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Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge 
City Montreal, Quebec League Q.M.J.H.L. Operated 1972 to 1975 Home arena Montreal Forum Colours Red, White and Blue Franchise history 1933-72 Montreal Junior Canadiens 1972-75 Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge 1975-82 Montreal Juniors 1982-84 Verdun Juniors 1984-89 Verdun Junior Canadiens 1989-96 Saint-Hyacinthe Laser 1996-Present Rouyn-Noranda Huskies The Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge (Red White and Blue in English) were a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 1972 to 1975. They played at the Montreal Forum.
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History
The Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge were the result of several years of disputes between the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA). In 1972 the QMJHL threatened a lawsuit to force the Montreal Junior Canadiens to return to the Quebec-based league, after departing in 1961 for the OHA.
Over the summer of 1972, the Junior Canadiens ownership were granted "one-year suspension" of operations by the OHA. The QMJHL then allowed team ownership to transfer the team and its players into the QMJHL for the 1972-73 season. To avoid litigation from the OHA by using the Junior Canadiens name, the team was renamed Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge. Neither the team nor any of its players would return to the OHA, while the "suspended" franchise was reactivated by the OHA for the 1973-74 season as the Kingston Canadians.
The Bleu Blanc Rouge played for three seasons in the shadow of the Montreal Canadiens, before being renamed Montreal Juniors.
Players
Norm Dupont is the all-time points leader for the Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge. He played 142 games, scoring 139 goals and 144 assists, totalling 283 points. Jean-Luc Phaneuf is a close 2nd place. In 187 games he scored 104 goals and 172 assists for 276 points, but was deemed to be too small to play in the NHL. Nonetheless, the Bleu Blanc Rouge graduated 16 players to the NHL in only 3 years of play.
Award winners
Jean Béliveau Trophy
(Top Scorer)- 1974-75 Normand Dupont
Frank J. Selke Commemorative Trophy
(Most Sportsmanlike Player)- 1974-75 Jean-Luc Phaneuf
NHL alumni
- Mike McDougall
- Pierre Mondou
- Robert Picard
- Jean Savard
Yearly results
Regular season
Season Games Won Lost Tied Points Pct % Goals
forGoals
againstStanding 1972-73 64 26 35 3 55 0.430 297 319 7th QMJHL 1973-74 70 43 24 3 89 0.636 443 320 2nd West 1974-75 72 40 25 7 87 0.604 462 338 2nd West Playoffs
- 1972-1973 Lost to Cornwall Royals 4 games to 0 in quarter-finals.
- 1973-1974 Defeated Sherbrooke Castors 4 games to 1 in quarter-finals.
Lost to Sorel Eperviers 4 games to 0 in semi-finals. - 1974-1975 Defeated Cornwall Royals 4 games to 0 in quarter-finals.
Lost to Laval National 4 games to 1 in semi-finals.
Defunct MMJHL / QMJHL teams Beauport Harfangs • Cornwall Royals • Drummondville Rangers • Granby Bisons • Granby Prédateurs • Hull Festivals • Hull Olympiques • Laval National • Laval Saints • Laval Titan • Laval Titan Collège Français • Laval Voisins • Lewiston MAINEiacs • Longueuil Chevaliers • Longueuil Collège Français • Moncton Alpines • Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge • Montreal Juniors • Montreal Rocket • Plattsburgh Pioneers • Quebec Remparts • Rosemont National • Saint-Hyacinthe Laser • Saint-Jean Castors • Saint-Jean Lynx • Saint-Jérôme Alouettes • Shawinigan Bruins • Shawinigan Dynamos • Sherbrooke Castors • Sherbrooke Faucons • Sorel Éperviers • St. John's Fog Devils • Trois-Rivières Draveurs • Trois-Rivières Ducs • Verdun Collège Français • Verdun Éperviers • Verdun Junior Canadiens • Verdun Juniors • Verdun Maple LeafsCategories:- Defunct Quebec Major Junior Hockey League teams
- Ice hockey teams in Montreal
- Ice hockey teams in Quebec
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