Victoriaville Tigres

For other teams using this name please see Victoriaville Tigres (disambiguation).

Victoriaville Tigres
City:	Victoriaville, Quebec
League:	Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Conference:	Telus
Division:	Central
Founded:	1987 (1987)–88
Home Arena:	Colisée Desjardins
Colours:	Yellow, white and black
Head Coach:	Louis Robitaille
General Manager:	Kevin Cloutier
Franchise history
1982–87:	Longueuil Chevaliers
1987–present:	Victoriaville Tigres

The Victoriaville Tigres are a junior ice hockey team that plays in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The team is based out of Victoriaville, Quebec. The team plays its home games at the Colisée Desjardins.

History

The franchise was granted for the 1982–83 season in Longueuil, Quebec, where they were known as the Longueuil Chevaliers. In 1987 the team moved to Victoriaville. The Tigres won the President's Cup in 2002 and went to the 2002 Memorial Cup finals, which they lost to the Kootenay Ice.

The Tigres is a historic name in Victoriaville and has been the name of several previous teams, including a senior team that won the Allan Cup in 1968.

Yearly Results

Season	G	W	L	T	OL	SL	Pts	%	GF	GA	Standing	Playoffs
Longueuil Chevaliers
1982–83	70	37	29	4	-	-	78	0.557	349	333	3rd in Lebel	Lost in Final
1983–84	70	37	33	0	-	-	74	0.529	371	358	3rd in Lebel	Lost in Final
1984–85	68	21	45	2	-	-	52	0.324	294	361	5th in Lebel	Did not qualify
1985–86	72	18	51	3	-	-	39	0.271	302	419	5th in Lebel	Did not qualify
1986–87	70	46	20	4	-	-	96	0.686	369	259	1st in Lebel	Won Championship
Victoriaville Tigres
1987–88	70	34	31	6	-	-	72	0.514	298	293	3rd in Dilio	Lost in first round
1988–89	70	41	27	2	-	-	84	0.600	320	267	4th in QMJHL	Lost in Final
1989–90	70	42	23	5	-	-	89	0.636	314	223	1st in QMJHL	Lost in Final
1990–91	70	10	59	1	-	-	21	0.150	209	436	6th in Dilio	Did not qualify
1991–92	70	16	52	2	-	-	34	0.243	243	388	6th in Dilio	Did not qualify
1992–93	70	43	26	1	-	-	87	0.621	358	296	2nd in Dilio	Lost in first round
1993–94	72	17	51	4	-	-	38	0.264	261	404	6th in Dilio	Lost in first round
1994–95	72	24	45	3	-	-	51	0.354	266	371	7th in Dilio	Lost in first round
1995–96	70	27	41	2	-	-	56	0.400	246	289	5th in Dilio	Lost in quarterfinals
1996–97	70	43	23	4	-	-	90	0.643	293	216	1st in Dilio	Lost in quarterfinals
1997–98	70	40	23	7	-	-	87	0.621	274	209	2nd in Lebel	Lost in first round
1998–99	70	34	30	6	-	-	74	0.529	275	253	3rd in Lebel	Lost in first round
1999–2000	72	27	36	3	6	-	63	0.438	286	316	4th in Central	Lost in first round
2000–01	72	45	21	3	3	-	96	0.667	341	269	2nd in Central	Lost in quarterfinals
2001–02	72	40	25	6	1	-	87	0.604	287	257	2nd in Central	Won Championship
2002–03	72	38	26	6	2	-	84	0.583	265	237	1st in Central	Lost in first round
2003–04	70	20	43	5	2	-	47	0.336	204	295	6th in Western	Did not qualify
2004–05	70	26	36	4	4	-	60	0.429	186	254	5th in Western	Lost in first round
2005–06	70	26	42	-	1	1	54	0.386	226	302	9th in Western	Lost in first round
2006–07	70	38	25	-	3	4	83	0.593	264	240	2nd in Telus	Lost in first round
2007–08	70	29	37	-	2	2	62	0.443	224	276	9th in Telus	Lost in first round
2008–09	68	32	32	-	2	2	68	0.500	219	249	3rd in Center	Lost in first round
2009–10	68	46	19	-	1	2	95	0.699	296	191	3rd in East	Lost in Semifinals
2010–11	68	35	29	-	1	3	74	0.544	256	240	3rd in East	Lost in Quarterfinals
2011–12	68	44	18	-	1	5	94	0.691	311	228	2nd in East	Lost in first round
2012–13	68	32	27	-	3	6	73	0.537	234	229	4th in East	Lost in Quarterfinals
2013-14	68	33	27		5	3	74	0.544	229	219	4th in East	Lost in first round
2014-15	68	27	34	-	3	4	61	0.449	248	275	6th in East	Lost in first round
2015-16	68	33	28	-	3	4	73	0.537	246	249	4th in East	Lost in first round
2016-17	68	35	25	-	6	2	78	0.574	230	231	3rd in East	Lost in first round
2017-18	68	42	20	-	4	2	90	0.662	270	195	2nd in East	Lost in Semifinals
2018-19	68	30	33	-	4	1	65	0.478	188	219	3rd in Central	Lost in Quarterfinals
2019-20	63	26	26	-	5	4	61	0.484	190	201	3rd in Central	Playoffs cancelled
2020-21	26	16	9	-	1	0	33	0.635	99	65	3rd in East	Won Championship
2021–22	68	25	36	-	4	3	57	0.419	176	251	4th, Central	Out of Playoffs
2022–23	68	40	20	-	2	6	88	0.647	244	190	2nd, Central	Lost 1st round
2023-24	68	43	20	-	4	1	91		263	218	2nd, Central	Lost Semifinals

NHL alumni

List of Victoriaville Tigres who have played in the National Hockey League.

Pierre Aubry Matthew Barnaby Daniel Corso Alexandre Daigle Stéphane Fiset Mathieu Garon

Daniel Gauthier Martin Grenier Daniel Guerard Marc Labelle Patrick Lebeau François Leroux

Matthew Lombardi Johnny Oduya André Racicot Yves Racine Jean-Marc Routhier Remi Royer

Yves Sarault Reggie Savage P. J. Stock Stéphane Veilleux Antoine Vermette

Team records

Team records for a single season
Statistic	Total	Season
Most points	96	2000–01
Most wins	45	2000–01
Most goals for	358	1992–93
Least goals for	186	2004–05
Least goals against	209	1997–98
Most goals against	404	1993–94

Individual player records for a single season
Statistic	Player	Total	Season
Most goals	Claude Savoie	70	1992–93
Most assists	Patrick Lebeau	106	1989–90
Most points	Marc-André Thinel	150	2000–01
Most points, rookie	Reggie Savage	122	1987–88
Most points, defenseman	Danny Groulx	112	2001–02
Best GAA (goalie)	Mathieu Garon	2.68	1997–98
Goalies = minimum 1500 minutes played

External links

• Official site
• QMJHL arena guide profile