Val-d'Or Foreurs

Val-d'Or Foreurs
City	Val-d'Or, Quebec
League	Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Conference	Telus
Division	Telus West
Founded	1993
Home arena	Centre Air Creebec
Colors	Green, gold, white and black
General manager	Alexandre Rouleau
Head coach	Mario Durocher
Website www.foreurs.qc.ca

The Val-d'Or Foreurs are a junior ice hockey team based in Val-d'Or, in the region of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada. The team was founded for the 1993–94 season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, a member of the Canadian Hockey League. Former Quebec Nordiques and Trois-Rivières Draveurs star, Pierre Aubry was the team's first coach. The literal translation of "Val-d'Or Foreurs" is "Valley of Gold Drillers"; this name references the drilling operations associated with mining and exploration which are a major source of blue-collar work in the area. The Foreurs play their home games in the Centre Air Creebec.

The Foreurs have won the President's Cup three times: in 1997–98, 2000–01 and 2013–14 and consequently have also played for the Memorial Cup each of those years. The team was eliminated in 1998 tournament without advancing from the round robin phase, lost in the 2001 championship game to the Red Deer Rebels and in the 2014 tournament, lost the semi-final in triple overtime to the Edmonton Oil Kings .

Rivalry

In 1996, the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies began play, giving the Foreurs a natural geographical rival in north-western Quebec. Rouyn-Noranda lies approximately 100 kilometres to the west of Val d'Or. Games between the two teams are a major event in the region and draw much larger than average crowds.

Team records

Team records for a single season Statistic Total Season Most points 101 2000–01 Most wins 46 2000–01 Most goals for 369 2000–01 Least goals for 189 2004–05 Least goals against 221 2002–03 Most goals against 397 1993–94

Individual player records for a single season Statistic Player Total Season Most goals Simon Gamache 74 2000–01 Most assists Simon Gamache 110 2000–01 Most points Simon Gamache 184 2000–01 Most points, rookie Simon Gamache 62 1998–99 Most points, defenseman Didier Tremblay 74 1998–99 Best GAA (goalie) Sébastien Charpentier 2.74 1995–96 Goalies = minimum 1500 minutes played

NHL alumni

• Steve Bégin
• Sébastien Bisaillon
• Luc Bourdon
• Sébastien Charpentier
• Jean-Pierre Dumont
• Benoit Dusablon
• Simon Gamache
• Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre
• Simon Lajeunesse
• Francis Lessard
• Kristopher Letang
• Roberto Luongo
• Brandon Reid
• Maxime Sauvé
• Mathieu Roy
• Stéphane Veilleux
• Brad Marchand
• Jerome Samson
• Marco Scandella

External links

• Official Site