Verdun Maple Leafs (ice hockey)
The Maple Leafs de Verdun was a Canadian ice hockey team from Verdun, Quebec. The team played from 1969 to 1972 in one of the three highest Canadian Junior Hockey League, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League ( QMJHL ).
History
The Maple Leafs de Verdun was founded in the 1920s and played until 1937 in the Montreal City Hockey League, before Senior Hockey League were active in the Quebec until 1942. From 1933 to 1950 operated the Maple Leafs an eponymous farm team, which ran aground eight years in parallel with the seniors team. After 13 years the team was reactivated in 1963 and played three years in the Montreal Metropolitan Junior Hockey League and the Quebec Junior Hockey League.
For the season 1969/70 Verdun received a franchise for the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, which was awarded to the Maple Leafs. In the three seasons in which the team took part in the operation of the QMJHL game, they qualified for the playoffs each of the Coupe du Président. While they were eliminated twice in the first round, her greatest achievement was reaching the second round in the season 1969/70, in which they claimed with a 4-2 victory in the best- of-seven series over the Cornwall Royals 1:4 wins the Alouettes de Saint- Jérôme documents. Following the 1971/72 season, the franchise was finally dissolved.
Season Statistics ( QMJHL )
Note: GP = Games, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses by SOL = Shootout Losses by, Pts = Points, GF = Goals Scored, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalty minutes
Former Players
The following players who were active for the Maple Leafs de Verdun, played in the course of her career in the National Hockey League:
Senior Verdun Maple Leafs (1924-1942)
- Paul Bibeault
- Rene Boileau
- Conrad Bourcier
- Jean Bourcier
- Claude Bourque
- George Brown
- Maurice Croghan
- Hank Damore
- Connie Dion
- Frank Eddolls
- Bob Fillion
- Ernie Laforce
- Albert Leduc
- Remote Majeau
- Bill Meronek
- Rollie Paulhus
- Les Ramsay
- Mel Read
- Maurice Richard
- Alex Smart
- Bill Summerhill
- Moe White
- Don Willson
Junior Verdun Maple Leafs (1934-1950)
- Jim Bartlett
- Paul Bibeault
- Émile Bouchard
- Conrad Bourcier
- Maurice Croghan
- Connie Dion
- Frank Eddolls
- Eddie Emberg
- Bob Fillion
- Jean -Paul Gladu
- Remote Majeau
- Jim Morrison
- Marcel Pelletier
- Jimmy Peters
- Les Ramsay
- Mel Read
- Maurice Richard
- Roly Rossignol
- Roland Rousseau
- Moe White
- Larry Zeidel
Verdun Maple Leafs (1963-1972)
- Bob Berry
- Richard Brodeur
- Guy Charron
- Rey Comeau
- Jew Drouin
- André Dupont
- Peter Folco
- Richard Grenier
- Pierre Hamel
- Guy Lapointe
- Gilles Meloche
- Jake Rath Well
- Bob Sauvé