The Verdun Dragons were a hockey team based in
Verdun, Quebec
Verdun (; , ) is a borough (''arrondissement'') of the city of Montreal, Quebec, located in the southwestern part of the island.
Long known as a working class neighbourhood, it has experienced significant gentrification and social change in the 21 ...
. The team was part of the
Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey
The Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (LNAH, ''"North American Hockey League"'') is a low-level professional ice hockey league based in the Canadian province of Quebec. Teams in the LNAH compete for the Vertdure Cup.
History
The league was fou ...
. The Dragons played at the
Verdun Auditorium
The Verdun Auditorium is an arena located in the borough of Verdun, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The building was constructed in 1938 and holds 4,114 seats. The largest arena in the west end of Montreal, the complex is also home to Arena Denis Sa ...
. They won the
Futura Cup
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against the
Saint-Georges Garaga in 2003–2004.
Initially the team was based in
Haut-Richelieu, Quebec, taking the name Dragons. This lasted from the 1996–97 season. The next season, they moved to
Iberville, Quebec
Iberville was a city in the Montérégie region of the Canadian province of Quebec on the east side of the Richelieu River, across from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. It was about 30 miles (50 km) from Montreal, and about the same distance from ...
. They only played one season in Iberville and moved again to
Saint-Laurent, Quebec
Saint-Laurent () is a borough of the city of Montreal, Canada, located in the northern part of the island. Although it is no longer an independent city, it is still commonly known as Ville Saint-Laurent (''City of Saint-Laurent'') or by its initi ...
. They played in Saint-Laurent for three seasons before moving to Verdun in 2002.
Ice hockey teams in Montreal
Defunct Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey teams
Quebec Semi-Pro Hockey League teams
Verdun, Quebec
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