Verdun Juniors
| Verdun Juniors | |
|---|---|
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| City | Montreal, Quebec |
| League | QMJHL |
| Operated | 1982 to 1984 |
| Home arena | Verdun Auditorium |
| Colours | Red, white and blue |
| Franchise history | |
| 1933-72 | Montreal Junior Canadiens |
| 1972-75 | Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge |
| 1975-82 | Montreal Juniors |
| 1982-84 | Verdun Juniors |
| 1984-89 | Verdun Junior Canadiens |
| 1989-96 | Saint-Hyacinthe Laser |
| 1996-present | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies |
The Verdun Juniors were a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 1982 to 1984. They played at the Verdun Auditorium.
The Verdun Juniors were assembled by general manager Eric Taylor, and coached by Pierre Creamer. Verdun won the Presidents Trophy in the 1982-83 season as playoff champions, defeating the Trois-Rivières Draveurs, Shawinigan Cataractes and the Longueuil Chevaliers.
The Juniors would compete in the Memorial Cup that year versus the Lethbridge Broncos, Portland Winter Hawks and the Oshawa Generals. Verdun would lose 7-6 to Portland, defeat Lethbridge 4-3, lose 5-1 to Oshawa, and lose 6-5 to Oshawa in the semi-final game, ending their hopes of a Memorial Cup championship.
After two very successful seasons, the team revived its old name to become the Verdun Jr. Canadiens.
Pat LaFontaine scored 104 goals and 130 assists for 234 points in the 1982-83 season, his only season in major junior hockey, winning the Jean Béliveau Trophy as the top scorer, out-dueling future NHL icon Mario Lemieux. Two of the more prominent records he broke were Guy Lafleur's 40-game point-scoring streak and Mike Bossy's 70 goals by a rookie.
He was awarded the Michel Brière Commemorative Trophy as the MVP of the regular season, the Guy Lafleur Trophy as the MVP of the playoffs, the Michel Bergeron Trophy as the Offensive Rookie of the Year, the Mike Bossy Trophy as the best professional prospect, and the Frank J. Selke Commemorative Trophy as the Most sportsmanlike player. Also in 1982-1983 Pat LaFontaine was chosen Canadian Hockey League Player of the Year. Pat would be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003.
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