# Chicoutimi Saguenéens

The Chicoutimi Saguenéens are a Canadian junior ice hockey team which plays in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The team is based in Chicoutimi, Quebec, and owned by the City of Saguenay. The team plays its home games at the Centre Georges-Vézina.

## History

The Chicoutimi Saguenéens franchise was granted for the 1973–74 season. The team's name, Saguenéens, literally means "People from the Saguenay." The current junior team is only the most recent to use the name. The "Sags", as they are popularly nicknamed, have won the President's Cup twice in their history, in 1990–91 and in 1993–94. In both instances they advanced to the Memorial Cup, failing to advance past the round-robin stage on each occasion. The Sags also participated in the 1997 Memorial Cup, as the host Hull Olympiques had won the QMJHL title that year; the Saguenéens also did not advance past the round-robin that year. Finally, the Centre Georges-Vézina hosted Memorial Cup festivities in 1988, but the team did not participate as then-current QMJHL rules forced the host team to make it to at least the President's Cup final, which the Saguenéens did not do in that year.

## Yearly results

Legend: OTL = Overtime loss, SL = Shootout loss
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | OTL | SL | Points | Pct % | Goals for | Goals against | Standing | Playoffs |
| 1973–74 | 70 | 21 | 49 | 0 | - | - | 42 | 0.300 | 269 | 457 | 5th East | Did not qualify |
| 1974–75 | 72 | 24 | 42 | 6 | - | - | 54 | 0.375 | 315 | 420 | 3rd East | Semifinals |
| 1975–76 | 72 | 29 | 31 | 12 | - | - | 70 | 0.486 | 353 | 372 | 3rd East | 1st Round |
| 1976–77 | 72 | 42 | 24 | 6 | - | - | 90 | 0.625 | 393 | 357 | 2nd Dilio | 1st Round |
| 1977–78 | 72 | 16 | 45 | 11 | - | - | 43 | 0.299 | 335 | 458 | 4th Dilio | Did not qualify |
| 1978–79 | 72 | 26 | 36 | 10 | - | - | 62 | 0.431 | 337 | 346 | 4th Dilio | 1st Round |
| 1979–80 | 72 | 42 | 27 | 3 | - | - | 87 | 0.604 | 442 | 347 | 2nd Dilio | Semifinals |
| 1980–81 | 72 | 41 | 30 | 1 | - | - | 83 | 0.576 | 389 | 364 | 2nd Dilio | Semifinals |
| 1981–82 | 64 | 31 | 31 | 2 | - | - | 64 | 0.500 | 296 | 310 | 6th QMJHL | Semifinals |
| 1982–83 | 70 | 37 | 32 | 1 | - | - | 75 | 0.536 | 397 | 388 | 2nd Dilio | 1st Round |
| 1983–84 | 70 | 30 | 38 | 2 | - | - | 62 | 0.443 | 303 | 382 | 4th Dilio | Did not qualify |
| 1984–85 | 68 | 41 | 23 | 4 | - | - | 89 | 0.632 | 334 | 288 | 2nd Dilio | Finals |
| 1985–86 | 72 | 34 | 34 | 4 | - | - | 72 | 0.500 | 393 | 351 | 3rd Dilio | 1st Round |
| 1986–87 | 70 | 37 | 28 | 5 | - | - | 79 | 0.564 | 411 | 353 | 3rd Dilio | Finals |
| 1987–88 | 70 | 38 | 31 | 1 | - | - | 77 | 0.550 | 352 | 318 | 1st Dilio | 1st Round |
| 1988–89 | 70 | 32 | 37 | 1 | - | - | 65 | 0.464 | 335 | 348 | 9th QMJHL | Did not qualify |
| 1989–90 | 70 | 34 | 33 | 3 | - | - | 71 | 0.507 | 280 | 297 | 8th QMJHL | 1st Round |
| 1990–91 | 70 | 43 | 21 | 6 | - | - | 92 | 0.657 | 299 | 223 | 1st Dilio | Won Finals |
| 1991–92 | 70 | 31 | 33 | 6 | - | - | 68 | 0.486 | 279 | 304 | 3rd Dilio | 1st Round |
| 1992–93 | 70 | 38 | 29 | 3 | - | - | 79 | 0.564 | 342 | 321 | 3rd Dilio | 1st Round |
| 1993–94 | 72 | 43 | 24 | 5 | - | - | 91 | 0.632 | 340 | 254 | 1st Dilio | Won Finals |
| 1994–95 | 72 | 38 | 29 | 5 | - | - | 81 | 0.562 | 290 | 269 | 3rd Dilio | 1st Round |
| 1995–96 | 70 | 35 | 29 | 6 | - | - | 76 | 0.543 | 274 | 242 | 2nd Dilio | Semifinals |
| 1996–97 | 70 | 37 | 30 | 3 | - | - | 77 | 0.550 | 271 | 222 | 4th Dilio | Finals |
| 1997–98 | 70 | 36 | 33 | 1 | - | - | 73 | 0.521 | 272 | 285 | 3rd Dilio | Did not qualify |
| 1998–99 | 70 | 20 | 48 | 2 | - | - | 42 | 0.300 | 200 | 344 | 8th Dilio | Did not qualify |
| 1999–2000 | 72 | 22 | 44 | 3 | 3 | - | 50 | 0.326 | 226 | 320 | 4th East | Did not qualify |
| 2000–01 | 72 | 22 | 39 | 10 | 1 | - | 55 | 0.375 | 242 | 313 | 3rd East | 1st Round |
| 2001–02 | 72 | 40 | 27 | 1 | 4 | - | 85 | 0.562 | 278 | 269 | 1st East | 1st Round |
| 2002–03 | 72 | 28 | 40 | 1 | 3 | - | 60 | 0.396 | 239 | 292 | 3rd East | 1st Round |
| 2003–04 | 70 | 32 | 27 | 7 | 4 | - | 75 | 0.507 | 218 | 220 | 2nd East | Semifinals |
| 2004–05 | 70 | 38 | 19 | 6 | 7 | - | 89 | 0.586 | 264 | 217 | 2nd East | Semifinals |
| 2005–06 | 70 | 51 | 15 | - | 2 | 2 | 106 | 0.750 | 321 | 185 | 2nd West | Second Round |
| 2006–07 | 70 | 34 | 28 | - | 7 | 1 | 76 | 0.543 | 235 | 236 | 8th Telus | 1st Round |
| 2007–08 | 70 | 37 | 25 | - | 2 | 6 | 82 | 0.529 | 235 | 203 | 4th Telus | 1st Round |
| 2008–09 | 68 | 24 | 32 | - | 4 | 8 | 60 | 0.353 | 215 | 256 | 3rd East | 1st Round |
| 2009–10 | 68 | 26 | 33 | - | 4 | 5 | 61 | 0.581 | 197 | 220 | 3rd East | 1st Round |
| 2010–11 | 68 | 27 | 29 | - | 5 | 7 | 66 | 0.485 | 197 | 220 | 5th East | 1st Round |
| 2011–12 | 68 | 35 | 24 | - | 3 | 6 | 79 | 0.581 | 235 | 232 | 5th East | Semifinals |
| 2012–13 | 68 | 30 | 31 | - | 2 | 5 | 67 | 0.493 | 198 | 225 | 5th East | 1st Round |
| 2013–14 | 68 | 27 | 40 | - | 1 | 0 | 55 | 0.404 | 183 | 254 | 5th East | 1st Round |
| 2014–15 | 68 | 29 | 32 | - | 4 | 3 | 65 | 0.478 | 203 | 238 | 5th East | 1st Round |
| 2015–16 | 68 | 32 | 25 | - | 5 | 6 | 75 | 0.551 | 223 | 217 | 3rd East | 1st Round |
| 2016–17 | 68 | 38 | 25 | - | 3 | 2 | 81 | 0.596 | 206 | 205 | 2nd East | Semifinals |
| 2017–18 | 68 | 28 | 35 | - | 4 | 1 | 61 | 0.449 | 200 | 233 | 5th East | 1st Round |
| 2018–19 | 68 | 39 | 22 | - | 3 | 4 | 85 | 0.625 | 218 | 205 | 3rd East | 1st Round |
| 2019–20 | 63 | 45 | 12 | - | 5 | 1 | 96 | 0.762 | 256 | 182 | 1st East | QMJHL playoffs cancelled |
| 2020–21 | 29 | 17 | 7 | - | 3 | 2 | 39 | 0.672 | 105 | 77 | 1st East | Semifinals |
| 2021–22 | 68 | 27 | 35 | - | 1 | 5 | 60 | 0.441 | 206 | 264 | 3rd East | 1st Round |
| 2022–23 | 68 | 33 | 31 | - | 3 | 1 | 70 | 0.515 | 234 | 281 | 2nd East | 1st Round |

## Playoffs

| Season | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Finals |
| 1997–98 | L, 2–4, Moncton | - | - | - |
| 1998–99 | - | - | - | - |
| 1999–2000 | - | - | - | - |
| 2000–01 | L, 3–4, Cape Breton | - | - | - |
| 2001–02 | L, 0–4, Quebec | - | - | - |
| 2002–03 | L, 2–4, Acadie–Bathurst | - | - | - |
| 2003–04 | W, 4–3, Val-d'Or | W, 4–1, Cape Breton | L, 2–4, Gatineau | - |
| 2004–05 | W, 4–2, Baie-Comeau | W, 4–2, Quebec | L, 1–4, Rimouski | - |
| 2005–06 | W, 4–0, Baie-Comeau | L, 1–4, Gatineau | - | - |
| 2006–07 | L, 0–4, Val-d'Or | - | - | - |
| 2007–08 | L, 2–4, Quebec | - | - | - |
| 2008–09 | L, 0–4, Rimouski | - | - | - |
| 2009–10 | L, 3–4, Rimouski | - | - | - |
| 2010–11 | L, 0–4, Drummondville | - | - | - |
| 2011–12 | W, 4–2, Acadie–Bathurst | W, 4–3, Shawinigan | L, 1–4, Saint John | - |
| 2012–13 | L, 2–4, Quebec | - | - | - |
| 2013–14 | L, 0–4, Rimouski | - | - | - |
| 2014–15 | L, 1–4, Moncton | - | - | - |
| 2015–16 | L, 2–4, Cape Breton | - | - | - |
| 2016–17 | W, 4–0, Victoriaville | W, 4–3, Rouyn-Noranda | L, 2–4, Saint John | - |
| 2017–18 | L, 2–4, Acadie–Bathurst | - | - | - |
| 2018–19 | L, 0–4, Rimouski | - | - | - |
| 2019–20 | QMJHL playoffs cancelled | QMJHL playoffs cancelled | QMJHL playoffs cancelled | QMJHL playoffs cancelled |
| 2020–21 | W, 3–0, Sherbrooke | W, 3–0, Quebec | L, 0–3, Val-d'Or | - |
| 2021–22 | L, 0–3, Quebec | - | - | - |
| 2022–23 | L, 1–4, Rimouski | - | - | - |

## Players
### NHL alumni

* Ramzi Abid
* Frederic Allard
* Joel Baillargeon
* Ľuboš Bartečko
* Marc Bergevin
* Daniel Berthiaume
* Nicolas Blanchard
* Michel Bolduc
* Pierre-Marc Bouchard
* François Breault
* Julien Brouillette
* Paul Brousseau
* Marc Bureau
* Guy Carbonneau
* Stéphane Charbonneau
* Denis Chassé
* Alain Côté
* Patrick Coulombe
* Glen Cressman
* Louis Crevier
* Laurent Dauphin
* Gilbert Delorme
* Marc Denis
* Nicolas Deschamps
* David Desharnais
* Gord Donnelly
* Daniel Doré
* Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers
* Luc Dufour
* Éric Fichaud
* Marc Fortier
* Éric Gélinas
* Christopher Gibson
* David Gosselin
* Denis Hamel
* Gilles Hamel
* Alan Haworth
* Yves Héroux
* Charles Hudon
* Chris Langevin
* Hendrix Lapierre
* Steve Larouche
* Raphaël Lavoie
* Alain Lemieux
* Normand Léveillé
* Daniel Marois
* Stéphane Morin
* Alain Nasreddine
* Jean-Gabriel Pageau
* Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau
* Félix Potvin
* Daniel Poulin
* Yves Preston
* Jean-Marc Richard
* Stéphane Richer
* Antoine Roussel
* André Roy
* Nicolas Roy
* Stéphane Roy
* German Rubtsov
* Lukáš Sedlák
* Louis Sleigher
* Sam St. Laurent
* Radoslav Suchý
* Bob Sullivan
* Jimmy Waite

### Retired numbers

* 14 – Alain Côté
* 15 – David Desharnais
* 16 – Normand Leveille
* 18 – Sylvain Locas
* 20 – Marc Fortier
* 21 – Guy Carbonneau
* 29 – Félix Potvin