Montreal Junior Hockey Club

The Montreal Junior Hockey Club (French: Le Club de Hockey Junior de Montréal) was a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL).[1] The team was based out of the Verdun Auditorium, in Verdun, Quebec, Canada. The St. John's Fog Devils franchise relocated at the conclusion of the 2007–08 QMJHL season.[2] The team's colours were maroon and white,[3] similar to the Montreal Maroons.[4] The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League approved the sale of the Juniors to a group led by former NHL Defensemen Joel Bouchard who moved the team to Boisbriand, Quebec for the 2011–12 season. The team plays its games at the Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau and is known as the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada.[5]

Montreal Junior Hockey Club
CityVerdun, Quebec, Canada
LeagueQuebec Major Junior Hockey League
Operated2008–2011
Home arenaVerdun Auditorium
ColoursMaroon and white
   
Head coachPascal Vincent
Franchise history
2005–2008St. John's Fog Devils
2008–2011Montreal Junior Hockey Club
2011–presentBlainville-Boisbriand Armada

History

The team started out as the St. John's Fog Devils when Newfoundland was granted an expansion franchise. The team was sold to a group of people that moved the team to Montreal for the 2008–09 season. The team's inaugural captain was Matt Fillier who was also the last captain for St. John's.

Season by season

This is a list of seasons completed by the Montreal Junior Hockey Club. This list documents the records and playoff results for all seasons of the franchise since its inception in 2008.

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes, TG = Playoff series decided on total goals

SeasonGPWLTOTLPtsGFGAPIMFinishPlayoffs
2008–096834[6]302272211202--2nd, West DivisionWon First Round, Beat Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 4-2
Lost 2nd Round to Drummondville Voltigeurs, 4-0
2009–106831302569215215--2nd, West DivisionLost First Round to Gatineau Olympiques, 4-3
2010–1168461255102263185--1st, Telus DivisionWon First Round, Beat Halifax Mooseheads 4-0
Lost 2nd Round to Lewiston Maineiacs, 4-2

Notable players

References
  1. TSN.ca New CHL team unveiled in Montreal
  2. QMJHL set to return to Montreal next season
  3. Montreal’s junior hockey club unveils its colours
  4. Hockey Sweater Museum – Montreal Maroons' jerseys Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Ex-NHL defenceman Bouchard buys QMJHL's Montreal Juniors". Archived from the original on 2011-06-19. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
  6. "QMJHL Standings-Results". Archived from the original on 2014-04-30. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
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