Québec Remparts There have been two junior ice hockey franchises known as the Quebec Remparts ( ) that played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League ( QMJHL ) . The first franchise played from 1969 to 1985 ; the current franchise has played since 1997 . Both franchises were based out of Quebec City , Quebec . The teams played home games at the Videotron Centre , although the new edition of the Remparts played for two seasons at PEPS on the campus of Laval University between 1997 and 1999 . Throughout their history , the Remparts have developed several future National Hockey League ( NHL ) players , including Simon Gagné , Kevin Lowe , Mike Ribeiro , Antoine Vermette , Marc - Édouard Vlasic and Hall of Famers Michel Goulet and Guy Lafleur . The name " Remparts " means curtain walls in French . History . Original Remparts . The original Quebec Remparts team was founded in 1969 by a group of investors who purchased the assets of the junior Quebec Aces team . The Remparts were finalists for the George Richardson Memorial Trophy in 1969 – 70 , and eastern Canadian champions in 1970 – 71 . It was this team , which featured future Hockey Hall of Fame r Guy Lafleur , that won a Memorial Cup championship in 1971 . The team also won the President ' s Cup five times . This edition of the Remparts is known to have the most American - born players on the roster every season . After the 1984 – 85 season , the team went into dormancy for three seasons before being resurrected . After returning to play , then - sponsored by " Le Collège Français , " the team moved to Longueuil to become the Longueuil Collège Français . The team played for three seasons before moving to Verdun in 1991 to become the Verdun Collège Français . The franchise ceased operations in 1994 . Revived Remparts . The current Remparts franchise was granted for the 1990 – 91 season and was known as the Beauport Harfangs , again based in the Quebec City metropolitan area , before moving to Quebec City proper in 1997 . They are considered one of the most popular Canadian Hockey League ( CHL ) teams , as they regularly draw over 11 , 000 spectators per game . Similar to the National Football League ' s Cleveland Browns , the team claims the history and records of the original Remparts . On May 28 , 2006 , the Remparts won the Memorial Cup , beating the Moncton Wildcats 6 – 2 in the finals . Then - Head Coach Patrick Roy became the seventh coach to win the Cup in his first year as head coach , and the first to do so since Claude Julien of the Hull Olympiques in 1997 . It was also the first time in Memorial Cup history that the finals involved two teams from the QMJHL . Quebec also won the Cup without winning a League championship and without hosting the event , another first in Memorial Cup history . The 2006 Remparts were known for a high number of players from the New England region , six . New owners and the move to Videotron Centre . On November 27 , 2014 , the Remparts were sold to Quebecor for an estimated price between $ 20 million and $ 25 million . The team will move to the Videotron Centre in September 2015 . 2015 Memorial Cup . The Remparts were chosen to be the host of the 2015 Memorial Cup . They defeated the Rimouski Oceanic in tie - breaker 5 - 2 , but got eliminated by the Kelowna Rockets in the semi - finals 9 - 3 . Yearly results . Legend : OTL = Overtime loss , SL = Shootout loss