Sherbrooke Castors
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| Sherbrooke Castors | |
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| City | Sherbrooke, Quebec |
| League | Q.M.J.H.L. |
| Originally Founded | 1969 |
| Second Incarnation Founded | 1992 |
The Sherbrooke Castors (sometimes known as Sherbrooke Beavers, "castor" is French for beaver) were the name of two different teams in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Both franchises played at the Palais des Sports in Sherbrooke, Quebec.
History
Original Castors:
- Sherbrooke Castors (1969-1982) moved to Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec in 1982, named the Saint-Jean Castors. In 1989 they were renamed the Saint-Jean Lynx. In 1995 the team moved to Rimouski, Quebec to become the Rimouski Océanic.
- Sherbrooke Castors (1998-2003), originally the Trois-Rivières Draveurs, franchise moved to Sherbrooke in 1992 as the Sherbrooke Faucons ("Falcons"). The Faucons were renamed to Castors in 1998 and moved to Lewiston, Maine in 2003, to be renamed the Lewiston MAINEiacs.
NHL Alumni
The following Castors/Faucons later played in the NHL:
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