Val-d'Or Foreurs

The Val-d'Or Foreurs are a junior ice hockey team based in Val-d'Or, in the region of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada. The team was founded for the 1993–94 season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, a member of the Canadian Hockey League. Former Quebec Nordiques and Trois-Rivières Draveurs star, Pierre Aubry was the team's first coach. The literal translation of Val-d'Or Foreurs is "Valley of Gold Drillers"; this name references the drilling operations associated with mining and exploration which are a major source of blue-collar work in the area. The Foreurs play their home games in the Centre Agnico Eagle.

Val-d'Or Foreurs
Foreurs de Val-d'Or
CityVal-d'Or, Quebec
LeagueQuebec Major Junior Hockey League
DivisionWest
Founded1993
Home arenaCentre Agnico Eagle
ColoursGreen, gold, white and black
       
General managerMaxime Desruisseaux
Head coachMaxime Desruisseaux
Websitewww.foreurs.qc.ca
Championships
Playoff championships1998, 2001, 2014 QMJHL Champions

History

The Foreurs have won the President's Cup three times: in 1997–98, 2000–01 and 2013–14 and consequently have also played for the Memorial Cup each of those years. The team was eliminated in 1998 tournament without advancing from the round robin phase, lost in the 2001 championship game to the Red Deer Rebels and in the 2014 tournament, lost the semi-final in triple overtime to the Edmonton Oil Kings.

In 1996, the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies began play, giving the Foreurs a natural geographical rival in north-western Quebec. Rouyn-Noranda lies approximately 100 kilometres to the west of Val d'Or. Games between the two teams are a major event in the region and draw much larger than average crowds.

NHL alumni

Playoffs results
Season1st round2nd round3rd roundFinals
1993–94----
1994–95----
1995–96AdvancedL, 4-3, Hull--
1996–97W. 3-0, SherbrookeW, 4-1, GranbyL, 4-1, Hull-
1997–98W, 4–2, Shawinigan2-2, Round-robin, Hull/LavalW, 4-1, LavalW, 4-0, Rimouski
1998–99L, 4-2, Sherbrooke---
1999–2000----
2000–01W, 4-0, SherbrookeW, 4-3, VictoriavilleW, 4-2, ShawiniganW, 4-0, Acadie-Bathurst
2001–02L, 4-3, Drummondville---
2002–03ByeW, 4-1, ShawiniganL, 4-0, Hull-
2003–04L, 4-3, Chicoutimi---
2004–05----
2005–06L, 4-1, Quebec---
2006–07W, 4–0, ChicoutimiW, 4-1, Baie-ComeauW, 4-3, Cape BretonL, 4-0, Lewiston
2007–08L, 4-0, Rouyn-Noranda---
2008–09----
2009–10L, 4-2, Rouyn-Noranda---
2010–11L, 4-0, Quebec---
2011–12L, 4-0, Rimouski---
2012–13W, 4-2, P.E.I.L, 4-0, Blainville-Boisbriand--
2013–14W, 4-0, Acadie-BathurstW, 4-2, DrummondvilleW, 4-3, HalifaxW, 4-3, Baie-Comeau
2014–15W, 4-2, Rouyn-NorandaW, 4-3, Baie-ComeauL, 4-0, Rimouski-
2015–16L, 4-2, Blainville-Boisbriand---
2016–17W, 4-2, ShawiniganL, 4-0, Saint John--
2017–18L, 4-0, Blainville-Boisbriand---
2018–19L, 4-3, Victoriaville---
2019–20QMJHL playoffs cancelled
2020–21W, 3-0, Baie-ComeauW, 3-0, RimouskiW, 3-0, ChicoutimiL, 4-2, Victoriaville
2021–22L, 3-1, Gatineau---
2022–23----

References
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