Trois-Rivières Draveurs
| Trois-Rivières Draveurs | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Trois-Rivières, Quebec |
| League | QMJHL |
| Operated | 1969 to 1992 |
| Home arena | Colisée de Trois-Rivières |
| Franchise history | |
| 1969–73 | Trois-Rivières Ducs |
| 1973–92 | Trois-Rivières Draveurs |
| 1992–98 | Sherbrooke Faucons |
| 1998–03 | Sherbrooke Castors |
| 2003–11 | Lewiston Maineiacs |
The Trois-Rivières Draveurs ("Raftmen") were a junior ice hockey team playing in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. They played at the Colisée de Trois-Rivières, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The team was originally known as the Trois-Rivières Ducs ("Dukes") and were a founding member of the QMJHL in 1969. They were renamed the Draveurs in 1973.
The Draveurs finished first place in the QMJHL in 1977–78 with 101 points, and again in 1978–79 with 122 points. Those two seasons, Trois-Rivières won consecutive President's Cups. The Draveurs were also league finalists in 1980–81, 1981–82, and 1991–92, during the final season in Trois-Rivières.
The team moved to Sherbrooke, in 1992, where they were renamed the Sherbrooke Faucons, and later, the Sherbrooke Castors and Lewiston Maineiacs. The Maineiacs have since relocated and the franchise has been brought back to Sherbrooke, and named the Sherbrooke Phoenix.
Notable alumni
List of Trois-Rivières players who also played in the National Hockey League.[1] ((did not play in the NHL))
- Pierre Aubry
- Joel Baillargeon
- ((Bargone Steve))
- ((Beauchamp Donald))
- ((Bernier Alain))
- ((Bois Jean))
- Ray Bourque
- Francois Breault
- Paul Brousseau
- ((Bruneau Martin))
- ((Charette Richard))
- Eric Charron
- ((Chouinard Regis))
- Enrico Ciccone
- Jacques Cloutier
- Roland Cloutier
- Alain Daigle
- Richard David
- Martin Desjardins
- ((Difiori Ralph))
- Andre Dore
- ((Dube Roger))
- Donald Dufresne
- ((Emond Dominic))
- ((Fougeres Donald))
- ((Gagnon Claude))
- ((Gaudreau Denis))
- ((Gober Mike))
- Benoit Gosselin
- Gilles Hamel
- Denis Herron
- Jean-Francois Labbe
- Pierre Lacroix
- ((Lapense Andre))
- Claude Lapointe
- Steve Larouche
- ((Latour J-C))
- ((Lefebvre Guy))
- ((Legault Gaetan))
- Alain Lemieux
- Claude Lemieux
- ((Maguire Eric))
- ((Maillet Dan))
- ((Marcoux Stephane))
- ((Marois Andre))
- ((Martin Eric))
- ((Mcgrath Don))
- Eric Messier
- Bob Mongrain
- Yanic Perreault
- ((Picard Benoit))
- Michel Picard
- ((Pinard Eric))
- ((Plante Martin))
- ((Poudrier Serge))
- ((Pouget Christian))
- Alain Raymond
- Pascal Rheaume
- ((Robinson Stephane))
- Normand Rochefort
- Dominic Roussel
- Yves Sarault
- Jean-Francois Sauve
- Martin St. Amour
- Christian Tanguay
- Jocelyn Thibault
- Brent Tremblay
- Pascal Trepanier
- ((Vaillancourt Denis))
- ((Vermette Frederic))
- Claude Verret
- Alain Vigneault
- ((Willett Paul))
((Entraineurs))
- ((Bazinet Mario))
- ((Bergeron Michel))
- ((Dube Dany))
- ((Vigneault Alain))