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TheSherbrooke CastorsorBeavers(in English) was the name of two differentjunior ice hockeyteams in theQuebec Major Junior Hockey Leagueand another team in the Quebec Eastern Provincial Hockey League. Both later franchises played at thePalais des SportsinSherbrooke,Quebec,Canada.
| Sherbrooke Castors | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Sherbrooke, Quebec |
| League | QMJHL |
| Operated | 1969to 1982 & 1998 to 2003 |
| Home arena | Palais des Sports |
| Franchise history | |
| 1969–1973 | Trois-Rivières Ducs |
| 1973–1992 | Trois-Rivières Draveurs |
| 1992–1998 | Sherbrooke Faucons |
| 1998–2003 | Sherbrooke Castors |
| 2003–2011 | Lewiston Maineiacs |
| Previous franchise history | |
| 1962–1969 | Thetford Mines Canadiens |
| 1969–1982 | Sherbrooke Castors |
| 1982–1989 | Saint-Jean Castors |
| 1989–1995 | Saint-Jean Lynx |
| 1995–present | Rimouski Océanic |
Earlier Castors
editThe earlier Sherbrooke Beavers were asenior ice hockeyteam which won the1965 Allan Cup,[1]and previously played in the Quebec Eastern Provincial Hockey League, an amateur league and team from 1959 to 1962.[2]
Original Castors
editThe Sherbrooke Castors (1969-1982) moved toSaint-Jean-sur-Richelieu,Quebecin 1982, named theSaint-Jean Castors.In 1989 they were renamed theSaint-Jean Lynx.In 1995 the team moved toRimouski,Quebecto become theRimouski Océanic.
This original Castors franchise won thePresident's Cupin 1975, 1977 and 1982. The second incarnation never won. The Castors played in theMemorial Cupin those three years, and came closest to winning in 1982, when they lost in the tournament final to theKitchener Rangers.
On November 24, 1974 on the way to a game inChicoutimi;the team's bus was involved in an accident that killed Gaétan Paradis, and injured 30 more.[3]
Sherbrooke Faucons/Castors
editThe second Sherbrooke Castors team (1998-2003), originally theTrois-Rivières Draveurs,franchise moved to Sherbrooke in 1992 as theSherbrooke Faucons( "Falcons" ). The Faucons were renamed to Castors in 1998 and moved toLewiston, Mainein 2003, to be renamed theLewiston Maineiacs.The Maineiacs folded in 2011, and the City of Sherbrooke received an expansion franchise in 2012 in the form of theSherbrooke Phoenix.
NHL alumni
editThe following Castors/Faucons later played in theNational Hockey League:
- Dmitry Afanasenkov
- Norm Aubin
- Alain Belanger
- Yves Bélanger
- Serge Boisvert
- Paul Boutilier
- Fred Burchell
- Claude Cardin
- Ron Carter
- John Chabot
- Dan Chicoine
- Rejean Cloutier
- Jean Cusson
- Claude Cyr
- Mathieu Dandenault
- Gord Donnelly
- Gilles Dube
- Norm Dube
- Norm Dussault
- Jean-Francois Fortin
- Ray Fortin
- Gerard Gallant
- Jean-Marc Gaulin
- Jere Gillis
- Alan Haworth
- Pierre Jarry
- Brian Johnson
- Claude Larose
- Fern LeBlanc
- Rejean Lemelin
- Jean Lemieux
- Mario Lessard
- Gilles Lupien
- Drew MacIntyre
- Jimmy Mann
- Peter Marsh
- Sean McKenna
- Corrado Micalef
- Richard Mulhern
- Simon Nolet
- Michel Petit
- Noel Picard
- Roger Picard
- Pascal Rheaume
- Dany Sabourin
- Richard Sévigny
- Bobby Simpson
- Claude St. Sauveur
- Radoslav Suchy
- Jocelyn Thibault
- Rick Vaive
- Sid Veysey
- Kurt Walker
References
edit- ^"18 Years, Four Games To Win Cup".Brandon Sun.Brandon, Manitoba. May 10, 1965. p. 7.
- ^"Sherbrooke Castors Statistics and History [QEPHL]".hockeydb.com.
- ^Deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash brings up memories of 1974 Quebec tragedy