The Verdun Juniors were a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 1982 to 1984. They played at the Verdun Auditorium .
7-927: The Verdun Juniors were assembled by general manager Eric Taylor, and coached by Pierre Creamer . Verdun won the Presidents Trophy in the 1982-83 season as playoff champions, defeating the Trois-Rivières Draveurs , Shawinigan Cataractes and the Longueuil Chevaliers . The Juniors would compete in the Memorial Cup that year versus the Lethbridge Broncos , Portland Winter Hawks and the Oshawa Generals . Verdun would lose 7-6 to Portland, defeat Lethbridge 4-3, lose 5-1 to Oshawa, and lose 6-5 to Oshawa in
14-584: The QMJHL . [1] Despite coaching a Mario Lemieux -led team that finished fourth in goals scored, Creamer's 1987-88 Penguins struggled defensively and finished last in the Patrick Division. He was relieved of his position at season's end; Creamer is currently the only "one year wonder" coach in NHL history to have a winning record. [2] This biographical article relating to a Canadian ice hockey coach
21-573: The Most sportsmanlike player. Also in 1982-1983 Pat LaFontaine was chosen Canadian Hockey League Player of the Year. Pat would be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003. Also of note, is alumnus Claude Lemieux , who would play almost 1200 NHL games. He scored 379 goals, and won 4 Stanley Cups in 1986 (Montreal), 1995 (New Jersey), 1996 (Colorado) & 2000 (New Jersey). Billy Campbell
28-906: The more prominent records he broke were Guy Lafleur 's 40-game point-scoring streak and Mike Bossy 's 70 goals by a rookie. He was awarded the Michel Brière Commemorative Trophy as the MVP of the regular season, the Guy Lafleur Trophy as the MVP of the playoffs, the Michel Bergeron Trophy as the Offensive Rookie of the Year, the Mike Bossy Trophy as the best professional prospect, and the Frank J. Selke Commemorative Trophy as
35-540: The semi-final game, ending their hopes of a Memorial Cup championship. After two very successful seasons, the team revived its old name to become the Verdun Jr. Canadiens . Pat LaFontaine scored 104 goals and 130 assists for 234 points in the 1982-83 season, his only season in major junior hockey, winning the Jean Béliveau Trophy as the top scorer, out-dueling future NHL icon Mario Lemieux . Two of
42-604: Was awarded the Emile Bouchard Trophy as the Defenceman of the year in the 1983-84 season. Jérôme Carrier was awarded the Frank J. Selke Commemorative Trophy as the Most sportsmanlike player in 1983-1984. Pierre Creamer Pierre Creamer (born July 6, 1944) is a Canadian former ice hockey coach. He was head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins during the 1987–88 NHL season . Creamer
49-749: Was born in Chomedey, Quebec . He is the brother-in-law of former NHL star Mike Bossy . Creamer previously coached the Sherbrooke Canadiens , the American Hockey League affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens . He led the team to a Calder Cup championship in his first year behind the bench and ended his three-year tenure with a 120-104-4 record. Creamer had also held a job as coach of the Verdun Juniors of
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