Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey
Ontario Ontario
The Ligue Nord - Americaine de Hockey ( LNAH ) was founded in 2004 and is a professional ice hockey league in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. It is in no way affiliated with the U.S. Junior League North American Hockey League ( NAHL ).
History
The league was founded in 1996 as the " Ligue de hockey semi- professionnelle du Québec ( LHSPQ ) " and changed its name in 2003 in " Ligue de hockey senior majeur du Québec ( LHSMQ ) " In 2004 she received as a result of the increasing professionalization of the participants their present name. The LNAH is not for delicate ice hockey, but for hard-hitting action and partly unfair fouls, attacks and fights, in which the entire team involved, but this also contributes to their popularity.
Despite their bad reputation always find reputierte playing in the NHL and AHL their way into the LNAH. So played during the lockout in the 2004/ 05 NHL players like Donald Brashear, Sylvain Blouin, Sebastien Caron, Mathieu Biron, Marc -André Bergeron and Sébastien Charpentier the entire season long in the LNAH.
Franchises of the 2012/13 season
Defunct ice hockey club of the LNAH
- Beaulieu d' Acton Vale (2000-2001, cousin de Saint- Hyacinthe was )
- Nova d' Acton Vale (1996-2000, Beaulieu d' Acton Vale was )
- Aztèques d' Asbestos (1997-2000, were Dubé d' Asbestos, 2002-2003)
- Dubé d' Asbestos (2000-2002, were Aztèques d' Asbestos )
- Caron & Guay de Beaupré (1999-2000, As de Beaupré was )
- As de Beaupré (2000-2001, As de Québec was )
- Flash de Granby (1997-2002, were prédateurs de Granby )
- Prédateurs de Granby (2002-2004)
- Dragons du Haut -Richelieu (1996-1997, were Dragons d' Iberville )
- Dragons d' Iberville (1997-1998, were Dragons de Saint- Laurent )
- Blizzard de Joliette (1998-2000, was the Mission de Joliette )
- Mission de Joliette (2000-2002, were the Mission de Saint- Jean)
- Condors de Jonquière (1997-2002, were Paramédic du Saguenay )
- Rapides de Lachute (1996-1999, were Rapides de LaSalle )
- Rapides de LaSalle (1999-2003)
- Chiefs de Laval (1998-2005, were Summum - Chiefs de Laval )
- Summum - Chiefs de Laval (2005-2006, were Summum - Chiefs de Saint -Jean -sur- Richelieu)
- Jets de Louiseville (1996-1997)
- Caron & Guay de Pont- Rouge (2001-2004)
- Grand Portneuf de Pont- Rouge (1995-2001, Caron & Guay de Pont- Rouge was )
- Lois Jeans de Pont- Rouge (2008-2010)
- As de Québec (1997-1999, Caron & Guay were de Beaupré, 2001-2003, were Radio X de Québec)
- Radio X de Québec (2003-2008, Lois Jeans de Pont- Rouge was )
- CIMT de Rivière -du -Loup (2008-2010, 3L de Rivière were -du- Loup )
- Promutuel de Rivière -du -Loup (2001-2004)
- 98.3 FM de Saguenay (2008-2009, were the Marquis de Saguenay )
- Marquis de Saguenay (2009-2012, were the Marquis de Jonquière )
- Paramédic du Saguenay (2002-2004, Fjord du Saguenay was )
- Fjord du Saguenay (2004-2005)
- Blizzard de Saint -Gabriel (1996-1998 Blizzard de Joliette was )
- Garaga de Saint -Georges (1998-2005, CRS Express de Saint -Georges was )
- CRS Express de Saint -Georges (2005-2010, COOL FM 103.5 de Saint -Georges was )
- Chiefs de Saint- Hyacinthe (2008-2009)
- Cousin de Saint- Hyacinthe (2001-2005, Cristal de Saint -Hyacinthe was )
- Cristal de Saint- Hyacinthe (2005-2006, was Top Design de Saint- Hyacinthe )
- Top Design de Saint- Hyacinthe (2006-2008, Chiefs de Saint- Hyacinthe was )
- Mission de Saint -Jean (2002-2004, was the Mission de Sorel - Tracy)
- Summum - Chiefs de Saint -Jean -sur -Richelieu (2006-2008, was 98.3 FM de Saguenay )
- Dragons de Saint -Laurent (1998-2001, Dragons were de Verdun )
- Poutrelles Delta de Sainte -Marie (2008-2009)
- Chiefs de Sainte -Thérèse (1997-1998, were Chiefs de Laval )
- Saint -François de Sherbrooke (2003-2011, were Wild de Windsor )
- Dinosaures de Sorel (1996-1999, were Royaux de Sorel )
- Royaux de Sorel (1999-2004)
- Mission de Sorel - Tracy (2004-2008)
- GCI de Sorel - Tracy (2010-2011, were de Sorel - Tracy Carvena HC )
- Coyotes de Thetford Mines (1996-2000, were Prolab de Thetford Mines )
- Prolab de Thetford Mines (2000-2007, Isothermic de Thetford Mines was )
- Vikings de Trois- Rivières (2003-2004, Caron & Guay were de Trois- Rivières )
- Voyageurs de Vanier (1996-1997, were As de Québec)
- Dragons de Verdun (2001-2006)
- Gladiateurs de ville des Laurentides (1996-1997, were Chiefs de Sainte -Thérèse )
- 94 de Waterloo (1996-1997, was a tremendous de Granby )
- Lacroix de Windsor (2001-2003, Saint- François de Sherbrooke was )
- Pape Tiers de Windsor (1996-2001, were Lacroix de Windsor )
- Wild de Windsor (2011-2012, were Cornwall River Kings )
Awards of LNAH
- Coupe Canam - winner of the LNAH playoffs
- Coupe du Commissaire - winner of the regular season
- Trophée Claude Larose - Most valuable player
- Trophée Eric Messier - Best defender
- Trophée Guy Lafleur - Top scorer
- Trophy Maurice Richard - Top Goalscorer
- Trophée Serge Léveillée - Best coach
- Trophée Jonathan Delisle - Best leadership
- Trophée Gilles Lefebvre - Best Management
- Trophée des médias - Best player of the playoffs
- Trophée du joueur le plus gentilhomme - Model behavior, fair play
- Trophée Gaston Gagne - commitment to the franchise or the league
- Trophée du meilleur gardien de but - Best Goalkeeper
- Trophée de la recrue offensive - Best Offensive Rookie
- Trophée de la recrue defensive - Best Defensive Rookie
- All-Star Team - The best seven players of the season at their respective position
Winner of the Coupe Canam
The Coupe Canam is awarded annually to the winner of the playoffs. By the end of the 2009/10 season the trophy operated under the name Futura Coupe.
Well-known former players
- Marc -Andre Bergeron
- Mathieu Biron
- Sylvain Blouin
- Donald Brashear
- Garrett Burnett
- Sébastien Caron
- Sébastien Charpentier
- Patrick Côté
- Bobby Dollas
- Éric Fichaud
- David Gosselin
- Guillaume Lefebvre
- François Leroux
- Michel Ouellet
- Michel Picard
- Yves Racine
- Stéphane Richer
- Mario Roberge
- Daniel Shank
- Bruno St. Jacques
- Jeremy Stevenson