Moncton Wildcats

The Moncton Alpines joined the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for the 1995–96 season. They played for one season under the ownership of racing driver John Graham and were coached by Lucien DeBlois. The franchise was purchased by Robert Irving in May 1996, and renamed the Moncton Wildcats with new uniforms and logo.

Moncton hosted the 2006 Memorial Cup. The team hired former NHL coach of the year Ted Nolan, and acquired players such as Keith Yandle, and various rookies. The Wildcats finished in first place in the league, going 52–15–0–3 for 107 points and winning the Jean Rougeau Trophy for the first time. The Wildcats defeated the Quebec Remparts to the President's Cup. In the Memorial Cup, Moncton finished second in the round-robin after defeating Peterborough and Vancouver but losing to Quebec. The Wildcats defeated the Giants in the semi-final, but lost to the Remparts 6–2 in the Memorial Cup final.

In 2024–25, the Wildcats had their best regular season in franchise history, recording 53 wins and 108 points under head coach Gardiner MacDougall. In the playoffs, Moncton swept the Quebec Remparts, defeated the Baie-Comeau Drakkar in five games, and swept the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies before winning the championship series against the Rimouski Océanic in six games to claim the Gilles-Courteau Trophy, the franchise's third QMJHL championship, after wins in 2006 and 2010. Caleb Desnoyers won the Guy Lafleur Trophy as playoff MVP, totalling 30 points during the playoffs.^[2]

• 1995–96 Moncton Alpines^[11]
• 1996–present Moncton Wildcats^[12]

Playoffs

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Season	1st round	2nd round	3rd round	Finals
1995–96	Did not qualify
1996–97	Did not qualify
1997–98	W, 4–2, Chicoutimi	3rd, round-robin, Quebec/Rimouski	–	–
1998–99	L, 0–4, Rimouski	–	–	–
1999–2000	W, 4–0, Acadie–Bathurst	W, 4–3, Quebec	L, 1–4, Rimouski	–
2000–01	Did not qualify
2001–02	Did not qualify
2002–03	L, 2–4, Quebec	–	–	–
2003–04	W, 4–0, Baie-Comeau	W, 4–2, P.E.I.	W, 4–1, Rimouski	L, 1–4, Hull
2004–05	W, 4–2, Drummondville	L, 2–4, Rouyn-Noranda	–	–
2005–06	W, 4–1, Victoriaville	W, 4–1, Halifax	W, 4–1, Gatineau	W, 4–2, Quebec
2006–07	L, 3–4, Halifax	–	–	–
2007–08	Did not qualify
2008–09	W, 4–1, P.E.I.	L, 2–4, Rimouski	–	–
2009–10	W, 4–1, Cape Breton	W, 4–1, Rouyn-Noranda	W, 4–1, Drummondville	W, 4–2, Saint John
2010–11	L, 1–4, Lewiston	–	–	–
2011–12	L, 0–4, Halifax	–	–	–
2012–13	L, 1–4, Victoriaville	–	–	–
2013–14	L, 2–4, Blainville-Boisbriand	–	–	–
2014–15	W, 4–1, Chicoutimi	W, 4–3, Halifax	L, 0–4, Quebec	–
2015–16	W, 4–1, Victoriaville	W, 4–2, Gatineau	L, 2–4, Rouyn-Noranda	–
2016–17	Did not qualify
2017–18	W, 4–3, Rimouski	L, 1–4, Blainville-Boisbriand	–	–
2018–19	W, 4–3, Baie-Comeau	L, 0–4, Halifax	–	–
2019–20	QMJHL playoffs cancelled due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	Lost round-robin tournament	–	–	–
2021–22	L, 0–3, Charlottetown	–	–	–
2022–23	W, 4–3, Baie-Comeau	L, 1–4, Halifax	–	–
2023–24	L, 0–4, Chicoutimi	–	–	–
2024–25	W, 4–0, Quebec	W, 4–1, Baie-Comeau	W, 4–0, Rouyn-Noranda	W, 4–2, Rimouski
2025–26	W, 4–0, Saint John	W, 4–0, Val-d'Or	vs. Blainville-Boisbriand	TBD

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