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{{short description|Junior ice hockey team in Val-d'Or, Quebec}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{more references needed|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox ice hockey team
| team        = Val-d'Or Foreurs<br /><small>''Foreurs de Val-d'Or''</small>
| colour      = background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#005837 5px solid; border-bottom:#FFD700 5px solid;
| colour text = #000000
| logo        = Val-d'Or Foreurs logo 1993-2007.svg
| city        = [[Val-d'Or]], Quebec
| league      = [[Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League]]
| conference  = 
| division    = West
| founded     = 1993
| arena       = [[Centre Agnico Eagle]]
| colours     = Green, gold, white and black <br /> {{Color box|#005837}} {{Color box|wheat}} {{Color box|#FFFFFF}} {{Color box|#000000}}
| GM          = 	Maxime Desruisseaux
| coach       = Maxime Desruisseaux
| championships = 1998, 2001, 2014 '''QMJHL Champions'''
| website     = [http://www.foreurs.qc.ca/ www.foreurs.qc.ca]
}}

The '''{{lang|fr|Val-d'Or Foreurs}}''' are a Canadian [[junior ice hockey]] team based in [[Val-d'Or]], in the region of [[Abitibi-Témiscamingue]], Quebec. They play in the [[Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League]], one of the three component leagues of the [[Canadian Hockey League]]. The team name, Val-d'Or Foreurs, translates to the "Valley of Gold Drillers"; this name references the drilling operations associated with mining and exploration which are a major source of blue-collar work in the area. The Foreurs play their home games in the [[Centre Agnico Eagle]].

==History==
After years of Val d'Or residents attempting to get a local junior hockey team, the Val d'Or Foreurs started play for the 1993-94 season of the [[Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League]] (LHJMQ).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Morton |first1=Glenn |title=Commentary: High powered Val d'Or hockey delegation makes war on governors |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AChTAAAAIBAJ&lpg=PA11&dq=%22Val-d'Or%20Foreurs%22&pg=PA11#v=onepage&q=%22Val-d'Or%20Foreurs%22&f=false |publisher=The Val d'Or Star |access-date=9 June 2025 |page=3 |language=en |date=7 June 1989}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Our history |url=https://chl.ca/lhjmq-foreurs/en/our-history/ |website=Foreurs de Val D'Or |access-date=9 June 2025 |language=en-CA |date=23 September 2023}}</ref> Former [[Quebec Nordiques]] and [[Trois-Rivières Draveurs]] star, [[Pierre Aubry]] was the team's first coach.

The Foreurs have won the [[President's Cup (QMJHL)|President's Cup]] three times: in 1997–98, 2000–01 and 2013–14 and consequently have also played for the [[Memorial Cup]] each of those years. The team was eliminated in [[1998 Memorial Cup|1998 tournament]] without advancing from the [[round robin tournament|round robin]] phase. They made the [[2001 Memorial Cup|2001]] championship game, but lost to the [[Red Deer Rebels]] in overtime.<ref name="CBC2001">{{cite web |website=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] Sports |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/red-deer-rebels-win-memorial-cup-in-ot-1.294765 |title=Red Deer Rebels win Memorial Cup in OT |access-date=9 June 2025 |date=May 27, 2001}}</ref> In the [[2014 Memorial Cup|2014]] tournament, the Foreurs made the semi-finals, where they lost the longest game in Memorial Cup history, 4-3 in [[Overtime (ice hockey)|triple overtime]] to the [[Edmonton Oil Kings]].<ref name=CBC2014>{{cite web |last1=Canadian Press |title=Oil Kings beat Foreurs in 3OT to reach Memorial Cup final |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/oil-kings-beat-foreurs-in-3ot-to-reach-memorial-cup-final-1.2652991 |website=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] Sports |access-date=9 June 2025 |date=May 23, 2014}}</ref>

In 1996, the [[Rouyn-Noranda Huskies]] began play, giving the Foreurs a natural geographical rival in north-western Quebec. [[Rouyn-Noranda]] lies approximately 100 kilometres to the west of Val d'Or. Games between the two teams are a major event in the region and draw much larger than average crowds.

==NHL alumni==
{{Div col|colwidth=11em}}
*[[Nicolas Aube-Kubel]]
*[[Steve Bégin]]<ref name="Roster1997">{{cite web |title=Val-d'Or, Foreurs 1997-98 {{!}} Regular Season Roster |url=https://chl.ca/lhjmq/en/roster/15/151/ |website=Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League Official Site |publisher=Canadian Hockey League |access-date=9 June 2025 |date=7 June 2025}}</ref>
*[[Antoine Bibeau]]
*[[Sébastien Bisaillon]]
*[[Patrick Bordeleau]]
*[[Luc Bourdon]]
*[[Sébastien Charpentier (ice hockey)|Sébastien Charpentier]]
*[[Jean-Pierre Dumont]]<ref name="Roster1997"/>
*[[Benoît Dusablon]]<ref name="Roster1997"/>
*[[Simon Gamache]]
*[[Jacob Gaucher]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Foreurs de Val D'Or |title=Jacob Gaucher suspended three (3) games |url=https://chl.ca/lhjmq-foreurs/en/article/jacob-gaucher-suspended-three-3-games/ |website=CHL.ca |access-date=9 June 2025 |language=en-CA |date=19 May 2021}}</ref>
*[[Julien Gauthier]]
*[[Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre]]
*[[Ryan Graves (ice hockey)|Ryan Graves]]
*[[Maxence Guenette]]
*[[Samuel Henley (ice hockey)|Samuel Henley]]
*[[Nathan Légaré]]
*[[Simon Lajeunesse]]
*[[Francis Lessard]]<ref name="Roster1997"/>
*[[Kris Letang]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/penguins/player/kris-letang-8471724|title=Kris Letang Stats and Bio|access-date=June 9, 2025|website=Pittsburgh Penguins}}</ref>
*[[Roberto Luongo]]<ref name="Roster1997"/>
*[[Anthony Mantha]]<ref name=CBC2014/>
*[[Brad Marchand]]
*[[Jakob Pelletier]]
*[[Sam Poulin (ice hockey)|Samuel Poulin]]
*[[Brandon Reid]]<ref name=CBC2001/>
*[[Anthony Richard]]
*[[Justin Robidas]]
*[[Mathieu Roy (ice hockey, born 1983)|Mathieu Roy]]
*[[Jerome Samson]]
*[[Maxime Sauvé]]
*[[Marco Scandella]]
*[[Jordan Spence (ice hockey)|Jordan Spence]]
*[[Stéphane Veilleux (ice hockey)|Stéphane Veilleux]]<ref name=CBC2001/>
{{Div col end}}

==Playoffs results==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Season!!1st round!!2nd round!!3rd round!!Finals
|-
|[[1993-94 QMJHL season|1993–94]] ||- ||- ||- ||-
|-
|[[1994-95 QMJHL season|1994–95]] ||- ||- ||- ||-
|-
|[[1995-96 QMJHL season|1995–96]] ||Advanced ||L, 3–4, [[Hull Olympiques|Hull]] ||- ||-
|-
|[[1996-97 QMJHL season|1996–97]] ||W. 3–0, [[Sherbrooke Faucons|Sherbrooke]] ||W, 4–1, [[Granby Predateurs|Granby]] ||L, 1–4, [[Hull Olympiques|Hull]] ||-
|-
|[[1997-98 QMJHL season|1997–98]] ||W, 4–2, [[Shawinigan Cataractes|Shawinigan]] ||2–2, Round-robin, [[Hull Olympiques|Hull]]/[[Laval Titan|Laval]] ||W, 4–1, [[Laval Titan|Laval]] ||W, 4–0, [[Rimouski Oceanic|Rimouski]]
|-
|[[1998-99 QMJHL season|1998–99]] ||L, 2–4, [[Sherbrooke Castors|Sherbrooke]] ||- ||- ||-
|-
|[[1999-00 QMJHL season|1999–2000]] ||- ||- ||-||-
|-
|[[2000-01 QMJHL season|2000–01]] ||W, 4–0, [[Sherbrooke Castors|Sherbrooke]] ||W, 4–3, [[Victoriaville Tigres|Victoriaville]] ||W, 4–2, [[Shawinigan Cataractes|Shawinigan]] ||W, 4–0, [[Acadie-Bathurst Titan|Acadie-Bathurst]]
|-
|[[2001–02 QMJHL season|2001–02]] ||L, 3–4, [[Drummondville Voltigeurs|Drummondville]] ||-||-||-
|-
|[[2002–03 QMJHL season|2002–03]] ||Bye ||W, 4–1, [[Shawinigan Cataractes|Shawinigan]] ||L, 0–4, [[Hull Olympiques|Hull]] ||-
|-
|[[2003–04 QMJHL season|2003–04]] ||L, 3–4, [[Chicoutimi Sagueneens|Chicoutimi]] ||- ||-||-
|-
|[[2004–05 QMJHL season|2004–05]] ||-||- ||- ||-
|-
|[[2005–06 QMJHL season|2005–06]] ||L, 1–4, [[Quebec Remparts|Quebec]] ||- ||-||-
|-
|[[2006–07 QMJHL season|2006–07]] ||W, 4–0, [[Chicoutimi Sagueneens|Chicoutimi]] ||W, 4–1, [[Baie-Comeau Drakkar|Baie-Comeau]] ||W, 4–3, [[Cape Breton Screaming Eagles|Cape Breton]] ||L, 0–4, [[Lewiston Maineiacs|Lewiston]]
|-
|[[2007–08 QMJHL season|2007–08]] ||L, 0–4, [[Rouyn-Noranda Huskies|Rouyn-Noranda]] ||- ||- ||-
|-
|[[2008–09 QMJHL season|2008–09]] ||- ||-||-||-
|-
|[[2009–10 QMJHL season|2009–10]] ||L, 2–4, [[Rouyn-Noranda Huskies|Rouyn-Noranda]] ||- ||-||-
|-
|[[2010–11 QMJHL season|2010–11]] ||L, 0–4, [[Quebec Remparts|Quebec]] ||-||-||-
|-
|[[2011–12 QMJHL season|2011–12]] ||L, 0–4, [[Rimouski Oceanic|Rimouski]] ||- ||- ||-
|-
|[[2012–13 QMJHL season|2012–13]] ||W, 4–2, [[Charlottetown Islanders|P.E.I.]] ||L, 0–4, [[Blainville-Boisbriand Armada|Blainville-Boisbriand]] ||- ||-
|-
|[[2013–14 QMJHL season|2013–14]] ||W, 4–0, [[Acadie-Bathurst Titan|Acadie-Bathurst]] ||W, 4–2, [[Drummondville Voltigeurs|Drummondville]] ||W, 4–3, [[Halifax Mooseheads|Halifax]] ||W, 4–3, [[Baie-Comeau Drakkar|Baie-Comeau]]
|-
|[[2014–15 QMJHL season|2014–15]] ||W, 4–2, [[Rouyn-Noranda Huskies|Rouyn-Noranda]] ||W, 4–3, [[Baie-Comeau Drakkar|Baie-Comeau]] ||L, 0–4, [[Rimouski Oceanic|Rimouski]]||-
|-
|[[2015–16 QMJHL season|2015–16]] ||L, 2–4, [[Blainville-Boisbriand Armada|Blainville-Boisbriand]] ||- ||- ||-
|-
|[[2016–17 QMJHL season|2016–17]] ||W, 4–2, [[Shawinigan Cataractes|Shawinigan]] ||L, 0–4, [[Saint John Sea Dogs|Saint John]] ||-||-
|-
|[[2017–18 QMJHL season|2017–18]] ||L, 0–4, [[Blainville-Boisbriand Armada|Blainville-Boisbriand]] ||-||-||-
|-
|[[2018–19 QMJHL season|2018–19]] ||L, 3–4, [[Victoriaville Tigres|Victoriaville]] ||- ||- ||-
|-
|[[2019–20 QMJHL season|2019–20]] ||colspan=4 |QMJHL playoffs cancelled
|-
|[[2020–21 QMJHL season|2020–21]] ||W, 3–0, [[Baie-Comeau Drakkar|Baie-Comeau]] ||W, 3–0, [[Rimouski Océanic|Rimouski]] ||W, 3–0, [[Chicoutimi Saguenéens|Chicoutimi]] ||L, 2–4, [[Victoriaville Tigres|Victoriaville]]
|-
|[[2021–22 QMJHL season|2021–22]] ||L, 1–3, [[Gatineau Olympiques|Gatineau]] ||- ||- ||-
|-
|[[2022–23 QMJHL season|2022–23]] ||L, 1–4, [[Rouyn-Noranda Huskies|Rouyn-Noranda]] ||- ||- ||-
|-
|[[2023–24 QMJHL season|2023–24]] ||L, 0–4, [[Victoriaville Tigres|Victoriaville]] ||- ||- ||-
|-
|[[2024–25 QMJHL season|2024–25]] ||L, 1–4, [[Shawinigan Cataractes|Shawinigan]] ||- ||- ||-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.foreurs.qc.ca/ Official web site]

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