Foreurs de Val-d'Or

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Foreurs de Val-d'Or
Logo of the Foreurs de Val-d'Or
founding 1993
history Foreurs de Val-d'Or
since 1993
Stadion Center Air Creebec
Location Val-d'Or , Quebec
Team colors gold, green, white, black
league Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
division Telus Division
Head coach Karn Mahal
General manager Alexandre Rouleau
Memorial Cups no
Coupes du President 1997/98 , 2000/01 , 2013/14

The Foreurs de Val-d'Or ( English Val-d'Or Foreurs ) are an ice hockey team from Val-d'Or in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region , Québec , Canada . The team, which was founded in 1993, plays in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League , which is part of the Canadian Hockey League , and plays its home games at Center Air Creebec .

Former NHL player of the Quebec Nordiques , Pierre Aubry , was the first coach of the team that so far three times the Coupe du Président won: In the season 1997/98, 2000/01 and 2013/14 . Then you took part in the tournament for the Memorial Cup . In the preliminary round in 1998, the team did not win a single game and thus missed the final, in 2001 they lost the final against the Red Deer Rebels 5-6 after extra time .

The Huskies de Rouyn-Noranda were founded in 1996 - this gave the Foreurs a rival in northwest Québec ( Rouyn-Noranda is about 100 km west of Val d'Or). The derbies between the two teams represent a highlight in the region and attract significantly larger crowds.

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  1. ↑ lhjmq-records.qc.ca, Foreurs de Val-d'Or, Alignement 1993-1994