Quebec Citadelles
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| Founded | 1999 |
| Home ice | Colisée Pepsi |
| Based in | Quebec City, Quebec |
| Colours | navy, white, gold and silver |
| League | American Hockey League |
The Quebec Citadelles (French: Citadelles de Québec) were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada at the Colisée Pepsi.
The Citadelles were a minor-league feeder team that developed players for the NHL's Montreal Canadiens organization. This AHL team was established in 1999 to much fanfare, and played with good fan support (and some success) for three seasons, before being shut down by mutual agreement between their management and that of the Canadiens.
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[edit] History
- Seasons: 1999-2002
- Arena: Colisée Pepsi
- Uniform colours: navy, white, gold and silver
- Team logo/emblem: a billy goat head
- Division titles won: 3 (1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02)
- Regular season titles won: none
- League championships won: none
One of the team's most striking features was its choice of a mascot and emblem. The team's sweaters were emblazoned with an iconically depicted goat's head, representing the billy goat mascot of the Royal 22e Régiment stationed in the Citadel of Quebec (by tradition, always named 'Batisse') . The regiment's goat is a descendant of one presented to the unit by Queen Elizabeth II in 1955 (which, in turn, was the descendant of a goat given to Queen Victoria from the Shah of Iran in 1844).
- The franchise was previously known as: Fredericton Canadiens (1990-1999)
- The market was previously served by: Quebec Rafales of the IHL (1996-1998)
- The market is currently served by: Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (1997-present)
- The franchise was merged with the: Hamilton Bulldogs (Co-owned with the Edmonton Oilers organization in 2002, and wholly operated by the Montreal Canadiens from 2003-present)
[edit] Year-by-year record
| Year | GP | W | L | T | OL | GF | GA | PTS | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2001-02 | 80 | 35 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 257 | 254 | 88 | 1st, Canadian | Lost in round 1 |
| 2000-01 | 80 | 41 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 264 | 252 | 89 | 1st, Atlantic | Lost in round 2 |
| 1999-00 | 80 | 37 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 227 | 238 | 83 | 1st, Atlantic | Lost in round 1 |
[edit] AHL Team Records
- Goals: 32
Eric Landry (2001-02) - Assists: 55
Craig Darby (2001-02) - Points: 75 Eric Landry (2001-02)
- Penalty Minutes: 231 Dave Morissette (1999-00)
- GAA: 2.37 Dan Murphy (1999-00)
- SV%: .924 Dan Murphy (1999-00)
- Career Goals: 66 Pierre Sevigny
- Career Assists: 97 Pierre Sevigny
- Career Points: 163 Pierre Sevigny
- Career Penalty Minutes: 380 Jonathan Delisle
- Career Goaltending Wins: 53 Mathieu Garon
- Career Shutouts: 5 Mathieu Garon
- Career Games: 218 Pierre Sevigny
[edit] Other teams with the same name
The Quebec Citadelles (French: Citadelles de Québec) was the name used for at least two organized-league hockey teams based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada since the establishment of formal organized ice hockey in North America. The name Citadelles refers to the Citadelle of Quebec, a landmark fortification in that city since the late 1600s.
An early incarnation of the team played in the Quebec Junior Hockey League during the 1920s through the 1960s, developing such notable players as Jean Béliveau and Jacques Plante.
