Gatineau Olympiques Olympiques de Gatineau | |
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City | Gatineau, Quebec |
League | Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League |
Division | Telus West |
Founded | 1969 |
Home arena | Centre Slush Puppie |
Colours | Black, white and silver |
General manager | Serge Beausoleil |
Head coach | Alexis Loiseau |
Website | olympiquesdegatineau.ca |
Franchise history | |
1969–1970 | Hull Hawks |
1970–1976 | Hull Festivals |
1976–2003 | Hull Olympiques |
2003–present | Gatineau Olympiques |
Championships | |
Playoff championships | 1997 Memorial Cup Champions 1986, 1988, 1995, 2003, 2004, 2008 QMJHL Champions |
The Gatineau Olympiques are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Gatineau, Quebec, that plays in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). Starting with the 2021–22 season, the Olympiques play home games at Centre Slush Puppie,[1] having previously played at the Robert Guertin Centre dating back to its beginnings in the Central Junior A Hockey League. The club, then known as the Hull Festivals, was granted membership in the QMJHL in 1973. The Olympiques have appeared in the Memorial Cup seven times, winning the 1997 Memorial Cup.