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The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies are a junior ice hockey team of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The team is based out of Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec. The team plays its home games at the Iamgold Arena (previously known as Dave Keon Arena). The Huskies finished first overall in the QMJHL, during the 2007–08 and 2015–16 seasons, winning the Jean Rougeau Trophy. The team won its first President's Cup in the 2015-16 season and represented the QMJHL at the 2016 MasterCard Memorial Cup Tournament in May 2016.
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History
The Rouyn-Noranda franchise started out as the Montreal Junior Canadiens. While in Montreal, the team won three Memorial Cups in 1950, 1969 and 1970. The team has since played in Verdun and Saint-Hyacinthe.
On April 25, 1996, Sylvain Danis and Dave Morin, then owners of the Saint-Hyacinthe Laser, decided to transfer the team to Rouyn-Noranda. Aware that the "National Capital of Copper" is a city which breathes hockey, they were confident that it was the best decision for the franchise. Former NHL Hall of Famers from the area include Dave Keon and Jacques Laperrière.
The Huskies name was chosen to represent the tough and determined nature of the local citizens and mining community. The team is currently owned entirely by local interests and all the decisions of the sixteen shareholders are made in the interest of the team and the city which it represents.
Since 1996, the Huskies have won five regular season division titles, in 1998, 2005, 2008, 2010 and 2016. Rouyn-Noranda finished first overall in the QMJHL in 2007–08 winning its first Jean Rougeau Trophy, posting 97 points in the regular season. The 2015-16 season marked the team's 20th anniversary and they posted their best record in franchise history finishing first in the QMJHL with a franchise record 113 points. The team won its first President's Cup since relocating to Rouyn-Noranda in 2016.
Regular season
Legend: OTL = Overtime loss, SL = Shootout loss
Playoffs
Defeated Sherbrooke Castors 4 games to 3 in division semi-finals.
Lost to Hull Olympiques 4 games to 0 in division finals.
Lost to Hull Olympiques 4 games to 2 in conference semi-finals.
Lost to Shawinigan Cataractes 4 games to 0 in conference semi-finals.
Lost to Gatineau Olympiques 4 games to 0 in quarter-finals.
Defeated Moncton Wildcats 4 games to 2 in quarter-finals.
Lost to Halifax Mooseheads 4 games to 0 semi-finals.
Defeated Drummondville Voltigeurs 4 games to 3 in quarter-finals.
Lost to Lewiston MAINEiacs 4 games to 0 in semi-finals.
Defeated Rimouski Océanic 4 games to 0 in quarter-finals.
Defeated Saint John Sea Dogs 4 games to 0 in semi-finals.
Lost to Gatineau Olympiques 4 games to 1 in QMJHL Finals.
Lost to Moncton Wildcats 4 games to 1 in second round.
Defeated Québec Remparts 4 games to 1 in second round.
Lost to the Halifax Mooseheads 4 games to 0 in third round.
Lost to Baie-Comeau Drakkar 4 games to 0 in second round.
Defeated Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 4 games to 1 in second round.
Defeated Moncton Wildcats 4 games to 2 in third round.
Defeated Shawinigan Cataractes 4 games to 1 in final; Won President's Cup
Finished round-robin portion of Memorial Cup in 3rd place.
Lost to London Knights 3-2 in finals. Finished 2nd place in Memorial Cup.