Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (French: la Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec, abbreviated QMJHL in English, LHJMQ in French) is one of the three hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League.

Table of contents

1 Member teams 1.1 Atlantic Division 1.2 Eastern Division 1.3 Western Division 2 History 3 See also 4 External links

Member teams

Atlantic Division

• Acadie-Bathurst (N.B.) Titan
• Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (Sydney, Nova Scotia)
• Halifax (N.S.) Mooseheads
• Moncton (N.B.) Wildcats
• P.E.I Rocket (Charlottetown)

Eastern Division

• Baie-Comeau Drakkar (Dragons)
• Chicoutimi Saguenéens ("Kingdoms")
• Rimouski Océanic (Oceanics)
• Québec Remparts (Ramparts)
• Lewiston (Maine) MAINEiacs

Western Division

• Drummondville Voltigeurs (Acrobats)
• Gatineau Olympiques (Olympics)
• Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
• Shawinigan Cataractes
• Val-d'Or Foreurs (Miners)
• Victoriaville Tigres (Tigers)

History

• 1969- First season, 2 divisions. East: Quebec Remparts, Shawinigan Bruins, Drummondville Rangers, Sorel Black Hawks, Trois-Rivieres Ducs, and Sherbrooke Castors. West: Saint-Jerome Alouettes, Cornwall Royals, Rosemont National, Verdun Maple Leafs, and Laval Saints.
• 1970- Divisions dissolved, Laval folds.
• 1971- Rosemont National move to Laval.
• 1972- The Saint-Jerome Alouettes and the Verdun Maple Leafs fold. Montreal Rouge Blanc et Bleu are granted a franchise.
• 1973- League split into 2 divisions. East: Sorel, Quebec, Shawinigan, Trois-Rivieres, Chicoutimi; West: Cornwall, Montreal, Sherbrooke, Laval, Drummondville, Hull. Chicoutimi Saguneens, and the Hull Festivale granted franchises. Shawinigan Bruins become Shawinigan Dynamos.
• 1974- Drummondville Rangers folds, Trois-Rivieres Ducs become Trois-Rivieres Draveurs.
• 1975- Montreal Rouge Blanc et Bleu become Montreal Juniors.
• 1976- Hull Nationale become Hull Olympiques. Divisions re-named: East becomes Dilio, West becomes Lebel.
• 1977- Sorel Black Hawks move to Verdun. Sherbrooke moves to Dilio Division, while Verdun plays in the Lebel.
• 1978- Shawinigan Dynamos become Shawinigan Cataractes.
• 1979- Verdun Black Hawks become Sorel/Verdun Blackhawks. Laval National become Laval Voisins.
• 1980- Sorel/Verdun Blackhawks become Sorel Black Hawks.
• 1981- Divisions cease to exist, Cornwall moves to the OHL, Sorel Black Hawks move to Granby.
• 1982- Lebel and Dilio Divisions reintroduced. Shawinigan, Chicoutimi, Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, and Drummondville play in the Dilio, while Laval, Verdun, Longueuil, Saint-Jean, Hull, and Granby play in the Lebel. Sherbrooke Castors move to Saint-Jean. Montreal Juniors move to Verdun. Drummondville Voltigeurs granted a franchise, Longueuil Chevaliers granted a franchise.
• 1984- Plattsburgh Pioneers granted a franchise, but fold after 3 months. They would play in the Lebel Division, Granby is moved to the Dilio. Verdun Juniors become the Verdun Junior Canadiens.
• 1985- Quebec City Remparts fold. Laval Voisins become Laval Titan.
• 1987- Longueuil Chevaliers move to Victoriaville, and play in the Dilio. Granby is moved to the Lebel Division.
• 1988- Divisions cease to exist, Longueuil College-Francais are granted a franchise.
• 1989- Verdun Junior Canadiens move to Saint-Hyacinthe. Saint-Jean Castors become Saint-Jean Lynx.
• 1990- Lebel and Dilio divisions created: Chicoutimi, Trois-Rivieres, Drummondville, Shawinigan, Beauport, and Victoriaville play in the Dilio; Longueuil, Hull, Laval, Saint-Hyacinthe, Granby, and Saint-Jean play in the Lebel. Beauport Harfangs are granted a franchise.
• 1992- Trois-Rivieres Draveurs move to Sherbrooke.
• 1993- Val-d'Or Foreurs granted a franchise, they play in the Lebel.
• 1994- Verdun College-Francais move to Halifax. Halifax plays in the Dilio. Laval Titan become Laval Titan College Francais.
• 1995- Saint-Jean Lynx move to Rimouski. Moncton Alpines franchise granted. Rimouski and Moncton both play in the Dilio. Drummondville and Sherbrook move to the Lebel. Granby Bisons become Granby Predateurs.
• 1996- Saint-Hyacinthe Lasers move to Rouyn-Noranda. Moncton Alpines become Moncton Wildcats.
• 1997- Cape Breton Screaming Eagles granted a franchise, and play in the Dilio. Shawinigan moves to the Lebel.
• 1998- Granby Predateurs move to Baie-Comeau, and play in the Dilio. Laval Titan College Francais move to Acadie-Bathurst, and play in the Dilio.
• 1999-Lebel Division become Lebel Conference, and splits into the West Division (Hull, Rouyn-Noranda, Montreal, Val-d'Or) and the Central Division (Shawinigan, Drummondville, Sherbrooke, Victoriaville). The Dilio Division becomes the Dilio Conference and splits into the Eastern Division (Rimouski, Quebec City, Baie-Comeau, Chicoutimi) and the Maritime Division (Moncton, Halifax, Cape Breton, Acadie-Bathurst). Montreal Rocket are granted a franchise.
• 2003- The QMJHL goes to a 3 division format: Atlantic (Cape Breton, Moncton, Prince Edward Island, Halifax, Acadie-Bathurst); Eastern (Rimouski, Chicoutimi, Lewiston, Quebec, Baie-Comeau); and Western (Gatineau, Shawinigan, Rouyn-Noranda, Val-d'Or, Drummondville, Victoriaville) Sherbrooke Castors move to Lewiston, Montreal Rocket move to Prince Edward Island, Hull Olympiques become Gatineau Olympiques.

See also

List of ice hockey leagues

External links

• Official website
• Archive of standings and statistics - Internet hockey database

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