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!Fate |
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− | |[[Acton Vale Nova]] || 1996–2000 || renamed [[Acton Vale Beaulieu]] |
+ | |[[Acton Vale Nova]] || [[Acton Vale, Quebec]] || || 1996–2000 || renamed [[Acton Vale Beaulieu]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Haut-Richelieu Dragons]] || 1996–1997|| renamed [[Iberville Dragons]] |
+ | |[[Haut-Richelieu Dragons]] || [[Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, Quebec]] || || 1996–1997|| renamed [[Iberville Dragons]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Lachute Rapides]] ||1996–1999|| became [[LaSalle Rapides]] |
+ | |[[Lachute Rapides]]|| [[Lachute, Quebec]] || ||1996–1999|| became [[LaSalle Rapides]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Laurentides Gladiateurs]] ||1996–1997|| became [[Sainte-Thérèse Chiefs]] |
+ | |[[Laurentides Gladiateurs]]|| || ||1996–1997|| became [[Sainte-Thérèse Chiefs]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Louiseville Jets]] ||1996–1997|| folded |
+ | |[[Louiseville Jets]]|| [[Louiseville, Quebec]] || ||1996–1997|| folded |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Pont-Rouge Grand Portneuf]] ||1996–2001|| renamed [[Pont-Rouge Caron et Guay]] |
+ | |[[Pont-Rouge Grand Portneuf]]|| [[Pont Rouge|Pont Rouge, Quebec]] || ||1996–2001|| renamed [[Pont-Rouge Caron et Guay]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Rive-Sud Chacals]] ||1996–1998|| became [[Saint-Georges CRS Express|Saint-Georges Garaga]] |
+ | |[[Rive-Sud Chacals]] || || ||1996–1998|| became [[Saint-Georges CRS Express|Saint-Georges Garaga]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Saint-Gabriel Blizzard]] ||1996–1998|| became [[Joliette Blizzard]] |
+ | |[[Saint-Gabriel Blizzard]] || [[Saint-Gabriel, Quebec]] || ||1996–1998|| became [[Joliette Blizzard]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Sorel Dinosaures]] ||1996–1999|| renamed [[Sorel Royaux]] |
+ | |[[Sorel Dinosaures]]|| [[Sorel-Tracy, Quebec]] || [[Colisée Cardin]] ||1996–1999|| renamed [[Sorel Royaux]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Thetford Mines Coyotes]] ||1996–2000|| renamed [[Thetford Mines Prolab]] |
+ | |[[Thetford Mines Coyotes]]|| [[Thetford Mines, Quebec]] || [[Centre Mario Gosselin]] ||1996–2000|| renamed [[Thetford Mines Prolab]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Vanier Voyageurs]] ||1996–1997|| became [[Québec As]] and played at [[Val-Bélair]] |
+ | |[[Vanier Voyageurs]]|| || ||1996–1997|| became [[Québec As]] and played at [[Val-Bélair]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Waterloo 94]] ||1996–1997|| became [[Granby Blitz]] |
+ | |[[Waterloo 94]]|| [[Waterloo, Quebec]] || ||1996–1997|| became [[Granby Blitz]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Windsor Papetiers]] ||1996–2001|| renamed [[Windsor Lacroix]] |
+ | |[[Windsor Papetiers]]|| [[Windsor, Quebec]] || ||1996–2001|| renamed [[Windsor Lacroix]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Asbestos Aztèques]] || 1997–2000 || renamed [[Asbestos Dubé]] |
+ | |[[Asbestos Aztèques]]|| [[Asbestos, Quebec]] || || 1997–2000 || renamed [[Asbestos Dubé]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Granby Blitz]] || 1997–2002|| renamed [[Granby Prédateurs (LNAH)|Granby Prédateurs]] |
+ | |[[Granby Blitz]]|| [[Granby, Quebec]] || || 1997–2002|| renamed [[Granby Prédateurs (LNAH)|Granby Prédateurs]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Iberville Dragons]] || 1997–1998|| became [[Saint-Laurent Dragons]] |
+ | |[[Iberville Dragons]]|| [[Iberville, Quebec]] || || 1997–1998|| became [[Saint-Laurent Dragons]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Jonquière Condors]] ||1997–2002|| renamed [[Saguenay Paramédic]] |
+ | |[[Jonquière Condors]]|| || ||1997–2002|| renamed [[Saguenay Paramédic]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Québec As]] ||1997–1998|| dormant in 1998–1999<br />became [[Côte-de-Beaupré Caron et Guay]] |
+ | |[[Québec As]]|| || ||1997–1998|| dormant in 1998–1999<br />became [[Côte-de-Beaupré Caron et Guay]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Sainte-Thérèse Chiefs]] ||1997–1998|| became [[Laval Chiefs]] |
+ | |[[Sainte-Thérèse Chiefs]]|| || ||1997–1998|| became [[Laval Chiefs]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Joliette Blizzard]] || 1998–2000|| renamed [[Joliette Mission]] |
+ | |[[Joliette Blizzard]]|| || || 1998–2000|| renamed [[Joliette Mission]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Laval Chiefs]] ||1998–2005|| renamed [[Laval Summum-Chiefs]] |
+ | |[[Laval Chiefs]]|| [[Laval, Quebec]] || [[Colisée de Laval]] ||1998–2005|| renamed [[Laval Summum-Chiefs]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Saint-Georges CRS Express|Saint-Georges Garaga]] ||1998–2005|| renamed [[Saint-Georges CRS Express]] |
+ | |[[Saint-Georges CRS Express|Saint-Georges Garaga]]|| [[Saint-Georges-Beauce, Quebec]] || [[Centre Sportif Lacroix-Dutil]] ||1998–2005|| renamed [[Saint-Georges CRS Express]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Saint-Laurent Dragons]] ||1998–2001|| became [[Verdun Dragons]] |
+ | |[[Saint-Laurent Dragons]]|| || ||1998–2001|| became [[Verdun Dragons]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Côte-de-Beaupré Caron et Guay]] || 1999–2000|| became [[Côte-de-Beaupré As]] |
+ | |[[Côte-de-Beaupré Caron et Guay]]|| || || 1999–2000|| became [[Côte-de-Beaupré As]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[LaSalle Rapides]] ||1999–2003|| folded |
+ | |[[LaSalle Rapides]]|| || ||1999–2003|| folded |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Sorel Royaux]] ||1999–2004|| folded |
+ | |[[Sorel Royaux]]|| || ||1999–2004|| folded |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Acton Vale Beaulieu]] || 2000–2001 || became [[Saint-Hyacinthe Cousin]] |
+ | |[[Acton Vale Beaulieu]]|| || || 2000–2001 || became [[Saint-Hyacinthe Cousin]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Asbestos Dubé]] ||2000–2002 || renamed [[Asbestos Aztèques]] |
+ | |[[Asbestos Dubé]]|| || ||2000–2002 || renamed [[Asbestos Aztèques]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Côte-de-Beaupré As]] ||2000–2001|| became [[Québec As]] |
+ | |[[Côte-de-Beaupré As]]|| || ||2000–2001|| became [[Québec As]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Joliette Mission]] || 2000–2002|| became [[Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Mission]] |
+ | |[[Joliette Mission]]|| || || 2000–2002|| became [[Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Mission]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Thetford Mines Prolab]] ||2000–2007|| renamed [[Thetford Mines Isothermic]] |
+ | |[[Thetford Mines Prolab]]|| [[Thetford Mines, Quebec]] || [[Centre Mario Gosselin]] ||2000–2007|| renamed [[Thetford Mines Isothermic]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Pont-Rouge Caron et Guay]] ||2001–2004|| became [[Trois-Rivières Draveurs (LNAH)|Trois-Rivières Caron et Guay]] |
+ | |[[Pont-Rouge Caron et Guay]]|| [[Pont Rouge|Pont Rouge, Quebec]] || ||2001–2004|| became [[Trois-Rivières Draveurs (LNAH)|Trois-Rivières Caron et Guay]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Québec As]] ||2001–2003|| <small>(played [[Charlesbourg]] in 2001–2002 and [[Beauport]] in 2002–2003</small><br />renamed [[Québec Radio X]] |
+ | |[[Québec As]]|| || ||2001–2003|| <small>(played [[Charlesbourg]] in 2001–2002 and [[Beauport]] in 2002–2003</small><br />renamed [[Québec Radio X]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Rivière-du-Loup Promutuel]] ||2001–2004|| folded |
+ | |[[Rivière-du-Loup Promutuel]]|| || ||2001–2004|| folded |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Saint-Hyacinthe Cousin]] ||2001–2005|| renamed [[Saint-Hyacinthe Cristal]] |
+ | |[[Saint-Hyacinthe Cousin]]|| [[Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec]] || ||2001–2005|| renamed [[Saint-Hyacinthe Cristal]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Verdun Dragons]] ||2001–2005|| renamed [[Verdun-Montréal Dragons]] |
+ | |[[Verdun Dragons]]|| [[Verdun, Quebec]] || ||2001–2005|| renamed [[Verdun-Montréal Dragons]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Windsor Lacroix]] ||2001–2003|| became [[Sherbrooke Saint-François]] |
+ | |[[Windsor Lacroix]]|| [[Windsor, Quebec]] || [[Arena Centre J A Lemay]] ||2001–2003|| became [[Sherbrooke Saint-François]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Asbestos Aztèques]] || 2002–2003 || folded |
+ | |[[Asbestos Aztèques]]|| [[Asbestos, Quebec]] || || 2002–2003 || folded |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Granby Prédateurs (LNAH)|Granby Prédateurs]] || 2002–2004|| folded |
+ | |[[Granby Prédateurs (LNAH)|Granby Prédateurs]]|| [[Granby, Quebec]] || || 2002–2004|| folded |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Saguenay Paramédic]] ||2002–2004|| renamed [[Saguenay Fjord]] |
+ | |[[Saguenay Paramédic]]|| || ||2002–2004|| renamed [[Saguenay Fjord]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Mission]] ||2002–2004|| became [[Sorel Mission]] |
+ | |[[Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Mission]]|| || ||2002–2004|| became [[Sorel Mission]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Quebec Radio X]] || 2003-2008 || renamed [[Pont Rouge Lois Jeans]] |
+ | |[[Quebec Radio X]]|| || || 2003-2008 || renamed [[Pont Rouge Lois Jeans]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Sherbrooke Saint-François]] ||2003-2011|| became [[Windsor Wild]] |
+ | |[[Sherbrooke Saint-François]]|| || ||2003-2011|| became [[Windsor Wild]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Trois-Rivières Viking]] ||2003–2004|| folded |
+ | |[[Trois-Rivières Viking]]|| [[Trois-Rivières, Quebec]] || [[Colisée de Trois-Rivières]] ||2003–2004|| folded |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Saguenay Fjord]] ||2004–2005|| folded after 24 games |
+ | |[[Saguenay Fjord]]|| [[Jonquière|Jonquière, Quebec]] || ||2004–2005|| folded after 24 games |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Sorel Mission]] ||2004–2008 || suspend operations; return 2010 as [[Sorel-Tracy GCI]] |
+ | |[[Sorel Mission]]|| [[Sorel-Tracy, Quebec]] || [[Colisée Cardin]] ||2004–2008 || suspend operations; return 2010 as [[Sorel-Tracy GCI]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Trois-Rivières Caron & Guay]] || 2004-2013 || renamed [[Trois-Rivières Viking]] |
+ | |[[Trois-Rivières Caron & Guay]]|| [[Trois-Rivières, Quebec]] || [[Colisée de Trois-Rivières]] || 2004-2013 || renamed [[Trois-Rivières Viking]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Laval Summum-Chiefs]] ||2005–2006|| became [[Saint-Jean Chiefs|Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Summum-Chiefs]] |
+ | |[[Laval Summum-Chiefs]]|| [[Laval, Quebec]] || [[Colisée de Laval]] ||2005–2006|| became [[Saint-Jean Chiefs|Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Summum-Chiefs]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Saint-Georges CRS Express]] || 2005-2010 || became [[Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5]] |
+ | |[[Saint-Georges CRS Express]]|| [[Saint-Georges-Beauce, Quebec]] || [[Centre Sportif Lacroix-Dutil]] || 2005-2010 || became [[Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Saint-Hyacinthe Cristal]] ||2005–2006|| renamed [[Saint-Hyacinthe Top Design]] |
+ | |[[Saint-Hyacinthe Cristal]]|| [[Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec]] || ||2005–2006|| renamed [[Saint-Hyacinthe Top Design]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Verdun-Montréal Dragons]] ||2005–2006|| folded |
+ | |[[Verdun-Montréal Dragons]]|| [[Verdun, Quebec]] || ||2005–2006|| folded |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Saint-Hyacinthe Top Design]] ||2006–2008|| renamed [[Saint-Hyacinthe Chiefs]] |
+ | |[[Saint-Hyacinthe Top Design]]|| [[Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec]] || ||2006–2008|| renamed [[Saint-Hyacinthe Chiefs]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Saint-Jean Chiefs|Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Summum-Chiefs]] ||2006–2008|| became [[Saguenay 98,3]] |
+ | |[[Saint-Jean Chiefs|Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Summum-Chiefs]]|| [[Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec]] || ||2006–2008|| became [[Saguenay 98,3]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Thetford Mines Isothermic]]||2007-2015|| renamed [[Thetford Mines Assurancia]] |
+ | |[[Thetford Mines Isothermic]]|| [[Thetford Mines, Quebec]] || [[Centre Mario Gosselin]] ||2007-2015|| renamed [[Thetford Mines Assurancia]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Pont Rouge Lois Jeans]] || 2008-2010 || Folded |
+ | |[[Pont Rouge Lois Jeans]]|| [[Pont Rouge|Pont Rouge, Quebec]] || || 2008-2010 || Folded |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Saguenay 98,3]] ||2008-2009|| renamed [[Saguenay Marquis]] |
+ | |[[Saguenay 98,3]]|| [[Jonquière|Jonquière, Quebec]] || ||2008-2009|| renamed [[Saguenay Marquis]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Rivière-du-Loup CIMT]] ||2008-2010|| renamed [[Rivière-du-Loup 3L]] |
+ | |[[Rivière-du-Loup CIMT]]|| [[Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec]] || [[Centre Premier Tech]] ||2008-2010|| renamed [[Rivière-du-Loup 3L]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Ste-Marie de Beauce Poutrelles Delta|Ste-Marie Poutrelles Delta]] ||2008|| folded during the season |
+ | |[[Ste-Marie de Beauce Poutrelles Delta|Ste-Marie Poutrelles Delta]]|| [[Sainte-Marie, Quebec]] || ||2008|| folded during the season |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Saint-Hyacinthe Chiefs]] ||2008-2009|| folded |
+ | |[[Saint-Hyacinthe Chiefs]]|| [[Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec]] || ||2008-2009|| folded |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Saguenay Marquis]] ||2009-2012|| renamed [[Jonquiere Marquis]] |
+ | |[[Saguenay Marquis]]|| [[Jonquière|Jonquière, Quebec]] || [[Palais des Sports de Saguenay]] ||2009-2012|| renamed [[Jonquiere Marquis]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |'''[[Rivière-du-Loup 3L]]''' || '''2010-Present''' || '''Current Team''' |
+ | |'''[[Rivière-du-Loup 3L]]''' || [[Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec]] ||[[Centre Premier Tech]]|| '''2010-Present''' || '''Current Team''' |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |'''[[Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5]]''' || '''2010-Present''' || '''Current Team''' |
+ | |'''[[Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5]]''' || [[Saint-Georges-Beauce, Quebec]] ||[[Centre Sportif Lacroix-Dutil]]|| '''2010-Present''' || '''Current Team''' |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Sorel-Tracy GCI]] || 2010-2011 || renamed [[Sorel-Tracy GCI|Sorel-Tracy HC Carvena]] |
+ | |[[Sorel-Tracy GCI]] || [[Sorel-Tracy, Quebec]] ||[[Colisée Cardin]]|| 2010-2011 || renamed [[Sorel-Tracy GCI|Sorel-Tracy HC Carvena]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Windsor Wild]] ||2011-2012|| become [[Cornwall River Kings]] |
+ | |[[Windsor Wild]]|| [[Windsor, Quebec]] || [[Arena Centre J A Lemay]] ||2011-2012|| become [[Cornwall River Kings]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Sorel-Tracy GCI|Sorel-Tracy HC Carvena]] || 2011-2013|| become [[Sorel-Tracy Éperviers]] |
+ | |[[Sorel-Tracy GCI|Sorel-Tracy HC Carvena]]|| [[Sorel-Tracy, Quebec]] || [[Colisée Cardin]] || 2011-2013|| become [[Sorel-Tracy Éperviers]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Cornwall River Kings]] ||2012-2016|| folded in August 2016 |
+ | |[[Cornwall River Kings]]|| [[Cornwall, Ontario]] || [[Cornwall Civic Complex]] ||2012-2016|| folded in August 2016 |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |'''[[Jonquiere Marquis]]''' || '''2012-Present''' || '''Current Team''' |
+ | |'''[[Jonquiere Marquis]]''' || [[Saguenay, Quebec]] || [[Palais des Sports de Saguenay]] || '''2012-Present''' || '''Current Team''' |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |'''[[Sorel-Tracy Éperviers]]''' ||'''2013-Present ''' || '''Current Team''' |
+ | |'''[[Sorel-Tracy Éperviers]]''' || [[Sorel-Tracy, Quebec]] || [[Colisée Cardin]] ||'''2013-Present ''' || '''Current Team''' |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Valleyfield Braves]] ||2013-2013|| relocated to [[Laval]] in November 2013 |
+ | |[[Valleyfield Braves]]|| [[Valleyfield, Quebec]] || [[Arena Salaberry]] ||2013-2013|| relocated to [[Laval]] in November 2013 |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Trois-Rivières Viking]] || 2013-2014|| renamed [[Trois-Rivières Blizzard]] |
+ | |[[Trois-Rivières Viking]]|| [[Trois-Rivières, Quebec]] || [[Colisée de Trois-Rivières]] || 2013-2014|| renamed [[Trois-Rivières Blizzard]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Laval Prédateurs]] ||2013-2017|| folded when unable to relocate or find new owner |
+ | |[[Laval Prédateurs]]|| [[Laval, Quebec]] || [[Colisée de Laval]] ||2013-2017|| folded when unable to relocate or find new owner |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Trois-Rivières Blizzard]] ||2014-2017|| Renamed [[Trois-Rivières Draveurs]] |
+ | |[[Trois-Rivières Blizzard]]|| [[Trois-Rivières, Quebec]] || [[Colisée de Trois-Rivières]] ||2014-2017|| Renamed [[Trois-Rivières Draveurs]] |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |'''[[Thetford Mines Assurancia]]''' || '''2015-Present''' || '''Current Team''' |
+ | |'''[[Thetford Mines Assurancia]]''' || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thetford_Mines Thetford Mines, Quebec] || [[Centre Mario Gosselin]] || '''2015-Present''' || '''Current Team''' |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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− | |[[Trois-Rivières Draveurs (LNAH)|Trois-Rivières Draveurs]] || 2017-2018 || folded |
+ | |[[Trois-Rivières Draveurs (LNAH)|Trois-Rivières Draveurs]]|| [[Trois-Rivières, Quebec]] || [[Colisée de Trois-Rivières]] || 2017-2018 || folded |
|- align ="center" |
|- align ="center" |
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+ | |[[Berlin BlackJacks]] || [[Berlin, New Hampshire]] || [[Notre Dame Arena]] || '''2018-2018''' || relcoated to [[Saint-Jerome, Quebec]] December 4, 2018; renamed [[Les Pétroliers du Nord]] |
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+ | |'''[[Les Pétroliers du Nord]]''' || [[Saint-Jerome, Quebec]] || [[Regional Arena Rivière-du-Nord]] || 2018-Present''' ''' || |
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Revision as of 12:33, 17 November 2019
- See also: North American Hockey League (1973–1977) and North American Hockey League (US Tier-II Junior league).
Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey | |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Founded | 1996 |
No. of teams | 8 |
Country(ies) | Canada |
Most recent champion(s) | Sorel-Tracy Éperviers (2018) |
Official website | www.lnah.com |
The Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey(North American Hockey League)[1][2] (LNAH) was founded in 2004 and is a low-level professional league based in the Canadian province of Quebec. It was called the Quebec Semi-Pro Hockey League from 1996 until it turned pro in 2004. It has no connection with the similarly named North American Hockey League (NAHL), an American junior league for players under twenty. Teams in the LNAH compete for the Futura Cup, which has been awarded annually since 1997.
Unlike higher-level professional leagues, such as the American Hockey League or the ECHL, the LNAH is not known for its skill level. Its teams employ many enforcers and has a rather infamous reputation for on-ice antics that mostly include fisticuffs. The LNAH has the unofficial reputation as the world's toughest hockey league; a New York Times article stated that the league averaged 3.2 fights a game during the 2010-2011 season, compared with 0.6 fights in the National Hockey League.[3]
Despite this reputation, many of the players are ex-NHL or ex-AHL players; Patrick Cote, Michel Picard, Stephane Richer, Bobby Dollas, Guillaume Lefebvre, Garrett Burnett, Daniel Shank, Francois Leroux, Jeremy Stevenson, Eric Fichaud, Mario Roberge, David Gosselin, Jesse Belanger, Donald Brashear and Yves Racine. During the 2004–2005 NHL lockout, some NHL players played the entire season in the league, such as Sylvain Blouin, Sebastien Caron, Mathieu Biron, Marc-André Bergeron and Sebastien Charpentier. The league has a rule that stipulates that all players must either have come from Quebec, or played junior hockey in Quebec.[3]
Another unique aspect, compared to other minor pro leagues of North America, is the absence of a veteran limit rule, which allows teams to stock up on experienced players. The league is slowly trying to clean itself up (for 2005–2006, the roster limit went from 20 to 19 players, which for most teams meant one less enforcer), but this is no easy task for a league that has always been popular with the fans for its reputation of being the toughest league in the world.
The LNAH Draft is held during the summer, including 15 rounds. Players too old for junior ice hockey may be drafted even if they were already drafted by an NHL team. Drafted players come from many leagues, including the Canadian Hockey League, American Hockey League, lower-level professional league, and the CIS.
Current teams
Team | City | Arena | Joined |
---|---|---|---|
Les Pétroliers du Nord | Saint-Jerome, Quebec | Regional Arena Rivière-du-Nord | 2018* |
Jonquière Marquis | Saguenay, Quebec | Palais des Sports de Saguenay | 1996*/2009 |
Rivière-du-Loup 3L | Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec | Centre Premier Tech | 2008*/2010 |
Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5 | Saint-Georges, Quebec | Centre Sportif Lacroix-Dutil | 1996*/2010 |
Sorel-Tracy Éperviers | Sorel-Tracy, Quebec | Colisée Cardin | 1996*/2013 |
Thetford Mines Assurancia | Thetford Mines, Quebec | Centre Mario Gosselin | 1996*/2015 |
- Notes
- An asterisk (*) denotes a franchise move/rename. See the respective team articles for more information. The second date is when the team took their present name.
Champions
Team Timeline
Present teams in bold
References
- ↑ RDS (LNAH's broadcaster) article.
- ↑ Le procès de Éric Haley aura lieu en décembre, La Tribune.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jeff Z. Klein (2011-03-01). A Place for Pro Hockey Players Fighting to Stay in the Game. New York Times. Retrieved on 2011-03-01.
External links
- Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (French)
- RDS coverage of the LNAH (French)
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