Gatineau Hull-Volant is a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Gatineau, Quebec. They play in the Laurentides-Lanaudière Junior AA Hockey League.
History The Express have joined the league for the 2006-07 season. The team, originally from Sainte-Cécile-de-Masham, Quebec, took the name La Pêche Express from the sports complex they played out of near Lac La Pêche on the Ontario-Quebec border.
In Summer 2009, the Express moved to Aylmer, Quebec.
For the 2012-2013 season, the team took a break and did not participate that season. The Express' players were given an opportunity to try out and play with other teams in the National Capital Junior Hockey League with a condition that they would return the following season.
In March 2013, the Gatineau Express announced their return to the NCJHL. The team will now be playing their home games at the Robert Guertin Centre in Gatineau, QC. They soon after changed their name to the Jr. Olympiques and during the summer of 2015 re-branded to the Gatineau Hull-Volants.
Season-by-season record Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Season GP W L T OTL GF GA Points Finish Playoffs2006-07 34 19 12 - 3 133 141 41 2nd EOJCHL Lost semi-final2007-08 36 14 18 - 4 149 166 32 5th EOJCHL Lost semi-final2008-09 34 7 25 - 2 140 221 16 8th EOJCHL Lost quarter-final2009-10 34 11 23 - 0 116 182 22 8th EOJCHL Lost quarter-final2010-11 34 8 26 - 0 113 220 16 8th NCJHL Lost quarter-final2011-12 32 14 17 - 1 113 136 29 6th NCJHL Lost quarter-final2012-13 Did not participate2013-14 32 12 20 - 0 143 166 24 8th NCJHL Lost qualifier2014-15 32 20 12 - 0 135 124 40 4th NCJHL Lost quarters, 1-4 - AiglesGatineau Hull-Volants2015-16 34 17 14 - 3 172 155 37 3rd of 5 North6th of 10 NCJHL Won Div Semifinal, 4-2 (Nationals)Lost Div Final 0-4 (Vikings)2016-17 32 12 18 2 - 129 119 26 7th of 9 NCJHL Won quarterfinal, 4-3 (Vikings)Lost semifinals, 0-4 (Panthers)2017-18 33 22 11 0 - 146 110 44 2nd of 12 NCJHL Lost quarterfinal, 2-4 (Castors)2018-19 36 13 21 2 - 138 147 28 5th of 5 East8th of 10 NCJHL Lost quarterfinal, 0-4 (Castors)2022-23 36 22 13 1 - 182 125 45 4th of 10 NCJHL Won quarterfinal, 3-2 (Cougars)Won semifinals, 4-3 (Rangers)Won finals, 4-0 (Castors)NCJHL CHAMPIONS2023-24 34 30 2 1 1 215 81 62 1st of 10 NCJHL Won quarterfinal, 4-0 (Rangers)Won semifinals, 4-3 (Castors)Won finals, 4-1 (Cougars)NCJHL CHAMPIONS2024-25 34 30 3 1 0 193 71 61 1st of 10 NCJHL Won quarterfinal, 4-1 (Castors)Won semifinals, 4-0 (Rockets)Won finals, 4-0 (Cougars)NCJHL CHAMPIONS
Individual player awards Season Name Award 2008-09 Léandre Gagné Lemieux Rookie of the Year
The only Express player so far to receive an individual award has been Léandre Gagné Lemieux. After a quick step in the Quebec Junior AAA league at the beginning of the season, he bounced to La Pêche who was in a year of transition. The team was not very competitive but young Gagné Lemieux managed to keep an average of more than 2 points per game. He finished that year third in the league's leading scorers.
In 2022/2023, Etienne Champagne broke the NCJHL single season points record on his way to regular season MVP honours.
References
External links Gatineau Hull-Volant