235:
tickets for year two. With the crowds much smaller, the team also suffered on the ice. Quebec slipped to the bottom of the standings after a good start and remained there for the rest of the year. When the club's financial situation became dire, the team began shipping off many of its star players in order to lower salary. That, however, was only a temporary solution. Shortly after finishing the season, the
Rafales suspended operations have remained dormant ever since.
199:
and was able to use the large building to achieve a good deal of success. The popularity of the
Knights did not go unnoticed, however, and soon the NHL was ready to expand to Georgia. With rumors of a possible NHL franchise swirling, the Knights were unable to extend their lease agreement with the
234:
In the Rafael's second season, the team's attendance figures plummeted to nearly half what it had been before. Reporting at the time indicated the team's inaugural attendance number had been inflated due to blanketing the area with free tickets and that the club was only able to sell 800 season
219:
but an arrangement was never reached. Even without Simon, the
Rafales were a big draw in their first season. The team averaged over 11,500 fans per game in 96–97, second only to the
1029:
191:
franchise. He used the mass southern expansion of ice hockey in the 1990s to further his goal and founded the
Knights in 1992. The team played out of the
1049:
1044:
457:
1039:
466:
168:
46:
211:
The team was renamed as the 'Quebec
Rafales' and began playing the next season. Initially, the club tried to make a splash by signing
1059:
1034:
973:
1054:
760:
393:
993:
450:
963:
367:
978:
968:
845:
720:
665:
958:
900:
605:
550:
730:
635:
580:
443:
227:
at the helm, the team finished with a solid record in its first campaign and made the second round of the
755:
983:
795:
780:
745:
705:
345:
835:
595:
590:
205:
188:
92:
82:
72:
860:
850:
790:
785:
645:
620:
530:
515:
495:
429:
988:
953:
630:
570:
417:
Tait, Ed. “Moose not a fashionable product … yet.” The Sun (Winnipeg, MB). November 9, 1997
435:
8:
1008:
930:
920:
910:
840:
820:
775:
690:
685:
650:
565:
505:
870:
725:
670:
640:
510:
216:
998:
740:
700:
695:
680:
625:
615:
575:
525:
905:
815:
805:
800:
770:
765:
735:
655:
555:
201:
200:
Omni after 1996 and
Berkman was forced to relocate the franchise. That summer, the
180:
925:
915:
890:
885:
880:
750:
675:
585:
490:
485:
480:
184:
133:
208:, was looking for a tenant and agreed to be the home for the displaced Knights.
855:
710:
660:
600:
560:
520:
500:
224:
220:
196:
1023:
1003:
875:
865:
830:
825:
715:
610:
535:
192:
895:
545:
540:
212:
160:
31:
948:
228:
187:. David Berkman, a real-estate mogul, had hopes of one day owning an
156:
164:
35:
465:
159:") were a minor professional ice hockey team located in
394:"International Hockey League 1996-97 Attendance Graph"
215:
while he was engaged with a contract holdout with the
223:in terms of minor league teams. With former NHLer
1021:
231:playoffs, losing to the aforementioned Vipers.
1030:International Hockey League (1945–2001) teams
451:
458:
444:
1050:Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 1998
467:International Hockey League (1945–2001)
1022:
238:
439:
368:"Discontented four keep on grumbling"
340:
338:
167:. The team played two seasons in the
1045:Ice hockey clubs established in 1996
13:
1040:Defunct ice hockey teams in Quebec
335:
14:
1071:
423:
1060:1998 disestablishments in Quebec
1035:Sports clubs and teams in Quebec
964:Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy
979:Gary F. Longman Memorial Trophy
969:James Gatschene Memorial Trophy
298:
411:
386:
360:
1:
1055:1996 establishments in Quebec
329:
179:The franchise was started in
994:James Norris Memorial Trophy
974:Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy
16:Professional ice hockey team
7:
169:International Hockey League
47:International Hockey League
10:
1076:
581:Detroit Bright's Goodyears
174:
939:
916:Windsor Hettche Spitfires
891:Toledo-St. Louis Mercurys
706:Louisville Shooting Stars
473:
195:, the former home of the
139:
129:
124:
116:
98:
88:
78:
68:
60:
52:
42:
26:
21:
171:before folding in 1998.
836:Salt Lake Golden Eagles
596:Detroit Metal Mouldings
886:Toledo-Marion Mercurys
102:Blue, green and orange
959:Commissioner's Trophy
851:San Francisco Spiders
646:Indianapolis Checkers
621:Grand Rapids Griffins
531:Columbus Golden Seals
516:Cleveland Lumberjacks
348:. Fun While it Lasted
954:Fred A. Huber Trophy
761:Muskegon Lumberjacks
691:Los Angeles Ice Dogs
631:Grand Rapids Rockets
571:Des Moines Oak Leafs
295:Lost quarter-finals
1009:IHL Man of the Year
984:Ken McKenzie Trophy
921:Windsor Ryan Cretes
911:Windsor Gotfredsons
841:San Antonio Dragons
796:Phoenix Roadrunners
781:Orlando Solar Bears
746:Minneapolis Millers
686:Long Beach Ice Dogs
651:Indianapolis Chiefs
591:Detroit Jerry Lynch
566:Des Moines Capitols
506:Cincinnati Cyclones
239:Year-by-year record
871:Toledo Goaldiggers
726:Milwaukee Admirals
671:Kansas City Blades
641:Huntington Hornets
511:Cincinnati Mohawks
217:Colorado Avalanche
204:old building, the
1017:
1016:
999:John Cullen Award
989:Governor's Trophy
931:Windsor Staffords
926:Windsor Spitfires
741:Milwaukee Falcons
701:Louisville Rebels
696:Louisville Blades
681:Las Vegas Thunder
626:Grand Rapids Owls
616:Fort Wayne Komets
576:Detroit Auto Club
526:Columbus Checkers
374:. October 6, 1996
327:
326:
206:Colisée de Québec
149:
148:
125:Franchise history
93:Colisée de Québec
1067:
906:Windsor Bulldogs
826:Saginaw Generals
816:Russian Penguins
806:Port Huron Wings
801:Port Huron Flags
771:Muskegon Zephyrs
766:Muskegon Mohawks
736:Milwaukee Clarks
731:Milwaukee Chiefs
721:Michigan K-Wings
656:Indianapolis Ice
556:Denver Mavericks
551:Denver Grizzlies
521:Colorado Rangers
460:
453:
446:
437:
436:
418:
415:
409:
408:
406:
404:
390:
384:
383:
381:
379:
364:
358:
357:
355:
353:
346:"QUEBEC RAFALES"
342:
323:Out of Playoffs
243:
242:
202:Quebec Nordiques
181:Atlanta, Georgia
112:
109:
106:
38:
19:
18:
1075:
1074:
1070:
1069:
1068:
1066:
1065:
1064:
1020:
1019:
1018:
1013:
941:
935:
881:Toledo Mercurys
861:St. Paul Saints
846:San Diego Gulls
791:Peoria Rivermen
786:Peoria Prancers
751:Minnesota Moose
676:Lansing Lancers
666:Kalamazoo Wings
586:Detroit Hettche
496:Chatham Maroons
491:Atlanta Knights
486:Albany Choppers
481:Akron Americans
469:
464:
426:
421:
416:
412:
402:
400:
392:
391:
387:
377:
375:
372:Tampa Bay Times
366:
365:
361:
351:
349:
344:
343:
336:
332:
241:
185:Atlanta Knights
177:
134:Atlanta Knights
110:
107:
104:
103:
30:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1073:
1063:
1062:
1057:
1052:
1047:
1042:
1037:
1032:
1015:
1014:
1012:
1011:
1006:
1001:
996:
991:
986:
981:
976:
971:
966:
961:
956:
951:
945:
943:
937:
936:
934:
933:
928:
923:
918:
913:
908:
903:
901:Utah Grizzlies
898:
893:
888:
883:
878:
876:Toledo Hornets
873:
868:
863:
858:
856:Sarnia Sailors
853:
848:
843:
838:
833:
828:
823:
818:
813:
811:Quebec Rafales
808:
803:
798:
793:
788:
783:
778:
773:
768:
763:
758:
753:
748:
743:
738:
733:
728:
723:
718:
713:
711:Manitoba Moose
708:
703:
698:
693:
688:
683:
678:
673:
668:
663:
661:Johnstown Jets
658:
653:
648:
643:
638:
633:
628:
623:
618:
613:
608:
606:Flint Generals
603:
601:Detroit Vipers
598:
593:
588:
583:
578:
573:
568:
563:
561:Denver Rangers
558:
553:
548:
543:
538:
533:
528:
523:
518:
513:
508:
503:
501:Chicago Wolves
498:
493:
488:
483:
477:
475:
471:
470:
463:
462:
455:
448:
440:
434:
433:
430:Quebec Rafales
425:
424:External links
422:
420:
419:
410:
385:
359:
333:
331:
328:
325:
324:
321:
318:
313:
310:
307:
304:
301:
297:
296:
293:
290:
285:
282:
279:
276:
273:
269:
268:
265:
262:
259:
256:
253:
250:
247:
240:
237:
225:Jean Pronovost
221:Detroit Vipers
197:Atlanta Flames
176:
173:
153:Quebec Rafales
147:
146:
144:Quebec Rafales
141:
137:
136:
131:
127:
126:
122:
121:
118:
114:
113:
100:
96:
95:
90:
86:
85:
80:
76:
75:
70:
66:
65:
62:
58:
57:
54:
50:
49:
44:
40:
39:
28:
24:
23:
22:Quebec Rafales
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1072:
1061:
1058:
1056:
1053:
1051:
1048:
1046:
1043:
1041:
1038:
1036:
1033:
1031:
1028:
1027:
1025:
1010:
1007:
1005:
1004:Ironman Award
1002:
1000:
997:
995:
992:
990:
987:
985:
982:
980:
977:
975:
972:
970:
967:
965:
962:
960:
957:
955:
952:
950:
947:
946:
944:
938:
932:
929:
927:
924:
922:
919:
917:
914:
912:
909:
907:
904:
902:
899:
897:
894:
892:
889:
887:
884:
882:
879:
877:
874:
872:
869:
867:
866:Toledo Blades
864:
862:
859:
857:
854:
852:
849:
847:
844:
842:
839:
837:
834:
832:
831:Saginaw Hawks
829:
827:
824:
822:
821:Saginaw Gears
819:
817:
814:
812:
809:
807:
804:
802:
799:
797:
794:
792:
789:
787:
784:
782:
779:
777:
776:Omaha Knights
774:
772:
769:
767:
764:
762:
759:
757:
756:Muncie Flyers
754:
752:
749:
747:
744:
742:
739:
737:
734:
732:
729:
727:
724:
722:
719:
717:
716:Marion Barons
714:
712:
709:
707:
704:
702:
699:
697:
694:
692:
689:
687:
684:
682:
679:
677:
674:
672:
669:
667:
664:
662:
659:
657:
654:
652:
649:
647:
644:
642:
639:
637:
636:Houston Aeros
634:
632:
629:
627:
624:
622:
619:
617:
614:
612:
611:Flint Spirits
609:
607:
604:
602:
599:
597:
594:
592:
589:
587:
584:
582:
579:
577:
574:
572:
569:
567:
564:
562:
559:
557:
554:
552:
549:
547:
544:
542:
539:
537:
536:Columbus Owls
534:
532:
529:
527:
524:
522:
519:
517:
514:
512:
509:
507:
504:
502:
499:
497:
494:
492:
489:
487:
484:
482:
479:
478:
476:
472:
468:
461:
456:
454:
449:
447:
442:
441:
438:
431:
428:
427:
414:
399:
395:
389:
373:
369:
363:
347:
341:
339:
334:
322:
320:4th, Northern
319:
317:
314:
311:
308:
305:
302:
299:
294:
291:
289:
286:
283:
280:
277:
274:
271:
270:
266:
263:
260:
257:
254:
251:
248:
245:
244:
236:
232:
230:
226:
222:
218:
214:
209:
207:
203:
198:
194:
193:Omni Coliseum
190:
186:
182:
172:
170:
166:
162:
158:
155:(French for "
154:
145:
142:
138:
135:
132:
128:
123:
120:David Berkman
119:
115:
101:
97:
94:
91:
87:
84:
81:
77:
74:
71:
67:
63:
59:
55:
51:
48:
45:
41:
37:
33:
29:
25:
20:
940:Trophies and
810:
413:
401:. Retrieved
397:
388:
376:. Retrieved
371:
362:
350:. Retrieved
315:
287:
233:
210:
178:
152:
150:
143:
896:Troy Bruins
546:Dayton Owls
541:Dayton Gems
213:Chris Simon
161:Quebec City
32:Quebec City
1024:Categories
949:Turner Cup
432:statistics
330:References
292:4th, North
229:Turner Cup
89:Home arena
53:Conference
403:April 10,
398:Hockey DB
378:April 10,
352:April 10,
267:Playoffs
157:wind gust
140:1996–1998
130:1992–1996
64:Northeast
117:Owner(s)
61:Division
300:1997-98
272:1996-97
183:as the
175:History
69:Founded
56:Eastern
942:awards
264:Finish
165:Quebec
111:
108:
105:
99:Colors
79:Folded
43:League
36:Quebec
474:Teams
405:2024
380:2024
354:2024
246:Year
151:The
83:1998
73:1996
27:City
261:PTS
189:NHL
1026::
396:.
370:.
337:^
316:61
309:48
306:27
303:82
288:93
284:11
281:30
278:41
275:82
258:RT
249:GP
163:,
34:,
459:e
452:t
445:v
407:.
382:.
356:.
312:7
255:L
252:W
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.