Drummondville Voltigeurs facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Drummondville Voltigeurs Voltigeurs de Drummondville
City	Drummondville, Quebec
League	Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
Division	Telus West
Founded	1982
Home arena	Centre Marcel Dionne
Colours	Black, red, silver and white
General manager	Yannik Lemay
Head coach	Sylvain Favreau
Championships	2009 QMJHL Champions

The Drummondville Voltigeurs are a junior ice hockey team of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The franchise was originally granted for the 1982–83 season, and is based in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada, playing its home games at the Centre Marcel Dionne. The team won the QMJHL's President's Cup in 2009.

History

Drummondville had a QMJHL team at the foundation of the League in 1969, called the Drummondville Rangers. However, the team folded at the end of the 1973–74 season. For the 1982–83 season, the city was granted an expansion franchise, along with the Longueuil Chevaliers. The team was named for a Quebec-based regiment that fought in the War of 1812, the Canadian Voltigeurs.

The Voltigeurs have participated in the Memorial Cup tournament three times. In 1988 and 1991, they participated as the QMJHL runner-up and in 2009 as League champions. The Voltigeurs won both the President's Cup and Jean Rougeau Trophy during the 2008–09 season. In the 2009 Memorial Cup, the Voltigeurs finished second in the round robin, but lost to the Windsor Spitfires in the semi-finals.

Championships

List of championships won:

Memorial Cup

• 1988 4th place (in Chicoutimi, Quebec)
• 1991 Finalists vs. Spokane Chiefs (in Quebec City, Quebec)
• 2009 Semi-Finalists vs. Windsor Spitfires (in Rimouski, Quebec)

President's Cup

• 1986 Finalists vs. Hull Olympiques (lost 5-0)
• 1988 Finalists vs. Hull Olympiques (lost 4–3)
• 1991 Finalists vs. Chicoutimi Saguenéens (lost 4–0)
• 2009 Champions vs. Shawinigan Cataractes (won 4–3)

Jean Rougeau Trophy

• 2008–09 – 112 points

Notable coaches

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Players

NHL alumni

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Retired numbers

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