Rimouski Océanic

The Rimouski Océanic are a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The franchise was granted for the 1969–70 season as the Sherbrooke Castors. The Castors played in Sherbrooke from 1969 to 1982 before moving to Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, in 1982 to become the Saint-Jean Castors. In 1989, the team was renamed the Saint-Jean Lynx. In 1995, the team then moved to Rimouski, Quebec, to become the Rimouski Océanic.
==History==
The team won the QMJHL championship in the 1999–2000 season and went on to win the Memorial Cup that year, with a team featuring future NHL star Brad Richards.
Sidney Crosby joined the team during the 2003–04 QMJHL season. Crosby's 135 points for the club set a new record for a 16-year-old in the QMJHL and was second only to Wayne Gretzky in that particular age-group for all Canadian hockey.
In 2005, the Océanic set a QMJHL record after going 28 consecutive games without a loss. The team then went on to win seven games in a row in the playoffs, improving the unbeaten streak to an unofficial 35-straight. They won their second QMJHL championship in five years and subsequently represented the QMJHL in the 2005 Memorial Cup. After losing the opener against the hometown London Knights, the Océanic beat both the defending Memorial Cup champion Kelowna Rockets, who were in their third-straight Memorial Cup, and the Ottawa 67's. Rimouski then beat the 67's again in the semi-finals to set up a rematch of their opening game against the Knights. However, the Océanic were shut out in the final game 4–0.
The QMJHL announced on April 3, 2008, that the Océanic were chosen to host the 2009 Memorial Cup.Rimouski wins 2009 MasterCard Memorial Cup bid 
In the 2014–15 season, the Océanic captured the QMJHL championship in double overtime of the seventh game against the Quebec Remparts. Because the Remparts were the hosts of 2015 Memorial Cup, they had already qualified for the Memorial Cup tournament prior to the QMJHL final, thus entering Rimouski into the Cup tournament. The Océanic finished 1–2 in the round robin portion in the tournament, advancing to the tie-breaker to play the Remparts, ultimately losing 5–2.
==Logo and jerseys==
The Océanic logo is an ocean liner with a set of teeth on the bow, jutting out of waves creating both a profile that suggests both a striking shark and a fleur-de-lis. The team colours are royal blue, navy blue and white, and their home arena is the Colisée Financière Sun Life.
The team's sweater has proven popular in the United States, as Reebok has issued it with Crosby's number 87 on it.
==Year by Year Record==
Season 	G 	W 	L 	T 	OL 	SL 	Pts 	% 	GF 	GA 	Standing 	Playoffs 	
Sherbrooke Castors	Sherbrooke Castors	Sherbrooke Castors	Sherbrooke Castors	Sherbrooke Castors	Sherbrooke Castors	Sherbrooke Castors	Sherbrooke Castors	Sherbrooke Castors	Sherbrooke Castors	Sherbrooke Castors	Sherbrooke Castors	Sherbrooke Castors 	Sherbrooke Castors
1969–70 	56 	23 	31 	2 	- 	- 	48 	0.429 	263 	295 	6th Eastern 	Did not qualify 	
1970–71 	62 	30 	31 	1 	- 	- 	61 	0.492 	287 	298 	4th QMJHL 	Lost in Semifinals 	
1971–72 	62 	29 	31 	2 	- 	- 	60 	0.484 	301 	294 	6th QMJHL 	Lost in Quarterfinals	
1972–73 	64 	28 	34 	2 	- 	- 	58 	0.453 	278 	309 	5th QMJHL 	Lost in Semifinals 	
1973–74 	70 	37 	32 	1 	- 	- 	75 	0.536 	333 	340 	3rd West 	Lost in Quarterfinals	
1974–75 	72 	51 	14 	7 	- 	- 	109 	0.757 	443 	269 	1st West 	Won Championship 	
1975–76 	72 	51 	12 	9 	- 	- 	111 	0.771 	514 	276 	1st West 	Lost in final 	
1976–77 	72 	40 	23 	9 	- 	- 	89 	0.618 	392 	311 	1st Lebel 	Won Championship 	
1977–78 	72 	41 	26 	5 	- 	- 	87 	0.604 	482 	380 	2nd Dilio 	Lost in Semifinals 	
1978–79 	72 	45 	21 	6 	- 	- 	96 	0.667 	406 	291 	2nd Dilio 	Lost in final 	
1979–80 	72 	45 	20 	7 	- 	- 	97 	0.674 	435 	314 	1st Dilio 	Lost in final 	
1980–81 	72 	40 	29 	3 	- 	- 	83 	0.576 	381 	324 	3rd Dilio 	Lost in Semifinals 	
1981–82 	64 	42 	20 	2 	- 	- 	86 	0.672 	392 	265 	1st QMJHL 	Won Championship 	
Saint-Jean Castors	Saint-Jean Castors	Saint-Jean Castors	Saint-Jean Castors	Saint-Jean Castors	Saint-Jean Castors	Saint-Jean Castors	Saint-Jean Castors	Saint-Jean Castors	Saint-Jean Castors	Saint-Jean Castors	Saint-Jean Castors	Saint-Jean Castors 	Saint-Jean Castors
1982–83 	70 	28 	37 	5 	- 	- 	61 	0.436 	375 	421 	4th Lebel 	Lost in quarterfinals	
1983–84 	70 	30 	36 	4 	- 	- 	64 	0.457 	366 	363 	4th Lebel 	Lost in quarterfinals	
1984–85 	68 	31 	36 	1 	- 	- 	68 	0.463 	347 	348 	3rd Lebel 	Lost in quarterfinals	
1985–86 	72 	35 	33 	4 	- 	- 	74 	0.514 	350 	377 	4th Lebel 	Lost in semifinals 	
1986–87 	70 	28 	41 	1 	- 	- 	57 	0.407 	332 	389 	4th Lebel 	Lost in quarterfinals	
1987–88 	70 	41 	26 	3 	- 	- 	85 	0.607 	346 	283 	3rd Lebel 	Lost in quarterfinals	
1988–89 	70 	33 	34 	3 	- 	- 	69 	0.493 	345 	386 	6th QMJHL 	Lost in quarterfinals	
Saint-Jean Lynx 	Saint-Jean Lynx 	Saint-Jean Lynx 	Saint-Jean Lynx 	Saint-Jean Lynx 	Saint-Jean Lynx 	Saint-Jean Lynx 	Saint-Jean Lynx 	Saint-Jean Lynx 	Saint-Jean Lynx 	Saint-Jean Lynx 	Saint-Jean Lynx 	Saint-Jean Lynx 	Saint-Jean Lynx
1989–90 	70 	30 	36 	4 	- 	- 	64 	0.457 	297 	311 	9th QMJHL 	Did not qualify 	
1990–91 	70 	21 	43 	6 	- 	- 	48 	0.343 	205 	289 	6th Lebel 	Did not qualify 	
1991–92 	70 	24 	43 	3 	- 	- 	51 	0.364 	250 	336 	6th Lebel 	Did not qualify 	
1992–93 	70 	35 	32 	3 	- 	- 	73 	0.521 	282 	276 	3rd Lebel 	Lost in quarterfinals	
1993–94 	72 	29 	37 	6 	- 	- 	64 	0.444 	264 	265 	5th Lebel 	Lost in first round 	
1994–95 	72 	39 	27 	6 	- 	- 	84 	0.583 	282 	277 	3rd Lebel 	Lost in first round 	
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1995–96 	70 	25 	41 	4 	- 	- 	54 	0.386 	267 	317 	6th Dilio 	Lost in quarterfinals	
1996–97 	70 	34 	31 	5 	- 	- 	73 	0.521 	298 	261 	5th Dilio 	Lost in first round 	
1997–98 	70 	40 	27 	3 	- 	- 	83 	0.593 	296 	257 	2nd Dilio 	Lost in final 	
1998–99 	70 	30 	32 	8 	- 	- 	68 	0.486 	270 	263 	5th Dilio 	Lost in quarterfinals	
1999–2000 	72 	48 	18 	4 	2 	- 	102 	0.708 	370 	274 	1st East 	Won championship 	
2000–01 	72 	25 	43 	2 	2 	- 	54 	0.375 	268 	328 	4th East 	Lost in quarterfinals	
2001–02 	72 	33 	33 	4 	2 	- 	72 	0.500 	270 	293 	3rd East 	Lost in first round 	
2002–03 	72 	11 	58 	3 	0 	- 	25 	0.174 	198 	385 	4th East 	Did not qualify 	
2003–04 	70 	34 	28 	5 	3 	- 	76 	0.543 	284 	252 	1st East 	Lost in semifinals 	
2004–05 	70 	45 	17 	5 	3 	- 	98 	0.700 	333 	239 	1st East 	Won Championship 	
2005–06 	70 	10 	57 	- 	2 	1 	23 	0.164 	184 	377 	10th West 	Did not qualify 	
2006–07 	70 	22 	39 	- 	7 	2 	53 	0.379 	237 	303 	10th West 	Did not qualify 	
2007–08 	70 	33 	36 	- 	1 	0 	67 	0.479 	227 	235 	7th West 	Lost in quarterfinals	
2008–09 	68 	44 	23 	- 	1 	0 	89 	0.654 	267 	223 	2nd East 	Lost in semifinals 	
2009–10 	68 	34 	27 	- 	5 	2 	75 	0.551 	246 	265 	2nd Eastern 	Lost in quarterfinals	
2010–11 	68 	31 	33 	- 	1 	3 	66 	0.485 	226 	236 	5th East 	Lost in first round 	
2011–12 	68 	40 	26 	- 	2 	0 	82 	0.603 	260 	235 	4th East 	Lost in finals 	
2012–13 	68 	41 	18 	- 	3 	6 	91 	0.669 	264 	223 	2nd East 	Lost in first round 	
2013-14 	68 	45 	16 	- 	3 	4 	97 	0.713 	258 	194 	2nd East 	Lost in quarterfinals	
2014-15 	68 	47 	16 	- 	3 	2 	99 	0.728 	279 	198 	1st East 	Won Championship 	
2015-16 	68 	36 	25 	- 	5 	2 	79 	0.581 	208 	203 	2nd East 	Lost in first round 	
2016-17 	68 	26 	35 	- 	6 	1 	59 	0.434 	229 	255 	6th East 	Lost in first round 	
2017-18 	68 	42 	17 	- 	6 	3 	93 	0.684 	231 	171 	1st East 	Lost in First Round 	
2018-19 	68 	44 	20 	- 	4 	0 	92 	0.676 	272 	173 	2nd East 	Lost in Semifinals 	
2019-20 	63 	45 	12 	- 	5 	1 	96 	0.762 	256 	182 	1st East 	Playoffs cancelled 	
2020-21 	39 	13 	22 	- 	2 	2 	30 	0.385 	104 	143 	5th East 	Lost in Quarterfinals	
2021-22 	68 	33 	26 	- 	5 	4 	75 	 	228 	204 	2nd East 	Lost In Quarterfinals	
2022-23 	68 	32 	31 	- 	3 	2 	69 	 	213 	216 	3rd East 	Lost in Quarterfinals	
2023-24 	68 	37 	26 	- 	5 	0 	79 	 	250 	236 	2nd East 	Lost in First Round 	
==Playoff results==
Season-by-season playoff results.
Season 	1st round 	2nd round 	3rd round 	Finals
1995–96 	Round-robin - advanced 	L, 0–4, Beauport 	- 	-
1996–97 	L, 1–3, Chicoutimi 	- 	- 	-
1997–98 	W, 4–1, Halifax 	1st, round-robin, Quebec/Moncton	W, 4–2, Quebec 	L, 0–4, Val-d'Or
1998–99 	W, 4–0, Moncton 	L, 3–4, Quebec 	- 	-
1999–2000	Bye 	W, 4–0, Halifax 	W, 4–1, Moncton 	W, 4–1, Hull
2000–01 	W, 4–2, Halifax 	L, 1–4, Baie-Comeau 	- 	-
2001–02 	L, 3–4, Halifax 	- 	- 	-
2002–03 	- 	- 	- 	-
2003–04 	Bye 	W, 4–0, Shawinigan 	L, 1–4, Moncton 	-
2004–05 	Bye 	W, 4–0, Lewiston 	W, 4–1, Chicoutimi 	W, 4–0, Halifax
2005–06 	 	 	 	
2006–07 	- 	- 	- 	-
2007–08 	W, 4–1, Baie-Comeau 	L, 0–4, Rouyn-Noranda 	- 	-
2008–09 	W, 4–0, Chicoutimi 	W, 4–1, Moncton 	L, 0–4, Drummondville 	-
2009–10 	W, 4–3, Chicoutimi 	L, 1–4, Drummondville 	- 	-
2010–11 	L, 1–4, Gatineau 	- 	- 	-
2011–12 	W, 4–0, Val-d'Or 	W, 4–3, Blainville-Boisbriand 	W, 4–2, Halifax 	L, 0–4, Saint John
2012–13 	L, 2–4, Gatineau 	- 	- 	-
2013–14 	W, 4–0, Chicoutimi 	L, 3–4, Blainville-Boisbriand 	- 	-
2014–15 	W, 4–0, Victoriaville 	W, 4–1, Gatineau 	W, 4–0, Val-d'Or 	W, 4–3, Quebec
2015–16 	L, 2–4, Charlottetown 	- 	- 	-
2016–17 	L, 0–4, Saint John 	- 	- 	-
2017–18 	L, 3–4, Moncton 	- 	- 	-
2018–19 	W, 4–0, Chicoutimi 	W, 4–1, Cape Breton 	L, 0–4, Rouyn-Noranda 	-
2019–20 	QMJHL playoffs cancelled	QMJHL playoffs cancelled 	QMJHL playoffs cancelled	QMJHL playoffs cancelled
2020–21 	W, 3–2, Shawinigan 	L, 0–3, Val-d'Or 	- 	-
2021–22 	W, 3–2, Saint John 	L, 1–3, Quebec 	- 	-
2022–23 	W, 4–1, Chicoutimi 	L, 0–4, Quebec 	- 	-
2023-24 	L, 1-4, Cape Breton 	- 	- 	-
==Players==
===Retired numbers===
Sidney Crosby's # 87 was retired by the Océanic on 27 September 2019, and retired for all teams in the QMJHL.
===NHL alumni===
Alumni of the Océanic who have played in the National Hockey League.
* Éric Bélanger
* Francis Bélanger
* Alex Belzile
* Marc-André Bourdon
* Jordan Caron
* Sébastien Caron
* Ryane Clowe
* Patrice Cormier
* Philippe Cornet
* Patrick Coulombe
* Sidney Crosby
* Cédrick Desjardins
* Michael Frolik
* Frédérik Gauthier
* Aaron Johnson
* Juraj Kolnik
* Alexis Lafrenière
* Vincent Lecavalier
* Maxime Macenauer
* Tomas Malec
* Samuel Morin
* Liam O'Brien
* Michel Ouellet
* Jean-Marc Pelletier
* Marc-Antoine Pouliot
* Adam Raska
* Brad Richards
* Philippe Sauvé
* Petr Straka
* Derrick Walser
==References==
==External links==
*Official Site
Category:Quebec Major Junior Hockey League teams
Category:Ice hockey teams in Quebec
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