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Val d’Or Foreurs
- Club status: active
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All time leagues: QMJHL | Memorial Cup
Season 1996-1997
Club teams
This club in 1996-1997: QMJHL
Current rosterseason 1996-1997
| # | Pos | Player name | State | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Patrick Couture |  | 28.05.1978 | 180 cm | 79 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| G | Roberto Luongo | | 04.04.1979 | 190 cm | 93 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Daniel Archambault | | 23.03.1978 | 185 cm | 88 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre | | 02.02.1977 | 190 cm | 95 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| LW | François Archambault | | 04.01.1976 | 185 cm | 86 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Steve Begin | | 14.06.1978 | 180 cm | 84 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Daniel Bienvenue | | 10.06.1977 | 183 cm | 88 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Dominic Chiasson | | 18.01.1977 | 180 cm | 80 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| RW | Christian Deschęnes | | 12.01.1977 | 182 cm | 91 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Jean-Pierre Dumont | | 01.04.1978 | 183 cm | 92 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Marc-Etienne Hubert | | 20.04.1978 | 188 cm | 82 kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| RW | Aleksei Lazarenko |  | 03.01.1976 | 183 cm | 100 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Francis Lessard | | 30.05.1979 | 188 cm | 102 kg | right | Show profile» |
* no longer in the club
from 1993 to present:
Recent newsShow all news»
Alexandre Rouleau suddenly retires
French-Canadian defender Alexandre Rouleau suddenly announces his retirement from active hockey to become General Manager of QMJHL Val d'Or Foreurs, the team where he spent four seasons before to play in France for five seasons, one in Briançon and four in Grenoble. Last april he signed a two-years contract with Allsvenska's Vasteras but he didn't appeared at training camp. Vasteras management is considering to sue Rouleau.
(10 Aug 2012)Team statistics
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Fast factsseason 1996-1997
- Youngest player: Francis Lessard (18 years)
- Oldest player: Aleksei Lazarenko (21 years)
- Shortest player: Patrick Couture (180 cm)
- Tallest player: Roberto Luongo (190 cm)
- Nationalities: Canada (12), Ukraine (1)
Leagues
Val d’Or Foreurs participates in season 1996-1997: QMJHL
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