Jonquière Marquis


The Jonquière Marquis are a hockey team in the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey, which is based in the province of Quebec. They play at the Palais des Sports. The team has a long hockey history and have been known as Gladiateurs, Chiefs and Marquis.

History

1996-1997: Saint-Lin-Laurentides Gladiateurs

The team started as the Saint-Lin-Laurentides Gladiateurs in 1996-1997.

1997-2004: The Chiefs

The team moved to Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec to become the Sainte-Thérèse Chiefs in 1997-1998.
It moved to Laval in 1998-1999, playing at the Colisée de Laval as the Laval Chiefs. During its time at Laval, the team won the Futura Cup in 2001-2002 and 2002-2003.
The Laval Chiefs were also featured in a 2004 documentary on the Chiefs' enforcers, Les Chiefs.
The Chiefs were part of the semi-professional QSPHL and QSMHL.

2005-2008: Summum Chiefs

The team was sold to Genex Communications in 2005-2006 and were rechristened the Summum Chiefs after one of Genex's magazines, Summum. Accordingly the Laval Chiefs were renamed as the Laval Summum Chiefs for 2005-2006 season.
Genex sold the team to a group from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu and it moved there for the 2006-2007 season, playing at the Colisée Isabelle-Brasseur and renamed from 2006 to 2008 as the St-Jean Summum Chiefs. The Saint-Jean Summum Chiefs won the Futura Cup in 2006-2007, after having played their last two playoff series in their former home, the Colisée de Laval.
The Chiefs moved to Saint-Hyacinthe in 2008 to become the Saint-Hyacinthe Chiefs folding the following season.

2008-2012: Saguenay 98.3 / Saguenay Marquis

With a move to Saguenay in 2008, it became knawn as the Saguenay 98.3, after the local radio station that sponsored the team, CKRS-FM and from 2009 onwards Saguenay Marquis. The players were sold but not the name "Summum Chiefs", which was retained by Genex. Instead the team adopted the name "Marquis".

2012–present: Jonquière Marquis

Since 2012, the team is playing in Jonquière, a borough of the city of Saguenay, Quebec and is known as the Jonquière Marquis.

Notable Players alumni