Montreal - Est Rangers Le Rangers de Montreal - Est are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team from Montréal - Est , Quebec , Canada . They are a part of the Quebec Junior Hockey League History . 2004 - 05 season . In 2004 , the Joliette Action were formed after another team ' s rights were sold to the city . Prior to the 2004 - 05 season , the Action were known as Les Éperviers de Contrecoeur . It is not known what year the Éperviers were founded . Their first year in Joliette went well . The Action finished the season with a winning record . 2006 Royal Bank Cup run . The 2005 - 06 season finished with the Action finishing first in their league with 39 wins , 8 losses , and 4 overtime losses . The Action received a bye in the QJAAAHL ' s preliminary round and met up with the St . Lawrence Lions in the league quarter - final . The Action swept the Lions 4 - games - to - none . In the league semi - final , the Action drew the Le Collège Français de Longueuil and defeated them 4 - games - to - 2 to move on to the league final . The Action then went on to win the NAPA Cup as QJAAAHL champions by defeating the Lafleche Titans 4 - games - to - 2 in the league final . After winning the NAPA cup , the Joliette Action moved on to the Fred Page Cup championship in Pembroke , Ontario . The Fred Page Cup is the Eastern Canadian championship of the Canadian Junior A Hockey League and Hockey Canada . The championship is competed upon by a host city , the QJAAAHL champion and the champions of the Central Junior A Hockey League and the Maritime Junior A Hockey League . The tournament consists of a four team round robin , a semi - final and a one game " take all " final . Game one of the round robin had the Action up against the tournament host Pembroke Lumber Kings . The Kings were a tournament favourite , and smoked the Action by a score of 8 - 1 . In game two , the Action challenged the CJHL champion Hawkesbury Hawks . After regulation , the score was tied 6 - 6 . The Action came out on top in double overtime taking the game by a score of 7 - 6 . The third game had the Quebec champions up against the MJAHL champion Woodstock Slammers . For the second time , the Action and their opponents went into overtime tied 6 - 6 . The Action won again , clinching a birth into the semi - final by defeating the Slammers in overtime , 7 - 6 . In the semi - final , the Action met Hawkesbury yet again and defeated them 6 - 4 . This set up a grudge match in the final between Pembroke and the l ' Action . In the final , the underdog Action defeated the Lumber Kings 4 - 2 to earn their first trip to the Royal Bank Cup . The Royal Bank Cup 2006 was hosted by Brampton , Ontario and the Streetsville Derbys of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . Along with the Eastern champions Action , were the Central champion Fort William North Stars of the Superior International Junior Hockey League , Western champion Yorkton Terriers of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League , and the Pacific champion Burnaby Express of the British Columbia Hockey League . The tournament is a five team round robin , two semi - finals , and a one game " take all " final . In game one , the Action took on the Yorkton Terriers . The Terriers proved to be the more dominant squad and defeated Joliette 4 - 1 . The second game saw the Action playoff against the Fort William North Stars of Thunder Bay , Ontario . The North Stars rallied late against the Action and caught them on their heels , tying the game 3 - 3 and sending it into overtime . The Action , took to the defensive in overtime and lost this crucial game 4 - 3 . With this loss , the Action would have to win their next two games if they wished to make the tournament ' s playoff round . The Action ' s desperation kicked in , and in game three they defeated the host Streetsville by a score of 4 - 1 to keep their hopes alive . The fourth and final game was against the Burnaby Express , led by a 16 - year - old Kyle Turris . With a win , the Action would clinch a playoff spot , with a loss they would be eliminated . The game did not work out as planned . The Action lost 5 - 3 and Turris and his Express would go on to win the National Championship only a few days later . 2009 . In the summer of 2009 , the Action became the Joliette Traffic . Season - by - season record . " Note : GP = Games Played , W = Wins , L = Losses , T = Ties , OTL = Overtime Losses , GF = Goals for , GA = Goals against "