Sorel Éperviers
The Eperviers de Sorel (English: Sorel Blackhawks ) was a Canadian ice hockey team from Sorel - Tracy and Verdun, Quebec. The team played from 1969 to 1981 under different names in one of the three highest Canadian Junior Hockey League, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League ( QMJHL ).
History
The Eperviers de Sorel was founded in 1969 as a franchise of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The greatest success of the team was winning the East Division in the 1973/74 season, as well as the Lebel Division in season 1978 / 79th In addition, the team from Quebec put on an offensive record of the Canadian Hockey League with 620 goals scored in a player's time in the season. Both Pierre Larouche, Michel Deziel and Jacques Cossette advance through more than 90 goals and 200 points scorer. In addition, Sorel's goalkeeper Claude Legris achieved the Trophée Jacques Plante despite a Gegentorschnittes of 4.50 goals per game.
For the period from 1977 to 1979 the Eperviers in Verdun were active. After a season as Verdun / Sorel Eperviers they returned to the original under their name back to Sorel. Following the 1980/81 season, the franchise was to Granby, Quebec, resettled, where, under the name bison de Granby was then active in the QMJHL.
Former Players
The following players who were active for the Eperviers de Sorel, played in the course of her career in the National Hockey League:
- Norm Aubin
- Marco Baron
- Michel Belhumeur
- Michel Bergeron
- Serge Bernier
- Gilles Bilodeau
- Raymond Bourque
- Jacques Cossette
- Richard David
- Lucien DeBlois
- Michel Deziel
- Jean -Marc Gaulin
- Pierre Giroux
- Benoit Gosselin
- Brian Johnson
- Steve Kasper
- Alain Langlais
- Jean -Marc Lanthier
- Pierre Larouche
- Claude Legris
- Pierre Mondou
- Bob Ritchie
- Ron Smith
- Chris Valentine