in his first year as head coach, 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. The 2006 Remparts were known for a high number of players from the New England region, six.

New owners and the move to Centre Vidéotron

Remparts centre ice at Centre Vidéotron

On November 27, 2014, the Remparts were sold to Quebecor for an estimated price between $20 million and $25 million.[2] The team moved to Centre Vidéotron on September 12, 2015.

2015 Memorial Cup

The Remparts were chosen to be the host of the 2015 Memorial Cup. They defeated the Rimouski Oceanic in tie-breaker 5-2, but got eliminated by the Kelowna Rockets in the semi-finals 9-3.

NHL alumni

Original Remparts

Michel Goulet and Guy Lafleur are the former Remparts in the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Remparts alumni

Team records

Team records for a single season
StatisticTotalSeason
Most points1091970–71
Most wins541970–71
Most goals for5311973–74
Fewest goals for1921981–82
Fewest goals against2041997–98
Most goals against3961982–83
Individual player records for a single season
StatisticPlayerTotalSeason
Most goalsGuy Lafleur1301970–71
Most assistsRich Nantais1301973–74
Most pointsRéal Cloutier2161973–74
Most points, rookieDaniel Rioux1191979–80
Most points, defensemanGaston Therrien1251979–80
Best GAA (goalie)Patrick Couture1.851997–98
Goalies = minimum 1500 minutes played

Retired numbers

2016–17 season

Current squad

Roster updated as of August 25, 2016

Goaltenders
Number Player Age Glove Acquired NHL Draft Place of birth
1 Russia Evgeny Kiselev 19 L Waiver BAC 2016 Moscow, Russia
30 Canada Callum Booth 19 L Via Draft (2013) CAR2015 Montreal, Quebec
Defencemen
Number Player Age Shoots Acquired NHL Draft Place of birth
5 Canada Raphaël Maheux 'A' 20 L Trade SHA 2013 Quebec City, Quebec
6 Canada Étienne Verrette 18 L Via Draft (2015) 2017 Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec
9 Canada Aaron Dutra 'A' 20 R Free agent 2015 Toronto, Ontario
16 Canada Christian Huntley 17 L Via Draft (2015) 2017 Halifax, Nova Scotia
25 Canada Alexandre Drapeau 19 L Trade RIM 2015 Rimouski, Quebec
28 Canada Ross MacDougall 19 R Via Draft (2014) St. Stephen, New Brunswick
68 Canada Bryce O'Brien 18 R Free agent 2016 Belle River, Ontario
77 Canada Darien Kielb 17 L Free agent 2016 2017 Hamilton, Ontario
Forwards
Number Player Age Position Acquired NHL Draft Place of birth
8 United States Igor Larionov II 18 LW Free agent 2016 Detroit, Michigan
14 Canada Olivier Garneau 'A' 18 C Via Draft (2014) Quebec City, Quebec
17 Canada Yanick Turcotte 'A' 20 RW Via Draft (2013) Quebec City, Quebec
18 Canada Mikaël Robidoux 17 RW Via Draft (2015) 2017 La Prairie, Quebec
19 Canada Sean O'Brien 18 RW Free agent 2015 London, Ontario
20 Canada Andrew Coxhead 16 C Via Draft (2016) 2018 Bedford, Nova Scotia
21 Canada Jérémy Laframboise 16 C Via Draft (2016) 2018 Sainte-Catherine, Quebec
23 Canada Louis-Filip Côté 17 LW Trade ROU 2016 2017 Laurier-Station, Quebec
27 Canada Derek Gentile 17 RW Via Draft (2015) 2017 Sydney, Nova Scotia
82 Canada Jesse Sutton 18 C Via Draft (2014) Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador
91 United States Matthew Boucher 'C' 19 C Trade DRU 2015 Los Angeles, California
94 Canada Ethan Crossman 17 LW Trade MON 2015 2017 Sackville, New Brunswick
96 Switzerland Philipp Kurashev 16 C Via Import Draft (2016) 2018 Münsingen, Switzerland
97 Belarus Dmitri Buinitsky 19 C/RW Via Import Draft (2016) Vitebsk, Belarus

Playoffs

Season1st round2nd round3rd roundFinals
1997–98 W, 4-0, Cape Breton 2-2, Round-Robin, Rimouski/Moncton L, 4-2, Rimouski -
1998–99 Bye W, 4-3, Rimouski L, 4-2, Acadie-Bathurst -
1999–2000 W, 4-0, Cape Breton L, 4-3, Moncton --
2000–01 L, 4-0, Acadie-Bathurst - - -
2001–02 W, 4-0, Chicoutimi L, 4-1, Acadie-Bathurst --
2002–03 W, 4-2, Moncton L, 4-1, Baie-Comeau - -
2003–04 L, 4-1, P.E.I. ---
2004–05 W, 4-3, Victoriaville L, 4-2, Chicoutimi --
2005–06 W, 4-1, Val-d'Or W, 4-1, Shawinigan W, 4-3, Acadie-Bathurst L, 4-2, Moncton
2006–07 L, 4–1, Drummondville ---
2007–08 W, 4–2, Chicoutimi L, 4-2, Gatineau --
2008–09 W, 4–1, Baie-Comeau W, 4-3, Cape Breton L, 4-1, Shawinigan -
2009–10 W, 4-1, Acadie-Bathurst L, 4-0, Victoriaville --
2010–11 W, 4-0, Val-d'Or W, 4-3, Shawinigan L, 4-3, Gatineau -
2011–12 W, 4-0, Drummondville L, 4-3, Halifax --
2012–13 W, 4-2, Chicoutimi L, 4-1, Rouyn-Noranda - -
2013–14 L, 4-1, Rouyn-Noranda - - -
2014–15 W, 4-3, Cape Breton W, 4-0, Charlottetown W, 4-0, Moncton L, 4-3, Rimouski
2015–16 L, 4-0, Gatineau ---
2016–17 L, 4-0, Acadie-Bathurst ---

See also

References

  1. ↑ www.remparts.qc.ca
  2. ↑ www.thehockeynews.com
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