Montreal-North Arctic Explained

The Montreal-North Arctic were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Saint-Leonard, Quebec, Canada and were part of the Quebec Junior Hockey League (QJHL).

History

The franchise entered the QJHL in 2002 as the Gladiateur de St. Eustache

In the Summer of 2008, the team moved to become the Sainte-Thérèse Nordiques.

In the Summer of 2009, the team was moved again to Laval, Quebec. The official name was Rousseau-Sports Junior AAA Laval. In the 2008–09 season Eliezer Sherbatov led the team and was third in the league in scoring.[1] [2] [3] In the playoffs, he helped the team win the championship while leading the playoffs with 15 goals in 18 games.[4]

In 2010, the name was changed again to the Laval Arctic. One season later they became the St-Leonard Arctic. After the start of the 2017 season the club re-branded once more, this time becoming the Montreal-North Arctic.

The North Arctic folded after the 2018-19 season.

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 Playoffs
2002-03 50 11 34 2 3 184 278 27 11th QJAAAHL
2003-04 50 39 9 0 2 241 158 80 1st QJAAAHLLost in Finals
2004-05 48 20 27 0 1 181 239 41 11th QJAAAHL
2005-06 51 15 32 0 4 183 277 34 13th QJAAAHL Lost Preliminary
2006-07 53 23 22 4 4 244 260 54 10th QJAAAHL Lost quarter-final
2007-08 52 27 20 4 1 264 228 59 7th QJAAAHL Lost semi-finals
2008-09 49 29 18 - 2 211 215 60 7th QJAAAHLLost semi-finals
2009-10 51 18 25 - 8 197 220 44 10th QJAAAHL DNQ
2010-11 49 21 25 - 3 191 237 41 11th QJAAAHL Lost Preliminary
2011-12 49 24 21 - 4 210 263 52 10th QJAAAHL
2012-13 52 10 34 - 8 212 315 28 15th QJAAAHL DNQ
2013-14 52 16 32 - 4 189 269 36 6th QJAAAHL-SL Lost div. quarter-final
2014-15 - - - - - - - - --
2015-16 55 30 19 3 3 220 217 66 4th of 6 Burrows
7th of 12 QJHL
Won Prelim Round, 3-1 (Rangers)
Lost Quarterfinals, 0-4 (Montagnards)
2016-17 49 30 14 2 3 240 178 65 2nd of 6 Burrows
4th of 12 QJHL
Won Div Semifinals, 4-2 (Panthers)
Lost League Semifinal 1-4 (Collège Français)
2017-18 49 8 40 1 0 127 310 17 6th of 6 Burrows
12th of 12 QJHL
Did not qualify for playoffs

Notable players

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: An Interview with Eliezer Sherbatov. ISEF. May 20, 2019.
  2. Web site: Israeli junior hockey standout now a Montreal Junior. Janice. Arnold. 1 October 2009. The Canadian Jewish News.
  3. Web site: Sherbatov, 17, beats the odds; Eliezer Sherbatov is beating the odds, but it's not for the reason you might think.. Arpon Basu. November 11, 2009 . Montreal Gazette.
  4. News: Sherbatov a Montréal Junior. Alex Di Pietro . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706211321/http://www.thesuburbannews.ca/content/en/2250. 6 July 2011. dead. The Suburban. 14 January 2013.