HISTORY
- The Midget AAA League is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.
- It was founded in 1976 by MM. Bob Chevalier and Brian McKeown. Mr. Bob Chevalier is President and owner
of the Sainte-Foy Gouverneurs.
- The team won its first cup, which was called the Wrigley Cup, in 1978. It won its last Air Canada Cup in
1996, in Kamloops.
- The Sainte-Foy Gouverneurs are taking part in the Air Canada Cup for the 12th time in addition to their
participation in the 1978 Wrigley Cup.
- The team won the last Wrigley cup in 1978 and the first Air Canada Cup in 1979.
Overall at Wrigley Cup/Air Canada Cup
- 3 gold medals (1 Wrigley Cup and 2 Air Canada Cups)
- 5 silver medals
- 3 bronze medals
- 1 fourth place
Former players still in the NHL
- Joe Juneau BOSTON Midget AAA 1983-1984
- Patrick Roy COLORADO Midget AAA 1988-1989
- Christian Laflamme MONTREAL Midget AAA 1991-1992
- Simon Gagné PHILADELPHIA Midget AAA 1995-1996
2000-2001 SEASON
Regular season
- Quebec Midget AAA Hockey League
- The Sainte-Foy Gouverneurs won the KOHO Division Championship (CCM Cup)
- Second place team in the overall ranking
- During the season: 42 games played, 28 wins, 10 losses, 4 losses in shoot outs
- 202 goals for, 132 goals against for a total of 60 points
Playoffs
- Sainte-Foy Gouverneurs win the Championship (Jimmy Ferrari Trophy) at their 12th participation in the
playoffs.
Here are the results:
- KOHO Division semi-final: Win in 5 games (4-1) vs. the Cap de la Madeleine Estacades
- KOHO Division final: Win in 7 games (4-3) vs. the Magog Cantonniers
- League final: Win in 4 games (4-0) vs. the Charles-Lemoyne College Riverains
Tournament
The Sainte-Foy Gouverneurs took part in the Drummondville International Midget Tournament from January 31
to February 4, 2001.
- In the preliminary round: 3 games played, 3 wins, 0 losses
- January 31, 5-2 win over the team from Cleveland
- February 1, 6-5 win over the team from Detroit
- February 2, 9-1 win over the team from Rideau Saint-Lawrence
- In the quarter final: 5-1 win vs. the team from Thunder Bay
- In the semi-final: 2-1 win vs. the Charles-Lemoyne College Riverains
- In the final: 0-4 loss vs. the Magog Cantonniers
TEAM BREAKDOWN:
Players born in 1983 - 1
Players born in 1984 - 15
Players born in 1985 - 3
Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy - Individual Notes
Jonathan Lachance - LD
- 3rd round draft pick, 40th overall, at the 2000 QMJHL Midget draft, by the Baie Comeau Drakkar
Dominic Deblois - RW
- 2nd round draft pick, 18th overall, at the 2000 QMJHL Midget draft, by the Chicoutimi Saguenéens
- Son of Lucien Deblois, former NHL player
- Team captain
Olivier Bouchard - RW
- 5th round draft pick, 72nd overall, at the 2000 QMJHL Midget draft, by the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
- Assistant captain
Benoît Paris - LD
- Invited to the August training camp of the Major Junior Drummondville Voltigeurs
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