Drummondville Voltigeurs

The Drummondville Voltigeurs are a junior ice hockey team of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The franchise was originally granted for the 1982–83 season, and is based in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada, playing its home games at the Centre Marcel Dionne. The team won the QMJHL's President's Cup in 2009.
==History==
Drummondville had a QMJHL team at the foundation of the League in 1969, called the Drummondville Rangers. However, the team folded at the end of the 1973–74 season. For the 1982–83 season, the city was granted an expansion franchise, along with the Longueuil Chevaliers. The team was named for a Quebec-based regiment that fought in the War of 1812, the Canadian Voltigeurs.
On February 9, 1989, Drummondville's coach and general manager Jean Bégin, was suspended indefinitely after he was arrested and charged with sexual assault.
The Voltigeurs have participated in the Memorial Cup tournament four times. In 1988 and 1991, they participated as the QMJHL runner-up and in 2009 and 2024 as League champions. The Voltigeurs won both the President's Cup and Jean Rougeau Trophy during the 2008–09 season. In the 2009 Memorial Cup, the Voltigeurs finished second in the round robin, but lost to the Windsor Spitfires in the semi-finals.
==Championships==
List of championships won:
;Memorial Cup
*1988 4th place (in Chicoutimi, Quebec)
*1991 Finalists vs. Spokane Chiefs (in Quebec City, Quebec)
*2009 Semi-Finalists vs. Windsor Spitfires (in Rimouski, Quebec)
*2024 4th place (in Saginaw, Michigan
;President's Cup
*1988 Finalists vs. Hull Olympiques (lost 4–3)
*1991 Finalists vs. Chicoutimi Saguenéens (lost 4–0)
*2009 Champions vs. Shawinigan Cataractes (won 4–3)
;Jean Rougeau Trophy
*2008–09 – 112 points
==Yearly results==
Legend: OL = Overtime loss, SL = Shootout loss
Season 	GP	W 	L 	T 	OL	SL	Pts	Pct %	GF 	GA 	Playoffs
1982-83	70	11	57	2 	- 	- 	24 	0.171	249	491	Did not qualify
1983-84	70	35	35	0 	- 	- 	70 	0.500	355	351	Lost Second Round
1984–85	68	41	23	4 	- 	- 	86 	0.632	379	312	Lost Second Round
1985–86	72	40	28	4 	- 	- 	84 	0.583	342	308	Lost Final
1986–87	70	35	35	0 	- 	- 	70 	0.500	353	382	Lost First Round
1987–88	70	35	31	4 	- 	- 	74 	0.529	341	327	Lost Final
1988–89	70	37	28	5 	- 	- 	79 	0.564	358	303	Lost First Round
1989-90	70	14	55	1 	- 	- 	29 	0.207	232	416	Did not qualify
1990–91	70	42	25	3 	- 	- 	87 	0.621	331	282	Lost Final
1991–92	70	28	39	3 	- 	- 	59 	0.421	285	319	Lost First Round
1992–93	70	39	30	1 	- 	- 	73 	0.564	353	303	Lost Second Round
1993–94	72	31	35	6 	- 	- 	68 	0.472	289	308	Lost Second Round
1994–95	72	31	38	3 	- 	- 	65 	0.451	272	302	Lost First Round
1995–96	70	33	34	3 	- 	- 	69 	0.493	299	274	Lost First Round
1996–97	70	36	33	1 	- 	- 	73 	0.521	305	287	Lost Second Round
1997–98	70	23	44	3 	- 	- 	49 	0.350	221	328	Did not qualify
1998–99	70	18	48	4 	- 	- 	40 	0.286	233	349	Did not qualify
1999–00	72	38	29	4 	1 	- 	81 	0.563	307	280	Lost Semifinal
2000–01	72	31	30	5 	6 	- 	73 	0.507	246	267	Lost First Round
2001–02	72	31	35	6 	0 	- 	68 	0.472	255	264	Lost Second Round
2002–03	72	15	49	4 	4 	- 	38 	0.264	176	313	Did not qualify
2003–04	70	27	30	10	3 	- 	67 	0.479	210	224	Lost First Round
2004–05	70	28	27	9 	6 	- 	71 	0.507	215	217	Lost First Round
2005–06	70	37	28	- 	3 	2 	79 	0.564	273	256	Lost First Round
2006–07	70	37	26	- 	1 	6 	81 	0.579	262	255	Lost Second Round
2007–08	70	14	51	- 	2 	3 	33 	0.236	177	293	Did not qualify
2008–09	68	54	10	- 	0 	4 	112	0.824	345	189	Won Championship
2009-10	68	51	15	- 	0 	2 	104	0.765	307	185	Lost Semifinal
2010–11	68	45	15	- 	5 	3 	98 	0.721	251	182	Lost Second Round
2011–12	68	28	31	- 	2 	7 	65 	0.478	221	245	Lost First Round
2012–13	68	38	26	- 	2 	2 	80 	0.588	226	229	Lost First Round
2013–14	68	43	21	- 	1 	3 	90 	0.662	233	179	Lost Second Round
2014-15	68	26	38	- 	1 	3 	56 	0.412	195	254	Did not qualify
2015-16	68	27	39	- 	2 	0 	56 	0.412	189	264	Lost First Round
2016-17	68	28	34	- 	1 	5 	62 	0.459	214	263	Lost First Round
2017-18	68	44	20	- 	3 	1 	92 	0.676	277	194	Lost Second Round
2018-19	68	52	13	- 	2 	1 	107	0.787	338	173	Lost Semifinals
2019-20	63	36	25	- 	2 	0 	74 	0.587	232	221	Playoffs cancelled
2020-21	34	18	11	- 	4 	1 	41 	0.603	106	104	Lost First Round
2021-22	68	28	25	- 	9 	6 	71 	 	214	252	Lost First Round
2022-23	68	29	34	- 	4 	1 	63 	 	205	251	Lost First Round
2023-24	68	48	14	- 	5 	1 	102	 	306	183	Won Championship
==Notable coaches==
List of notable coaches:
* Jean Bégin
* Guy Boucher
* Frank Breault
* Jos Canale
* Dominique Ducharme
* Jocelyn Guevremont
* Jean Hamel
* Blair MacKasey
* Michel Parizeau
* Ron Ward
==Players==
===NHL alumni===
List of alumni to play in the National Hockey League (NHL):
* Jake Allen
* Alex Barré-Boulet
* Derick Brassard
* Daniel Brière
* William Carrier
* Max Comtois
* René Corbet
* Sean Couturier
* Steve Duchesne
* Denis Gauthier
* Mike Hoffman
* Dmitri Kulikov
* Ian Laperrière
* Guillaume Latendresse
* Pierre-Olivier Joseph
* Dawson Mercer
* Ondřej Palát
* Joe Veleno
===Retired numbers===
List of retired uniform numbers:
*7 - Sean Couturier
*14 – Daniel Brière / Ian Laperrière
*18 – Steve Duchesne
*21 – Denis Gauthier
*22 – Guillaume Latendresse
* 25 – René Corbet
* 61 – Derick Brassard
==References==
==External links==
*Official Site
*QMJHL Arena Guide profile
Category:Ice hockey teams in Quebec
Category:Quebec Major Junior Hockey League teams
Category:Established in 1982