There have been two

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franchises known as the Quebec Remparts (french: Remparts de Québec) that played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The first edition played from 1969 to 1985; the current franchise has played since 1997. Both franchises were based out of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The current team plays at Videotron Centre. The team is named after the Ramparts of Quebec City.

Original Remparts

The original Quebec Remparts team was founded in 1969 by a group of investors who purchased the assets of the junior

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team. Some of the new owners included Paul Dumont, and Gérard Bolduc. The Remparts took up residence in the same arena as the Aces in the Colisée de Québec. The Remparts were finalists for the George Richardson Memorial Trophy in 1969–70, and eastern Canadian champions in 1970–71. It was this team, which featured future

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r Guy Lafleur, that won a Memorial Cup championship in 1971. The team also won the President's Cup five times. Gilles Courteau was the general manager of the Remparts from 1980 to 1985. After the 1984–85 season, the team went into dormancy for three seasons before being resurrected. After returning to play, then-sponsored by "Le Collège Français", the team moved to Longueuil to become the Longueuil Collège Français. The team played for three seasons before moving to Verdun in 1991 to become the Verdun Collège Français. The franchise ceased operations in 1994.

Revived Remparts

The current Remparts franchise was granted for the 1990–91 season and was known as the Beauport Harfangs, a suburb in the Quebec City metropolitan area. In 1997 the team moved to Quebec City, playing two seasons at PEPS on the campus of Laval University between 1997 and 1999. In 1999 the team moved into the Colisée de Québec. They are considered one of the most popular

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(CHL) teams, as they regularly draw over 11,000 spectators per game. Similar to the National Football League's Cleveland Browns, the team claims the history and records of the original Remparts. On May 28, 2006, the Remparts won the Memorial Cup, beating the Moncton Wildcats 6–2 in the finals. Then-head coach Patrick Roy became the seventh coach to win the Cup in his first year as head coach, and the first to do so since Claude Julien of the Hull Olympiques in

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. It was also the first time in Memorial Cup history that the finals involved two teams from the QMJHL. Quebec also won the Cup without winning a League championship and without hosting the event, another first in Memorial Cup history. Centre Vidéotron - glace 2

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. They defeated the Rimouski Océanic in tie-breaker 5-2, but got eliminated by the Kelowna Rockets in the semi-finals 9-3. The team moved to

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on September 12, 2015.

NHL alumni

;Original Remparts Michel Goulet, and Guy Lafleur have been inducted into the

. *

Pierre Aubry Pierre Aubry (born April 15, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played five seasons in the National Hockey League for the Quebec Nordiques and Detroit Red Wings from 1980–81 to 1984–85. Aubry played 202 ...

* Rick Bowness * Stéphane Brochu * Mario Brunetta * Nelson Burton * Guy Chouinard * Réal Cloutier * Alain Côté *

Sylvain Côté Sylvain Côté (born January 19, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who spent 19 seasons in the NHL, the majority of them with the Washington Capitals. He also played for the Hartford Whalers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Bl ...

* André Doré *

Gaétan Duchesne Gaétan Joseph Pierre Duchesne (July 11, 1962 – April 16, 2007) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Early life Duchesne was born in Quebec City, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1974 and 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey ...

* Peter Folco * Eddy Godin * Michel Goulet * Richard Grenier * Val James * Michel Lachance * Pierre Lacroix * Guy Lafleur * Jean-Marc Lanthier * Kevin Lowe *

Gilles Lupien Joseph Leonard Gilles Lupien (April 20, 1954May 18, 2021) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played five seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Montreal Canadiens, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Hartford Whal ...

* Mario Marois *

Pat Mayer Pat Mayer (born July 24, 1961) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Pittsburgh Penguins during the 1987–88 season. Career Born in Royal Oak, Michigan, Mayer play ...

* Gilles Meloche * Rich Nantais * Paul Pageau * Dave Pichette *

Jacques Richard Joseph Alfred Gilles Jacques Richard (October 7, 1952 – October 8, 2002) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Atlanta Flames, Buffalo Sabres, and Quebec Nordiques. After an impressi ...

Mario Roberge Joseph Mario Roberge (born January 23, 1964) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played 112 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens between 1990 and 1995. Playing career Roberge was born in Quebe ...

* Serge Roberge *

Normand Rochefort Normand Rochefort (born January 28, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Biography Rochefort was born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1974 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a mi ...

* Roberto Romano * André Savard * Jean Savard *

Martin Simard Martin Simard (born June 25, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played 44 National Hockey League games for the Calgary Flames and Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning (colloquially known as the Bolts) are a ...

Gaston Therrien Gaston Therrien (born May 27, 1960) is a Canadians, Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 22 games in the National Hockey League for the Quebec Nordiques. He works for Réseau des sports (RDS), a sportscasting channel in Quebec ...

Vincent Tremblay Vincent Tremblay (born October 21, 1959) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played 58 games in the National Hockey League between 1980 and 1984. He played with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Toronto Maple Leafs. Career He ...

;Modern Remparts *

Maxim Balmochnykh Maxim Vasilievich Balmochnykh (born March 7, 1979) is a Russian former professional ice hockey Winger (ice hockey), winger who played 6 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career Balmochnykh began his career with his hometown tea ...

* Eric Chouinard * Jean-Philippe Côté * Cédrick Desjardins *

Anthony Duclair Anthony Duclair (born August 26, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Duclair was selected by the New York Rangers in the third round, 80th overall, ...

* Gordie Dwyer * Simon Gagné * Alexandre Grenier * Martin Grenier * Josh Hennessy * Aaron Johnson * Juraj Kolnik * Kristian Kudroc * Guillaume Lefebvre * Jonathan Marchessault * Maxime Ouellet * Alexander Radulov *

Mike Ribeiro Michael Tavares Ribeiro (born February 10, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. Originally selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the second round, 45th overall, of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, Ribeiro has played in the NHL for ...

* Kirill Safronov *

Timofei Shishkanov Timofei Mikhailovich Shishkanov (russian: Тимофей Михайлович Шишканов; born June 10, 1983) is a Russian former ice hockey forward. He played 24 games in the National Hockey League with the Nashville Predators and St. Lou ...

* Antoine Vermette * Marc-Édouard Vlasic

Playoffs

References

External links

Quebec Remparts Official Site
{{Quebecor Quebec Major Junior Hockey League teams

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