Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
| Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | |
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| City | Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec |
| League | Quebec Major Junior Hockey League |
| Division | Telus West |
| Founded | 1933 |
| Home arena | Arena Iamgold |
| Colours | Black, red, silver and white |
| General manager | Gilles Bouchard |
| Head coach | Gilles Bouchard |
| Website | www.huskies.qc.ca |
| Franchise history | |
| 1933–1972 | Montreal Junior Canadiens |
| 1972–1975 | Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge |
| 1975–1982 | Montreal Juniors |
| 1982–1984 | Verdun Juniors |
| 1984–1989 | Verdun Junior Canadiens |
| 1989–1996 | Saint-Hyacinthe Laser |
| 1996–present | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies |
The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies are a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League based in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec. The team plays its home games at the Iamgold Arena (previously known as Dave Keon Arena). The Huskies finished first overall in the QMJHL, during the 2007–08 and 2015–16 seasons, winning the Jean Rougeau Trophy. The team won its first President's Cup in the 2015-16 season and represented the QMJHL at the 2016 MasterCard Memorial Cup Tournament in May 2016.
The Rouyn-Noranda franchise started out as the Montreal Junior Canadiens. While in Montreal, the team won three Memorial Cups in 1950, 1969 and 1970. The team has since played in Verdun and Saint-Hyacinthe.
On April 25, 1996, Sylvain Danis and Dave Morin, then owners of the Saint-Hyacinthe Laser, decided to transfer the team to Rouyn-Noranda. Aware that the "National Capital of Copper" is a city which breathes hockey, they were confident that it was the best decision for the franchise. Former NHL Hall of Famers from the area include Dave Keon and Jacques Laperrière.
The Huskies name was chosen to represent the tough and determined nature of the local citizens and mining community. The team is currently owned entirely by local interests and all the decisions of the sixteen shareholders are made in the interest of the team and the city which it represents.
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