Val-d'Or Foreurs
Val-d'Or Foreurs Foreurs de Val-d'Or | |
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City | Val-d'Or, Quebec |
League | Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League |
Division | West |
Founded | 1993 |
Home arena | Centre Agnico Eagle |
Colours | Green, gold, white and black |
General manager | Maxime Desruisseaux |
Head coach | Maxime Desruisseaux |
Website | www.foreurs.qc.ca |
Championships | |
Playoff championships | 1998, 2001, 2014 QMJHL Champions |
The Val-d'Or Foreurs are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Val-d'Or, in the region of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. The team was founded for the 1993–94 season of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League, a member of the Canadian Hockey League. Former Quebec Nordiques and Trois-Rivières Draveurs star, Pierre Aubry was the team's first coach. The literal translation of Val-d'Or Foreurs is "Valley of Gold Drillers"; this name references the drilling operations associated with mining and exploration which are a major source of blue-collar work in the area. The Foreurs play their home games in the Centre Agnico Eagle.
History
The Foreurs have won the
In 1996, the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies began play, giving the Foreurs a natural geographical rival in north-western Quebec. Rouyn-Noranda lies approximately 100 kilometres to the west of Val d'Or. Games between the two teams are a major event in the region and draw much larger than average crowds.
NHL alumni
- Nicolas Aube-Kubel
- Steve Bégin
- Antoine Bibeau
- Sébastien Bisaillon
- Patrick Bordeleau
- Luc Bourdon
- Sébastien Charpentier
- Jean-Pierre Dumont
- Benoît Dusablon
- Simon Gamache
- Julien Gauthier
- Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre
- Ryan Graves
- Maxence Guenette
- Samuel Henley
- Simon Lajeunesse
- Francis Lessard
- Kris Letang
- Roberto Luongo
- Anthony Mantha
- Brad Marchand
- Jakob Pelletier
- Brandon Reid
- Anthony Richard
- Mathieu Roy
- Jerome Samson
- Maxime Sauvé
- Marco Scandella
- Jordan Spence
- Stéphane Veilleux
Playoffs results
Season | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Finals |
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1993–94 |
- | - | - | - |
1994–95 |
- | - | - | - |
1995–96 |
Advanced | L, 4-3, Hull |
- | - |
1996–97 |
W. 3-0, Sherbrooke |
W, 4-1, Granby |
L, 4-1, Hull |
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1997–98 |
W, 4–2, Shawinigan | 2-2, Round-robin, Hull/Laval |
W, 4-1, Laval | W, 4-0, Rimouski
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1998–99 |
L, 4-2, Sherbrooke | - | - | - |
1999–2000 |
- | - | - | - |
2000–01 |
W, 4-0, Sherbrooke | W, 4-3, Victoriaville | W, 4-2, Shawinigan | W, 4-0, Acadie-Bathurst
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2001–02 | L, 4-3, Drummondville | - | - | - |
2002–03 | Bye | W, 4-1, Shawinigan | L, 4-0, Hull |
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2003–04 | L, 4-3, Chicoutimi |
- | - | - |
2004–05 | - | - | - | - |
2005–06 | L, 4-1, Quebec | - | - | - |
2006–07 | W, 4–0, Chicoutimi |
W, 4-1, Baie-Comeau | W, 4-3, Cape Breton |
L, 4-0, Lewiston |
2007–08 | L, 4-0, Rouyn-Noranda | - | - | - |
2008–09 | - | - | - | - |
2009–10 | L, 4-2, Rouyn-Noranda | - | - | - |
2010–11 | L, 4-0, Quebec | - | - | - |
2011–12 | L, 4-0, Rimouski |
- | - | - |
2012–13 | W, 4-2, P.E.I. | L, 4-0, Blainville-Boisbriand | - | - |
2013–14 | W, 4-0, Acadie-Bathurst |
W, 4-2, Drummondville | W, 4-3, Halifax | W, 4-3, Baie-Comeau |
2014–15 | W, 4-2, Rouyn-Noranda | W, 4-3, Baie-Comeau | L, 4-0, Rimouski |
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2015–16 | L, 4-2, Blainville-Boisbriand | - | - | - |
2016–17 | W, 4-2, Shawinigan | L, 4-0, Saint John | - | - |
2017–18 | L, 4-0, Blainville-Boisbriand | - | - | - |
2018–19 | L, 4-3, Victoriaville | - | - | - |
2019–20 | QMJHL playoffs cancelled | |||
2020–21 | W, 3-0, Baie-Comeau | W, 3-0, Rimouski | W, 3-0, Chicoutimi | L, 4-2, Victoriaville |
2021–22 | L, 3-1, Gatineau | - | - | - |
2022–23 | - | - | - | - |