Chicoutimi Saguenéens facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Chicoutimi SaguenéensSaguenéens de Chicoutimi |
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| City | Saguenay, Quebec, Canada |
| League | Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League |
| Division | Telus East |
| Founded | 1973 |
| Home arena | Centre Georges-Vézina |
| Colours | Navy blue, baby blue, and white |
| General manager | Yanick Jean |
| Head coach | Yanick Jean |
| Championships | 1991, 1994 QMJHL Champions |
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Website www.sagueneens.com/ |
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The Chicoutimi Saguenéens are a Canadian junior ice hockey team. They play in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The team is located in Chicoutimi, Quebec. The City of Saguenay owns the team. They play their home games at the Centre Georges-Vézina.
Team History
The Chicoutimi Saguenéens team started in the 1973–74 hockey season. Their name, Saguenéens, means "People from the Saguenay region." Fans often call them the "Sags."
The Sags have won the President's Cup twice. This cup is the championship trophy for the QMJHL. They won it in the 1990–91 season and again in 1993–94. After winning the President's Cup, they went to the Memorial Cup. This is a big tournament for the best junior hockey teams in Canada. The Sags did not win the Memorial Cup in those years.
They also played in the 1997 Memorial Cup because they were the host team. Even as hosts, they did not win the tournament. Their home arena, the Centre Georges-Vézina, also hosted the Memorial Cup in 1988. However, the team did not play in that tournament.
Home Arena
The team plays its games at the Centre Georges-Vézina. This arena is their home base for practices and matches. It is where fans come to cheer on the Sags.
Famous Players
Many players from the Chicoutimi Saguenéens have gone on to play in the National Hockey League (NHL). This is the top professional hockey league.
NHL Players from the Sags
- Ramzi Abid
- Frederic Allard
- Joel Baillargeon
- Ľuboš Bartečko
- Marc Bergevin
- Daniel Berthiaume
- Nicolas Blanchard
- Michel Bolduc
- Pierre-Marc Bouchard
- François Breault
- Julien Brouillette
- Paul Brousseau
- Marc Bureau
- Guy Carbonneau
- Stéphane Charbonneau
- Denis Chassé
- Alain Côté
- Patrick Coulombe
- Glen Cressman
- Louis Crevier
- Laurent Dauphin
- Gilbert Delorme
- Marc Denis
- Nicolas Deschamps
- David Desharnais
- Gord Donnelly
- Daniel Doré
- Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers
- Luc Dufour
- Éric Fichaud
- Marc Fortier
- Éric Gélinas
- Christopher Gibson
- David Gosselin
- Denis Hamel
- Gilles Hamel
- Alan Haworth
- Yves Héroux
- Charles Hudon
- Chris Langevin
- Hendrix Lapierre
- Steve Larouche
- Raphaël Lavoie
- Alain Lemieux
- Normand Léveillé
- Daniel Marois
- Stéphane Morin
- Alain Nasreddine
- Jean-Gabriel Pageau
- Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau
- Félix Potvin
- Daniel Poulin
- Yves Preston
- Jean-Marc Richard
- Stéphane Richer
- Antoine Roussel
- André Roy
- Nicolas Roy
- Stéphane Roy
- German Rubtsov
- Lukáš Sedlák
- Louis Sleigher
- Sam St. Laurent
- Radoslav Suchý
- Bob Sullivan
- Jimmy Waite
Retired Jersey Numbers
The Saguenéens have honored some of their best players by retiring their jersey numbers. This means no other player on the team will wear that number again.
- 14 – Alain Côté
- 15 – David Desharnais
- 16 – Normand Leveille
- 18 – Sylvain Locas
- 20 – Marc Fortier
- 21 – Guy Carbonneau
- 29 – Félix Potvin
