| Team: | Gatineau Olympiques Olympiques de Gatineau |
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| City: | Gatineau, Quebec |
| League: | Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League |
| Division: | Telus West |
| Founded: | 1969 |
| Arena: | Centre Slush Puppie |
| Colours: | Black, white and silver |
| Championships: | 1997 Memorial Cup Champions 1986, 1988, 1995, 2003, 2004, 2008 QMJHL Champions |
| Gm: | Serge Beausoleil |
| Coach: | Alexis Loiseau |
| Website: | olympiquesdegatineau.ca |
| Name1: | Hull Hawks |
| Dates1: | 1969–1970 |
| Name2: | Hull Festivals |
| Dates2: | 1970–1976 |
| Name3: | Hull Olympiques |
| Dates3: | 1976–2003 |
| Name4: | Gatineau Olympiques |
| Dates4: | 2003–present |
The Gatineau Olympiques are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Gatineau, Quebec, that plays in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). Starting with the 2021–22 season, the Olympiques play home games at Centre Slush Puppie,[1] having previously played at the Robert Guertin Centre dating back to its beginnings in the Central Junior A Hockey League. The club, then known as the Hull Festivals, was granted membership in the QMJHL in 1973. The Olympiques have appeared in the Memorial Cup seven times, winning the 1997 Memorial Cup.
Before joining the QMJHL, the team was a member of the Central Junior A Hockey League, known originally as the Hull Blackhawks (Les Éperviers de Hull) but later as the Hull Beavers (Les Castors de Hull) and Hull-Volant Junior A. Originally Hull and the CJHL were eligible to compete for the Memorial Cup, the Major Junior crown, but were relegated to Tier II Junior "A" in 1970. The season before joining the QMJHL in 1973 they became the Hull Festivals, and in 1976, they became the Hull Olympiques; the team name was changed to the Gatineau Olympiques one year after the city of Hull was amalgamated into Gatineau in 2002.
The Olympiques share a junior hockey market with the Ottawa 67's, across the Ottawa River. Pre-season games between the two teams were a regular occurrence from 1975 to 1986. The teams have played interleague regular-season home and home games in the 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03 and 2009–10 seasons since.
The Olympiques have won the President's Cup seven times, most recently in 2007–08. The team has been to four Memorial Cup finals, losing three (1986, 2003 and 2004) and winning the 1997 Memorial Cup, which they also hosted.
From 1985 until 1992, the Olympiques were owned by Wayne Gretzky; it was under his ownership that the team first adopted black, silver and white as their team colours, similar to those of the Los Angeles Kings, whom Gretzky played for in 1988.
On May 31, 2010, it was announced that former Olympiques coach Benoit Groulx, who had left the organization to coach the Rochester Americans would be returning to be the general manager and head coach.[2]
For the 2011–12 season, the Olympiques returned to the colours of black, silver and white following an eight-year absence.[3]
In 2016, coach Groulx left the Olympiques again to become the head coach of the Syracuse Crunch. He was replaced by Mario Duhamel who would only coach 47 games with a 19–24–4 record. Duhamel was replaced by assistant coach Éric Landry.[4]
Memorial Cup
Canadian Hockey League champions
President's Cup – League playoff champions
Jean Rougeau Trophy – Regular season champions
Division titles – Regular season champions
Notable coaches for the Olympiques include, Jean Bégin, Pat Burns, John Chabot, Benoit Groulx, Claude Julien, Bob Mongrain, Marcel Pronovost, Guy Trottier, and Alain Vigneault.
Complete results before 1969 unavailable.
OL = Overtime loss, SL = Shootout loss, Pct = Winning percentage
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | OL | SL | Points | Pct | Goals for | Goals against | Standing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969–70 | 40 | 8 | 24 | 8 | - | - | 24 | 0.300 | 149 | 199 | 5th, CJAHL | |
| 1970–71 | 48 | 21 | 20 | 7 | - | - | 49 | 0.510 | 255 | 238 | 3rd, CJAHL | |
| 1971–72 | 48 | 16 | 31 | 1 | - | - | 33 | 0.344 | 178 | 269 | 5th, CJAHL | |
| 1972–73 | 55 | 7 | 45 | 3 | - | - | 17 | 0.155 | 192 | 338 | 6th, CJAHL | |
| 1973–74 | 70 | 14 | 55 | 1 | - | - | 29 | 0.207 | 226 | 405 | 6th, West | |
| 1974–75 | 72 | 34 | 32 | 6 | - | - | 74 | 0.514 | 386 | 369 | 4th, West | |
| 1975–76 | 72 | 30 | 35 | 7 | - | - | 67 | 0.465 | 312 | 318 | 4th, West | |
| 1976–77 | 72 | 26 | 37 | 9 | - | - | 61 | 0.424 | 283 | 333 | 5th, Lebel | |
| 1977–78 | 72 | 34 | 34 | 4 | - | - | 72 | 0.500 | 357 | 397 | 5th, Lebel | |
| 1978–79 | 72 | 10 | 55 | 7 | - | - | 27 | 0.188 | 262 | 491 | 5th, Lebel | |
| 1979–80 | 72 | 25 | 35 | 12 | - | - | 62 | 0.431 | 336 | 378 | 3rd, Lebel | |
| 1980–81 | 72 | 23 | 46 | 3 | - | - | 49 | 0.340 | 262 | 353 | 4th, Lebel | |
| 1981–82 | 64 | 41 | 21 | 2 | - | - | 84 | 0.656 | 343 | 260 | 2nd, QMJHL | |
| 1982–83 | 70 | 30 | 40 | 0 | - | - | 60 | 0.429 | 393 | 406 | 5th, Lebel | |
| 1983–84 | 70 | 25 | 45 | 0 | - | - | 50 | 0.357 | 301 | 411 | 6th, Lebel | |
| 1984–85 | 68 | 33 | 34 | 1 | - | - | 71 | 0.493 | 347 | 352 | 2nd, Lebel | |
| 1985–86 | 72 | 54 | 18 | 0 | - | - | 108 | 0.750 | 423 | 262 | 1st, Lebel | |
| 1986–87 | 70 | 26 | 39 | 5 | - | - | 57 | 0.407 | 286 | 323 | 4th, Lebel | |
| 1987–88 | 70 | 43 | 23 | 4 | - | - | 90 | 0.643 | 380 | 394 | 1st, Lebel | |
| 1988–89 | 70 | 40 | 25 | 5 | - | - | 85 | 0.607 | 329 | 264 | 3rd, QMJHL | |
| 1989–90 | 70 | 36 | 29 | 5 | - | - | 77 | 0.550 | 306 | 282 | 6th, QMJHL | |
| 1990–91 | 70 | 36 | 27 | 7 | - | - | 79 | 0.564 | 263 | 235 | 2nd, Lebel | |
| 1991–92 | 70 | 41 | 24 | 5 | - | - | 87 | 0.621 | 331 | 259 | 2nd, Lebel | |
| 1992–93 | 70 | 40 | 28 | 2 | - | - | 82 | 0.586 | 296 | 268 | 2nd, Lebel | |
| 1993–94 | 72 | 38 | 31 | 3 | - | - | 79 | 0.549 | 310 | 304 | 3rd, Lebel | |
| 1994–95 | 72 | 42 | 28 | 2 | - | - | 86 | 0.597 | 340 | 274 | 2nd, Lebel | |
| 1995–96 | 70 | 52 | 16 | 2 | - | - | 106 | 0.757 | 347 | 246 | 2nd, Lebel | |
| 1996–97 | 70 | 48 | 19 | 3 | - | - | 99 | 0.707 | 346 | 205 | 1st, Lebel | |
| 1997–98 | 70 | 32 | 37 | 1 | - | - | 65 | 0.464 | 270 | 268 | 6th, Lebel | |
| 1998–99 | 70 | 23 | 38 | 9 | - | - | 55 | 0.393 | 276 | 298 | 6th, Lebel | |
| 1999–2000 | 72 | 42 | 24 | 6 | 0 | - | 90 | 0.625 | 339 | 256 | 1st, West | |
| 2000–01 | 72 | 34 | 28 | 7 | 3 | - | 78 | 0.542 | 288 | 284 | 3rd, West | |
| 2001–02 | 72 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 6 | - | 75 | 0.521 | 230 | 253 | 1st, West | |
| 2002–03 | 72 | 39 | 27 | 4 | 2 | - | 84 | 0.583 | 266 | 222 | 2nd, West | |
| 2003–04 | 70 | 50 | 13 | 7 | 0 | - | 107 | 0.764 | 306 | 179 | 1st, Western | |
| 2004–05 | 70 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 4 | - | 75 | 0.536 | 216 | 237 | 3rd, Western | |
| 2005–06 | 70 | 40 | 23 | - | 4 | 3 | 87 | 0.621 | 261 | 215 | 4th, Western | |
| 2006–07 | 70 | 39 | 27 | - | 2 | 2 | 82 | 0.586 | 303 | 274 | 3rd, Telus | |
| 2007–08 | 70 | 43 | 19 | - | 6 | 2 | 94 | 0.664 | 272 | 209 | 3rd, Telus | |
| 2008–09 | 68 | 38 | 25 | - | 2 | 3 | 81 | 0.559 | 232 | 232 | 1st, Western | |
| 2009–10 | 68 | 30 | 33 | - | 1 | 4 | 65 | 0.441 | 213 | 217 | 3rd, Telus West | |
| 2010–11 | 68 | 43 | 17 | - | 3 | 5 | 94 | 0.691 | 243 | 193 | 3rd, Telus West | |
| 2011–12 | 68 | 26 | 32 | - | 5 | 5 | 62 | 0.456 | 223 | 274 | 4th, Telus West | |
| 2012–13 | 68 | 29 | 34 | - | 1 | 4 | 63 | 0.463 | 220 | 265 | 5th, Telus West | |
| 2013–14 | 68 | 41 | 23 | - | 1 | 3 | 86 | 0.632 | 254 | 218 | 4th, Telus West | |
| 2014–15 | 68 | 31 | 31 | - | 0 | 6 | 68 | 0.500 | 234 | 242 | 5th, West | |
| 2015–16 | 68 | 46 | 19 | - | 2 | 1 | 95 | 0.699 | 250 | 173 | 3rd, West | |
| 2016–17 | 68 | 33 | 31 | - | 4 | 0 | 70 | 0.515 | 234 | 253 | 3rd, West | |
| 2017–18 | 68 | 32 | 27 | - | 5 | 4 | 73 | 0.537 | 213 | 215 | 5th, West | |
| 2018–19 | 68 | 23 | 39 | - | 4 | 2 | 52 | 0.382 | 194 | 248 | 4th, West | |
| 2019–20 | 64 | 22 | 37 | - | 5 | 0 | 49 | 0.383 | 204 | 247 | 4th, West | |
| 2020–21 | 31 | 16 | 11 | - | 2 | 2 | 36 | 0.581 | 95 | 87 | 4th, West | |
| 2021–22 | 68 | 39 | 15 | - | 11 | 3 | 92 | 0.676 | 248 | 193 | 2nd, West | |
| 2022–23 | 68 | 49 | 12 | - | 5 | 2 | 105 | 0.772 | 304 | 197 | 2nd, West |
Lists of National Hockey League alumni. No player from the "Hull Hawks" went on the play in the NHL.
Hull Castors (1968–1969)
Hull Festivals (1970–1976)[8]
Hull Olympiques (1976–2003)[9]
Gatineau Olympiques (since 2003)[10] [11]
Ten Olympiques players have had their numbers retired by the team. Former coach Pat Burns has also been honoured.[12]