Baie-Comeau Drakkar

The Baie-Comeau Drakkar is a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League that plays at Centre Henry-Leonard in Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada. The name "Drakkar" refers to a type of longship.
== History==
The Drakkar first played in the QMJHL in 1997–98 season. One of the founders of the team was former Quebec Nordique co-founder Marius Fortier.
Baie-Comeau has never won the President's Cup, and with just seven winning seasons in their history. The 2012–13 team had the second-best record during the regular season and reached the league finals for the first time in franchise history, but lost to the Halifax Mooseheads, four games to one.
National Hockey League (NHL) alumni include Marc-André Bergeron, Jean-François Jacques, Yanick Lehoux, Olivier Michaud, Joël Perrault, Patrick Thoresen, Bruno St. Jacques and Gabriel Bourque.
During its 2005–06 season, the team was the subject of the documentary film Junior by the National Film Board of Canada.Junior, NFB.ca
==Coaches==
Notable coaches for the Drakkar include Richard Martel, Mario Pouliot and Éric Veilleux.Season-by-season results on hockeydb.com
==Season-by-season record==
*Baie-Comeau Drakkar (1997–2008)
===Regular season===
:OL = Overtime loss, SL = Shootout loss, Pct = Winning percentage
Season 	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	OL	SL	Points	Pct 	Goalsfor	Goalsagainst	Standing 	Playoff
1997–98 	70 	18 	47 	5 	- 	- 	41 	0.293	215 	332 	7th, Dilio 	Out of Playoffs
1998–99 	70 	18 	44 	8 	- 	- 	44 	0.314	208 	297 	7th, Dilio 	Out of Playoffs
1999–2000	72 	31 	31 	5 	5 	- 	72 	0.500	257 	285 	3rd, East 	Lost 1st round
2000–01 	72 	41 	23 	8 	0 	- 	90 	0.625	283 	255 	1st, East 	Lost 3rd round
2001–02 	72 	38 	25 	7 	2 	- 	85 	0.590	288 	231 	2nd, East 	Lost 1st round
2002–03 	72 	50 	14 	6 	2 	- 	108 	0.750	319 	213 	1st, East 	Lost 3rd round
2003–04 	70 	21 	42 	5 	2 	- 	49 	0.350	195 	285 	5th, Eastern 	Lost 1st round
2004–05 	70 	24 	37 	5 	4 	- 	57 	0.407	208 	280 	5th, Eastern 	Lost 1st round
2005–06 	70 	30 	38 	- 	2 	- 	62 	0.443	249 	285 	7th, Western 	Lost 1st round
2006–07 	70 	35 	26 	- 	1 	8 	79 	0.564	304 	285 	7th, Telus 	Lost 2nd round
2007–08 	70 	45 	19 	- 	2 	4 	96 	0.686	249 	210 	2nd, Telus 	Lost 1st round
2008–09 	68 	22 	37 	- 	7 	2 	53 	0.390	206 	297 	4th, East 	Lost 1st round
2009–10 	68 	21 	40 	- 	4 	3 	49 	0.360	187 	297 	4th, East 	Out of Playoffs
2010–11 	68 	12 	46 	- 	6 	4 	34 	0.250	151 	266 	6th, East 	Out of Playoffs
2011–12 	68 	29 	34 	- 	1 	4 	63 	0.463	217 	241 	6th, Telus East	Lost 2nd round
2012–13 	68 	44 	19 	- 	2 	3 	93 	0.684	274 	191 	1st, Telus East	Lost in Finals
2013–14 	68 	47 	16 	- 	2 	3 	99 	0.728	255 	170 	1st, Telus East	Lost in Finals
2014–15 	68 	35 	25 	- 	5 	3 	78 	0.574	227 	237 	4th, East 	Lost 2nd round
2015–16 	68 	14 	49 	- 	2 	3 	33 	0.260	147 	302 	6th, East 	Out of Playoffs
2016–17 	68 	26 	32 	- 	6 	4 	62 	0.462	203 	230 	5th, East 	Lost 1st round
2017–18 	68 	30 	33 	- 	4 	1 	65 	0.465	224 	257 	4th, East 	Lost 1st round
2018–19 	68 	49 	15 	- 	2 	2 	102 	0.750	306 	189 	2nd, East 	Lost 1st round
2019–20 	64 	24 	29 	- 	7 	4 	59 	0.461	196 	240 	4th, East 	QMJHL playoffs cancelled
2020–21 	36 	8 	26 	- 	1 	1 	18 	0.250	82 	137 	6th, East 	Lost 1st round
2021–22 	68 	24 	35 	- 	4 	5 	57 	0.419	201 	247 	4th, East 	Lost 1st round
2022–23 	68 	30 	32 	- 	4 	2 	66 	0.485	205 	244 	4th, East 	Lost 1st round
2023-24 	68 	53 	12 	- 	2 	1 	109 	 	290 	163 	1st, East 	Lost Final
==Playoffs ==
Season 	1st round 	2nd round 	3rd round 	Finals
1997–98 	- 	- 	- 	-
1998–99 	- 	- 	- 	-
1999–2000	L, 2–4, Halifax 	- 	- 	-
2000–01 	Bye 	W, 4–1, Rimouski 	L, 2–4, Acadie–Bathurst 	-
2001–02 	L, 1–4, Cape Breton 	- 	- 	-
2002–03 	Bye 	W, 4–1, Quebec 	L, 3–4, Halifax 	-
2003–04 	L, 0–4, Moncton 	- 	- 	-
2004–05 	L, 2–4, Chicoutimi 	- 	- 	-
2005–06 	L, 0–4, Chicoutimi 	- 	- 	-
2006–07 	W, 4–2, Victoriaville 	L, 1–4, Val-d'Or 	- 	-
2007–08 	L, 1–4, Rimouski 	- 	- 	-
2008–09 	L, 1–4, Quebec 	- 	- 	-
2009–10 	- 	- 	- 	-
2010–11 	- 	- 	- 	-
2011–12 	W, 4–0, Victoriaville 	L, 0–4, Saint John 	- 	-
2012–13 	W, 4–0, Sherbrooke 	W, 4–0, Victoriaville 	W, 4–2, Blainville-Boisbriand	L, 1–4, Halifax
2013–14 	W, 4–0, Shawinigan 	W, 4–0, Rouyn-Noranda 	W, 4–3, Blainville-Boisbriand	L, 3–4, Val-d'Or
2014–15 	W, 4–1, Saint John 	L, 3–4, Val-d'Or 	- 	-
2015–16 	- 	- 	- 	-
2016–17 	L, 0–4, Charlottetown 	- 	- 	-
2017–18 	L, 1–4, Halifax 	- 	- 	-
2018–19 	L, 3–4, Moncton 	- 	- 	-
2019–20 	QMJHL playoffs cancelled 	QMJHL playoffs cancelled 	QMJHL playoffs cancelled 	QMJHL playoffs cancelled
2020–21 	L, 0–3, Val-d'Or 	- 	- 	-
2021–22 	L, 1–3, Sherbrooke 	- 	- 	-
2022–23 	L, 3–4, Moncton 	 	 	
2023-24 	W, 4-0 Charlottetown Islanders	W, 4-0 Acadie-Bathurst Titan	W, 4-1 Cape Breton Islanders 	TBD
== Team records==
The team's all-time leading point scorer is Yanick Lehoux with 164 goals and 218 assists for 382 points; he is also the team's all-time leader in goals and assists. Thierry Douville is the team's all-time penalty minute leader with 1104. Frédéric Gamelin has played the most games in team history with 315.
== Notable players==
*Marc-André Bergeron (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player
*Jean-François Jacques (born 1985), Canadian ice hockey player
*Eliezer Sherbatov (born 1991), Canadian-Israeli ice hockey player
==References==
==External links==
*Baie-Comeau Drakkar website
*Baie-Comeau Drakkar great amateur website
Category:Quebec Major Junior Hockey League teams
Category:Ice hockey teams in Quebec
Category:Established in 1997