Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

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Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
CityRouyn-Noranda, Quebec
LeagueQuebec Major Junior Hockey League
ConferenceTELUS
DivisionWest
Founded1969 (1969) (first installment)
1954 (1954) (second installment)
1975 (1975) (third installment)
Home arenaAréna Iamgold
ColoursBlack, red, silver and white
       
General managerCanada André Tourigny
Head coachCanada André Tourigny
Websiteen.huskies.qc.ca
www.huskies.qc.ca

The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies are a Canadian ice hockey team. They began playing in 1933, again in 1954 and finally again in 1975. The team currently plays in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. They play their home games in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec at the Aréna Iamgold.

The team was first known as the Montreal Junior Canadiens and they were based in Montreal. The team won Memorial Cups in 1950, 1969 and 1970 when they played in Montreal. The team then played in Verdun borough of Montreal as the Juniors and Junior Canadiens. They relocated to Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec and became the Saint-Hyacinthe Laser. The owners of the Laser transferred the team to Rouyn-Noranda and renamed the team the Huskies in 1996. As the Huskies, they have won one Jean Rougeau Trophy in 2007.

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