The Chicoutimi Saguenéens are a Canadian junior ice hockey team which plays in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The team is based in Chicoutimi, Quebec, and owned by the City of Saguenay. The team plays its home games at the Centre Georges-Vézina.
History The Chicoutimi Saguenéens franchise was granted for the 1973–74 season. The team's name, Saguenéens, literally means "People from the Saguenay." The current junior team is only the most recent to use the name. The "Sags", as they are popularly nicknamed, have won the Gilles-Courteau Trophy three times in their history (1990–91, 1993–94, and 2025–26). In all three instances, they advanced to the Memorial Cup, failing to advance past the round-robin stage on the first two occasions. The Sags also participated in the 1997 Memorial Cup, as the host Hull Olympiques had won the QMJHL title that year; the Saguenéens also did not advance past the round-robin 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 in that year.
Yearly results Legend: OTL = Overtime loss, SL = Shootout loss
Season Games Won Lost Tied OTL SL Points Pct % Goalsfor Goals Standing Playoffs1973–747021490--420.3002694575th EastDid not qualify1974–757224426--540.3753154203rd EastSemifinals1975–7672293112--700.4863533723rd East1st Round1976–777242246--900.6253933572nd Dilio1st Round1977–7872164511--430.2993354584th DilioDid not qualify1978–7972263610--620.4313373464th Dilio1st Round1979–807242273--870.6044423472nd DilioSemifinals1980–817241301--830.5763893642nd DilioSemifinals1981–826431312--640.5002963106th QMJHLSemifinals1982–837037321--750.5363973882nd Dilio1st Round1983–847030382--620.4433033824th DilioDid not qualify1984–856841234--890.6323342882nd DilioFinals1985–867234344--720.5003933513rd Dilio1st Round1986–877037285--790.5644113533rd DilioFinals1987–887038311--770.5503523181st Dilio1st Round1988–897032371--650.4643353489th QMJHLDid not qualify1989–907034333--710.5072802978th QMJHL1st Round1990–917043216--920.6572992231st DilioWon Finals1991–927031336--680.4862793043rd Dilio1st Round1992–937038293--790.5643423213rd Dilio1st Round1993–947243245--910.6323402541st DilioWon Finals1994–957238295--810.5622902693rd Dilio1st Round1995–967035296--760.5432742422nd DilioSemifinals1996–977037303--770.5502712224th DilioFinals1997–987036331--730.5212722853rd DilioDid not qualify1998–997020482--420.3002003448th DilioDid not qualify1999–200072224433-500.3262263204th EastDid not qualify2000–01722239101-550.3752423133rd East1st Round2001–0272402714-850.5622782691st East1st Round2002–0372284013-600.3962392923rd East1st Round2003–0470322774-750.5072182202nd EastSemifinals2004–0570381967-890.5862642172nd EastSemifinals2005–06705115-221060.7503211852nd West2nd Round2006–07703428-71760.5432352368th Telus1st Round2007–08703725-26820.5292352034th Telus1st Round2008–09682432-48600.3532152563rd East1st Round2009–10682633-45610.5811972203rd East1st Round2010–11682729-57660.4851972205th East1st Round2011–12683524-36790.5812352325th EastSemifinals2012–13683031-25670.4931982255th East1st Round2013–14682740-10550.4041832545th East1st Round2014–15682932-43650.4782032385th East1st Round2015–16683225-56750.5512232173rd East1st Round2016–17683825-32810.5962062052nd EastSemifinals2017–18682835-41610.4492002335th East1st Round2018–19683922-34850.6252182053rd East1st Round2019–20634512-51960.7622561821st EastQMJHL playoffs cancelled2020–2129177-32390.672105771st EastSemifinals2021–22682735-15600.4412062643rd East1st Round2022–23683331-31700.5152342812nd East1st Round2023–24683525-44780.5742472293rd East2nd Round2024–25643618-37820.6412382042nd East2nd Round2025–26644910-321030.8053211502nd EasternWon Finals
Playoffs
Season1st round2nd round3rd roundFinals1997–98 L, 2–4, Moncton – – –1998–99 Did not qualify1999–2000 Did not qualify2000–01 L, 3–4, Cape Breton – – –2001–02 L, 0–4, Quebec – – –2002–03 L, 2–4, Acadie–Bathurst – – –2003–04 W, 4–3, Val-d'Or W, 4–1, Cape Breton L, 2–4, Gatineau –2004–05 W, 4–2, Baie-Comeau W, 4–2, Quebec L, 1–4, Rimouski –2005–06 W, 4–0, Baie-Comeau L, 1–4, Gatineau – –2006–07 L, 0–4, Val-d'Or – – –2007–08 L, 2–4, Quebec – – –2008–09 L, 0–4, Rimouski – – –2009–10 L, 3–4, Rimouski – – –2010–11 L, 0–4, Drummondville – – –2011–12 W, 4–2, Acadie–Bathurst W, 4–3, Shawinigan L, 1–4, Saint John –2012–13 L, 2–4, Quebec – – –2013–14 L, 0–4, Rimouski – – –2014–15 L, 1–4, Moncton – – –2015–16 L, 2–4, Cape Breton – – –2016–17 W, 4–0, Victoriaville W, 4–3, Rouyn-Noranda L, 2–4, Saint John –2017–18 L, 2–4, Acadie–Bathurst – – –2018–19 L, 0–4, Rimouski – – –2019–20 QMJHL playoffs cancelled2020–21 W, 3–0, Sherbrooke W, 3–0, Quebec L, 0–3, Val-d'Or –2021–22 L, 0–3, Quebec – – –2022–23 L, 1–4, Rimouski – – –2023–24 W, 4–0, Moncton L, 0–4, Cape Breton – –2024–25 W, 4–1, Acadie–Bathurst L, 2–4, Rimouski – –2025–26 W, 4–0, Halifax W, 4–0, Quebec W, 4–2, Rouyn-Noranda W, 4–2, Moncton
Players NHL alumni
Ramzi Abid Frederic Allard Joel Baillargeon Ľuboš Bartečko Marc Bergevin Daniel Berthiaume Nicolas Blanchard Michel Bolduc Pierre-Marc Bouchard François Breault Julien Brouillette Paul Brousseau Marc Bureau Guy Carbonneau Stéphane Charbonneau Denis Chassé Alain Côté Patrick Coulombe Glen Cressman Louis Crevier Laurent Dauphin Gilbert Delorme Marc Denis Nicolas Deschamps David Desharnais Gord Donnelly Daniel Doré Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers Luc Dufour Éric Fichaud Marc Fortier Éric Gélinas Christopher Gibson David Gosselin Denis Hamel Gilles Hamel Alan Haworth Yves Héroux Charles Hudon Chris Langevin Hendrix Lapierre Steve Larouche Raphaël Lavoie Alain Lemieux Normand Léveillé Daniel Marois Stéphane Morin Alain Nasreddine Jean-Gabriel Pageau Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau Félix Potvin Daniel Poulin Yves Preston Jean-Marc Richard Stéphane Richer Antoine Roussel André Roy Nicolas Roy Stéphane Roy German Rubtsov Lukáš Sedlák Louis Sleigher Sam St. Laurent Radoslav Suchý Bob Sullivan Jimmy Waite
Retired numbers 14 – Alain Côté 15 – David Desharnais 16 – Normand Leveille 18 – Sylvain Locas 20 – Marc Fortier 21 – Guy Carbonneau 29 – Félix Potvin 33 – Marc Denis
References
External links Official site