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The '''Gatineau Olympiques''' (formerly known as the '''Hull Festivals''' and the '''Hull Olympiques''') is a [[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League]] team based in Gatineau, Quebec.
  
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| team = Gatineau Olympiques
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| colour = #000000
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| colour text = #8F8E93
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| logo = Gatineau_Olympiques_logo.png
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| logosize = 175px
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| city = [[Gatineau|Gatineau, Quebec]]
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| league = [[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League]]
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| conference = Telus
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| division = West
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| founded = 1969
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| arena = [[Robert Guertin Centre]]
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| colours = Black, white and silver <br /> {{Color box|Black}} {{Color box|White}} {{Color box|#8F8E93}}
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| championships = 1997 '''Memorial Cup Champions'''
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| GM = vacant (as of May 10, 2016)
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| coach = [[Mario Duhamel]]
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| website = [http://www.olympiquesdegatineau.ca http://www.olympiquesdegatineau.ca]
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<!-- Franchise history below -->
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| name1 = Hull Hawks
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| dates1 = 1969–1970
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| name2 = [[Hull Festivals]]
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| dates2 = 1970–1976
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| name3 = [[Hull Olympiques]]
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| dates3 = 1976–2003
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| name4 = Gatineau Olympiques
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| dates4 = 2003–present
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}}
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The '''Gatineau Olympiques''' are a [[junior ice hockey|major junior ice hockey]] team based in [[Gatineau|Gatineau, Quebec]], that plays in the [[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League]] (QMJHL). The Olympiques play home games at the [[Robert Guertin Centre]]. The club, then known as the Hull Festivals, was granted membership in the QMJHL in 1973. The Olympiques have appeared in the [[Memorial Cup]] seven times, winning once in 1997. Over eighty former players and coaches have gone on to play or coach in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL), including [[Martin Biron]], [[Aleš Hemský|Ales Hemsky]], [[Luc Robitaille]], [[Jeremy Roenick]], [[Michael Ryder]], [[Maxime Talbot]], [[José Théodore]], [[Colin White (ice hockey)|Colin White]], [[Claude Giroux]], [[David Krejčí|David Krejci]], [[Jack Adams Award|Jack Adams]]-winning head coaches [[Alain Vigneault]] and [[Pat Burns]] and 2011 Stanley Cup-winning coach [[Claude Julien (ice hockey)|Claude Julien]].
   
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==History==
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Founded in 1973, it is one of the oldest team of the league.
  
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[[File:Hullolympiques.jpg|100px|left|Hull Olympiques logo]]
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[[File:Gatineau_Olympiques_original.png|100px|left|Original Gatineau Olympiques logo]]
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Before joining the "Q", the team was a member of the [[Central Junior A Hockey League]], known originally as the Hull Castors but later as the Hull Hawks. Originally Hull and the CJHL were eligible to compete for the Memorial Cup, the Major Junior crown, but were relegated to Tier II Junior "A" in 1970. Three seasons before joining the QMJHL in 1973 they became the Hull Festivals, and in 1976, they became the Hull Olympiques; the team name was changed to the Gatineau Olympiques one year after the city of [[Hull, Quebec|Hull]] was amalgamated into Gatineau in 2002.
   
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The Olympiques share a junior hockey market with the [[Ottawa 67's]], across the Ottawa River. Pre-season games between the two teams were a regular occurrence from 1975 to 1986.<ref>{{Citation |newspaper=Ottawa Citizen |title=67's outwork Olympiques |date=January 24, 2000|pages=C3 |last=Yzerman |first=Chris}}</ref> The teams have played interleague regular-season home and home games in the 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03 and 2009–10 seasons since.<ref>{{Citation |newspaper=Ottawa Citizen |date=June 20, 2003 |title=Sidelines |pages= B8}}</ref>
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==The Olympiques and the NHL==
  
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All of the following players wore the Olympiques jersey at some point to later play at least one game in the [[National Hockey League]]:
  
   
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The Olympiques have won the [[President's Cup (QMJHL)|President's Cup]] seven times, most recently in 2007–08. The team has been to four [[Memorial Cup]] finals, losing three (1986, [[2003 Memorial Cup|2003]] and [[2004 Memorial Cup|2004]]) and winning the [[1997 Memorial Cup]], which they also hosted.
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*[[Ted Bulley]]
  
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On May 31, 2010, it was announced that former Olympiques coach Benoit Groulx, who had left the organization to coach the [[Rochester Americans]] would be returning to be the General Manager and Head Coach.<ref>http://legrandclub.rds.ca/profils/170008/posts/74757</ref>
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*[[Nelson Burton]]
  
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*[[Richard David]]
  
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Beginning in the 2011–12 season, the Olympiques returned to their old colours of black, silver and white.
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*[[André Doré]]
  
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<ref>http://www.cyberpresse.ca/le-droit/sports/hockey-junior/201107/25/01-4420880-vent-de-nostalgie-chez-les-olympiques.php?utm_categorieinterne=trafficdrivers&utm_contenuinterne=cyberpresse_B9_sports_101983_section_POS</ref>
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*[[Pierre Giroux]]
  
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*[[Glen Sharpley]]
  
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An [http://www.ottawasun.com/2015/06/02/gatineau-council-kills-olympiques-arena-plan article] in the [[Ottawa Sun]] raised questions about the franchises future:
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*[[Brent Tremblay]]
  
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: On June 2nd, (2015) the future of the franchise became unclear as the franchise may be forced to relocate after a plan to finance a new $75 million arena was shot down by the Gatineau council 15-3. At the same meeting the council voted to demolish the [[Robert Guertin Centre]] in 2018. Private financing will be needed to build a new arena.
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However, by early 2017 and agreement was reached for a new arena that will tentatively open for the 2020-21 season. The arena is planned to have a capacity of 4,000 and cost an estimated $79 million Canadian.<ref>http://arenadigest.com/2017/02/22/new-gatineau-olympiques-arena-approved/</ref>
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===Championships===
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{{columns|width=auto
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| col1 =
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'''[[Memorial Cup]]''' <br>[[Canadian Hockey League]] champions
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* [[1986 Memorial Cup|1986]] – Finalist vs. [[Guelph Platers]]
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* [[1988 Memorial Cup|1988]] – 3rd place in tournament
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* [[1995 Memorial Cup|1995]] – 4th place in tournament
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* [[1997 Memorial Cup|1997]] – Champions vs. [[Lethbridge Hurricanes]]
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* [[2003 Memorial Cup|2003]] – Finalist vs. [[Kitchener Rangers]]
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* [[2004 Memorial Cup|2004]] – Finalist vs. [[Kelowna Rockets]]
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* [[2008 Memorial Cup|2008]] – 4th place in tournament
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'''[[President's Cup (QMJHL)|President's Cup]]''' – League playoff champions
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* 1985–86 – Champions vs. [[Drummondville Voltigeurs]]
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* 1987–88 – Champions vs. [[Drummondville Voltigeurs]]
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* 1994–95 – Champions vs. [[Laval Titan Collège Français]]
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* 1996–97 – Champions vs. [[Chicoutimi Saguenéens]]
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* 1998–99 – Finalist vs. [[Acadie-Bathurst Titan]]
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* 1999–00 – Finalist vs. [[Rimouski Océanic]]
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* 2002–03 – Champions vs. [[Halifax Mooseheads]]
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* 2003–04 – Champions vs. [[Moncton Wildcats]]
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* 2007–08 – Champions vs. [[Rouyn-Noranda Huskies]]
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* 2010–11 – Finalist vs. [[Saint John Sea Dogs]]
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}}'''[[Jean Rougeau Trophy]]''' – Regular season champions
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* 1985–86 (108 pts), 1987–88 (90 pts), 1996–97 (99 pts), 2003–04 (107 pts)
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'''Division titles''' – Regular season champions
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* 1985–86 (108 pts), 1987–88 (90 pts), 1996–97 (99 pts), 1999–2000 (90 pts), 2001–02 (75 pts), 2003–04 (107 pts)
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==Season-by-season record==
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* Hull Hawks (1969–1970)
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* Hull Festivals (1970–1976)<ref>[http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/teamseasons.php?tid=1393 Hull Festivals season-by-season on hockeydb.com]</ref>
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* Hull Olympiques (1976–2003)<ref>[http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/teamseasons.php?tid=1025 Hull Olympiques season-by-season on hockeydb.com]</ref>
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* Gatineau Olympiques (2003–present)<ref>[http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/teamseasons.php?tid=3245 Gatineau Olympiques season-by-season on hockeydb.com]</ref>
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===Regular season===
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''Complete results before 1969 unavailable.''
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:'''OL''' = Overtime loss, '''SL''' = Shootout loss, '''Pct''' = Winning percentage
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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![[Season (sports)|Season]]!! Games !!Won!!Lost!!Tied!!OL!!SL!!Points!!Pct!! Goals<br />for !! Goals<br />against !!Standing
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|-
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|1969–70||40|| 8||24||8|| -|| -||24||0.300||149||199||5th, CJAHL
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|-
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|1970–71||48||21||20||7|| -|| -||49||0.510||255||238||3rd, CJAHL
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|-
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|1971–72||48||16||31||1|| -|| -||33||0.344||178||269||5th, CJAHL
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|-
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|1972–73||55|| 7||45||3|| -|| -||17||0.155||192||338||6th, CJAHL
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|-
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|[[1973–74 QMJHL season|1973–74]]||70||14||55||1|| -|| -||29||0.207||226||405||6th, West
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|-
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|[[1974–75 QMJHL season|1974–75]]||72||34||32||6|| -|| -||74||0.514||386||369||4th, West
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|-
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|[[1975–76 QMJHL season|1975–76]]||72||30||35||7|| -|| -||67||0.465||312||318||4th, West
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|-
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|[[1976–77 QMJHL season|1976–77]]||72||26||37||9|| -|| -||61||0.424||283||333||5th, Lebel
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|-
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|[[1977–78 QMJHL season|1977–78]]||72||34||34||4|| -|| -||72||0.500||357||397||5th, Lebel
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|-
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|[[1978–79 QMJHL season|1978–79]]||72||10||55||7|| -|| -||27||0.188||262||491||5th, Lebel
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|-
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|[[1979–80 QMJHL season|1979–80]]||72||25||35||12|| -|| -||62||0.431||336||378||3rd, Lebel
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|-
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|[[1980–81 QMJHL season|1980–81]]||72||23||46||3|| -|| -||49||0.340||262||353||4th, Lebel
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|-
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|[[1981–82 QMJHL season|1981–82]]||64||41||21||2|| -|| -||84||0.656||343||260||2nd, QMJHL
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|-
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|[[1982–83 QMJHL season|1982–83]]||70||30||40||0|| -|| -||60||0.429||393||406||5th, Lebel
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|-
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|[[1983–84 QMJHL season|1983–84]]||70||25||45||0|| -|| -||50||0.357||301||411||6th, Lebel
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|-
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|[[1984–85 QMJHL season|1984–85]]||68||33||34||1|| -|| -||71||0.493||347||352||2nd, Lebel
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|-
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|[[1985–86 QMJHL season|1985–86]]||72||54||18||0|| -|| -||108||0.750||423||262||'''1st, Lebel'''
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|-
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|[[1986–87 QMJHL season|1986–87]]||70||26||39||5|| -|| -||57||0.407||286||323||4th, Lebel
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|-
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|[[1987–88 QMJHL season|1987–88]]||70||43||23||4|| -|| -||90||0.643||380||394||'''1st, Lebel'''
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|-
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|[[1988–89 QMJHL season|1988–89]]||70||40||25||5|| -|| -||85||0.607||329||264||3rd, QMJHL
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|-
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|[[1989–90 QMJHL season|1989–90]]||70||36||29||5|| -|| -||77||0.550||306||282||6th, QMJHL
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|-
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|[[1990–91 QMJHL season|1990–91]]||70||36||27||7|| -|| -||79||0.564||263||235||2nd, Lebel
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|-
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|[[1991–92 QMJHL season|1991–92]]||70||41||24||5|| -|| -||87||0.621||331||259||2nd, Lebel
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|-
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|[[1992–93 QMJHL season|1992–93]]||70||40||28||2|| -|| -||82||0.586||296||268||2nd, Lebel
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|-
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|[[1993–94 QMJHL season|1993–94]]||72||38||31||3|| -|| -||79||0.549||310||304||3rd, Lebel
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|-
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|[[1994–95 QMJHL season|1994–95]]||72||42||28||2|| -|| -||86||0.597||340||274||2nd, Lebel
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|-
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|[[1995–96 QMJHL season|1995–96]]||70||52||16||2|| -|| -||106||0.757||347||246||2nd, Lebel
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|-
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|[[1996–97 QMJHL season|1996–97]]||70||48||19||3|| -|| -||99||0.707||346||205||'''1st, Lebel'''
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|-
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|[[1997–98 QMJHL season|1997–98]]||70||32||37||1|| -|| -||65||0.464||270||268||6th, Lebel
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|-
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|[[1998–99 QMJHL season|1998–99]]||70||23||38||9|| -|| -||55||0.393||276||298||6th, Lebel
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|-
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|[[1999–2000 QMJHL season|1999–2000]]||72||42||24||6||0|| -||90||0.625||339||256||'''1st, West'''
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|-
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|[[2000–01 QMJHL season|2000–01]]||72||34||28||7||3|| -||78||0.542||288||284||3rd, West
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|-
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|[[2001–02 QMJHL season|2001–02]]||72||33||30||3||6|| -||75||0.521||230||253||'''1st, West'''
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|-
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|[[2002–03 QMJHL season|2002–03]]||72||39||27||4||2|| -||84||0.583||266||222||2nd, West
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|-
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|[[2003–04 QMJHL season|2003–04]]||70||50||13||7||0|| -||107||0.764||306||179||'''1st, Western'''
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|-
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|[[2004–05 QMJHL season|2004–05]]||70||33||28||5||4|| -||75||0.536||216||237||3rd, Western
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|-
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|[[2005–06 QMJHL season|2005–06]]||70||40||23|| -||4||3||87||0.621||261||215||4th, Western
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|-
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|[[2006–07 QMJHL season|2006–07]]||70||39||27|| -||2||2||82||0.586||303||274||3rd, Telus
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|-
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|[[2007–08 QMJHL season|2007–08]]||70||43||19|| -||6||2||93||0.664||272||209||3rd, Telus
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|-
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|[[2008–09 QMJHL season|2008–09]]||68||38||25|| -||2||3||81||0.559||232||232||1st, Western
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|-
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|[[2009–10 QMJHL season|2009–10]]||68||30||33|| -||1||4||65||0.441||213||217||3rd, Telus West
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|-
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|[[2010–11 QMJHL season|2010–11]]||68||43||17|| -||3||5||94||0.691||243||193||3rd, Telus West
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|-
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|[[2011–12 QMJHL season|2011–12]]||68||26||32|| -||5||5||62||0.456||223||274||4th, Telus West
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|-
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|[[2012–13 QMJHL season|2012–13]]||68||29||34|| -||1||4||63||0.463||220||265||5th, Telus West
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|-
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|[[2013-14 QMJHL Season|2013–14]]||68||41||23|| -||1||3||86||0.632||254||218||4th, Telus West
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|-
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|[[2014-15 QMJHL Season|2014-15]]||68||31||31|| -||0||6||68||0.500||234||242|| 5th, West
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|-
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|[[2015-16 QMJHL Season|2015-16]]||68||46||19|| -||2||1||95||0.699||250||173||3rd, West
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|-
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|[[2016-17 QMJHL Season|2016-17]]||68||33||31|| -||4||0||70||0.514||234||253||3rd, West
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|-
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|[[2017-18 QMJHL Season|2017-18]]||68||32||27|| -||5||4||73||0.537||213||215||5th, West
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|-
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|[[2018-19 QMJHL Season|2018-19]]||68||23||39|| -||4||2||52||0.382||194||248||4th, West
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|}
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==Team records==
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{| align=left border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse;"
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| align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee" colspan=3 style="border-bottom:1px #aaaaaa solid;" | '''Team records for a single season'''
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|-
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!Statistic!!Total!!Season
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|- align="center"
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|Most points||108||[[1985–86 QMJHL season|1985–86]]
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|- align="center"
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|Most wins||54||1985–86
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|- align="center"
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|Most goals for||423||1985–86
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|- align="center"
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|Least goals for||213||[[2009–10 QMJHL season|2009–10]]
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|- align="center"
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|Least goals against||173||[[2015-16 QMJHL Season|2015-16]]
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|- align="center"
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|Most goals against||491||[[1978–79 QMJHL season|1978–79]]
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|}
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{| align=right border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse;"
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| align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee" colspan=4 style="border-bottom:1px #aaaaaa solid;" | '''Individual player records for a single season'''
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|-
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!Statistic!!Player!!Total!!Season
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|- align="center"
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|Most goals||[[Guy Rouleau (ice hockey)|Guy Rouleau]]||91||1985–86
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|- align="center"
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|Most assists||[[Luc Robitaille]]||123||1985–86
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|- align="center"
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|Most points||Guy Rouleau and Luc Robitaille||191||1985–86
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|- align="center"
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|Most points, rookie||[[Martin Gélinas]]||131||[[1987–88 QMJHL season|1987–88]]
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|- align="center"
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|Most points, defenseman||[[Jiří Fischer|Jiri Fischer]]||78||[[1998–99 QMJHL season|1998–99]]
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|- align="center"
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|Best GAA (goalie)||[[Gabriel Bouthillette]]||2.20||2003–04
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|-
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| align="center" colspan=4 style="border-bottom:1px #aaaaaa solid;" | ''Goalies = minimum 1500 minutes played''
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|}
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{{Clear}}
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==NHL alumni==
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Lists of [[National Hockey League]] alumni. No player from the "Hull Castors" or "Hull Hawks" went on the play in the NHL.
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:'''Hull Festivals''' (1970–1976) [http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayersByTeam.jsp?team=Hull+Festivals source]
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* [[Ted Bulley]]
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* [[Nelson Burton (ice hockey)|Nelson Burton]]
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* [[Richard David]]
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* [[André Doré]]
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* [[Pierre Giroux]]
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* [[Glen Sharpley]]
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* [[Brent Tremblay]]
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:'''Hull Olympiques''' (1976–2003) [http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayersByTeam.jsp?team=Hull+Olympiques source]
 
*[[Jeff Allan]]
  
*[[Jeff Allan]]
 
*[[Joel Baillargeon]]
  
*[[Joel Baillargeon]]
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*[[Martin Brochu]]
  
*[[Martin Brochu]]
 
*[[Paul Brousseau]]
  
*[[Paul Brousseau]]
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*[[Benoit Brunet]]
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*[[Benoît Brunet]]
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*[[Jim Campbell]]
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*[[Jim Campbell (ice hockey)|Jim Campbell]]
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*[[John Chabot]]
  
*[[John Chabot]]
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*[[Stéphane Charbonneau]]
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*[[Stephane Charbonneau]]
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*[[Sylvain Coté]]
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*[[Sylvain Côté]]
 
*[[Jonathan Delisle]]
  
*[[Jonathan Delisle]]
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*[[Mathieu Descoteaux]]
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*[[Matthieu Descoteaux]]
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*[[André Doré]]
 
*[[Christian Dubé]]
  
*[[Christian Dubé]]
 
*[[Gordie Dwyer]]
  
*[[Gordie Dwyer]]
 
*[[Karl Dykhuis]]
  
*[[Karl Dykhuis]]
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*[[Jiri Fischer]]
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*[[Jiří Fischer|Jiri Fischer]]
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*[[Steven Fletcher]]
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*[[Steven Fletcher (ice hockey)|Steven Fletcher]]
 
*[[Michel Galarneau]]
  
*[[Michel Galarneau]]
 
*[[Jean-Marc Gaulin]]
  
*[[Jean-Marc Gaulin]]
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*[[Martin Gendron]]
  
*[[Martin Gendron]]
 
*[[Rick Hayward]]
  
*[[Rick Hayward]]
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*[[Ales Hemsky]]
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*[[Aleš Hemský|Ales Hemsky]]
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*[[Claude Julien]]
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*[[Jean-François Labbé]]
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*[[Marc LaBelle]]
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<td valign=top>
  
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*[[Jean-Francois Labbé]]
  
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*[[Marc Labelle]]
  
 
*[[Mario Larocque]]
  
*[[Mario Larocque]]
 
*[[Eric Lavigne]]
  
*[[Eric Lavigne]]
 
*[[John LeBlanc]]
  
*[[John LeBlanc]]
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*[[Shawn McEachern]]
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*[[Shane MacEachern]]
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*[[Don MacLean]]
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*[[Donald MacLean (ice hockey)|Don MacLean]]
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*[[Paul MacLean]]
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*[[Paul MacLean (ice hockey)|Paul MacLean]]
 
*[[Craig Martin]]
  
*[[Craig Martin]]
 
*[[Stéphane Matteau]]
  
*[[Stéphane Matteau]]
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*[[Jan Nemecek]]
  
*[[Jan Nemecek]]
 
*[[Lee Norwood]]
  
*[[Lee Norwood]]
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*[[Jason Pominville]]
 
*[[Stéphane Quintal]]
  
*[[Stéphane Quintal]]
 
*[[André Racicot]]
  
*[[André Racicot]]
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*[[Stéphane Richer]]
  
*[[Stéphane Richer]]
 
*[[Serge Roberge]]
  
*[[Serge Roberge]]
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*[[Luc Robitaille]]
  
*[[Luc Robitaille]]
 
*[[Jeremy Roenick]]
  
*[[Jeremy Roenick]]
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*[[Maxime Talbot]]
  
*[[Maxime Talbot]]
 
*[[José Théodore]]
  
*[[José Théodore]]
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*[[Pascal Trépanier]]
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*[[Pascal Trepanier]]
 
*[[Jean-Guy Trudel]]
  
*[[Jean-Guy Trudel]]
 
*[[Sylvain Turgeon]]
  
*[[Sylvain Turgeon]]
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*[[Colin White]]
  
*[[Colin White]]
 
*[[Peter Worrell]]
  
*[[Peter Worrell]]
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==Retired numbers==
  
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* 15 [[Luc Robitaille]]
  
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* 16 [[Sam Lang]]
  
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* 33 [[José Théodore]]
  
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* 77 [[Guy Rouleau]]
  
   
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:'''Gatineau Olympiques''' (since 2003) [http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayersByTeam.jsp?team=Gatineau+Olympiques source][http://en.olympiquesdegatineau.ca/nhl source]
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* [[Claude Giroux]]
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* [[Jean-Gabriel Pageau]]
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* [[David Krejčí|David Krejci]]
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* [[Philippe Dupuis]]
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* [[Doug O'Brien]]
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* [[Francis Wathier]]
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* [[Maxime Talbot]]
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* [[Joel Rechlicz]]
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* [[Paul Byron]]
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* [[Mike Hoffman (ice hockey, born 1989)|Mike Hoffman]]
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* [[Tye McGinn]]
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===Retired numbers===
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[[File:Olympiques_honourees.jpg|right|230px|Banners of honoured alumni.]]
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Five Olympiques players have had their numbers retired by the team. Former coach [[Pat Burns]] has also been honoured.
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* '''# 10''' [[Jean Poulin]]
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* '''# 15''' [[Luc Robitaille]]
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* '''# 16''' [[Sam Lang]]
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* '''# 24''' [[Colin White]]
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* '''# 25''' [[Maxime Talbot]]
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* '''# 33''' [[José Théodore]]
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* '''# 77''' [[Guy Rouleau]]
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==References==
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{{Reflist}}
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==External links==
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*[http://en.olympiquesdegatineau.ca/ Official web site (English version)]
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{{QMJHL}}
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{{Wikipedia}}
 
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Gatineau Olympiques
Gatineau Olympiques logo
City Gatineau, Quebec
League Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Conference Telus
Division West
Founded 1969
Home arena Robert Guertin Centre
Colors Black, white and silver
              
General manager vacant (as of May 10, 2016)
Head coach Mario Duhamel
Championships 1997 Memorial Cup Champions
Website
http://www.olympiquesdegatineau.ca
Franchise history
1969–1970 Hull Hawks
1970–1976 Hull Festivals
1976–2003 Hull Olympiques
2003–present Gatineau Olympiques

The Gatineau Olympiques are a major junior ice hockey team based in Gatineau, Quebec, that plays in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The Olympiques play home games at the Robert Guertin Centre. The club, then known as the Hull Festivals, was granted membership in the QMJHL in 1973. The Olympiques have appeared in the Memorial Cup seven times, winning once in 1997. Over eighty former players and coaches have gone on to play or coach in the National Hockey League (NHL), including Martin Biron, Ales Hemsky, Luc Robitaille, Jeremy Roenick, Michael Ryder, Maxime Talbot, José Théodore, Colin White, Claude Giroux, David Krejci, Jack Adams-winning head coaches Alain Vigneault and Pat Burns and 2011 Stanley Cup-winning coach Claude Julien.

History

Hull Olympiques logo
Original Gatineau Olympiques logo

Before joining the "Q", the team was a member of the Central Junior A Hockey League, known originally as the Hull Castors but later as the Hull Hawks. Originally Hull and the CJHL were eligible to compete for the Memorial Cup, the Major Junior crown, but were relegated to Tier II Junior "A" in 1970. Three seasons before joining the QMJHL in 1973 they became the Hull Festivals, and in 1976, they became the Hull Olympiques; the team name was changed to the Gatineau Olympiques one year after the city of Hull was amalgamated into Gatineau in 2002.

The Olympiques share a junior hockey market with the Ottawa 67's, across the Ottawa River. Pre-season games between the two teams were a regular occurrence from 1975 to 1986.[1] The teams have played interleague regular-season home and home games in the 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03 and 2009–10 seasons since.[2]

The Olympiques have won the President's Cup seven times, most recently in 2007–08. The team has been to four Memorial Cup finals, losing three (1986, 2003 and 2004) and winning the 1997 Memorial Cup, which they also hosted.

On May 31, 2010, it was announced that former Olympiques coach Benoit Groulx, who had left the organization to coach the Rochester Americans would be returning to be the General Manager and Head Coach.[3]

Beginning in the 2011–12 season, the Olympiques returned to their old colours of black, silver and white. [4]

An article in the Ottawa Sun raised questions about the franchises future:

On June 2nd, (2015) the future of the franchise became unclear as the franchise may be forced to relocate after a plan to finance a new $75 million arena was shot down by the Gatineau council 15-3. At the same meeting the council voted to demolish the Robert Guertin Centre in 2018. Private financing will be needed to build a new arena.

However, by early 2017 and agreement was reached for a new arena that will tentatively open for the 2020-21 season. The arena is planned to have a capacity of 4,000 and cost an estimated $79 million Canadian.[5]

Championships

Jean Rougeau Trophy – Regular season champions
  • 1985–86 (108 pts), 1987–88 (90 pts), 1996–97 (99 pts), 2003–04 (107 pts)

Division titles – Regular season champions

  • 1985–86 (108 pts), 1987–88 (90 pts), 1996–97 (99 pts), 1999–2000 (90 pts), 2001–02 (75 pts), 2003–04 (107 pts)

Season-by-season record

  • Hull Hawks (1969–1970)
  • Hull Festivals (1970–1976)[6]
  • Hull Olympiques (1976–2003)[7]
  • Gatineau Olympiques (2003–present)[8]

Regular season

Complete results before 1969 unavailable.

OL = Overtime loss, SL = Shootout loss, Pct = Winning percentage
Season Games Won Lost Tied OL SL Points Pct Goals
for		 Goals
against		 Standing
1969–70 40 8 24 8 - - 24 0.300 149 199 5th, CJAHL
1970–71 48 21 20 7 - - 49 0.510 255 238 3rd, CJAHL
1971–72 48 16 31 1 - - 33 0.344 178 269 5th, CJAHL
1972–73 55 7 45 3 - - 17 0.155 192 338 6th, CJAHL
1973–74 70 14 55 1 - - 29 0.207 226 405 6th, West
1974–75 72 34 32 6 - - 74 0.514 386 369 4th, West
1975–76 72 30 35 7 - - 67 0.465 312 318 4th, West
1976–77 72 26 37 9 - - 61 0.424 283 333 5th, Lebel
1977–78 72 34 34 4 - - 72 0.500 357 397 5th, Lebel
1978–79 72 10 55 7 - - 27 0.188 262 491 5th, Lebel
1979–80 72 25 35 12 - - 62 0.431 336 378 3rd, Lebel
1980–81 72 23 46 3 - - 49 0.340 262 353 4th, Lebel
1981–82 64 41 21 2 - - 84 0.656 343 260 2nd, QMJHL
1982–83 70 30 40 0 - - 60 0.429 393 406 5th, Lebel
1983–84 70 25 45 0 - - 50 0.357 301 411 6th, Lebel
1984–85 68 33 34 1 - - 71 0.493 347 352 2nd, Lebel
1985–86 72 54 18 0 - - 108 0.750 423 262 1st, Lebel
1986–87 70 26 39 5 - - 57 0.407 286 323 4th, Lebel
1987–88 70 43 23 4 - - 90 0.643 380 394 1st, Lebel
1988–89 70 40 25 5 - - 85 0.607 329 264 3rd, QMJHL
1989–90 70 36 29 5 - - 77 0.550 306 282 6th, QMJHL
1990–91 70 36 27 7 - - 79 0.564 263 235 2nd, Lebel
1991–92 70 41 24 5 - - 87 0.621 331 259 2nd, Lebel
1992–93 70 40 28 2 - - 82 0.586 296 268 2nd, Lebel
1993–94 72 38 31 3 - - 79 0.549 310 304 3rd, Lebel
1994–95 72 42 28 2 - - 86 0.597 340 274 2nd, Lebel
1995–96 70 52 16 2 - - 106 0.757 347 246 2nd, Lebel
1996–97 70 48 19 3 - - 99 0.707 346 205 1st, Lebel
1997–98 70 32 37 1 - - 65 0.464 270 268 6th, Lebel
1998–99 70 23 38 9 - - 55 0.393 276 298 6th, Lebel
1999–2000 72 42 24 6 0 - 90 0.625 339 256 1st, West
2000–01 72 34 28 7 3 - 78 0.542 288 284 3rd, West
2001–02 72 33 30 3 6 - 75 0.521 230 253 1st, West
2002–03 72 39 27 4 2 - 84 0.583 266 222 2nd, West
2003–04 70 50 13 7 0 - 107 0.764 306 179 1st, Western
2004–05 70 33 28 5 4 - 75 0.536 216 237 3rd, Western
2005–06 70 40 23 - 4 3 87 0.621 261 215 4th, Western
2006–07 70 39 27 - 2 2 82 0.586 303 274 3rd, Telus
2007–08 70 43 19 - 6 2 93 0.664 272 209 3rd, Telus
2008–09 68 38 25 - 2 3 81 0.559 232 232 1st, Western
2009–10 68 30 33 - 1 4 65 0.441 213 217 3rd, Telus West
2010–11 68 43 17 - 3 5 94 0.691 243 193 3rd, Telus West
2011–12 68 26 32 - 5 5 62 0.456 223 274 4th, Telus West
2012–13 68 29 34 - 1 4 63 0.463 220 265 5th, Telus West
2013–14 68 41 23 - 1 3 86 0.632 254 218 4th, Telus West
2014-15 68 31 31 - 0 6 68 0.500 234 242 5th, West
2015-16 68 46 19 - 2 1 95 0.699 250 173 3rd, West
2016-17 68 33 31 - 4 0 70 0.514 234 253 3rd, West
2017-18 68 32 27 - 5 4 73 0.537 213 215 5th, West
2018-19 68 23 39 - 4 2 52 0.382 194 248 4th, West

Team records

Team records for a single season
Statistic Total Season
Most points 108 1985–86
Most wins 54 1985–86
Most goals for 423 1985–86
Least goals for 213 2009–10
Least goals against 173 2015-16
Most goals against 491 1978–79
Individual player records for a single season
Statistic Player Total Season
Most goals Guy Rouleau 91 1985–86
Most assists Luc Robitaille 123 1985–86
Most points Guy Rouleau and Luc Robitaille 191 1985–86
Most points, rookie Martin Gélinas 131 1987–88
Most points, defenseman Jiri Fischer 78 1998–99
Best GAA (goalie) Gabriel Bouthillette 2.20 2003–04
Goalies = minimum 1500 minutes played

NHL alumni

Lists of National Hockey League alumni. No player from the "Hull Castors" or "Hull Hawks" went on the play in the NHL.

Hull Festivals (1970–1976) source


Hull Olympiques (1976–2003) source


Gatineau Olympiques (since 2003) sourcesource

Retired numbers

Banners of honoured alumni.

Five Olympiques players have had their numbers retired by the team. Former coach Pat Burns has also been honoured.

References

  1. ↑ Yzerman, Chris (January 24, 2000), "67's outwork Olympiques", Ottawa Citizen: C3
  2. ↑ "Sidelines", Ottawa Citizen: B8, June 20, 2003
  3. ↑ http://legrandclub.rds.ca/profils/170008/posts/74757
  4. ↑ http://www.cyberpresse.ca/le-droit/sports/hockey-junior/201107/25/01-4420880-vent-de-nostalgie-chez-les-olympiques.php?utm_categorieinterne=trafficdrivers&utm_contenuinterne=cyberpresse_B9_sports_101983_section_POS
  5. ↑ http://arenadigest.com/2017/02/22/new-gatineau-olympiques-arena-approved/
  6. ↑ Hull Festivals season-by-season on hockeydb.com
  7. ↑ Hull Olympiques season-by-season on hockeydb.com
  8. ↑ Gatineau Olympiques season-by-season on hockeydb.com

External links

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Maritimes DivisionAcadie–Bathurst Titan - Cape Breton Eagles - Charlottetown Islanders - Halifax Mooseheads - Moncton Wildcats - Saint John Sea Dogs
East DivisionBaie-Comeau Drakkar - Chicoutimi Saguenéens - Quebec Remparts - Rimouski Océanic - Shawinigan Cataractes - Victoriaville Tigres
West DivisionBlainville-Boisbriand Armada - Drummondville Voltigeurs - Gatineau Olympiques - Rouyn-Noranda Huskies - Sherbrooke Phoenix - Val-d'Or Foreurs
TrophiesGilles-Courteau Trophy - Jean Rougeau Trophy - Luc Robitaille Trophy - Robert Lebel Trophy - Michel Brière Memorial Trophy - Jean Béliveau Trophy - Guy Lafleur Trophy - Telus Cup – Offensive - Telus Cup – Defensive - Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy - Guy Carbonneau Trophy - Emile Bouchard Trophy - Kevin Lowe Trophy - Mike Bossy Trophy - RDS Cup - Michel Bergeron Trophy - Raymond Lagacé Trophy - Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy - Humanitarian of the Year - Marcel Robert Trophy - Paul Dumont Trophy - Ron Lapointe Trophy - Maurice Filion Trophy - John Horman Trophy - Jean Sawyer Trophy - AutoPro Plaque - Philips Plaque
CHL - Memorial Cup - Seasons - Quebec Junior Hockey League - Awards - OHL - WHL
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