Oceanic de Rimouski
Oceanic de Rimouski | |
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founding | 1995 |
history |
Castors de Sherbrooke 1969–1982 Castors de Saint-Jean 1982–1989 Lynx de Saint-Jean 1989–1995 Océanic de Rimouski since 1995 |
Stadion | Colisée Financière Sun Life |
Location | Rimouski , Quebec |
Team colors | royal blue , white, navy blue |
league | Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Quebec |
division | Telus Division |
Head coach | Serge Beausoleil |
General manager | Serge Beausoleil |
Memorial Cups | 2000 |
Coupes du President | 1999/00 , 2004/05 , 2014/15 |
The Océanic de Rimouski ( English Rimouski Océanic ) is a junior ice hockey team from Rimouski in the province of Québec , which plays in the Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec (LHJMQ).
history
The franchise was founded as Sherbrooke Castors before the start of the 1969/70 season , renamed Saint-Jean Castors in 1982 and again renamed Saint-Jean Lynx in 1989. It has been based in Rimouski since 1995 and plays its home games at Colisée Financière Sun Life .
The team won the LHJMQ championship, the Coupe du Président , in the 1999/2000 season and was also successful in the Memorial Cup tournament, with future NHL stars Vincent Lecavalier and Brad Richards having a large share in this success . Currently, the Océanic is one of the better known teams in the Canadian Hockey League , largely due to the signing of Sidney Crosby in the 2003/04 season, who is now one of the NHL's superstars.
In 2005, the Océanic set a new LHJMQ record with 28 consecutive games without a loss. In the playoffs of the same year they won seven games in a row, so that a total of 35 successes were to book. The team consequently won the LHJMQ championship and again took part in the Memorial Cup tournament. They reached the final, but clearly failed 4-0 to the London Knights .
Well-known former players
- Eric Bélanger
- Francis Bélanger
- Sébastien Caron
- Ryane Clowe
- Patrick Coulombe
- Sidney Crosby
- Michael Frolík
- Frédérik Gauthier
- Aaron Johnson
- Juraj Kolník
- Vincent Lecavalier
- Tomáš Malec
- Samuel Morin
- Michel Ouellet
- Jean-Marc Pelletier
- Michel Périard
- Marc-Antoine Pouliot
- Brad Richards
- Philippe Sauvé
- Alexandre Tremblay
- Derrick Walser
- Jan Cadieux
Blocked jersey numbers
The following jersey numbers are no longer awarded by the Océanic de Rimouski:
- # 87 Sidney Crosby
Web links
- Official website (French)