The Montreal Junior Hockey Club (French: Le Club de Hockey Junior de Montréal) was a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL).[1] The team was based out of the Verdun Auditorium, in Verdun, Quebec, Canada. The St. John's Fog Devils franchise relocated at the conclusion of the 2007–08 QMJHL season.[2] The team's colours were maroon and white,[3] similar to the Montreal Maroons.[4] The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League approved the sale of the Juniors to a group led by former NHL Defensemen Joel Bouchard who moved the team to Boisbriand, Quebec for the 2011–12 season. The team plays its games at the Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau and is known as the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada.[5]
History
The team started out as the St. John's Fog Devils when Newfoundland was granted an expansion franchise. The team was sold to a group of people that moved the team to Montreal for the 2008–09 season. The team's inaugural captain was Matt Fillier who was also the last captain for St. John's.
Season by season
This is a list of seasons completed by the Montreal Junior Hockey Club. This list documents the records and playoff results for all seasons of the franchise since its inception in 2008.
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes, TG = Playoff series decided on total goals
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | PIM | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2008–09 | 68 | 34[6] | 30 | 2 | 2 | 72 | 211 | 202 | -- | 2nd, West Division | Won first round vs. Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 4-2 Lost 2nd round vs. Drummondville Voltigeurs, 4-0 |
| 2009–10 | 68 | 31 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 69 | 215 | 215 | -- | 2nd, West Division | Lost first round vs. Gatineau Olympiques, 4-3 |
| 2010–11 | 68 | 46 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 102 | 263 | 185 | -- | 1st, Telus Division | Won first round, vs. Halifax Mooseheads 4-0 Lost 2nd round vs. Lewiston Maineiacs, 4-2 |
Notable players
- Luke Adam, Canadian ice hockey player
- Jake Allen, Canadian ice hockey goaltender
- Jean-François Bérubé, Canadian ice hockey goaltender
- T. J. Brennan, American ice hockey player
- Xavier Ouellet, French-born Canadian ice hockey player
- Eliezer Sherbatov, Canadian-Israeli ice hockey player
References
- ^ TSN.ca New CHL team unveiled in Montreal
- ^ QMJHL set to return to Montreal next season[permanent dead link]
- ^ Montreal’s junior hockey club unveils its colours[permanent dead link]
- ^ Hockey Sweater Museum – Montreal Maroons' jerseys Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ex-NHL defenceman Bouchard buys QMJHL's Montreal Juniors". Archived from the original on 2011-06-19. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
- ^ "QMJHL Standings-Results". Archived from the original on 2014-04-30. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
External links
- Official website (French only)