Val-d'Or Foreurs
1993–2007 logo.
The Val-d'Or Foreurs are a junior ice hockey team based in Val-d'Or, in the region of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada. The team was founded for the 1993–94 season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, a member of the Canadian Hockey League. Former Quebec Nordiques and Trois-Rivières Draveurs star, Pierre Aubry was the team's first coach. The literal translation of "Val-d'Or Foreurs" is "Valley of Gold Drillers"; this name references the drilling operations associated with mining and exploration which are a major source of blue-collar work in the area. The Foreurs play their home games in the Centre Air Creebec.
The Foreurs have won the President's Cup three times: in 1997–98, 2000–01 and 2013–14 and consequently have also played for the Memorial Cup each of those years. The team was eliminated in 1998 tournament without advancing from the round robin phase, lost in the 2001 championship game to the Red Deer Rebels and in the 2014 tournament, lost the semi-final in triple overtime to the Edmonton Oil Kings .
Rivalry
In 1996, the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies began play, giving the Foreurs a natural geographical rival in north-western Quebec. Rouyn-Noranda lies approximately 100 kilometres to the west of Val d'Or. Games between the two teams are a major event in the region and draw much larger than average crowds.
Team records
| Team records for a single season |
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| Statistic | Total | Season |
| Most points | 101 | 2000–01 |
| Most wins | 46 | 2000–01 |
| Most goals for | 369 | 2000–01 |
| Least goals for | 189 | 2004–05 |
| Least goals against | 221 | 2002–03 |
| Most goals against | 397 | 1993–94 |
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| Individual player records for a single season |
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| Statistic | Player | Total | Season |
| Most goals | Simon Gamache | 74 | 2000–01 |
| Most assists | Simon Gamache | 110 | 2000–01 |
| Most points | Simon Gamache | 184 | 2000–01 |
| Most points, rookie | Simon Gamache | 62 | 1998–99 |
| Most points, defenseman | Didier Tremblay | 74 | 1998–99 |
| Best GAA (goalie) | Sébastien Charpentier | 2.74 | 1995–96 |
| Goalies = minimum 1500 minutes played |
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NHL alumni
Current Roster
Roster updated as of 18 March 2013.
Forwards
| Number |
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Player |
Position |
Acquired |
NHL Draft |
Place of birth |
| 8 |
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Anthony Mantha |
RW |
Via Draft (2010) |
Signed by DET (2013) |
Longueuil, Quebec |
| 72 |
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Pierre-Maxime Poudrier |
RW |
Trade QUE 2012 |
Undrafted |
Thetford Mines, Quebec |
| 10 |
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Brandon Hynes |
RW |
Trade BAT2012 |
Undrafted |
Norris Point, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| 14 |
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Samuel Henley 'A' |
RW |
Via Draft(2010) |
Undrafted |
Val-d'Or, Quebec |
| 16 |
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Nicolas Aubé-Kubel |
C |
Via Draft (2012) |
PHI 2014 |
Sorel-Tracy, Quebec |
| 17 |
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Cédrick Henley 'C' |
LW |
Via Draft (2008) |
BUF 2010 |
Val-d'Or, Quebec |
| 18 |
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Nicolas Dionne |
C |
Trade DRU 2010 |
Undrafted |
Amos, Quebec |
| 19 |
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Thierry Comtois |
C |
Via Draft (2010) |
Undrafted |
Sherbrooke, Quebec |
| 9 |
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Anthony Richard |
C |
Via Draft (2012) |
2014 eligible |
Trois-Rivières, Quebec |
| 21 |
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Brett Hester |
LW |
Free Agent (2010) |
Undrafted |
Val-d'Or, Quebec |
| 26 |
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Vincent Dunn |
C |
Via Draft (2011) |
2014 eligible |
Hull, Quebec |
| 72 |
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Loïk Poudrier |
C |
Trade SHA 2012 |
Undrafted |
Thetford Mines, Quebec |
| 79 |
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Anton Zlobin |
LW |
Trade SHA 2012 |
PIT 2012 |
Moscow, Russia |
External links
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