Sorel-Tracy Éperviers

The Sorel-Tracy Éperviers (Sorel-Tracy Blackhawks) is a hockey team based in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec. The team is part of the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (LNAH). The Éperviers play at the Colisée Cardin.
Initially, the team was based in Saint-Gabriel, Quebec and was called the Blizzard. Its first season was the 1996-97 season, where they captured the Futura Cup. The team then moved to Joliette, Quebec in 1998. It changed its name from Blizzard to Mission before the 2000-01 season. During its time in Joliette, they won a further two Futura Cups in 1998-99 and 2000-01. Before the 2002-03 season, they moved to Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. They played two season there, before they moved to Sorel-Tracy before the 2004-05 season.
The Sorel LNAH franchise was inactive after the 2008 season, but was officially reinstated into the league on May 21, 2010LNAH.com:Sorel-Tracy back in the LNAH as the Sorel-Tracy GCI, backed by new shareholders and owners, Roger Savard, owner of mining equipment manufacturer GCI Environnement, Jean-Guy Poirier, the former owner of Royal Sorel, and four players, Christian Deschênes, Gregory Dupré, Steven Low, and Jonathan Forest.
In 2011, the team changed its name to HC Carvena, after Carvena, a local cleaning and sanitation service when GCI ended its sponsorship.
In 2013, the team decide to change its name again to Sorel-Tracy Éperviers, after the former junior team Sorel Éperviers of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, famous for alumni Ray Bourque.
==Yearly Results==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OL 	SL 	Pts 	GF 	GA 	Standing 	Playoffs
1996–97	36 	26 	7 	- 	3 	- 	55 	192 	131 	1st West 	Won Championship
1997–98	38 	27 	9 	- 	3 	- 	56 	216 	159 	1st West 	Lost Semifinal
1998–99	36 	29 	6 	1 	2 	0 	59 	216 	137 	1st West 	Won Championship
1999–00	38 	14 	21 	3 	0 	0 	31 	155 	171 	7th Nike 	Did not qualify
2000–01	42 	28 	10 	1 	4 	- 	62 	238 	170 	1st West 	Won Championship
2001–02	44 	22 	19 	2 	1 	- 	47 	179 	186 	4th West 	Lost First Round
2002–03	52 	29 	19 	- 	2 	2 	62 	215 	223 	4th West 	Lost Semifinals
2003–04	50 	30 	20 	- 	0 	0 	60 	240 	190 	2nd West 	Lost Semifinals
2004–05	60 	41 	15 	- 	2 	2 	86 	253 	181 	2nd 	?
2005–06	56 	27 	24 	- 	4 	1 	59 	222 	223 	5th 	?
2006–07	48 	25 	21 	- 	0 	2 	52 	204 	204 	4th 	?
2007–08	52 	20 	27 	- 	2 	3 	45 	226 	275 	7th 	Lost Quarterfinals
2008–09	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
2009-10	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
2010–11	42 	19 	18 	- 	2 	3 	43 	159 	180 	5th 	Lost Quarterfinals
2011–12	48 	22 	24 	- 	0 	2 	46 	197 	215 	6th 	Did not qualify
2012–13	40 	18 	15 	- 	4 	3 	43 	161 	169 	5th 	Lost Final
2013-14	40 	22 	12 	- 	6 	- 	50 	162 	136 	T-2nd 	Lost Semifinals
2014-15	40 	30 	8 	- 	2 	- 	62 	198 	134 	1st 	Lost Final
2015-16	40 	17 	19 	- 	4 	- 	38 	132 	143 	6th 	Lost Final
2016-17	40 	25 	12 	- 	3 	- 	53 	153 	120 	2nd 	Lost Semifinals
2017-18	36 	23 	7 	- 	6 	- 	52 	160 	126 	1st 	Won Championship
2018-19	36 	19 	13 	- 	3 	1 	42 	117 	124 	T-2nd 	Won Championship
2019-20	36 	15 	15 	- 	0 	3 	39 	113 	125 	T-3rd 	Playoffs suspended prior to starting
2020-21	Season Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22	28 	15 	9 	- 	2 	2 	35 	110 	95 	2nd 	Lost Semifinals
2022-23	36 	18 	16 	- 	2 	0 	38 	120 	122 	5th 	Lost Quarterfinals
2023-24	36 	14 	14 	- 	3 	5 	36 	102 	130 	6th 	Lost Quarterfinals
==References==
Category:Ice hockey teams in Quebec
Category:Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey teams