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Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
City	Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec
League	Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Conference	Telus
Division	West
Founded	1996–97
Home arena	Arena Dave Keon
Colours	Black, red, silver and white;
General manager	André Tourigny
Head coach	André Tourigny
	Website
	www.huskies.qc.ca
Franchise history
1933–72	Montreal Junior Canadiens
1954–56	Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge
1975–82	Montreal Juniors
1982–84	Verdun Juniors
1984–89	Verdun Junior Canadiens
1989–96	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 Dave Keon Arena. The Huskies finished first overall in the QMJHL, during the 2007–08 QMJHL season, winning the Jean Rougeau Trophy.

[edit] History

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 two regular season division titles, in 1998 and 2005. Rouyn-Norand finished first overall in the QMJHL in 2007–08, winning its first Jean Rougeau Trophy, posting 97 points in the regular season. The team is still in search of its first President's Cup since relocating to Rouyn-Noranda.

Logofrom 1996-2006

[edit] Awards

Jean Béliveau Trophy
(Top Scorer)

1998–99 Mike Ribeiro

RDS Cup
(Rookie of the year)

1997–98 Mike Ribeiro

Michel Bergeron Trophy
(Offensive Rookie of the Year)

1997–98 Mike Ribeiro

Paul Dumont Trophy
(Personality of the year)

1997–98 Mike Ribeiro

Telus Cup – Offensive
(Offensive player of the year)

1997–98 Pierre Dagenais
1998–99 James Desmarais

Telus Cup – Defensive
(Defensive player of the year)

2000–01 Maxime Ouellet

Marcel Robert Trophy
(Scholastic player of the year)

2002–03 Eric L'Italien

[edit] NHL alumni

[edit] Yearly results

[edit] Regular season

Legend: OTL = Overtime loss, SL = Shootout loss

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	OTL	SL	Points	Pct %	Goals for	Goals against	Standing
1996–97	70	16	49	5	-	-	37	0.264	174	324	7th Lebel
1997–98	70	43	23	4	-	-	90	0.643	338	245	1st Lebel
1998–99	70	36	23	11	-	-	83	0.593	314	261	2nd Lebel
1999–00	72	33	33	4	2	-	72	0.486	272	288	2nd West
2000–01	72	43	22	5	2	-	93	0.632	318	251	2nd West
2001–02	72	26	36	6	4	-	62	0.403	232	281	3rd West
2002–03	72	31	33	0	8	-	70	0.431	268	273	4th West
2003–04	70	30	27	9	4	-	73	0.493	260	265	3rd West
2004–05	70	31	23	11	5	-	78	0.521	266	244	1st West
2005–06	70	43	22	-	2	3	91	0.614	305	259	3rd West
2006–07	70	36	27	-	3	4	79	0.564	265	266	6th Telus
2007–08	70	47	20	-	2	1	97	0.693	294	238	1st Telus

[edit] Playoffs

1996–1997 Out of playoffs.
1997–1998 Lost to Hull Olympiques 4 games to 2 in division quarter-finals.
1998–1999 Earned bye through division quarter-finals.
Defeated Sherbrooke Castors 4 games to 3 in division semi-finals.
Lost to Hull Olympiques 4 games to 0 in division finals.
1999–2000 Defeated Sherbrooke Castors 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
Lost to Hull Olympiques 4 games to 2 in conference semi-finals.
2000–2001 Defeated Hull Olympiques 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
Lost to Shawinigan Cataractes 4 games to o in conference semi-finals.
2001–2002 Lost to Victoriaville Tigres 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals.
2002–2003 Lost to Hull Olympiques 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals.
2003–2004 Defeated Lewiston MAINEiacs 4 games to 3 in 1/8 finals.
Lost to Gatineau Olympiques 4 games to 0 in quarter-finals.
2004–2005 Earned bye through 1/8 finals.
Defeated Moncton Wildcats 4 games to 2 in quarter-finals.
Lost to Halifax Mooseheads 4 games to 0 semi-finals.
2005–2006 Lost to Shawinigan Cataractes 4 games to 1 in 1/8 finals.
2006–2007 Defeated Gatineau Olympiques 4 games to 1 in 1/8 finals.
Defeated Drummondville Voltigeurs 4 games to 3 in quarter-finals.
Lost to Lewiston MAINEiacs 4 games to 0 in semi-finals.
2007–2008 Defeated Val D'or Foreurs 4 games to 0 in preliminary round.
Defeated Rimouski Oceanic 4 games to 0 in quarter-finals.
Defeated Saint John Sea Dogs 4 games to 0 in semi-finals.
Lost to Gatineau Olympiques 4 games to 1 in QMJHL Finals.

[edit] External links

Huskies official web site (en français)

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