Sherbrooke Cougars
Sherbrooke Cougars of Collège Champlain | |
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City | Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada |
League | RSEQ Quebec Cégep Hockey League |
Division | Guilbault |
Founded | 1970s |
Folded | 2015 |
Home arena | John H. Price Sports Complex |
Colours | Navy blue and silver |
General manager | Martin Lapré |
Head coach | Stéphan Lebeau |
Franchise history | |
1970s–2002 | Champlain Cougars (collegiate) |
2002–2003 | Lennoxville Cougars |
2003–2015 | Sherbrooke Cougars |
The Sherbrooke Cougars of Collège Champlain are a junior
History
The Champlain Cougars were founded in the 1970s, and played in collegiate leagues until 2002, when they joined the QJAAAHL in 2002.
The team played its first season as the Lennoxville Cougars, using the W.B. Scott Arena on the
In 2002–03, the Cougars won the Napa Cup as LHJAAAQ champions. They defeated the Longueuil Collège Français in the finals. Lennoxville won the
In 2008 and 2009, the Cougars returned to the Fred Page Cup, but did not make the finals. In 2014, the Cougars played a close series with the Granby Inouk, who lost the series in 7 games. Sherbrooke came close again, against the Longueuil Collège Français in the 2015 Napa Cup finals losing in 7 games, despite leading the series 2-0 and 3–2.
In 2015 the hockey team made a request to return to the re-established collegiate league for the 2016–2017 season. Following acceptance, the Sherbrooke Cougars were expelled by the QJAAAHL, so they would not be able to participate in the draft or play in the 2015–2016 season. The Sherbrooke Cougars were one of the most-dominant teams in the QJAAAHL. The Director of Athletics at Champlain College Lennoxville then made a special request to rejoin the collegiate league for the 2015–2016 season (not the required two-year wait), and it was accepted.
The Champlain Cougars will play all home games at the new arena in the recently renovated John H. Price Sports Complex on campus.
Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Points | Finish | Playoffs |
2002–03 | 50 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 231 | 136 | 86 | 1st QJAAAHL | Won Championship |
2003–04 | 50 | 20 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 212 | 205 | 48 | 8th QJAAAHL | |
2004–05 | 48 | 23 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 187 | 166 | 47 | 8th QJAAAHL | |
2005–06 | 51 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 213 | 146 | 80 | 2nd QJAAAHL | Lost semi-final |
2006–07 | 54 | 27 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 204 | 193 | 57 | 7th QJAAAHL | Lost quarter-final |
2007–08 | 52 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 203 | 162 | 73 | 3rd QJAAAHL | Won Championship |
2008–09 | 49 | 34 | 14 | – | 1 | 192 | 115 | 69 | 1st QJAAAHL | Won Championship |
2009–10 | 51 | 30 | 16 | – | 5 | 219 | 173 | 65 | 6th QJAAAHL | Lost quarter-final |
2010–11 | 49 | 37 | 9 | – | 3 | 231 | 163 | 77 | 1st QJAAAHL | Lost semi-final |
2011–12 | 49 | 34 | 8 | – | 7 | 227 | 143 | 75 | 1st QJAAAHL | |
2012–13 | 52 | 27 | 20 | – | 5 | 230 | 184 | 59 | 8th QJAAAHL | Lost semi-final |
2013–14 | 52 | 27 | 20 | – | 5 | 230 | 184 | 59 | 3rd QJAAAHL | Lost final |
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