Sherbrooke Canadiens | |
City: | Sherbrooke, Quebec |
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League: | American Hockey League |
Operated: | 1984–1990 |
Home Arena: | Palais des Sports |
Colours: | Red, White and Blue |
Affiliates: | Montreal Canadiens |
Franchise history | |
1969–1971: | Montreal Voyageurs |
1971–1984: | Nova Scotia Voyageurs |
1984–1990: | Sherbrooke Canadiens |
1990–1999: | Fredericton Canadiens |
1999–2002: | Quebec Citadelles |
2002–present: | Hamilton Bulldogs |
Championships | |
Regular Season Titles: | 3: 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90 |
Division Championships: | 3: 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90 |
Calder Cups: | 1: 1984–85 |
The Sherbrooke Canadiens were a professional ice hockey team in Sherbrooke, Quebec. They played their home games at the Palais des Sports. They were a member of the American Hockey League from 1984 to 1990, and were a farm team of the Montreal Canadiens.
The team was previously the Nova Scotia Voyageurs before 1984, and subsequently moved to Fredericton, New Brunswick as the Fredericton Canadiens.
The team won the Calder Cup in 1985, beating the Baltimore Skipjacks in six games behind the goaltending of a young netminder named Patrick Roy.
Regular season[]
Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | OTL | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing |
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1984–85 | 80 | 37 | 38 | 5 | — | 79 | 323 | 329 | 3rd, North |
1985–86 | 80 | 33 | 38 | 9 | — | 75 | 340 | 341 | 5th, North |
1986–87 | 80 | 50 | 28 | 2 | — | 102 | 328 | 257 | 1st, North |
1987–88 | 80 | 42 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 89 | 316 | 243 | 3rd, North |
1988–89 | 80 | 47 | 24 | 9 | — | 103 | 348 | 261 | 1st, North |
1989–90 | 80 | 45 | 23 | 12 | — | 102 | 301 | 247 | 1st, North |
Playoffs[]
Season | 1st round | 2nd round | Finals |
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1984–85 | W, 4–2, Fredericton | W, 4–1, Maine | W, 4–2, Baltimore |
1985–86 | Out of playoffs | ||
1986–87 | W, 4–1, Nova Scotia | W, 4–1, Adirondack | L, 3–4, Rochester |
1987–88 | L, 2–4, Fredericton | — | — |
1988–89 | L, 2–4, New Haven | — | — |
1989–90 | W, 4–2, Halifax | L, 2–4, Springfield | — |
Amateur team (1928 to 1935)[]
The Sherbrooke Canadiens were also an intermediate team.
They won the Sherbrooke League championship from 1928-29 through 1934-35 and entered the Quebec Senior Playoffs in each year.