The Baie-Comeau Drakkar is a

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team in the

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that plays at Centre Henry-Leonard in

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, Canada. The name "Drakkar" refers to a type of

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History

The Drakkar first played in the QMJHL in 1997–98 season. One of the founders of the team was former Quebec Nordique co-founder Marius Fortier. Baie-Comeau has never won the

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, and with just seven winning seasons in their history. The 2012–13 team had the second-best record during the regular season and reached the league finals for the first time in franchise history, but lost to the

Halifax Mooseheads The Halifax Mooseheads are a Canadian major junior ice hockey club in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The team was founded in 1994 and began play in the Dilio Division of the QMJHL from the 1 ...

, four games to one.

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(NHL) alumni include

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Jean-François Jacques Jean-François "J. F." Jacques (born April 29, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played for HC Pustertal Wölfe of the Alps Hockey League. Jacques was selected b ...

Yanick Lehoux Yanick Lehoux (born April 8, 1982) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for Malmö Redhawks of the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan. Lehoux was born in Montreal, Quebec. As ...

Olivier Michaud Olivier Léo Patrick Alexandre Michaud (born September 14, 1983) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender. Biography Michaud was born in Beloeil, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1997 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tourn ...

Joël Perrault Joël Perrault (born April 6, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played a total of 96 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) throughout his playing career. Playing career Perrault was drafted by the Mighty Ducks of An ...

Patrick Thoresen Patrick Thoresen (born 7 November 1983) is a Norwegian professional ice hockey left winger who is currently playing for the Storhamar in the Fjordkraftligaen. He resides in Hamar, Norway, where he grew up, during the off season. He has a young ...

Bruno St. Jacques Bruno St. Jacques (born August 22, 1980) is a former Canadians, Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played in 67 games over parts of four NHL seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers, Carolin ...

and

Gabriel Bourque Gabriel Bourque (born September 23, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently under contract with the Laval Rocket of the American Hockey League (AHL). He was selected by the Nashville Predators in the fifth round (13 ...

. During its 2005–06 season, the team was the subject of the documentary film ''

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Coaches

Notable coaches for the Drakkar include

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Mario Pouliot Mario Pouliot (born September 30, 1963) is a Canadian former ice hockey coach and general manager. He began coaching in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) as an assistant coach with the Saint-Hyacinthe Laser. He later coached the Col ...

and

Éric Veilleux Éric Veilleux (born February 20, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. Veilleux spent most of his professional career in the American Hockey League. He is an assistant coach with the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hocke ...

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Season-by-season record

* Baie-Comeau Drakkar (1997–2008)

Regular season

:OL = Overtime loss, SL = Shootout loss, Pct = Winning percentage

Playoffs

Team records

The team's all-time leading point scorer is

with 164 goals and 218 assists for 382 points; he is also the team's all-time leader in goals and assists. Thierry Douville is the team's all-time penalty minute leader with 1104. Frédéric Gamelin has played the most games in team history with 315.

Notable players

(born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player *

(born 1985), Canadian ice hockey player *

Eliezer Sherbatov Eliezer "Elie" Alexeevich Sherbatov ( he, אליעזר שרבטוב; born 9 October 1991) is an Israeli-Canadian ice hockey player who plays for the Jonquière Marquis of the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey, after having played for HC Mariupo ...

(born 1991), Canadian-Israeli ice hockey player

References

External links

Baie-Comeau Drakkar websiteBaie-Comeau Drakkar great amateur website
{{Quebec Sports Baie-Comeau Quebec Major Junior Hockey League teams Ice hockey teams in Quebec Ice hockey clubs established in 1997 1997 establishments in Quebec