Rimouski Océanic

Rimouski Océanic
City:	Rimouski, Quebec
League:	QMJHL
Division:	East
Founded:	1995-96
Home Arena:	Colisée de Rimouski
Colours:	Royal blue, white and navy blue
Head Coach:	Serge Beausoleil
General Manager:	Serge Beausoleil
Franchise history
1969–82:	Sherbrooke Castors
1982–89:	Saint-Jean Castors
1989–95:	Saint-Jean Lynx
1995–present:	Rimouski Océanic

The Rimouski Océanic are a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The franchise was granted for the 1969–70 season as the Sherbrooke Castors. The Castors played in Sherbrooke from 1969 to 1982 before moving to Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, in 1982 to become the Saint-Jean Castors. In 1989, the team was renamed the Saint-Jean Lynx. In 1995, the team then moved to Rimouski, Quebec, to become the Rimouski Océanic.

The Océanic logo is an ocean liner with a set of teeth on the bow, jutting out of waves creating both a profile that suggests both a striking shark and a fleur-de-lis. The team colours are royal blue, navy blue and white, and their home arena is the Colisée de Rimouski. The team's sweater has proven popular in the United States, as Reebok has issued it with current Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby's number 87 on it.

The team won the QMJHL championship in the 1999–2000 season and went on to win the Memorial Cup that year, with a team featuring future NHL star Brad Richards.

The team is currently one of the more well-known teams in the Canadian Hockey League (CHL), particularly because of the addition of Sidney Crosby in the 2003–04 season. Crosby's 135 points for the club set a new record for a 16-year-old in the QMJHL and was second only to Wayne Gretzky in that particular age-group for all Canadian hockey. Other notable alumni through the years include Vincent Lecavalier, Brad Richards, Ryane Clowe and Michael Frolik.

In 2005, the Océanic set a QMJHL record after going 28 consecutive games without a loss. The team then went on to win seven games in a row in the playoffs, improving the unbeaten streak to an unofficial 35-straight. They won their second QMJHL championship in five years and subsequently represented the QMJHL in the 2005 Memorial Cup. After losing the opener against the hometown London Knights, the Océanic beat both the defending Memorial Cup champion Kelowna Rockets, who were in their third-straight Memorial Cup, and the Ottawa 67's. Rimouski then beat the 67's again in the semi-finals to set up a rematch of their opening game against the Knights. However, the Océanic were shut out in the final game 4–0.

The QMJHL announced on April 3, 2008, that the Océanic were chosen to host the 2009 Memorial Cup.

In the 2014–15 season, the Océanic captured the QMJHL championship in double overtime of the seventh game against the Quebec Remparts. Because the Remparts were the hosts of 2015 Memorial Cup, they had already qualified for the Memorial Cup tournament prior to the QMJHL final, thus entering Rimouski into the Cup tournament. The Océanic finished 1–2 in the round robin portion in the tournament, advancing to the tie-breaker to play the Remparts, ultimately losing 5–2.

Year by Year Record

Season	G	W	L	T	OL	SL	Pts	%	GF	GA	Standing	Playoffs
Sherbrooke Castors
1969–70	56	23	31	2	-	-	48	0.429	263	295	6th Eastern	Did not qualify
1970–71	62	30	31	1	-	-	61	0.492	287	298	4th QMJHL	Lost in Semifinals
1971–72	62	29	31	2	-	-	60	0.484	301	294	6th QMJHL	Lost in Quarterfinals
1972–73	64	28	34	2	-	-	58	0.453	278	309	5th QMJHL	Lost in Semifinals
1973–74	70	37	32	1	-	-	75	0.536	333	340	3rd West	Lost in Quarterfinals
1974–75	72	51	14	7	-	-	109	0.757	443	269	1st West	Won Championship
1975–76	72	51	12	9	-	-	111	0.771	514	276	1st West	Lost in final
1976–77	72	40	23	9	-	-	89	0.618	392	311	1st Lebel	Won Championship
1977–78	72	41	26	5	-	-	87	0.604	482	380	2nd Dilio	Lost in Semifinals
1978–79	72	45	21	6	-	-	96	0.667	406	291	2nd Dilio	Lost in final
1979–80	72	45	20	7	-	-	97	0.674	435	314	1st Dilio	Lost in final
1980–81	72	40	29	3	-	-	83	0.576	381	324	3rd Dilio	Lost in Semifinals
1981–82	64	42	20	2	-	-	86	0.672	392	265	1st QMJHL	Won Championship
Saint-Jean Castors
1982–83	70	28	37	5	-	-	61	0.436	375	421	4th Lebel	Lost in quarterfinals
1983–84	70	30	36	4	-	-	64	0.457	366	363	4th Lebel	Lost in quarterfinals
1984–85	68	31	36	1	-	-	68	0.463	347	348	3rd Lebel	Lost in quarterfinals
1985–86	72	35	33	4	-	-	74	0.514	350	377	4th Lebel	Lost in semifinals
1986–87	70	28	41	1	-	-	57	0.407	332	389	4th Lebel	Lost in quarterfinals
1987–88	70	41	26	3	-	-	85	0.607	346	283	3rd Lebel	Lost in quarterfinals
1988–89	70	33	34	3	-	-	69	0.493	345	386	6th QMJHL	Lost in quarterfinals
Saint-Jean Lynx
1989–90	70	30	36	4	-	-	64	0.457	297	311	9th QMJHL	Did not qualify
1990–91	70	21	43	6	-	-	48	0.343	205	289	6th Lebel	Did not qualify
1991–92	70	24	43	3	-	-	51	0.364	250	336	6th Lebel	Did not qualify
1992–93	70	35	32	3	-	-	73	0.521	282	276	3rd Lebel	Lost in quarterfinals
1993–94	72	29	37	6	-	-	64	0.444	264	265	5th Lebel	Lost in first round
1994–95	72	39	27	6	-	-	84	0.583	282	277	3rd Lebel	Lost in first round
Rimouski Océanic
1995–96	70	25	41	4	-	-	54	0.386	267	317	6th Dilio	Lost in quarterfinals
1996–97	70	34	31	5	-	-	73	0.521	298	261	5th Dilio	Lost in first round
1997–98	70	40	27	3	-	-	83	0.593	296	257	2nd Dilio	Lost in final
1998–99	70	30	32	8	-	-	68	0.486	270	263	5th Dilio	Lost in quarterfinals
1999–2000	72	48	18	4	2	-	102	0.708	370	274	1st East	Won championship
2000–01	72	25	43	2	2	-	54	0.375	268	328	4th East	Lost in quarterfinals
2001–02	72	33	33	4	2	-	72	0.500	270	293	3rd East	Lost in first round
2002–03	72	11	58	3	0	-	25	0.174	198	385	4th East	Did not qualify
2003–04	70	34	28	5	3	-	76	0.543	284	252	1st East	Lost in semifinals
2004–05	70	45	17	5	3	-	98	0.700	333	239	1st East	Won Championship
2005–06	70	10	57	-	2	1	23	0.164	184	377	10th West	Did not qualify
2006–07	70	22	39	-	7	2	53	0.379	237	303	10th West	Did not qualify
2007–08	70	33	36	-	1	0	67	0.479	227	235	7th West	Lost in quarterfinals
2008–09	68	44	23	-	1	0	89	0.654	267	223	2nd East	Lost in semifinals
2009–10	68	34	27	-	5	2	75	0.551	246	265	2nd Eastern	Lost in quarterfinals
2010–11	68	31	33	-	1	3	66	0.485	226	236	5th East	Lost in first round
2011–12	68	40	26	-	2	0	82	0.603	260	235	4th East	Lost in finals
2012–13	68	41	18	-	3	6	91	0.669	264	223	2nd East	Lost in first round
2013-14	68	45	16	-	3	4	97	0.713	258	194	2nd East	Lost in quarterfinals
2014-15	68	47	16	-	3	2	99	0.728	279	198	1st East	Won Championship
2015-16	68	36	25	-	5	2	79	0.581	208	203	2nd East	Lost in first round
2016-17	68	26	35	-	6	1	59	0.434	229	255	6th East	Lost in first round
2017-18	68	42	17	-	6	3	93	0.684	231	171	1st East	Lost in First Round
2018-19	68	44	20	-	4	0	92	0.676	272	173	2nd East	Lost in Semifinals
2019-20	63	45	12	-	5	1	96	0.762	256	182	1st East	Playoffs cancelled

Playoff results

Season	1st round	2nd round	3rd round	Finals
1995-96	Round-robin - advanced	L, 4-0, Beauport	-	-
1996-97	L, 3-1, Chicoutimi	-	-	-
1997-98	W, 4–1, Halifax	1st, round-robin, Quebec/Moncton	W, 4-2, Quebec	L, 4-0, Val-d'Or
1998-99	W, 4-0, Moncton	L, 4-3, Quebec	-	-
1999-00	Bye	W, 4-0, Halifax	W, 4-1, Moncton	W, 4-1, Hull
2000-01	W, 4-2, Halifax	L, 4-1, Baie-Comeau	-	-
2001–02	L, 4-3, Halifax	-	-	-
2002–03	-	-	-	-
2003–04	Bye	W, 4-0, Shawinigan	L, 4-1, Moncton	-
2004–05	Bye	W, 4-0, Lewiston	W, 4-1, Chicoutimi	W, 4-0, Halifax
2005–06	-	-	-	-
2006–07	-	-	-	-
2007–08	W, 4-1, Baie-Comeau	L, 4-0, Rouyn-Noranda	-	-
2008–09	W, 4-0, Chicoutimi	W, 4-1, Moncton	L, 4-0, Drummondville	-
2009–10	W, 4-3, Chicoutimi	L, 4-1, Drummondville	-	-
2010–11	L, 4-1, Gatineau	-	-	-
2011–12	W, 4-0, Val-d'Or	W, 4-3, Blainville-Boisbriand	W, 4-2, Halifax	L, 4-0, Saint John
2012–13	L, 4-2, Gatineau	-	-	-
2013–14	W, 4-0, Chicoutimi	L, 4-3, Blainville-Boisbriand	-	-
2014–15	W, 4-0, Victoriaville	W, 4-1, Gatineau	W, 4-0, Val-d'Or	W, 4-3, Quebec
2015–16	L, 4-2, Charlottetown	-	-	-
2016–17	L, 4-0, Saint John	-	-	-
2017–18	L, 4-3, Moncton	-	-	-
2018-19	W, 4-0 Chicoutimi	W, 4-1 Cape Breton	L, 0-4 Rouyn-Noranda	-
2019-20	Playoffs cancelled

NHL alumni

• Éric Bélanger
• Marc-André Bourdon
• Jordan Caron
• Sébastien Caron
• Ryane Clowe
• Patrice Cormier
• Sidney Crosby
• Michael Frolik
• Aaron Johnson
• Juraj Kolnik
• Vincent Lecavalier
• Michel Ouellet
• Jean-Marc Pelletier
• Marc-Antoine Pouliot
• Brad Richards
• Philippe Sauvé

External links

• Official Site