Baie-Comeau Drakkar

Baie-Comeau Drakkar Drakkar de Baie-Comeau
City	Baie-Comeau, Quebec
League	Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Conference	East
Division	East
Founded	1997
Home arena	Centre Henry-Leonard
Colours	Red, white and gold
General manager	Pierre Rioux
Head coach	Jean-François Grégoire
Website	www.le-drakkar.com
Franchise history
Previous franchise history
Championships

The Baie-Comeau Drakkar is a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League that plays at Centre Henry-Leonard in Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada. The name "Drakkar" refers to a type of longship.

History

The Drakkar first played in the QMJHL in 1997–98 season. One of the founders of the team was former Quebec Nordique co-founder Marius Fortier.^{[citation needed]}

Baie-Comeau has never won the President's Cup, and with just seven winning seasons in their history. The 2012–13 team had the second-best record during the regular season and reached the league finals for the first time in franchise history, but lost to the Halifax Mooseheads, four games to one.^{[citation needed]}

National Hockey League (NHL) alumni include Marc-André Bergeron, Jean-François Jacques, Yanick Lehoux, Olivier Michaud, Joël Perrault, Patrick Thoresen, Bruno St. Jacques and Gabriel Bourque.^{[citation needed]}

During its 2005–06 season, the team was the subject of the documentary film Junior by the National Film Board of Canada.

Coaches

Notable coaches for the Drakkar include Richard Martel, Mario Pouliot and Éric Veilleux.

Season-by-season record

• Baie-Comeau Drakkar (1997–2008)

Regular season

OL = Overtime loss, SL = Shootout loss, Pct = Winning percentage

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	OL	SL	Points	Pct	Goalsfor	Goalsagainst	Standing	Playoff
1997–98	70	18	47	5	-	-	41	0.293	215	332	7th, Dilio	Out of Playoffs
1998–99	70	18	44	8	-	-	44	0.314	208	297	7th, Dilio	Out of Playoffs
1999–2000	72	31	31	5	5	-	72	0.500	257	285	3rd, East	Lost 1st round
2000–01	72	41	23	8	0	-	90	0.625	283	255	1st, East	Lost 3rd round
2001–02	72	38	25	7	2	-	85	0.590	288	231	2nd, East	Lost 1st round
2002–03	72	50	14	6	2	-	108	0.750	319	213	1st, East	Lost 3rd round
2003–04	70	21	42	5	2	-	49	0.350	195	285	5th, Eastern	Lost 1st round
2004–05	70	24	37	5	4	-	57	0.407	208	280	5th, Eastern	Lost 1st round
2005–06	70	30	38	-	2	-	62	0.443	249	285	7th, Western	Lost 1st round
2006–07	70	35	26	-	1	8	79	0.564	304	285	7th, Telus	Lost 2nd round
2007–08	70	45	19	-	2	4	96	0.686	249	210	2nd, Telus	Lost 1st round
2008–09	68	22	37	-	7	2	53	0.390	206	297	4th, East	Lost 1st round
2009–10	68	21	40	-	4	3	49	0.360	187	297	4th, East	Out of Playoffs
2010–11	68	12	46	-	6	4	34	0.250	151	266	6th, East	Out of Playoffs
2011–12	68	29	34	-	1	4	63	0.463	217	241	6th, Telus East	Lost 2nd round
2012–13	68	44	19	-	2	3	93	0.684	274	191	1st, Telus East	Lost in Finals
2013–14	68	47	16	-	2	3	99	0.728	255	170	1st, Telus East	Lost in Finals
2014–15	68	35	25	-	5	3	78	0.574	227	237	4th, East	Lost 2nd round
2015–16	68	14	49	-	2	3	33	0.260	147	302	6th, East	Out of Playoffs
2016–17	68	26	32	-	6	4	62	0.462	203	230	5th, East	Lost 1st round
2017–18	68	30	33	-	4	1	65	0.465	224	257	4th, East	Lost 1st round
2018–19	68	49	15	-	2	2	102	0.750	306	189	2nd, East	Lost 1st round
2019–20	64	24	29	-	7	4	59	0.461	196	240	4th, East	QMJHL playoffs cancelled
2020–21	36	8	26	-	1	1	18	0.250	82	137	6th, East	Lost 1st round
2021–22	68	24	35	-	4	5	57	0.419	201	247	4th, East	Lost 1st round
2022–23	68	30	32	-	4	2	66	0.485	205	244	4th, East	Lost 1st round
2023-24	68	53	12	-	2	1	109		290	163	1st, East	Lost Final

Playoffs

Season	1st round	2nd round	3rd round	Finals
1997–98	-	-	-	-
1998–99	-	-	-	-
1999–2000	L, 2–4, Halifax	-	-	-
2000–01	Bye	W, 4–1, Rimouski	L, 2–4, Acadie–Bathurst	-
2001–02	L, 1–4, Cape Breton	-	-	-
2002–03	Bye	W, 4–1, Quebec	L, 3–4, Halifax	-
2003–04	L, 0–4, Moncton	-	-	-
2004–05	L, 2–4, Chicoutimi	-	-	-
2005–06	L, 0–4, Chicoutimi	-	-	-
2006–07	W, 4–2, Victoriaville	L, 1–4, Val-d'Or	-	-
2007–08	L, 1–4, Rimouski	-	-	-
2008–09	L, 1–4, Quebec	-	-	-
2009–10	-	-	-	-
2010–11	-	-	-	-
2011–12	W, 4–0, Victoriaville	L, 0–4, Saint John	-	-
2012–13	W, 4–0, Sherbrooke	W, 4–0, Victoriaville	W, 4–2, Blainville-Boisbriand	L, 1–4, Halifax
2013–14	W, 4–0, Shawinigan	W, 4–0, Rouyn-Noranda	W, 4–3, Blainville-Boisbriand	L, 3–4, Val-d'Or
2014–15	W, 4–1, Saint John	L, 3–4, Val-d'Or	-	-
2015–16	-	-	-	-
2016–17	L, 0–4, Charlottetown	-	-	-
2017–18	L, 1–4, Halifax	-	-	-
2018–19	L, 3–4, Moncton	-	-	-
2019–20	QMJHL playoffs cancelled
2020–21	L, 0–3, Val-d'Or	-	-	-
2021–22	L, 1–3, Sherbrooke	-	-	-
2022–23	L, 3–4, Moncton	-	-	-
2023-24	W, 4-0 Charlottetown Islanders	W, 4-0 Acadie-Bathurst Titan	W, 4-1 Cape Breton Islanders	TBD

Team records

The team's all-time leading point scorer is Yanick Lehoux with 164 goals and 218 assists for 382 points; he is also the team's all-time leader in goals and assists. Thierry Douville is the team's all-time penalty minute leader with 1104. Frédéric Gamelin has played the most games in team history with 315.

Notable players

• Marc-André Bergeron (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player
• Jean-François Jacques (born 1985), Canadian ice hockey player
• Eliezer Sherbatov (born 1991), Canadian-Israeli ice hockey player

External links

• Baie-Comeau Drakkar website
• Baie-Comeau Drakkar great amateur website