Saint-Hyacinthe Laser
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| Saint-Hyacinthe Laser | |
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| City | Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec |
| League | Q.M.J.H.L. |
| Founded | 1989 |
The Saint-Hyacinthe Laser were a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 1989 to 1996. They played their home games at Stade L.P. Gaucher.
Franchise Identities:
- Montreal Jr. Canadiens 1933 to 1972
- Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge 1972 to 1975
- Montreal Juniors 1975 to 1982
- Verdun Juniors 1982 to 1984
- Verdun Jr. Canadiens 1984 to 1989
- Saint-Hyacinthe Laser 1989 to 1996
- Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 1996 to present
History
The Saint-Hyacinthe Laser were born in 1989 after the Verdun Jr. Canadiens were bought and moved to the city of Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec. The team played for seven years before moving to Rouyn-Noranda.In the third year of operation, general manager Claude Lemieux was named Executive of the Year (John Horman Trophy). He rebuilt the Verdun Jr. Canadiens team that struggled last place in the QMJHL for three seasons into a club with a winning record, and awarded for many individual achievements in the next few years. Richard Martel, was awarded Coach of the year in 1993-94 (Ron Lapointe Trophy).
Players
The most table player in the team's history is goaltender Martin Brodeur. He played three full season with the Laser, being drafted 20th overall in the 1st round of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. He will no doubt be honoured in the Hockey Hall of Fame.Award Winners
CHL Player of the Year
(Top Scorer)
(Most valuable player)
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Ford Cup (Offensive player of the year)
(Offensive Rookie of the Year)
(Most sportsmanlike player)
(Personality of the year)
(Best community involvement)
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NHL Alumni
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Yearly Results
Regular Season
Season GP W L T Pts Pct GF GA Standing 1989-90 70 35 29 6 76 0.543 299 301 7th QMJHL 1990-91 70 36 30 4 76 0.543 287 251 4th Lebel 1991-92 70 35 28 7 77 0.550 332 274 4th Lebel 1992-93 70 29 37 4 62 0.443 312 320 5th Lebel 1993-94 72 35 30 7 77 0.535 297 290 4th Lebel 1994-95 72 26 42 4 56 0.389 241 310 5th Lebel 1995-96 70 23 44 3 49 0.350 242 353 6th Lebel
Playoffs
- 1989-1990 Defeated Trois-Rivières Draveurs 4 games to 3 in quarter-finals.
Lost to Victoriaville Tigres 4 games to 1 in semi-finals. - 1990-1991 Lost to Longueuil Collège Français 4 games to 0 in quarter-finals.
- 1991-1992 Lost to Verdun Collège Français 4 games to 2 in quarter-finals.
- 1992-1993 Out of playoffs.
- 1993-1994 Lost to Hull Olympiques 4 games to 3 in division quarter-finals.
- 1994-1995 Lost to Hull Olympiques 4 games to 1 in division quarter-finals.
- 1995-1996 Finished 4th place (3 wins, 4 losses) in 6 team round-robin for division quarter-finals.
Lost to Granby Prédateurs 4 games to 1 in quarter-finals.
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