History & Records section - Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League

The arrival of the Drakkar: 1997

The Drakkar joined the QMJHL in 1997, bringing the total number of teams in the league to 15 at the time.

Under Richard Martel as head coach, the franchise won two conference championships (2000-01 and 2002-03) and a League championship in 2002-03 after winning 50 games.

In 2006-07, with 125 points, François Bouchard became the second Drakkar player to win the Jean-Béliveau Trophy as the QMJHL's top scorer in the regular season. He succeeded Joël Perrault (116 points | 2002-03).

However, the single-season points record remains that of Yanick Lehoux (135 | 2000-01);

Lehoux is also the best scorer in the history of the Drakkar with a harvest of 382 points.

François Bouchard (Baie-Comeau | 2004>>2008) - 343 lifetime points, 2nd in franchise history...

Yanick Lehoux (Baie-Comeau | 1998>>2002) - No less than 32 of his 178 goals scored were winning goals for the Drakkar, seasons and playoffs included.

Joël Perrault (Baie-Comeau | 2002-03 | 2002-10-27 => 2003-01-03) - he sets a new franchise record with a streak of 25 consecutive games with at least one point.

September 12th 2010...

The Drakkar honours one of its best defensemen of its first decade; the #18 jersey worn by Maxime Fortunus from 1999 to 2003 is being retired.

The latter still holds the record of 148 lifetime points in regular season for a Drakkar defenseman.

Maxime Fortunus was proclaimed the QMJHL defenseman of the year in 2002-03. In the photo to the left, he receives the Emile-"Butch"-Bouchard Trophy from host Kevin Lowe, himself a former defenseman for the Quebec Remparts in the 1970s.

Success in 2013 and 2014

During the 2013-14 season, the Drakkar won its second regular season championship in existence, while being coached by Eric Veilleux.

In the 2013 and 2014 playoffs, the Côte-Nord team reached the QMJHL grand final.

However, the Drakkar players were unable to get their hands on the President Cup, losing successively to Halifax and Val-d'Or.

Philippe Cadorette - with his 38 playoff victories (a team record), he led the Drakkar to the final twice in a row, in 2013 and 2014. Cadorette holds a host of records with the Drakkar, including that of the most shutouts in his lifetime, seasons and playoffs included (21 = 16+5).

Jérémy Grégoire has demonstrated his great talent both on the ice and through his academic results, which earned him two QMJHL student-athlete of the year titles in 2013-14 and 2014-15.

Head coach Eric Veilleux (2012=>2014) still holds the record for the number of lifetime playoff wins with the Drakkar with 26. His best total was 15 in one year, when his team lost in the 7th and final game of the final against Val-d'Or in the spring of 2014.

All hopes were allowed in 2024, but...

In 2023-24, the Côte Nord representatives amazed their fans in every way, breaking many franchise records. The men led by Jean-François Grégoire won 53 games, and maintained a points percentage of .801, eclipsing two marks from the 2002-03 season, namely 50 wins and 0.750. With 109 points and a regular season championship, the entire population of Baie-Comeau rallied behind their team for the playoffs.

Baie-Comeau made it to the final of the Gilles-Courteau Trophy; it was a 3rd attempt to win the precious trophy. But the Drummondville Voltigeurs completely muzzled the Drakkar in the final, limiting them to 5 goals in 4 games, and they swept the honors of the final playoff round.

The greatest names in the history of this franchise: Yanick Lehoux, Richard Martel, Maxime Fortunus, Jean-François Jacques, Patrick Thoresen, François Bouchard, Gabriel Bourque, Philippe Cadorette, Jérémy Grégoire, Eric Veilleux…

Justin Poirier - In both the 2023-24 season and playoffs, he filled the opposing net to capacity, scoring 51 goals in the regular season, and he added 18 in the playoffs, which was a new franchise record, the previous record holder being Maxime St-Cyr with 12 in 2014-15.

The playoffs logo used in the QMJHL in 2024...

In 2023-24, it was the third time that the Drakkar won the Jean-Rougeau Trophy, awarded to the regular season champions in the QMJHL.

14 goals, one game: a new team record!

On February 20, 2025, the Drakkar exploded against the Saint John Sea Dogs with 14 goals in front of its fans, a new team record.

Matyas Melovsky (#12) was the big individual star of the evening, totaling 7 points, one shy of the team record, still co-held by Sylvain Deschâtelets, Yanick Lehoux and Charles Linglet.

See this historical Game Summary:

https://chl.ca/lhjmq/en/gamecentre/31389/boxsco re/

QMJHL - Records | Regular Season

Shutouts - biggest scores in the history

Winning Goalie	TEAM	OPPONENT	Saves	Score	Date
Cloutier, Jacques	TR	Chi	17	19-0	1978-10-21
Bélanger, Roger	SC1	Sha	26	18-0	1978-03-13
Bernhardt, Tim	Cor	Chi	16	16-0	1978-02-01
Barrette, Maurice	QR1	Sha	35	15-0	1974-02-21
Sévigny, Richard	SC1	Lav	24	14-0	1975-11-21
Cloutier, Jacques	TR	Sha	20	14-0	1977-11-27
Beckman, Lucas	BaC	SNB	30	14-0	2025-02-20
Riendeau, Alain	SC1	Sor	23	13-0	1977-01-28
Labbé, Jean-François	TR	Vic	31	13-0	1991-02-12

NOTE... In 2024-25, goaltender Lucas Beckman registered a total of 31 wins. He is placed at rank #8 in the rookie goaltenders list, in the history of the QMJHL.

Matyas Melovsky (#12 | 2025-02-20 | SNB 0 @ BAC 14) - 7 points, 3 goals and 4 assists, the game of his hockey career!

The referees called "NO GOAL", no less than 3 times in the overtime

The 2nd longest game in the QMJHL history

On April 4, 2025, the Cape Breton Eagles hosted the Baie-Comeau Drakkar. Both clubs played their longest games ever. The Eagles emerged victorious, with a score of 3-2.

This first-round playoff game ended in the fifth overtime period, in the 147th minute of the game; the winning goal in this second-longest game in League history was scored by Angelo Fullerton. The winning goaltender, Jakub Milota, stopped 84 shots, just two off the League record.

The Drakkar, with their 86 shots in the game, achieved the second-highest total in a QMJHL game. The series was ultimately won by the Drakkar at home in Game 6, propelling them to the quarterfinal round against the Moncton Wildcats.

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