The Maxville Mustangs were founded in 1998. In 2010, the Mustangs were sold to investors in Papineauville, Quebec, and became the Vikings. In 2016, the Vikings won their second consecutive NCJHL championship with a seventh game victory over the Embrun Panthers for the second consecutive year.[1] After the 2016–17 season, the team announced that they were moving to St-André-Avellin, Quebec and play out of that local arena. As part of the relocation, the team also changed their name to Papineau Vikings. In 2018, the Vikings won their third championship in four years by defeating the North Dundas Rockets in seven games.[2]
The franchise was sold in May 2018 and planned to relocated to Stittsville, Ontario, and rebranded as the Valley Golden Kings. However, they subsequently announced the team would be the Ottawa Valley Lightning and but did not name a home location. On 25 July 2018, the NCJHL announced the franchise would sit out the 2018–19 season entirely.
Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points
Season
GP
W
L
T
OTL
GF
GA
Pts
Finish
Playoffs
2004–05
36
5
30
0
1
82
246
11
7th EOJCHL
Lost quarter-final
2005–06
36
10
22
—
4
151
211
24
6th EOJCHL
Lost quarter-final
2006–07
34
18
12
—
4
170
151
40
4th EOJCHL
Lost Division Semi-final
2007–08
36
11
23
—
2
120
185
24
6th EOJCHL
Lost quarter-final
2008–09
34
14
19
—
1
160
191
29
6th EOJCHL
Lost Division Semi-final
2009–10
34
13
17
—
4
142
171
30
6th EOJCHL
Lost quarter-final
2010–11
34
11
20
—
3
104
148
25
7th NCJHL
Lost quarter-final
2011–12
32
8
24
—
0
95
149
16
9th NCJHL
Folded
2012–13
34
17
15
—
2
132
122
36
4th NCJHL
Lost quarter-final
2013–14
32
26
5
—
1
173
106
53
1st NCJHL
Lost semi-final
2014–15
32
23
6
—
3
191
116
49
2nd NCJHL
Won quarter-finals, 4–1 (Rockets) Won semi-finals, 4–1 (Eagles) Won finals, 4–3 (Panthers)
2015–16
34
25
7
—
2
180
104
52
1st of 5, North 2nd of 10, NCJHL
Won Div. Semi-finals, 4–1 (Bandits) Won Div. Finals, 4–0 (Volants) Won finals, 4–3 (Panthers)