Previous owner Brian Shaw was a pioneer in many aspects of Junior Hockey, not only moving a team to the United States for the first time, but also is credited with designing the current CHL championship format of the champion from each of the three leagues ( WHL, OHL, and QMJHL ) as well as a host-city team competing for the Memorial Cup.

He started playing in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League ( QMJHL ) for the Moncton Wildcats in his first season, and then for the Sherbrooke Castors in the 1999 – 2000 and 2000 – 01 seasons.

Since then they have gone on to being teammates for the Rimouski Océanic of the QMJHL and Tampa Bay Lightning.

In the postseason, Richards took home both the Guy Lafleur Trophy as MVP of the ' Q ' league playoffs, then the Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy as MVP of the 2000 Memorial Cup, as the Océanic won both the QMJHL playoff title and the CHL national championship.

The club, then known as the Hull Festivals, was granted membership in the QMJHL in 1973.

The QMJHL then allowed team ownership to transfer the team and its players into the QMJHL for the 1972-73 season.

On September 11, 2005, the Pepsi Centre played host to an exhibition game of the then newly formed St. John's Fog Devils ( later the Montreal Junior Hockey Club, and now the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada ) of the QMJHL versus the Ottawa 67's of the OHL.

Theodore went on to lead the Olympiques to the President's Cup as QMJHL champions, winning the Guy Lafleur Trophy as playoff MVP.

However, Tanguay and the Avalanche were unable to come to terms on a contract and he was instead returned to Halifax for the 1998 – 99 QMJHL season.

He was loaned to Team Canada for the 2004 World Junior Championships in December and, upon returning with a second consecutive silver medal, he was sent back to the QMJHL on January 29, 2004.

Biron started his hockey career on the Beauport Harfangs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League ( QMJHL ).

Vincent went on to be named the 2008 QMJHL Coach of the Year.

At the start of the 2004 – 05 NHL lockout, Loto-Québec caused a major uproar when they attempted to compensate for the lost revenue by offering odds on QMJHL games.

Faced with intense opposition, wagering on QMJHL games was quietly abandoned.

Through the 2011 season, it has been won 17 times by players on a team representing the Western Hockey League, 13 by those from the OHL and 9 by players from the QMJHL.

The St. John's Fog Devils entered their second QMJHL Entry Draft on June 10, 2006 and selected St. John's native Luke Adam with their first Round pick ( 7th Overall ).

During a game against Shawinigan on October third, head coach Real Paiement tied the QMJHL record for most games as a head coach, at 988 games.

* Coach Real Paiement broke the record for most games in the QMJHL as head coach with 989 games on October 5, 2007.

The team won the QMJHL championship in the 1999 – 00 season and went on to win the Memorial Cup that year, with a team featuring future NHL star Brad Richards.

The QMJHL announced on April 3, 2008 that the Océanic were chosen to host the 2009 Memorial Cup.

The Sea Dogs won their first ever QMJHL presidents cup on May 15, 2011.

The Saint John Sea Dogs played their 400th Regular Season Game in the QMJHL on Sunday, February 13, 2011 VS the Moncton Wildcats.

Berry was named the 9th head coach in Pittsburgh Penguins history on June 4, 1984 a mere 5 days prior to the 1984 NHL Entry Draft that was held at the Montreal Forum in which Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Eddie Johnston selected Mario Lemieux 1st overall from the Laval Voisins of the QMJHL.

He played his first NHL game on October 10, 2006 against the Minnesota Wild, but after playing nine games and scoring no points, he was sent again to the QMJHL for further development.

In 1972, the Memorial Cup was contested between three teams: the champions of the three leagues of the Canadian Hockey League: the Ed Chynoweth Cup Champs ( WHL ), J. Ross Robertson Cup Champs ( OHL ), and the President's Cup Champs ( QMJHL ).

However, since Moncton was hosting the Memorial Cup that year, Quebec was awarded the QMJHL berth to the Memorial Cup tournament.

Theodore played major junior in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League ( QMJHL ), where he won a President's Cup as QMJHL champions and competed in the Memorial Cup with the Hull Olympiques in 1995.

He was named a QMJHL First Team All-Star, the Canadian Major Junior Player of the Year, and Memorial Cup MVP.

* Michel Brière Memorial Trophy ( QMJHL Player of the Year ) ( 1981 )

* 1995 — QMJHL Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy ( Most Gentlemanly Player )

The local hockey team, the Val-d ' Or Foreurs, have played in the QMJHL since 1993, winning the league championship in 1998 and 2001 to claim a spot in the Memorial Cup.

During his three seasons in Saint John he lead the team to three first place finishes, three league final appearances, two QMJHL championships and one Memorial Cup.

In the QMJHL, the Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the league's most sportsmanlike player.

* 1999 – 2000: QMJHL Michel Brière Memorial Trophy ( Most Valuable Player )

The Junior Red Wings would face off in the Memorial Cup Tournament against the QMJHL champions Hull Olympiques, the WHL finalists Brandon Wheat Kings, and the Kamloops Blazers as hosts and WHL champions.

Prior to the 1997 – 98 QMJHL season, the Granby Prédateurs, winners of the 1996 Memorial Cup, relocated from Granby, Quebec to Sydney, Nova Scotia and were renamed the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles.

They won their second QMJHL championship in five years, and represented the QMJHL in the 2005 Memorial Cup.

The Sags also participated in the 1997 Memorial Cup, as the host Hull Olympiques also won the QMJHL that year.

Finally, the Centre Georges-Vézina hosted Memorial Cup festivities in 1988, but the team did not participate as then-current QMJHL rules forced the host team to make it to at least the President's Cup final, which the Saguenéens did not do that year.

It was also the first time in Memorial Cup history that the finals involved two teams from the QMJHL.

He won both the Ford Cup as the top defensive player and Guy Lafleur Trophy as playoff MVP in 1995 and is a two-time QMJHL Second Team All-Star.

In 43 games with his new team in the regular season, Theodore posted a 2. 97 GAA with a 27-14-1 record to be awarded the Ford Cup as the top defensive player and be named to the QMJHL Second All-Star Team.

* RDS Cup ( QMJHL Rookie of the Year ) ( 1980 )

Drafted out of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League ( QMJHL ) first overall by the Penguins in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, Fleury played major junior for four seasons with the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles, earning both the Mike Bossy Trophy as the league's top prospect and the Telus Cup as the top defensive player in 2003.

* Quebec Major Junior Hockey League: Cornwall Royals won President's Cup ( QMJHL )

In his final season with Rimouski, Richards won nearly every honor possible for a Canadian junior player in the QMJHL: he earned the Jean Béliveau Trophy after leading the league with 186 points, as well as the Telus Cup, given to the league's best offensive player ; he won the QMJHL and Canadian Hockey League Plus / Minus Awards with a plus-80 mark, and was a First-Team All-Star in both the Quebec circuit and the CHL, as well as the CHL Player of the Year and Leading Scorer.

* RDS Cup ( QMJHL Rookie of the Year )-1990 – 91

He was also named the QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year and awarded the Ford Cup as offensive player of the year.