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| Sorel-Tracy Éperviers | |
|---|---|
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| City | Sorel-Tracy,Quebec |
| League | LNAH |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Home arena | Colisée Cardin |
| Colours | Black, red, white |
| Owner(s) | Christian Deschênes |
| Head coach | Francis Breault |
| Captain | Eric Doucet |
| Franchise history | |
| 1996 to 1998 | Saint-Gabriel Blizzard |
| 1998–2000 | Joliette Blizzard |
| 2000–2002 | Joliette Mission |
| 2002–2004 | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Mission |
| 2004–2008 | Sorel-Tracy Mission |
| 2008–2010 | inactive |
| 2010–2011 | Sorel-Tracy GCI |
| 2011–2013 | Sorel-Tracy HC Carvena |
| 2013–present | Sorel-Tracy Éperviers |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | None |
| Division titles | None |
| Playoff championships | 3 1996-97 (as Saint-Gabriel Blizzard) 1998-99 (as Joliette Blizzard) 2000-01 (as Joliette Mission) |
Les Éperviers de Sorel-Tracy or theSorel-Tracy Éperviers are a professionalice hockey team based inSorel-Tracy,Quebec. The team is part of theLigue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (LNAH). The Éperviers play at theColisée Cardin.
Initially, the team was based inSaint-Gabriel, Quebec and was called the Blizzard. Its first season was the 1996–97 season, where they captured theFutura Cup. The team then moved toJoliette,Quebec in 1998. It changed its name from Blizzard to Mission before the 2000–01 season. During its time in Joliette, they won a further two Futura Cups in 1998-99 and 2000–01. Before the 2002–03 season, they moved toSaint-Jean-sur-Richelieu,Quebec. They played two season there, before they moved to Sorel-Tracy before the 2004–05 season.
The Sorel LNAH franchise was inactive after the 2008 season, but was officially reinstated into the league on May 21, 2010[1] as the Sorel-Tracy GCI, backed by new shareholders and owners, Roger Savard, owner of mining equipment manufacturerGCI Environnement, Jean-Guy Poirier, the former owner of Royal Sorel, and four players, Christian Deschênes, Gregory Dupré, Steven Low, and Jonathan Forest.
In 2011, the team changed its name to HC Carvena, afterCarvena, a local cleaning and sanitation service when GCI ended its sponsorship.
In 2013, the team decide to change its name again to Sorel-Tracy Éperviers, after the former junior teamSorel Éperviers of theQuebec Major Junior Hockey League, famous for alumniRay Bourque.
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