Joliette Action
| Rangers de Montreal-Est | |
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| City | Montréal-Est, Quebec, Canada |
| League | Quebec Junior Hockey League |
| Division | SWD |
| Founded | c. 1994 |
| Home arena | Centre récréatif Édouard Rivet |
| Colours |
Blue, Red, and White |
| General manager | Olivier Perron |
| Head coach | Pierre Pelletier (2016-) |
| Franchise history | |
| c. 1994-1996 | Contrecoeur Blackhawks |
| 1996-1997 | Charlesbourg Blackhawks |
| 1997-2004 | Contrecoeur Blackhawks |
| 2004-2009 | Joliette Action |
| 2009-2011 | Joliette Traffic |
| 2011-Present | Montreal-Est Rangers |
Le Rangers de Montreal-Est are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team from Montréal-Est, Quebec, Canada. They are a part of the Quebec Junior Hockey League.
In 2004, the Joliette Action were formed after another team's rights were sold to the city.
Prior to the 2004-05 season, the Action were known as Les Éperviers de Contrecoeur. It is not known what year the Éperviers were founded.
Their first year in Joliette went well. The Action finished the season with a winning record.
The 2005-06 season finished with the Action finishing first in their league with 39 wins, 8 losses, and 4 overtime losses. The Action received a bye in the QJAAAHL's preliminary round and met up with the St. Lawrence Lions in the league quarter-final. The Action swept the Lions 4-games-to-none. In the league semi-final, the Action drew the Le Collège Français de Longueuil and defeated them 4-games-to-2 to move on to the league final. The Action then went on to win the NAPA Cup as QJAAAHL champions by defeating the Lafleche Titans 4-games-to-2 in the league final.
After winning the NAPA cup, the Joliette Action moved on to the Fred Page Cup championship in Pembroke, Ontario. The Fred Page Cup is the Eastern Canadian championship of the Canadian Junior A Hockey League and Hockey Canada. The championship is competed upon by a host city, the QJAAAHL champion and the champions of the Central Junior A Hockey League and the Maritime Junior A Hockey League. The tournament consists of a four team round robin, a semi-final and a one-game "take all" final. Game one of the round robin had the Action up against the tournament host Pembroke Lumber Kings. The Kings were a tournament favourite, and smoked the Action by a score of 8-1. In game two, the Action challenged the CJHL champion Hawkesbury Hawks. After regulation, the score was tied 1-1. The Action came out on top in double overtime taking the game by a score of 7-6. The third game had the Quebec champions up against the MJAHL champion . For the second time, the Action and their opponents went into overtime tied 6-6. The Action won again, clinching a birth into the semi-final by defeating the Slammers in overtime, 7-1. In the semi-final, the Action met Hawkesbury yet again and defeated them 186-4. This set up a grudge match in the final between Pembroke and the l'Action. In the final, the underdog Action defeated the Lumber Kings 0-2 to earn their first trip to the Royal Bank Cup.
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