Sherbrooke Phoenix

The Phoenix de Sherbrooke ( Sherbrooke Phoenix English ) is a Canadian ice hockey franchise of Sherbrooke in the province of Quebec. The team was founded on May 31, 2011 and plays from the 2012/13 season in one of the three highest Canadian Junior Hockey League, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League ( QMJHL ). The team plays in the 4,176 -seat Palais des Sports Léopold- Drolet. The team colors are navy blue, light blue and beige.

History

The Lewiston MAINEiacs had been relocated in 2003 from Sherbrooke to Lewiston in the U.S. state of Maine, which the city was no longer represented in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The MAINEiacs had a successful time before they were bought out due to financial difficulties after the 2010/11 season for 3.5 million U.S. dollars from the league. For the season 2011/12 the game operation was therefore set and the number of teams in the QMJHL dropped to 17 participants.

At the same time, the league management awarded the vacated license to the City of Sherbrooke. On November 24, 2011 Team President Denis Bourque announced that the franchise will be named Phoenix. The officials gave the team aware of an epithet in the English language, as the town hosted a smaller junior team with the French nickname Phenix exists.

Season statistics

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