Val-d'Or Foreurs

The Val-d'Or Foreurs are a junior ice hockey team based in Val-d'Or, in the region of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada. The team was founded for the 1993–94 season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, a member of the Canadian Hockey League. Former Quebec Nordiques and Trois-Rivières Draveurs star, Pierre Aubry was the team's first coach. The literal translation of Val-d'Or Foreurs is "Valley of Gold Drillers"; this name references the drilling operations associated with mining and exploration which are a major source of blue-collar work in the area. The Foreurs play their home games in the Centre Agnico Eagle.
==History==
The Foreurs have won the President's Cup three times: in 1997–98, 2000–01 and 2013–14 and consequently have also played for the Memorial Cup each of those years. The team was eliminated in 1998 tournament without advancing from the round robin phase, lost in the 2001 championship game to the Red Deer Rebels and in the 2014 tournament, lost the semi-final in triple overtime to the Edmonton Oil Kings.
In 1996, the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies began play, giving the Foreurs a natural geographical rival in north-western Quebec. Rouyn-Noranda lies approximately 100 kilometres to the west of Val d'Or. Games between the two teams are a major event in the region and draw much larger than average crowds.
==Yearly results==
Legend: OL = Overtime loss, SL = Shootout loss
Season 	G 	W 	L 	T 	OL	SL	Pts	Pct %	GF 	GA
1993–94	72	17	54	1 	- 	- 	35 	0.243	254	397
1994–95	72	21	49	2 	- 	- 	44 	0.306	232	341
1995–96	70	39	24	7 	- 	- 	85 	0.607	302	244
1996–97	70	40	28	2 	- 	- 	82 	0.586	268	230
1997–98	70	37	26	7 	- 	- 	81 	0.579	263	228
1998–99	70	30	35	5 	- 	- 	65 	0.464	312	319
1999–00	72	19	41	7 	5 	- 	50 	0.347	244	267
2000–01	72	46	17	7 	2 	- 	101	0.701	369	235
2001–02	72	28	35	5 	4 	- 	65 	0.451	230	257
2002–03	72	39	23	6 	4 	- 	88 	0.611	241	221
2003–04	70	29	29	10	2 	- 	70 	0.500	213	222
2004–05	70	21	37	10	2 	- 	54 	0.386	189	236
2005–06	70	28	39	- 	1 	2 	59 	0.421	244	298
2006–07	70	41	23	- 	4 	2 	88 	0.629	280	231
2007–08	70	27	34	- 	3 	6 	63 	0.450	203	264
2008–09	68	19	41	- 	3 	5 	46 	0.338	206	293
2009-10	10	22	38	- 	6 	2 	52 	0.382	202	296
2010–11	68	25	34	- 	5 	4 	59 	0.434	208	263
2011–12	68	31	32	- 	0 	5 	67 	0.493	224	261
2012–13	68	35	27	- 	0 	6 	76 	0.559	274	254
2013–14	68	46	20	- 	1 	1 	94 	0.691	306	213
2014-15	68	35	25	- 	3 	5 	78 	0.574	283	266
2015-16	68	49	15	- 	3 	1 	102	0.750	293	197
2016-17	68	28	35	- 	3 	2 	61 	0.449	210	265
2017-18	68	19	42	- 	5 	2 	45 	0.331	172	308
2018-19	68	25	36	- 	4 	3 	57 	0.419	186	283
2019-20	63	26	30	- 	5 	2 	59 	0.468	207	247
2020-21	36	29	3 	- 	2 	2 	62 	.861 	141	78
2021-22	68	26	35	- 	6 	1 	59 	 	226	298
2022-23	68	24	40	- 	2 	2 	52 	 	223	301
2023-24	68	15	48	- 	3 	2 	35 	 	173	319
==Playoffs results==
Season 	1st round 	2nd round 	3rd round 	Finals
1993–94 	- 	- 	- 	-
1994–95 	- 	- 	- 	-
1995–96 	Advanced 	L, 4-3, Hull 	- 	-
1996–97 	W. 3-0, Sherbrooke 	W, 4-1, Granby 	L, 4-1, Hull 	-
1997–98 	W, 4–2, Shawinigan 	2-2, Round-robin, Hull/Laval 	W, 4-1, Laval 	W, 4-0, Rimouski
1998–99 	L, 4-2, Sherbrooke 	- 	- 	
1999–2000	- 	- 	- 	-
2000–01 	W, 4-0, Sherbrooke 	W, 4-3, Victoriaville 	W, 4-2, Shawinigan 	W, 4-0, Acadie-Bathurst
2001–02 	L, 4-3, Drummondville 	- 	- 	-
2002–03 	Bye 	W, 4-1, Shawinigan 	L, 4-0, Hull 	-
2003–04 	L, 4-3, Chicoutimi 	- 	- 	-
2004–05 	- 	- 	- 	-
2005–06 	L, 4-1, Quebec 	- 	- 	-
2006–07 	W, 4–0, Chicoutimi 	W, 4-1, Baie-Comeau 	W, 4-3, Cape Breton 	L, 4-0, Lewiston
2007–08 	L, 4-0, Rouyn-Noranda 	- 	- 	-
2008–09 	- 	- 	- 	-
2009–10 	L, 4-2, Rouyn-Noranda 	- 	- 	-
2010–11 	L, 4-0, Quebec 	- 	- 	-
2011–12 	L, 4-0, Rimouski 	- 	- 	-
2012–13 	W, 4-2, P.E.I. 	L, 4-0, Blainville-Boisbriand	- 	-
2013–14 	W, 4-0, Acadie-Bathurst 	W, 4-2, Drummondville 	W, 4-3, Halifax 	W, 4-3, Baie-Comeau
2014–15 	W, 4-2, Rouyn-Noranda 	W, 4-3, Baie-Comeau 	L, 4-0, Rimouski 	-
2015–16 	L, 4-2, Blainville-Boisbriand	- 	- 	-
2016–17 	W, 4-2, Shawinigan 	L, 4-0, Saint John 	- 	-
2017–18 	L, 4-0, Blainville-Boisbriand	- 	- 	-
2018–19 	L, 4-3, Victoriaville 	- 	- 	-
2019–20 	QMJHL playoffs cancelled 	QMJHL playoffs cancelled 	QMJHL playoffs cancelled	QMJHL playoffs cancelled
2020–21 	W, 3-0, Baie-Comeau 	W, 3-0, Rimouski 	W, 3-0, Chicoutimi 	L, 4-2, Victoriaville
2021–22 	L, 3-1, Gatineau 	- 	- 	-
2022–23 	- 	- 	- 	-
2023-24 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
==NHL alumni==
*Nicolas Aube-Kubel
*Steve Bégin
*Antoine Bibeau
*Sébastien Bisaillon
*Patrick Bordeleau
*Luc Bourdon
*Sébastien Charpentier
*Jean-Pierre Dumont
*Benoît Dusablon
*Simon Gamache
*Julien Gauthier
*Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre
*Ryan Graves
*Samuel Henley
*Simon Lajeunesse
*Francis Lessard
*Kris Letang
*Roberto Luongo
*Anthony Mantha
*Brad Marchand
*Brandon Reid
*Anthony Richard
*Mathieu Roy
*Jerome Samson
*Maxime Sauvé
*Marco Scandella
*Jordan Spence
*Stéphane Veilleux
==References==
==External links==
*Official web site
Category:Established in 1993
Category:Ice hockey teams in Quebec
Category:Quebec Major Junior Hockey League teams