Beauport Harfangs
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The Beauport Harfangs were a junior ice hockey
team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
from 1990 to 1997. They played their home games at the Aréna Marcel Bédard
in the Quebec City
suburb of Beauport, Quebec
. The team's first coach was Alain Chainey, who was an assistant coach with the Quebec Nordiques
the previous season. The Harfangs played for seven seasons, before they moved from the suburbs to the big city in 1997, becoming the second edition of the Quebec Remparts
.
. Jocelyn 'Joe' Hardy who coached part of the 1992-93 season, also played briefly in the NHL, and was a local sportsman.
Junior ice hockey
Junior hockey is a catch-all term used to describe various levels of ice hockey competition for players generally between 16 and 20 years of age...
team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League...
from 1990 to 1997. They played their home games at the Aréna Marcel Bédard
Aréna Marcel Bédard
The Arena Marcel Bedard is a multi-purpose arena in Beauport, Quebec. It has a capacity of 2,000 people. It hosted the Beauport Harfangs ice hockey team.Its surname is 'La petite cabane' in honor of Beauport's colorful coach, Joe Canale....
in the Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
suburb of Beauport, Quebec
Beauport, Quebec
Beauport is a borough of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada on the Saint Lawrence River.Beauport is a northeastern suburb of Quebec City. Manufactures include paint, construction materials, printers, and hospital supplies. Food transportation is important to the economy...
. The team's first coach was Alain Chainey, who was an assistant coach with the Quebec Nordiques
Quebec Nordiques
The Quebec Nordiques were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League...
the previous season. The Harfangs played for seven seasons, before they moved from the suburbs to the big city in 1997, becoming the second edition of the Quebec Remparts
Québec Remparts
There have been two junior ice hockey franchises known as the Quebec Remparts that played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The first franchise played from 1969 to 1985; the current franchise has played since 1997. Both franchises were based out of Quebec City, Quebec...
.
NHL alumni
Alain Vigneault who coached the Harfangs in their last two seasons, has also coached in the National Hockey LeagueNational Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
. Jocelyn 'Joe' Hardy who coached part of the 1992-93 season, also played briefly in the NHL, and was a local sportsman.
Players
Nineteen players have also graduated to play in the NHL.
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