Saint-Hyacinthe Laser

The Saint-Hyacinthe Laser were a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 1989 to 1996. They played their home games at Stade L.P. Gaucher in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada.

Saint-Hyacinthe Laser
City	Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
League	Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Operated	1989 (1989) to 1996
Home arena	Stade L.P. Gaucher
Franchise history
1933-72	Montreal Junior Canadiens
1972-75	Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge
1975-82	Montreal Juniors
1982-84	Verdun Juniors
1984-89	Verdun Junior Canadiens
1989-96	Saint-Hyacinthe Laser
1996-Present	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

History

The Saint-Hyacinthe Laser were born in 1989 after the Verdun Junior Canadiens were bought and moved to the city of Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec. The team played for seven years before moving to Rouyn-Noranda.

In the third year of operation, general manager Claude Lemieux was named Executive of the Year (John Horman Trophy). He rebuilt the Verdun Junior Canadiens team that struggled in last place in the QMJHL for three seasons into a club with a winning record, and was awarded for many individual achievements in the next few years. Richard Martel was awarded Coach of the Year in 1993-94 (Ron Lapointe Trophy). His assistant coach that season was Mario Pouliot.^[1]

Players

The most notable player in the team's history is goaltender Martin Brodeur. He played three full seasons with the Laser, being drafted 20th overall in the 1st round of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft.

Award winners

CHL Player of the Year

• 1991-92 Charles Poulin

CHL Sportsman of the Year

• 1991-92 Martin Gendron

CHL Humanitarian of the Year

• 1994-95 David-Alexandre Beauregard

Jean Béliveau Trophy
(Top Scorer)

• 1991-92 Patrick Poulin

Michel Brière Commemorative Trophy
(Most valuable player)

• 1991-92 Charles Poulin

Shell Cup – Offensive
(Offensive player of the year)

• 1991-92 Martin Gendron

Raymond Lagacé Trophy
(Offensive Rookie of the Year)

• 1993-94 Jimmy Drolet

Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy
(Most sportsmanlike player)

• 1991-92 Martin Gendron
• 1992-93 Martin Gendron

Paul Dumont Trophy
(Personality of the year)

• 1991-92 Patrick Poulin

Wittnauer Plaque
(Best community involvement)

• 1994-95 David-Alexandre Beauregard

NHL alumni

• Martin Brodeur
• Frederic Cassivi
• Eric Charron
• Martin Gendron
• Eric Landry
• Georges Laraque
• Craig Martin
• Dean Melanson
• Patrick Poulin
• Remi Royer
• Pierre Sevigny

Season-by-season results

Regular season

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	Pct %	Goals for	Goals against	Standing
1989–90	70	35	29	6	76	0.543	299	301	7th QMJHL
1990–91	70	36	30	4	76	0.543	287	251	4th Lebel
1991–92	70	35	28	7	77	0.550	332	274	4th Lebel
1992–93	70	29	37	4	62	0.443	312	320	5th Lebel
1993–94	72	35	30	7	77	0.535	297	290	4th Lebel
1994–95	72	26	42	4	56	0.389	241	310	5th Lebel
1995–96	70	23	44	3	49	0.350	242	353	6th Lebel

Playoffs

• 1989-1990 Defeated Trois-Rivières Draveurs 4 games to 3 in quarter-finals.
  Lost to Victoriaville Tigres 4 games to 1 in semi-finals.
• 1990-1991 Lost to Longueuil Collège Français 4 games to 0 in quarter-finals.
• 1991-1992 Lost to Verdun Collège Français 4 games to 2 in quarter-finals.
• 1992-1993 Out of playoffs.
• 1993-1994 Lost to Hull Olympiques 4 games to 3 in division quarter-finals.
• 1994-1995 Lost to Hull Olympiques 4 games to 1 in division quarter-finals.
• 1995-1996 Finished 4th place (3 wins, 4 losses) in 6 team round-robin for division quarter-finals.
  Lost to Granby Prédateurs 4 games to 1 in quarter-finals.

References

1. "Richard Martel Team Staff Profile". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2019-05-10.