Rimouski Océanic
| Rimouski Océanic | |
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| City | Rimouski, Quebec |
| League | Quebec Major Junior Hockey League |
| Division | East |
| Founded | 1995–96 |
| Home arena | Colisée Financière Sun Life |
| Colours |
Royal blue, white and navy blue |
| General manager | Serge Beausoleil |
| Head coach | Serge Beausoleil |
| Championships |
Memorial Cup Champions: 2000 QMJHL Champions: 2000, 2005, 2015 |
| Website | http://www.oceanic.qc.ca/ |
| Franchise history | |
| 1969–1982 | Sherbrooke Castors |
| 1982–1989 | Saint-Jean Castors |
| 1989–1995 | Saint-Jean Lynx |
| 1995–present | Rimouski Océanic |
The Rimouski Océanic are a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The franchise was granted for the 1969–70 season as the Sherbrooke Castors. The Castors played in Sherbrooke from 1969 to 1982 before moving to Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, in 1982 to become the Saint-Jean Castors. In 1989, the team was renamed the Saint-Jean Lynx. In 1995, the team then moved to Rimouski, Quebec, to become the Rimouski Océanic.
The Océanic logo is an ocean liner with a set of teeth on the bow, jutting out of waves creating both a profile that suggests both a striking shark and a fleur-de-lis. The team colours are royal blue, navy blue and white, and their home arena is the Colisée Financière Sun Life. The team's sweater has proven popular in the United States, as Reebok has issued it with current Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby's number 87 on it.
The team won the QMJHL championship in the 1999–2000 season and went on to win the Memorial Cup that year, with a team featuring future NHL star Brad Richards.
The team is currently one of the more well-known teams in the Canadian Hockey League (CHL), particularly because of the addition of Sidney Crosby in the 2003–04 season. Crosby's 135 points for the club set a new record for a 16-year-old in the QMJHL and was second only to Wayne Gretzky in that particular age-group for all Canadian hockey. Other notable alumni through the years include Vincent Lecavalier, Brad Richards, Ryane Clowe and Michael Frolik.
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