The Gatineau Olympiques are a major junior ice hockey team playing in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League out of Gatineau, Quebec. The Olympiques play out of the Robert Guertin Centre. The club, then known as the Hull Festivals , was granted membership in the QMJHL in 1973. The Olympiques have appeared in the Memorial Cup seven times, winning once in 1997.

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History

Before joining the "Q", the team was a member of the Central Junior A Hockey League, known originally as the Hull Castors but later as the Hull Hawks . Originally Hull and the CJHL were eligible to compete for the Memorial Cup, the Major Junior crown, but were relegated to Tier II Junior "A" in 1970. Three seasons before joining the QMJHL in 1973 they became the Hull Festivals , and in 1976, they became the Hull Olympiques ; the team name was changed to the Gatineau Olympiques one year after the city of Hull was amalgamated into Gatineau in 2002.

The Olympiques share a junior hockey market with the Ottawa 67's, across the Ottawa River. Pre-season games between the two teams were a regular occurrence from 1975 to 1986. ^[1] The teams have played interleague regular-season home and home games in the 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02 and 2002–03 seasons since. ^[2]

The Olympiques have won the President's Cup seven times, most recently in 2007–08. The team has been to four Memorial Cup finals, losing three (1986, 2003 and 2004) and winning the 1997 Memorial Cup which they also hosted.

Championships

Jean Rougeau Trophy - Regular season champions

• 1985–86 (108 pts), 1987–88 (90 pts), 1996–97 (99 pts), 2003–04 (107 pts)

Division titles - Regular season champions

• 1985–86 (108 pts), 1987–88 (90 pts), 1996–97 (99 pts), 1999–00 (90 pts), 2001–02 (75 pts), 2003–04 (107 pts)

Season-by-season record

• Hull Hawks (1969–1970)
• Hull Festivals (1970–1976) ^[3]
• Hull Olympiques (1976–2003) ^[4]
• Gatineau Olympiques (2003–present) ^[5]

Regular season

Complete results before 1969 unavailable.

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	OL	SL	Points	Pct	Goals for	Goals against	Standing
1969–70	40	8	24	8	—	—	24	0.300	149	199	5th, CJAHL
1970–71	48	21	20	7	—	—	49	0.510	255	238	3rd, CJAHL
1971–72	48	16	31	1	—	—	33	0.344	178	269	5th, CJAHL
1972–73	55	7	45	3	—	—	17	0.155	192	338	6th, CJAHL
1973–74	70	14	55	1	—	—	29	0.207	226	405	6th, West
1974–75	72	34	32	6	—	—	74	0.514	386	369	4th, West
1975–76	72	30	35	7	—	—	67	0.465	312	318	4th, West
1976–77	72	26	37	9	—	—	61	0.424	283	333	5th, Lebel
1977–78	72	34	34	4	—	—	72	0.500	357	397	5th, Lebel
1978–79	72	10	55	7	—	—	27	0.188	262	491	5th, Lebel
1979–80	72	25	35	12	—	—	62	0.431	336	378	3rd, Lebel
1980–81	72	23	46	3	—	—	49	0.340	262	353	4th, Lebel
1981–82	64	41	21	2	—	—	84	0.656	343	260	2nd, QMJHL
1982–83	70	30	40	0	—	—	60	0.429	393	406	5th, Lebel
1983–84	70	25	45	0	—	—	50	0.357	301	411	6th, Lebel
1984–85	68	33	30	1	4	—	71	0.493	347	352	2nd, Lebel
1985–86	72	54	18	0	—	—	108	0.750	423	262	1st, Lebel
1986–87	70	26	39	5	—	—	57	0.407	286	323	4th, Lebel
1987–88	70	43	23	4	—	—	90	0.643	380	394	1st, Lebel
1988–89	70	40	25	5	—	—	85	0.607	329	264	3rd, QMJHL
1989–90	70	36	29	5	—	—	77	0.550	306	282	6th, QMJHL
1990–91	70	36	27	7	—	—	79	0.564	263	235	2nd, Lebel
1991–92	70	41	24	5	—	—	87	0.621	331	259	2nd, Lebel
1992–93	70	40	28	2	—	—	82	0.586	296	268	2nd, Lebel
1993–94	72	38	31	3	—	—	79	0.549	310	304	3rd, Lebel
1994–95	72	42	28	2	—	—	86	0.597	340	274	2nd, Lebel
1995–96	70	52	16	2	—	—	106	0.757	389	191	2nd, Lebel
1996–97	70	48	19	3	—	—	99	0.707	346	205	1st, Lebel
1997–98	70	32	37	1	—	—	65	0.464	270	268	6th, Lebel
1998–99	70	23	38	9	—	—	55	0.393	276	298	6th, Lebel
1999–00	72	42	24	6	0	—	90	0.625	339	256	1st, West
2000–01	72	34	28	7	3	—	78	0.542	288	284	3rd, West
2001–02	72	33	30	3	6	—	75	0.521	230	253	1st, West
2002–03	72	39	27	4	2	—	84	0.583	266	222	2nd, West
2003–04	70	50	13	7	0	—	107	0.764	306	179	1st, Western
2004–05	70	33	28	5	4	—	75	0.536	216	237	3rd, Western
2005–06	70	40	23	—	4	3	87	0.621	261	215	4th, Western
2006–07	70	39	27	—	2	2	82	0.586	303	274	3rd, Telus
2007–08	70	43	19	—	6	2	93	0.664	272	209	3rd, Telus
2008–09	68	38	25	—	2	3	81	0.559	232	232	1st, Telus Western

Team records

Team records for a single season
Statistic	Total	Season
Most points	108	1985–86
Most wins	54	1985–86
Most goals for	423	1985–86
Least goals for	216	2004–05
Least goals against	179	2003–04
Most goals against	491	1978–79

Individual player records for a single season
Statistic	Player	Total	Season
Most goals	Guy Rouleau	91	1985–86
Most assists	Luc Robitaille	123	1985–86
Most points	Guy Rouleau and Luc Robitaille	191	1985–86
Most points, rookie	Martin Gélinas	131	1987–88
Most points, defenseman	Jiri Fischer	78	1998–99
Best GAA (goalie)	Gabriel Bouthillette	2.20	2003–04
Goalies = minimum 1500 minutes played

NHL alumni

Lists of National Hockey League alumni. No player from the "Hull Castors" or "Hull Hawks" went on the play in the NHL.

Retired numbers

Four Olympiques players have had their numbers retired by the team. Former coach, Pat Burns, has also been honoured.

• # 15 Luc Robitaille
• # 16 Sam Lang
• # 33 José Théodore
• # 77 Guy Rouleau

References

1. 67's outwork Olympiques
2. Sidelines
3. Hull Festivals season-by-season on hockeydb.com
4. Hull Olympiques season-by-season on hockeydb.com
5. Gatineau Olympiques season-by-season on hockeydb.com