Val-d'Or Foreurs Foreurs de Val-d'Or | |
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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 based in Val-d'Or, in the region of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. The team was founded for the 1993–94 season of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League, a member of the Canadian Hockey League. Former Quebec Nordiques and Trois-Rivières Draveurs star, Pierre Aubry was the team's first coach. The literal translation of Val-d'Or Foreurs is "Valley of Gold Drillers"; this name references the drilling operations associated with mining and exploration which are a major source of blue-collar work in the area. The Foreurs play their home games in the Centre Agnico Eagle.