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Drummondville Voltigeurs
Voltigeurs de Drummondville
Drummondville Voltigeurs
City Drummondville, Quebec
League Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Division Telus West
Founded 1982
Home arena Centre Marcel Dionne
Colors Black, red, silver and white
                   
General manager Philippe Boucher
Head coach Ryan Falkenham
Championships 2009 QMJHL Champions

Website
www.voltigeurs.ca

The Drummondville Voltigeurs are a junior ice hockey team of the Quebec Major 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,[1][2] along with the Longueuil Chevaliers. The team was named for a Quebec-based regiment that fought in the War of 1812, the Canadian Voltigeurs.[citation needed]

On February 9, 1989, Drummondville's coach and general manager Jean Bégin, was suspended indefinitely after he was arrested and charged with sexual assault.[3][4]

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.[5] 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.[6][7]

Championships[]

List of championships won:

Memorial Cup
President's Cup
Jean Rougeau Trophy
  • 2008–09 – 112 points

Notable coaches[]

List of notable coaches:

Players[]

NHL alumni[]

List of alumni to play in the National Hockey League (NHL):

Retired numbers[]

List of retired uniform numbers:

References[]

  1. Match historique à Drummondville. La Nouvelle Union (November 26, 2010).
  2. Les Voltigeurs sont champions! (March 13, 2009).
  3. Rouleau, Françcois-David (2015-03-12). 3 scandales qui ont marqué la LHJMQ (fr). Le Journal de Montréal.
  4. La Presse Canadienne. "Bégin arrêté", February 9, 1989, p. 2. (fr) Free to read
  5. King, Patrick. "Memorial Cup: Voltigeurs preview", 25 August 2009. 
  6. Hale, J. (May 23, 2009). The Junior Report: Windsor Ousts Drummondville in Overtime. The New York Times.
  7. Henrique' OT Winner Sends Windsor to Memorial Cap Final. TSN (May 22, 2009).
  8. Duquette, Vincent. La liste complète de tous les chandails retirés dans le hockey junior majeur canadien.

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