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The Sherbrooke Saint-François was a minor league professional ice hockey team based in Sherbrooke, Quebec. The team was part of the minor professional league Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (LNAH). The Saint-Francois played at the Palais des Sports.
Sherbrooke Saint-François | |
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City | Sherbrooke, Quebec |
League | LNAH |
Founded | 2003 |
Folded | 2011 |
Home arena | Palais des Sports |
Colours | Dark blue, white, and army green |
Franchise history | |
1996–2001 | Windsor Papetiers |
2001–2003 | Windsor Lacroix |
2003–2011 | Sherbrooke Saint-François |
2011–2012 | Windsor Wild |
2012–2016 | Cornwall River Kings |
Championships | |
Regular season titles | None |
Division titles | None |
Playoff championships | 2 (2006, 2010) |
In the past, they were known as the Windsor Papetiers and the Windsor Lacroix. They won the Futura Cup in 2005–2006, beating the Thetford Mines Prolab in six games of a best of 7. Sherbrooke also won the season title in 2009-2010. Over the last 5 seasons, they made it to the league final 3 times.
In 2011 the franchise moved to Windsor and was renamed the Windsor Wild.[1]
References
edit- ^ "Windsor's new LNAH team dubbed the Wild". Sherbrooke Record. August 21, 2011. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012.