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Quebec Remparts
Remparts de Québec
Quebec Remparts
City Quebec City, Quebec
League Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Division East
Founded 1969 (1969) (original)
1997 (revived)
Home arena Videotron Centre
Colors Red, white, black
              
General manager Patrick Roy
Head coach Patrick Roy
Championships 1971, 2006, 2023 Memorial Cup Champions
1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976, 2023 QMJHL Champions

Website
http://www.remparts.ca/
Franchise history
1990–1997 Beauport Harfangs
1997–present Québec Remparts
Previous franchise history
1969–1985 Québec Remparts
1988–1991 Longueuil Collège Français
1991–1994 Verdun Collège Français

There have been two Canadian junior ice hockey franchises known as the Quebec Remparts (French: Remparts de Québec) that played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The first edition played from 1969 to 1985; the current franchise has played since 1997. Both franchises were based out of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The current team plays at Videotron Centre. The team is named after the Ramparts of Quebec City (French: Remparts de Québec).

Original Remparts[]

The original Quebec Remparts team was founded in 1969 by a group of investors who purchased the assets of the junior Quebec Aces team.[1] Some of the new owners included Paul Dumont,[2] and Gérard Bolduc.[3] The Remparts took up residence in the same arena as the Aces in the Colisée de Québec. 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. Gilles Courteau was the general manager of the Remparts from 1980 to 1985.[4]

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

Revived Remparts[]

The current Remparts franchise was granted for the 1990–91 season and was known as the Beauport Harfangs, a suburb in the Quebec City metropolitan area. In 1997 the team moved to Quebec City, playing two seasons at PEPS on the campus of Laval University between 1997 and 1999. In 1999 the team moved into the Colisée de Québec.

On May 28, 2006, the Remparts won the Memorial Cup, beating the Moncton Wildcats 6–2 in the finals. Then-head coach Patrick Roy became the seventh coach to win the Cup in his first year as head coach, 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.

Centre Vidéotron - glace 2

Remparts centre ice at Centre Vidéotron

On November 27, 2014, the Remparts were sold to Quebecor for an estimated price between $20 million and $25 million.[5] The Remparts were chosen to be the host of the 2015 Memorial Cup. They defeated the Rimouski Océanic in tie-breaker 5-2, but were eliminated by the Kelowna Rockets in the semi-finals 9-3. The team moved to Centre Vidéotron on September 12, 2015.[6]

On June 4, 2023, the Remparts won the Memorial Cup, beating the Seattle Thunderbirds 5–0 in the championship game; head coach Patrick Roy had previously announced that this was his last year as head coach, thus completing the book end to his first year Cup win.

NHL alumni[]

Original Remparts

Michel Goulet, and Guy Lafleur have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Modern Remparts

Playoffs[]

Season 1st round 2nd round 3rd round Finals
1997–98 W, 4–0, Cape Breton 2–2, round-robin, Rimouski/Moncton L, 2–4, Rimouski -
1998–99 Bye W, 4–3, Rimouski L, 2–4, Acadie–Bathurst -
1999–2000 W, 4–0, Cape Breton L, 3–4, Moncton - -
2000–01 L, 0–4, Acadie–Bathurst - - -
2001–02 W, 4–0, Chicoutimi L, 1–4, Acadie–Bathurst - -
2002–03 W, 4–2, Moncton L, 1–4, Baie-Comeau - -
2003–04 L, 1–4, P.E.I. - - -
2004–05 W, 4–3, Victoriaville L, 2–4, Chicoutimi - -
2005–06 W, 4–1, Val-d'Or W, 4–1, Shawinigan W, 4–3, Acadie–Bathurst L, 2–4, Moncton
2006–07 L, 1–4, Drummondville - - -
2007–08 W, 4–2, Chicoutimi L, 2–4, Gatineau - -
2008–09 W, 4–1, Baie-Comeau W, 4–3, Cape Breton L, 1–4, Shawinigan -
2009–10 W, 4–1, Acadie–Bathurst L, 0–4, Victoriaville - -
2010–11 W, 4–0, Val-d'Or W, 4–3, Shawinigan L, 3–4, Gatineau -
2011–12 W, 4–0, Drummondville L, 3–4, Halifax - -
2012–13 W, 4–2, Chicoutimi L, 1–4, Rouyn-Noranda - -
2013–14 L, 1–4, Rouyn-Noranda - - -
2014–15 W, 4–3, Cape Breton W, 4–0, Charlottetown W, 4–0, Moncton L, 3–4, Rimouski
2015–16 L, 0–4, Gatineau - - -
2016–17 L, 0–4, Acadie–Bathurst - - -
2017–18 L, 3–4, Charlottetown - - -
2018–19 L, 3–4, Halifax - - -
2019–20 playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 W, 3–0, Drummondville L, 0–3, Chicoutimi - -
2021–22 W, 3–0, Chicoutimi W, 3–1, Rimouski L, 2–3, Shawinigan -
2022–23 W, 4–0, Charlottetown W, 4–0 Rimouski W, 4–0, Gatineau W, 4–2, Halifax

See also[]

  • CHRC (AM), defunct radio station owned by the Remparts

References[]

External links[]

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