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Baie-Comeau Drakkar
*Drakkar de Baie-Comeau*
Baie-Comeau Drakkar; Drakkar de Baie-Comeau
City	Baie-Comeau, Quebec
League	Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
Conference	East
Division	East
Founded	1997
Home arena	Centre Henry-Leonard
Colours	Red, white and gold ;
General manager	Jean-François Grégoire
Head coach	Jean-François Grégoire
Website	www.le-drakkar.com

The Baie-Comeau Drakkar is a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League that plays at Centre Henry-Leonard in Baie-Comeau, Quebec. The name "Drakkar" refers to a type of longship.^[1]

History

The Drakkar first played in the QMJHL in 1997–98 season. One of the founders of the team was former Quebec Nordique co-founder Marius Fortier.^{[citation needed]}

Baie-Comeau has never won the President's Cup, and only have nine winning seasons in their history. The 2012–13 team had the second-best record during the regular season and reached the league finals for the first time in franchise history, but lost to the Halifax Mooseheads, four games to one.^{[citation needed]}

National Hockey League (NHL) alumni include Marc-André Bergeron, Jean-François Jacques, Yanick Lehoux, Olivier Michaud, Joël Perrault, Patrick Thoresen, Bruno St. Jacques and Gabriel Bourque.^{[citation needed]}

During its 2005–06 season, the team was the subject of the documentary film Junior by the National Film Board of Canada.^[2]

Coaches

Notable coaches for the Drakkar include Richard Martel, Mario Pouliot and Éric Veilleux.^[3]

Season-by-season record

Season-by-season record^[3]

Regular season

OL = Overtime loss, SL = Shootout loss, Pct = Winning percentage

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	OL	SL	Points	Pct	Goalsfor	Goalsagainst	Standing
1997–98	70	18	47	5	-	-	41	0.293	215	332	7th, Dilio
1998–99	70	18	44	8	-	-	44	0.314	208	297	7th, Dilio
1999–2000	72	31	31	5	5	-	72	0.500	257	285	3rd, East
2000–01	72	41	23	8	0	-	90	0.625	283	255	1st, East
2001–02	72	38	25	7	2	-	85	0.590	288	231	2nd, East
2002–03	72	50	14	6	2	-	108	0.750	319	213	1st, East
2003–04	70	21	42	5	2	-	49	0.350	195	285	5th, Eastern
2004–05	70	24	37	5	4	-	57	0.407	208	280	5th, Eastern
2005–06	70	30	38	-	2	-	62	0.443	249	285	7th, Western
2006–07	70	35	26	-	1	8	79	0.564	304	285	7th, Telus
2007–08	70	45	19	-	2	4	96	0.686	249	210	2nd, Telus
2008–09	68	22	37	-	7	2	53	0.390	206	297	4th, East
2009–10	68	21	40	-	4	3	49	0.360	187	297	4th, East
2010–11	68	12	46	-	6	4	34	0.250	151	266	6th, East
2011–12	68	29	34	-	1	4	63	0.463	217	241	6th, Telus East
2012–13	68	44	19	-	2	3	93	0.684	274	191	1st, Telus East
2013–14	68	47	16	-	2	3	99	0.728	255	170	1st, Telus East
2014–15	68	35	25	-	5	3	78	0.574	227	237	4th, East
2015–16	68	14	49	-	2	3	33	0.260	147	302	6th, East
2016–17	68	26	32	-	6	4	62	0.462	203	230	5th, East
2017–18	68	30	33	-	4	1	65	0.465	224	257	4th, East
2018–19	68	49	15	-	2	2	102	0.750	306	189	2nd, East
2019–20	64	24	29	-	7	4	59	0.461	196	240	4th, East
2020–21	36	8	26	-	1	1	18	0.250	82	137	6th, East
2021–22	68	24	35	-	4	5	57	0.419	201	247	4th, East
2022–23	68	30	32	-	4	2	66	0.485	205	244	4th, East
2023–24	68	53	12	-	2	1	109	0.801	290	163	1st, East

Playoffs

Season	1st round	2nd round	3rd round	Finals
1997–98	-	-	-	-
1998–99	-	-	-	-
1999–2000	L, 2–4, Halifax	-	-	-
2000–01	Bye	W, 4–1, Rimouski	L, 2–4, Acadie–Bathurst	-
2001–02	L, 1–4, Cape Breton	-	-	-
2002–03	Bye	W, 4–1, Quebec	L, 3–4, Halifax	-
2003–04	L, 0–4, Moncton	-	-	-
2004–05	L, 2–4, Chicoutimi	-	-	-
2005–06	L, 0–4, Chicoutimi	-	-	-
2006–07	W, 4–2, Victoriaville	L, 1–4, Val-d'Or	-	-
2007–08	L, 1–4, Rimouski	-	-	-
2008–09	L, 1–4, Quebec	-	-	-
2009–10	-	-	-	-
2010–11	-	-	-	-
2011–12	W, 4–0, Victoriaville	L, 0–4, Saint John	-	-
2012–13	W, 4–0, Sherbrooke	W, 4–0, Victoriaville	W, 4–2, Blainville-Boisbriand	L, 1–4, Halifax
2013–14	W, 4–0, Shawinigan	W, 4–0, Rouyn-Noranda	W, 4–3, Blainville-Boisbriand	L, 3–4, Val-d'Or
2014–15	W, 4–1, Saint John	L, 3–4, Val-d'Or	-	-
2015–16	-	-	-	-
2016–17	L, 0–4, Charlottetown	-	-	-
2017–18	L, 1–4, Halifax	-	-	-
2018–19	L, 3–4, Moncton	-	-	-
2019–20	QMJHL playoffs cancelled
2020–21	L, 0–3, Val-d'Or	-	-	-
2021–22	L, 1–3, Sherbrooke	-	-	-
2022–23	L, 3–4, Moncton	-	-	-
2023–24	W, 4–0, Charlottetown	W, 4–0, Acadie–Bathurst	W, 4–1, Cape Breton	L, 0–4, Drummondville

Team records

The team's all-time leading point scorer is Yanick Lehoux with 164 goals and 218 assists for 382 points; he is also the team's all-time leader in goals and assists. Thierry Douville is the team's all-time penalty minute leader with 1104. Frédéric Gamelin has played the most games in team history with 315.