Baie-Comeau Drakkar

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Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Drakkar de Baie-Comeau
Baie-Comeau Drakkar.svg
CityBaie-Comeau, Quebec
LeagueQuebec Major Junior Hockey League
ConferenceEast
DivisionEast
Founded1997
Home arenaCentre Henry-Leonard
ColoursRed, white and gold
     
General managerPierre Rioux
Head coachJean-François Grégoire
Websitewww.le-drakkar.com

The Baie-Comeau Drakkar are a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. They play at Centre Henry-Leonard in Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada. Their franchise was granted for the 1997–98 season. The name "Drakkar" is a type of longship.[1]

History[]

The Drakkar first played in the QMJHL in 1997. One of the founders of the team was former Quebec Nordique co-founder Marius Fortier.

Baie-Comeau has generally not been successful on the ice, never having won the President's Cup, and with just seven winning seasons in their history, clustered between 2001–2003, 2007–2008 and from 2013 to the 2014 season. The 2012–13 team made it to the league finals for the first time in franchise history, finishing with the second-best record in the league and losing in the finals 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.[2]

Coaches[]

Notable coaches for the Drakkar include Richard Martel, Mario Pouliot and Éric Veilleux.[3]

Season-by-season record[]

  • Baie-Comeau Drakkar (1997–2008)[3]

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

Playoffs[]

Season 1st round 2nd round 3rd round Finals
1997-98 - - - -
1998–99 - - - -
1999–2000 L, 4-2, Halifax - - -
2000–01 Bye W, 4-1, Rimouski L, 4-2, Acadie Bathurst -
2001–02 L, 4-1, Cape Breton - - -
2002–03 Bye W, 4-1, Quebec L, 4-3, Halifax -
2003–04 L, 4-0, Moncton - - -
2004–05 L, 4-2, Chicoutimi - - -
2005–06 L, 4–0, Chicoutimi - - -
2006–07 W, 4–2, Victoriaville L, 4-1, Val-d'Or - -
2007–08 L, 4–1, Rimouski - - -
2008–09 L, 4–1, Quebec - - -
2009–10 - - - -
2010–11 - - - -
2011–12 W, 4-0, Victoriaville L, 4-0, Saint John - -
2012–13 W, 4-0, Sherbrooke W, 4-0, Victoriaville W, 4-2, Blainville-Boisbriand L, 4-1, Halifax
2013–14 W, 4-0, Shawinigan W, 4-0, Rouyn-Noranda W, 4-3, Blainville-Boisbriand L, 4-3, Val-d'Or
2014–15 W, 4-1, Saint John L, 4-3, Val-d'Or - -
2015–16 - - - -
2016-17 L, 4-0, Charlottetown - - -
2017-18 L, 4-1, Halifax - - -
2018–19 L, 4-3, Moncton - - -
2019–20 QMJHL playoffs cancelled
2020–21 L, 3-0, Val-d'Or - - -

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[]

References[]

  1. ^ Creamer, Chris (2005-09-01). "Baie-Comeau Drakkar Primary Logo - Quebec Major Jr Hockey League (QMJHL)". SportsLogos.Net. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
  2. ^ Junior, NFB.ca
  3. ^ a b Season-by-season results on hockeydb.com

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