Val-d'Or Foreurs facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Val-d'Or Foreurs Foreurs de Val-d'Or
City	Val-d'Or, Quebec
League	Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
Division	West
Founded	1993
Home arena	Centre Agnico Eagle
Colours	Green, gold, white and black
General manager	Maxime Desruisseaux
Head coach	Maxime Desruisseaux
Website	www.foreurs.qc.ca
Championships
Playoff championships	1998, 2001, 2014 QMJHL Champions

The Val-d'Or Foreurs are a Canadian junior ice hockey team. They are based in Val-d'Or, a city in Quebec, Canada. The team started playing in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) in the 1993–94 season. The QMJHL is part of the Canadian Hockey League, which is a big league for young hockey players. The name "Foreurs" means "Drillers" in French. This name comes from the mining and drilling work that is important in the Val-d'Or area. The Foreurs play their home games at the Centre Agnico Eagle.

Team's Big Wins and History

The Foreurs have won the President's Cup three times. This cup is given to the champions of the QMJHL. They won it in 1998, 2001, and 2014. Because they won the President's Cup, the Foreurs also got to play for the Memorial Cup in those years. The Memorial Cup is a very important tournament for junior hockey teams in Canada.

In the 1998 tournament, the team did not make it past the first round. In 2001, they played in the championship game but lost to the Red Deer Rebels. In 2014, they lost a very close semi-final game. It went into triple overtime against the Edmonton Oil Kings.

Local Rivalry: Foreurs vs. Huskies

In 1996, another team, the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies, started playing. This created a natural rivalry for the Foreurs. Rouyn-Noranda is only about 100 kilometers away from Val-d'Or. Games between these two teams are a huge event in the region. They always bring in much larger crowds than regular games.

Foreurs Players in the NHL

Many players who started with the Val-d'Or Foreurs have gone on to play in the National Hockey League (NHL). The NHL is the top professional ice hockey league in the world. Here are some of the players who played for the Foreurs and then made it to the NHL: