Sherbrooke Phoenix

The Sherbrooke Phoenix is a major junior ice hockey team based in Sherbrooke, Quebec, that plays in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The team plays its home games at the Palais des Sports.
==Franchise history==
The franchise was granted as a replacement for the Lewiston Maineiacs, which folded at the end of the 2010–11 QMJHL season.Buys Mainiacs And Prepares To Dissolve Franchise, Announces Sherbrooke Team | Fox News
On May 31, 2011, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League held a conference call to prepare an offer to purchase the team from Mark Just for 3.5 million dollars. Ironically enough, the dissolved Maineiacs franchise were the Sherbrooke Castors prior to relocating to Lewiston, Maine prior to the start of the 2003–04 QMJHL season. The Phoenix marks the city's third attempt at a QMJHL franchise. On May 22, 2012, the Phoenix named former Champlain College Cougars head coach Judes Vallée the franchise's first head coach.Judes Vallée named coach of the Sherbrooke Phoenix | The Record
==The inaugural season==
The Phoenix made their inaugural draft selection in the QMJHL Bantam Draft, selecting Daniel Audette with the franchise's first ever draft pick. Audette is the son of former Buffalo Sabres forward Donald Audette. The Phoenix filled out their roster in an expansion draft. The Phoenix played the franchise's inaugural game against the Victoriaville Tigres on September 7, 2012, defeating the Tigres 4-2 in Victoriaville. Jeremie Beaudry scored the franchise's first regular season goal, while Daniel Audette recorded the first regular season assist. Beaudry's stay in Sherbrooke was however short lived as he was traded to the Quebec Remparts three months later. On January 13, 2013, the Phoenix recorded the franchise's first ever shutout against the two time league champion Saint John Sea Dogs. The Phoenix finished their inaugural season with a 21-38-3-6 record, which was good enough for 15th place in the QMJHL, which allowed them to make the playoffs for the first time. The excitement, however was short-lived as the team was swept out in the first round by the second seeded Baie-Comeau Drakkar, being outscored 27-7 in the series. Michael McNamee scored the Phoenix franchise's first ever playoff goal, while Brandon Lesway and Denis Kamaev recorded the first playoff assists in franchise history. One of the most notable moments of the teams first playoff appearance is when Russian right winger Sergay Cocksov got ejected 5 seconds into the first playoff game. Cocksov received a ten-minute major penalty for hit to the head, a two-minute minor for interference, and ended up receiving a 30-game suspension for his hit off the opening face-off.
==Team Results==
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OL = Overtime losses, SL = Shootout Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes, Finish = Finish in Division, Playoffs = Results in playoffs
Season 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	Pts	GF 	GA 	PIM 	Finish 	Playoffs
2012–13	68	21	38	3 	6 	51 	188	282	966 	6th, Telus West 	Lost First Round to Baie-Comeau 4-0
2013–14	68	16	43	4 	5 	41 	180	300	1125	6th, Telus West 	Did not qualify
2014–15	68	36	26	2 	4 	78 	228	245	- 	3rd, Telus West 	Lost First Round to Charlottetown Islanders 4-2
2015-16	68	24	35	7 	2 	57 	207	241	921 	5th, West Division	Lost First Round to Shawinigan Cataractes 4-1
2015-16	68	24	35	7 	2 	57 	207	241	921 	5th, West Division	Lost First Round to Shawinigan Cataractes 4-1
2016-17	68	26	38	1 	3 	56 	214	268	- 	6th, West Division	Did not qualify
2017-18	68	34	23	7 	4 	79 	228	234	- 	4th West Division 	Won First Round vs Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 4-3Lost Quarterfinals 0-4 to Acadie-Bathurst Titan
2018-19	68	36	27	2 	3 	77 	249	247	- 	2nd West Division 	Won First Round vs Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 4-1Lost Quarterfinals 0-4 to Drummondville Voltigeurs
2019-20	63	51	8 	3 	1 	106	290	164	- 	1st West Division 	Playoffs cancelled
2020-21	27	8 	17	1 	1 	18 	68 	105	- 	6th West Division 	Lost First Round
2021–22	68	46	17	2 	3 	97 	274	202	719 	1st, Telus West 	Wins First Round against Baie-Comeau 3-1 Wins Second Round against Blainville-Boisbriand 3-0 Lost in semi-finals to Charlottetown 1-3
2022–23	68	50	13	3 	2 	105	317	172	765 	1st, Telus West 	Wins First Round against Blainville-Boisbriand 4-0 Wins Second Round against Drummondville 4-0 Lost in semi-finals to Halifax 2-4
2023–24	68	32	30	1 	5 	70 	215	239	 	3rd, Central 	Wins First Round against Blainville-Boisbriand 4-3 Lost in Second Round against Drummondville 2-4
==References==
Category:Quebec Major Junior Hockey League teams
Category:Quebec Major Junior Hockey League team
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams