Baie-Comeau Drakkar

The Baie-Comeau Drakkar is a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League that plays at Centre Henry-Leonard in Baie-Comeau, Quebec. The name "Drakkar" refers to a type of longship.

Baie-Comeau Drakkar Drakkar de Baie-Comeau
City	Baie-Comeau, Quebec
League	Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
Conference	East
Division	East
Founded	1997
Home arena	Centre Henry-Leonard
Colours	Red, white and gold
General manager	Jean-François Grégoire
Head coach	Jean-François Grégoire
Website	www.le-drakkar.com

History

The Drakkar first played in the QMJHL in 1997–98 season. One of the founders of the team was former Quebec Nordique co-founder Marius Fortier.

Baie-Comeau has never won the President's Cup, and only have nine winning seasons in their history. The 2012–13 team had the second-best record during the regular season and reached the league finals for the first time in franchise history, but lost to the Halifax Mooseheads, four games to one.

National Hockey League (NHL) alumni include Marc-André Bergeron, Jean-François Jacques, Yanick Lehoux, Olivier Michaud, Joël Perrault, Patrick Thoresen, Bruno St. Jacques and Gabriel Bourque.

During its 2005–06 season, the team was the subject of the documentary film Junior by the National Film Board of Canada.

Coaches

Notable coaches for the Drakkar include Richard Martel, Mario Pouliot and Éric Veilleux.

Season-by-season record

• Season-by-season record

Regular season

OL = Overtime loss, SL = Shootout loss, Pct = Winning percentage

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	OL	SL	Points	Pct	Goalsfor	Goalsagainst	Standing
1997–98	70	18	47	5	-	-	41	0.293	215	332	7th, Dilio
1998–99	70	18	44	8	-	-	44	0.314	208	297	7th, Dilio
1999–2000	72	31	31	5	5	-	72	0.500	257	285	3rd, East
2000–01	72	41	23	8	0	-	90	0.625	283	255	1st, East
2001–02	72	38	25	7	2	-	85	0.590	288	231	2nd, East
2002–03	72	50	14	6	2	-	108	0.750	319	213	1st, East
2003–04	70	21	42	5	2	-	49	0.350	195	285	5th, Eastern
2004–05	70	24	37	5	4	-	57	0.407	208	280	5th, Eastern
2005–06	70	30	38	-	2	-	62	0.443	249	285	7th, Western
2006–07	70	35	26	-	1	8	79	0.564	304	285	7th, Telus
2007–08	70	45	19	-	2	4	96	0.686	249	210	2nd, Telus
2008–09	68	22	37	-	7	2	53	0.390	206	297	4th, East
2009–10	68	21	40	-	4	3	49	0.360	187	297	4th, East
2010–11	68	12	46	-	6	4	34	0.250	151	266	6th, East
2011–12	68	29	34	-	1	4	63	0.463	217	241	6th, Telus East
2012–13	68	44	19	-	2	3	93	0.684	274	191	1st, Telus East
2013–14	68	47	16	-	2	3	99	0.728	255	170	1st, Telus East
2014–15	68	35	25	-	5	3	78	0.574	227	237	4th, East
2015–16	68	14	49	-	2	3	33	0.260	147	302	6th, East
2016–17	68	26	32	-	6	4	62	0.462	203	230	5th, East
2017–18	68	30	33	-	4	1	65	0.465	224	257	4th, East
2018–19	68	49	15	-	2	2	102	0.750	306	189	2nd, East
2019–20	64	24	29	-	7	4	59	0.461	196	240	4th, East
2020–21	36	8	26	-	1	1	18	0.250	82	137	6th, East
2021–22	68	24	35	-	4	5	57	0.419	201	247	4th, East
2022–23	68	30	32	-	4	2	66	0.485	205	244	4th, East
2023–24	68	53	12	-	2	1	109	0.801	290	163	1st, East

Playoffs

Season	1st round	2nd round	3rd round	Finals
1997–98	-	-	-	-
1998–99	-	-	-	-
1999–2000	L, 2–4, Halifax	-	-	-
2000–01	Bye	W, 4–1, Rimouski	L, 2–4, Acadie–Bathurst	-
2001–02	L, 1–4, Cape Breton	-	-	-
2002–03	Bye	W, 4–1, Quebec	L, 3–4, Halifax	-
2003–04	L, 0–4, Moncton	-	-	-
2004–05	L, 2–4, Chicoutimi	-	-	-
2005–06	L, 0–4, Chicoutimi	-	-	-
2006–07	W, 4–2, Victoriaville	L, 1–4, Val-d'Or	-	-
2007–08	L, 1–4, Rimouski	-	-	-
2008–09	L, 1–4, Quebec	-	-	-
2009–10	-	-	-	-
2010–11	-	-	-	-
2011–12	W, 4–0, Victoriaville	L, 0–4, Saint John	-	-
2012–13	W, 4–0, Sherbrooke	W, 4–0, Victoriaville	W, 4–2, Blainville-Boisbriand	L, 1–4, Halifax
2013–14	W, 4–0, Shawinigan	W, 4–0, Rouyn-Noranda	W, 4–3, Blainville-Boisbriand	L, 3–4, Val-d'Or
2014–15	W, 4–1, Saint John	L, 3–4, Val-d'Or	-	-
2015–16	-	-	-	-
2016–17	L, 0–4, Charlottetown	-	-	-
2017–18	L, 1–4, Halifax	-	-	-
2018–19	L, 3–4, Moncton	-	-	-
2019–20	QMJHL playoffs cancelled
2020–21	L, 0–3, Val-d'Or	-	-	-
2021–22	L, 1–3, Sherbrooke	-	-	-
2022–23	L, 3–4, Moncton	-	-	-
2023–24	W, 4–0, Charlottetown	W, 4–0, Acadie–Bathurst	W, 4–1, Cape Breton	L, 0–4, Drummondville

Team records

The team's all-time leading point scorer is Yanick Lehoux with 164 goals and 218 assists for 382 points; he is also the team's all-time leader in goals and assists. Thierry Douville is the team's all-time penalty minute leader with 1104. Frédéric Gamelin has played the most games in team history with 315.

Notable players

• Marc-André Bergeron (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player
• Jean-François Jacques (born 1985), Canadian ice hockey player
• Eliezer Sherbatov (born 1991), Canadian-Israeli ice hockey player

External links

• Baie-Comeau Drakkar website
• Baie-Comeau Drakkar great amateur website