# Val-d'Or Foreurs

The Val-d'Or Foreurs are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Val-d'Or, in the region of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. The team was founded for the 1993–94 season of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League, a member of the Canadian Hockey League. Former Quebec Nordiques and Trois-Rivières Draveurs star, Pierre Aubry was the team's first coach. The literal translation of Val-d'Or Foreurs is "Valley of Gold Drillers"; this name references the drilling operations associated with mining and exploration which are a major source of blue-collar work in the area. The Foreurs play their home games in the Centre Agnico Eagle.

## History

The Foreurs have won the President's Cup three times: in 1997–98, 2000–01 and 2013–14 and consequently have also played for the Memorial Cup each of those years. The team was eliminated in 1998 tournament without advancing from the round robin phase, lost in the 2001 championship game to the Red Deer Rebels and in the 2014 tournament, lost the semi-final in triple overtime to the Edmonton Oil Kings.
In 1996, the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies began play, giving the Foreurs a natural geographical rival in north-western Quebec. Rouyn-Noranda lies approximately 100 kilometres to the west of Val d'Or. Games between the two teams are a major event in the region and draw much larger than average crowds.

## NHL alumni

* Nicolas Aube-Kubel
* Steve Bégin
* Antoine Bibeau
* Sébastien Bisaillon
* Patrick Bordeleau
* Luc Bourdon
* Sébastien Charpentier
* Jean-Pierre Dumont
* Benoît Dusablon
* Simon Gamache
* Julien Gauthier
* Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre
* Ryan Graves
* Maxence Guenette
* Samuel Henley
* Simon Lajeunesse
* Francis Lessard
* Kris Letang
* Roberto Luongo
* Anthony Mantha
* Brad Marchand
* Jakob Pelletier
* Brandon Reid
* Anthony Richard
* Mathieu Roy
* Jerome Samson
* Maxime Sauvé
* Marco Scandella
* Jordan Spence
* Stéphane Veilleux

## Playoffs results

| Season | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Finals |
| 1993–94 | - | - | - | - |
| 1994–95 | - | - | - | - |
| 1995–96 | Advanced | L, 4-3, Hull | - | - |
| 1996–97 | W. 3-0, Sherbrooke | W, 4-1, Granby | L, 4-1, Hull | - |
| 1997–98 | W, 4–2, Shawinigan | 2-2, Round-robin, Hull/Laval | W, 4-1, Laval | W, 4-0, Rimouski |
| 1998–99 | L, 4-2, Sherbrooke | - | - | - |
| 1999–2000 | - | - | - | - |
| 2000–01 | W, 4-0, Sherbrooke | W, 4-3, Victoriaville | W, 4-2, Shawinigan | W, 4-0, Acadie-Bathurst |
| 2001–02 | L, 4-3, Drummondville | - | - | - |
| 2002–03 | Bye | W, 4-1, Shawinigan | L, 4-0, Hull | - |
| 2003–04 | L, 4-3, Chicoutimi | - | - | - |
| 2004–05 | - | - | - | - |
| 2005–06 | L, 4-1, Quebec | - | - | - |
| 2006–07 | W, 4–0, Chicoutimi | W, 4-1, Baie-Comeau | W, 4-3, Cape Breton | L, 4-0, Lewiston |
| 2007–08 | L, 4-0, Rouyn-Noranda | - | - | - |
| 2008–09 | - | - | - | - |
| 2009–10 | L, 4-2, Rouyn-Noranda | - | - | - |
| 2010–11 | L, 4-0, Quebec | - | - | - |
| 2011–12 | L, 4-0, Rimouski | - | - | - |
| 2012–13 | W, 4-2, P.E.I. | L, 4-0, Blainville-Boisbriand | - | - |
| 2013–14 | W, 4-0, Acadie-Bathurst | W, 4-2, Drummondville | W, 4-3, Halifax | W, 4-3, Baie-Comeau |
| 2014–15 | W, 4-2, Rouyn-Noranda | W, 4-3, Baie-Comeau | L, 4-0, Rimouski | - |
| 2015–16 | L, 4-2, Blainville-Boisbriand | - | - | - |
| 2016–17 | W, 4-2, Shawinigan | L, 4-0, Saint John | - | - |
| 2017–18 | L, 4-0, Blainville-Boisbriand | - | - | - |
| 2018–19 | L, 4-3, Victoriaville | - | - | - |
| 2019–20 | QMJHL playoffs cancelled | QMJHL playoffs cancelled | QMJHL playoffs cancelled | QMJHL playoffs cancelled |
| 2020–21 | W, 3-0, Baie-Comeau | W, 3-0, Rimouski | W, 3-0, Chicoutimi | L, 4-2, Victoriaville |
| 2021–22 | L, 3-1, Gatineau | - | - | - |
| 2022–23 | - | - | - | - |