Québec Remparts

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Québec Remparts
City:	Quebec City, Quebec
League:	Q.M.J.H.L.
Division:	Telus
Founded:	1969 (Original) 1997 (Revived)
Home Arena:	Colisée Pepsi
Colours:	Red, white & black
Head Coach:	Patrick Roy
General Manager:	Patrick Roy
Franchise history
1990-97:	Beauport Harfangs
1997-Present:	Québec Remparts
Previous franchise history
1969-85:	Québec Remparts
1988-91:	Longueuil Collège Français
1991-94:	Verdun Collège Français

There have been two junior ice hockey franchises known as the Québec Remparts that played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The first franchise played from 1969 to 1985; the current franchise has played since 1997. Both franchises were based out of Quebec City, Quebec. The teams played home games at the Colisée Pepsi, although the new edition of the Remparts played for two seasons at PEPS on the campus of the Université Laval between 1997 and 1999.

[edit] History

[edit] Original Remparts

The original Québec Remparts team was founded in 1969 by a group of investors who purchased the assets of the junior Quebec Aces team. [1] The Remparts were finalists for the George Richardson Memorial Trophy in 1969-70, and eastern Canadian champions in 1970-71. It was this team, which featured future Hockey Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur , that won a Memorial Cup championship in 1971. The team also won the President's Cup five times. This edition of the Remparts is known to have the most American-born players on the roster every season.

After the 1984-85 season, the team went into dormancy for three seasons then were resurrected. After returning to play sponsored by "Le Collège Français," the team moved to Longueuil to become the Longueuil Collège Français. The team played for three seasons, then in 1991 they moved to Verdun to become the Verdun Collège Français. The franchise ceased operations in 1994.

[edit] Revived Remparts

The current Remparts franchise was granted for the 1990-91 season and was known as the Beauport Harfangs, again based in the Quebec City metropolitan area, before moving to Quebec City proper in 1997. They are considered one of the most popular Canadian Hockey League teams, as they regularly draw over 8,000 spectators per game. The team claims the history and records of the original Remparts.

On May 28, 2006, the Remparts won the Memorial Cup, beating the Moncton Wildcats 6-2 in the finals. Patrick Roy became the seventh coach to win the Cup in his rookie year behind the bench, and the first to do so since Claude Julien of the Hull Olympiques in 1997. It was also the first time in Memorial Cup history that the finals involved two teams from the QMJHL. Quebec also won the Cup without winning a league championship and without hosting the event, another first in Memorial Cup history.

[edit] Current roster

Number	Player	Position	Birthyear	Hometown	Drafted by (NHL)
6	Pierre Bergeron	D	1987	Drummondville, QC	Free Agent
7	Angelo Esposito	C	1989	Montréal, QC	Atlanta Trashers
9	Kesley Tessier	C	1990	Fredericton, NB	Available in the 2008 Entry Draft
10	Darick Ste-Marie	C	1989	Longueuil, QC	Available in the 2008 Entry Draft
11	Hubert Genest	D	1989	Quebec City, QC	Available in the 2008 Entry Draft
13	Louis-Philippe Lacroix	LW	1990	Mirabel, QC	Available in the 2008 Entry Draft
14	Maxime Cliche	LW	1989	Thetford Mines, QC	Free Agent
15	Marc-Olivier Vallerand	C	1989	Longueuil, QC	Free Agent
16	Mikhail Stefanovich	RW	1989	Minsk, Belarus	Available in the 2008 Entry Draft
17	Félix Petit	C	1988	Jonquière, QC	Free Agent
18	Jonathan Audy-Marchessault	LW	1990	Quebec City, QC	Available in the 2009 Entry Draft
19	Christophe Poirier	RW	1988	Montreal, QC	Free Agent
21	Maxime Lacroix	LW	1987	Quebec City, QC	Washington Capitals
23	Sébastien Trudeau	RW	1991	Quebec City, QC	Available in the 2009 Entry Draft
27	Dominik Bohac	D	1990	Klatovy, Czech Republic	Available in the 2008 Entry Draft
28	Brian Cayouette	LW	1989	Loretteville, QC	Available in the 2008 Entry Draft
30	Jonathan Roy	G	1989	Pointe-Claire, QC	Free Agent
35	Kevin Desfossés	G	1987	Quebec City, QC	Free Agent
40	Benjamin Lecomte	D	1990	St-Hyacinthe, QC	Available in the 2008 Entry Draft
52	Mikael Tam	D	1991	Quebec City, QC	Available in the 2009 Entry Draft
61	David Gilbert	C	1991	Châteauguay, QC	Available in the 2009 Entry Draft
71	Samuel Groulx	D	1990	Gatineau, QC	Available in the 2008 Entry Draft
93	Mathieu Loisel	LW	1990	Pasbébiac, QC	Available in the 2008 Entry Draft

[edit] NHL Alumni

[edit] Original Remparts

Michel Goulet and Guy Lafleur are the former Remparts in the Hockey Hall of Fame.

[edit] Revived Remparts

[edit] Team records

[edit] Retired numbers

• 4 Guy Lafleur
• 12 Simon Gagné
• 22 Alexander Radulov

[edit] External links

• Quebec Remparts Official Site
• QMJHL Arena Guide profile

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