Fredericton Canadiens

Fredericton Canadiens
City	Fredericton, New Brunswick
League	American Hockey League
Operated	1990–1999
Home arena	Aitken Centre
Colours	Red, white and blue
Affiliate	Montreal Canadiens
Franchise history
1969–1971	Montreal Voyageurs
1971–1984	Nova Scotia Voyageurs
1984–1990	Sherbrooke Canadiens
1990–1999	Fredericton Canadiens
1999–2002	Quebec Citadelles
2002–2015	Hamilton Bulldogs
2015–2017	St. John's IceCaps
2017–present	Laval Rocket
Championships
Regular season titles	one: (1991–92)
Division titles	one: (1991–92)

The Fredericton Canadiens, or the 'Baby Habs' were a professional ice hockey team in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The Canadiens played their home games at the Aitken Centre. They were a member of the American Hockey League from 1990 to 1999, and were a farm team of the Montreal Canadiens.

The team was originally the Sherbrooke Canadiens before 1990, and subsequently moved to Quebec City as the Quebec Citadelles in 1999, then moving to Hamilton in 2002 to become the Hamilton Bulldogs. They are now the Laval Rocket.

In 1995, the Canadiens played in the Calder Cup Finals, where they were swept in four games by the Albany River Rats.

Season-by-season results

Regular season

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	OTL	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Standing
1990–91	80	36	35	9	—	81	295	292	4th, North
1991–92	80	43	27	10	—	96	314	254	1st, Atlantic
1992–93	80	38	31	11	—	87	314	278	2nd, Atlantic
1993–94	80	31	42	7	—	69	294	296	5th, Atlantic
1994–95	80	35	40	5	—	75	274	288	3rd, Atlantic
1995–96	80	34	35	11	—	79	307	308	4th, Atlantic
1996–97	80	26	44	8	2	62	234	283	4th, Canadian
1997–98	80	33	32	10	5	81	245	244	2nd, Atlantic
1998–99	80	33	36	6	5	77	246	246	3rd, Atlantic

Playoffs

Season	Prelim	1st round	2nd round	3rd round	Finals
1990–91	W, 12-7, MAINE†	L, 3-4, SPR	—	—	—
1991–92	—	L, 3-4, MONC	—	—	—
1992–93	—	L, 1-4, CB	—	—	—
1993–94	Out of playoffs
1994–95	—	W, 4-1, SJNL	W, 4-2, PEI	W, 2-0, CORN	L, 0-4, ALB
1995–96	—	W, 3-2, PEI	L, 1-4, SJNB	—	—
1996–97	Out of playoffs
1997–98	—	L, 1-3, PORT	—	—	—
1998–99	—	W, 3-2, SJNL	W, 4-0, SJNB	L, 2-4, PROV	—

^† Two game combined total goals series.

See also

• List of ice hockey teams in New Brunswick

References

• "Fredericton Canadiens hockey team statistics and history at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.