Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
Junior ice hockey team in Boisbriand, Quebec
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The Blainville-Boisbriand Armada are a Canadian junior ice hockey team of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League. The team is based in Boisbriand, Quebec, Canada, and plays its home games at the Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau.
| Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Armada de Blainville-Boisbriand | |
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| City | Boisbriand, Quebec |
| League | Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League |
| Conference | Western |
| Division | West |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Home arena | Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau |
| Colours | Black and white |
| General manager | Olivier Picard |
| Head coach | Alexandre Jacques |
| Website | armadahockey.ca |
| Franchise history | |
| 2005–2008 | St. John's Fog Devils |
| 2008–2011 | Montreal Junior |
| 2011–present | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada |
| Current uniform | |
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History
The Armada started as the St. John's Fog Devils when Newfoundland was granted an expansion franchise. The team was sold to a group intending to move it to Montreal for the 2008–09 season where it became the Montreal Junior Hockey Club. In June 2011, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League approved the sale of the Juniors to a group led by former NHL defenceman Joël Bouchard, who moved the team to Boisbriand, Quebec, for the 2011–12 season.[1] On July 12, 2011, the team unveiled its new name, logo and colours.[2]
In 2018, head coach and general manager Joël Bouchard was hired by the Montreal Canadiens to coach their minor league affiliate in the American Hockey League, the Laval Rocket for the 2018–19 season.[3]
Season-by-season records
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime losses, SOL = Shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
| Season | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 68 | 40 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 86 | 258 | 219 | 1st, Telus West | Won first round, 4–0 vs. Gatineau Lost second round, 3–4 to Rimouski |
| 2012–13 | 68 | 41 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 90 | 272 | 182 | 1st, Telus West | Won first round, 4–1 vs. Acadie-Bathurst Won second round, 4–0 vs. Val-d'Or Lost semifinals, 2–4 vs. Baie-Comeau |
| 2013–14 | 68 | 41 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 92 | 243 | 196 | 2nd, Telus West | Won first round, 4–2 vs. Moncton Won second round, 4–3 vs. Rimouski Lost semifinals, 3–4 vs. Baie-Comeau |
| 2014–15 | 68 | 41 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 91 | 244 | 185 | 1st, West | Lost first round, 2–4 vs. Gatineau |
| 2015–16 | 68 | 26 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 62 | 171 | 201 | 4th, West | Won first round, 4–2 vs. Val d'Or Lost second round, 1–4 vs. Rouyn-Noranda |
| 2016–17 | 68 | 43 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 92 | 224 | 171 | 2nd, West | Won first round, 4–0 vs. Drummondville Won second round, 4–3 vs. Acadie–Bathurst Won semifinals, 4–1 vs. Charlottetown Lost finals 0–4 vs. Saint John |
| 2017–18 | 68 | 50 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 107 | 276 | 184 | 1st, West | Won first round, 4–0 vs. Val-d'Or Won second round, 4–1 vs. Moncton Won semifinals, 4–3 vs. Charlottetown Lost finals, 2–4 vs. Acadie–Bathurst |
| 2018–19 | 68 | 26 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 196 | 270 | 6th, West | Lost first round, 1–4 vs. Sherbrooke |
| 2019–20 | 63 | 32 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 68 | 212 | 219 | 1st, West | Postseason cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2020–21 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 133 | 118 | 2nd, West | Won first round, 3–1 vs. Gatineau Lost quarterfinals, 2–3 vs. Victoriaville |
| 2021–22 | 68 | 30 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 69 | 225 | 259 | 5th, West | Won first round, 3–1 vs. Drummondville Lost second round, 0–3 vs. Sherbrooke |
| 2022–23 | 68 | 22 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 206 | 261 | 7th, West | Lost first round, 0–4 vs. Sherbrooke |
| 2023–24 | 68 | 31 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 68 | 214 | 230 | 5th, West | Lost first round, 3–4 vs. Sherbrooke |
| 2024–25 | 64 | 34 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 77 | 248 | 209 | 4th, West | Lost first round, 1–4 vs. Sherbrooke |
| 2025–26 | 64 | 40 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 86 | 270 | 176 | 2nd, West | Won first round, 4–0 vs. Victoriaville Won second round, 4–2 vs. Newfoundland Lost semifinals, 3–4 vs. Moncton |