What You Need To Know About Host Team

• The Rimouski Oceanic are the host team of the 2009 Memorial Cup. The city of Rimouski was granted a franchise for the start of the 1995-96 season.
• Rimouski last won a Memorial Cup in 2000. Rimouski beat Barrie 6-2 in the finals that season. The Kootenay Ice (0-3) were the Western Hockey League representatives that season.
• Rimouski has produced three specal players to the NHL. Sydney Crosby, Vincent Lecavalier and Brad Richards all wore Oceanic colours. Richards was the captain of the team that won the Memorial Cup in 2000 while Crosby was part of the QMJHL champions from 2005.
• The Oceanic had the 6th best record in the 'Q' during the regular season. The host team had a record of 44-23-1-0.
• Rimouski made it to the final four of the QMJHL playoffs before being eliminated by Drummondville in four games in the semi finals.
• Eight players on the Oceanic are drafted by an NHL team. By comparison the Rockets have 7 players drafted by an NHL team.
• The Oceanic play out of a building that is 43 years-old. A reno to the building (1966) took place after the team was granted the 2009 Memorial Cup.