Royaux de Sorel

Royaux de Sorel
founding	1996
resolution	2004
history	Dinosaures de Sorel 1996–1999 Royaux de Sorel 1999–2004
Location	Sorel-Tracy , Quebec
league	Québec Semi-Pro Hockey League
Coupes Canam	no

The Royaux de Sorel ( English Sorel Royaux ) were a Canadian ice hockey team from Sorel-Tracy , Québec . The team played in the Québec Semi-Pro Hockey League from 1996 to 2004 .

history

The team was founded in 1996 as a franchise of the Québec Semi-Pro Hockey League , which was held for the first time that year . In this they missed in their first three seasons as third and fourth in their division, respectively, the entry into the playoffs for the Coupe Futura . After the team was sold in 1999 and renamed Royaux de Sorel, they played for another five seasons in the QSPHL. The biggest success for the team was reaching the second playoff round in the 2001/02 season, but it never won the cup. Following the 2003/04 season, the franchise was dissolved due to financial problems.

The void left by the dissolution of the Royaux de Sorel in the city was filled in 2004 by the establishment of the Mission de Sorel-Tracy .

Web links

• The Internet Hockey Database - Statistics Dinosaures de Sorel
• The Internet Hockey Database - Player List Dinosaures de Sorel
• The Internet Hockey Database - Statistics Royaux de Sorel (1999–2003)
• The Internet Hockey Database - Player List Royaux de Sorel (1999–2003)
• The Internet Hockey Database - Statistics Royaux de Sorel (2003-2004)
• The Internet Hockey Database - Player List Royaux de Sorel (2003-2004)