Victoriaville Tigres

Hockey team | CAN_eng = 1
team = Victoriaville Tigres

city = Victoriaville, Quebec
league = Q.M.J.H.L.
division = Telus
founded = 1987-88
arena = Colisée Desjardins
colours = Yellow, White & Black
coach = Yannick Jean
GM = Jérome Mésonéro
name1 = Longueuil Chevaliers
dates1 = 1982-1987
name2 = Victoriaville Tigres
dates2 = 1987-PresentThe Victoriaville Tigres are a junior ice hockey team that plays in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The team is based out of Victoriaville, Quebec. The team plays its home games at the Colisée Desjardins.

History

The franchise was granted for the 1982-1983 season in Longueuil, Quebec. They were known as the Longueuil Chevaliers. In 1987 the team moved to Victoriaville. The Tigres won the President's Cup in 2002 and went to the 2002 Memorial Cup finals, which they lost to the Kootenay Ice.

NHL alumni

List of Victoriaville Tigres who have played in the National Hockey League.

*Pierre Aubry *Matthew Barnaby *Daniel Corso *Alexandre Daigle *Stephane Fiset *Mathieu Garon

*Daniel Gauthier *Martin Grenier *Daniel Guerard *Marc Labelle *Patrick Lebeau *Francois Leroux

*Matthew Lombardi *Andre Racicot *Yves Racine *Jean-Marc Routhier *Remi Royer

*Yves Sarault *Reggie Savage *P.J. Stock *Stephane Veilleux *Antoine Vermette

Team records

External links

* [http://www.tigresvictoriaville.com/ Official Site]
* [http://www.ohlarenaguide.com/tigres.htm QMJHL Arena Guide profile]