Gatineau Hull-Volants

Gatineau Hull-Volant is a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Gatineau, Quebec. They play in the National Capital Junior Hockey League.

Gatineau Hull-Volant
City	Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
League	National Capital Junior Hockey League
Founded	2006
Home arena	Robert Guertin Centre
Colours	Black, white, silver
General manager	Richard Gravel
Head coach	Stéphane Bélanger
Franchise history
2006-2009	La Pêche Express
2009-2012	Gatineau Express
2013-2015	Gatineau Jr. Olympiques
2015-present	Gatineau Hull-Volant

History

The Express have joined the league for the 2006-07 season. The team, originally from Sainte-Cécile-de-Masham, Quebec, took the name La Pêche Express from the sports complex they played out of near Lac La Pêche on the Ontario-Quebec border.

In Summer 2009, the Express moved to Aylmer, Quebec.

For the 2012-2013 season, the team took a break and did not participate that season. The Express' players were given an opportunity to try out and play with other teams in the National Capital Junior Hockey League with a condition that they would return the following season.

In March 2013, the Gatineau Express announced their return to the NCJHL. The team will now be playing their home games at the Robert Guertin Centre in Gatineau, QC. They soon after changed their name to the Jr. Olympiques and during the summer of 2015 re-branded to the Gatineau Hull-Volants.

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Points	Finish	Playoffs
2006-07	34	19	12	-	3	133	141	41	2nd EOJCHL	Lost semi-final
2007-08	36	14	18	-	4	149	166	32	5th EOJCHL	Lost semi-final
2008-09	34	7	25	-	2	140	221	16	8th EOJCHL	Lost quarter-final
2009-10	34	11	23	-	0	116	182	22	8th EOJCHL	Lost quarter-final
2010-11	34	8	26	-	0	113	220	16	8th NCJHL	Lost quarter-final
2011-12	32	14	17	-	1	113	136	29	6th NCJHL	Lost quarter-final
2012-13	Did not participate
2013-14	32	12	20	-	0	143	166	24	8th NCJHL	Lost qualifier
2014-15	32	20	12	-	0	135	124	40	4th NCJHL	Lost quarters, 1-4 - Aigles
Gatineau Hull-Volants
2015-16	34	17	14	-	3	172	155	37	3rd of 5 North 6th of 10 NCJHL	Won Div Semifinal, 4-2 (Nationals) Lost Div Final 0-4 (Vikings)
2016-17	32	12	18	2	-	129	119	26	7th of 9 NCJHL	Won quarterfinal, 4-3 (Vikings) Lost semifinals, 0-4 (Panthers)
2017-18	33	22	11	0	-	146	110	44	2nd of 12 NCJHL	Lost quarterfinal, 2-4 (Castors)
2018-19	36	13	21	2	-	138	147	28	5th of 5 East 8th of 10 NCJHL	Lost quarterfinal, 0-4 (Castors)
2022-23	36	22	13	1	-	182	125	45	4th of 10 NCJHL	Won quarterfinal, 3-2 (Cougars) Won semifinals, 4-3 (Rangers) Won finals, 4-0 (Castors) NCJHL CHAMPIONS
2023-24	34	30	2	1	1	215	81	62	1st of 10 NCJHL	Won quarterfinal, 4-0 (Rangers) Won semifinals, 4-3 (Castors) Won finals, 4-1 (Cougars) NCJHL CHAMPIONS

Individual player awards

Season	Name	Award
2008-09	Léandre Gagné Lemieux	Rookie of the Year

The only Express player so far to receive an individual award has been Léandre Gagné Lemieux. After a quick step in the Quebec Junior AAA league at the beginning of the season, he bounced to La Pêche who was in a year of transition. The team was not very competitive but young Gagné Lemieux managed to keep an average of more than 2 points per game. He finished that year third in the league's leading scorers.

In 2022/2023, Etienne Champagne broke the NCJHL single season points record on his way to regular season MVP honours.

External links

• Gatineau Hull-Volant