  the moncton wildcats are a junior ice hockey team in the quebec major junior hockey league. they play at the moncton coliseum in moncton, new brunswick, canada. the franchise was granted for the 1995â96 season, and they were known as the moncton alpines for that season only. after winning the 2005â06 qmjhl championship, the team hosted the 2006 memorial cup. the wildcats also won the 2009â10 qmjhl championship. which sent the team to compete in the 2010 memorial cup in brandon, manitoba. they were eliminated from contention after going winless in the round robin portion of the tournament. ==history== the moncton alpines joined the quebec major junior hockey league in the wake of successful expansion to halifax, nova scotia, for the 1995â96 season. they played for one season under the ownership of racing driver john graham and coached by lucien deblois. however, the alpines struggled mightily both on and off the ice. the team went through an initial year of financial difficulty and struggled to attract fans. there was some discussion of folding or moving the team, but instead the franchise was purchased by robert irving on may 28, 1996. on june 19, 1996, the team was officially renamed to the moncton wildcats and the new uniforms and logo were unveiled. the wildcats' first game took place on september 22, 1996, in front of 7,506 fans. they won 9-6 over the victoriaville tigres. the team finished 16â52â2 for 34 points and last place. the first few years of the wildcats in moncton featured a gradual improvement in the team's fortunes as more teams were added to the maritimes and junior hockey took hold in the region. the 1999â2000 team dominated with a 44â20â5â3 record. in the playoffs the team steamrolled to the qmjhl semi-final against rimouski. injuries robbed the wildcats of simon laliberte and mirko murovic, but the final blow to the wildcats came just before the semi-final started, when team leading scorer jonathan roy was diagnosed with cancer. the 
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