Predatory of Granby

The Prédateurs of Granby were a team of the Ligue of hockey major junior of Quebec. This team evolved/moved with Granby with the Quebec (Canada) of 1981 to 1997. She evolves/moves with the Cape-Breton since 1997 and bears now the name of Screaming Eagles of Cape-Breton the.

This frankness bore the following names:

Sparrowhawks of Sorel of 1969 to 77;
Sparrowhawks of Verdun of 1977 to 79;
Sparrowhawks of Sorel/Verdun of 1979 to 80;
Sparrowhawks of Sorel for the season 1980-81;
Bisons of Granby of 1981 to 95;
Predatory of Granby of 1995 to 97;
Screaming Eagles of Cape-Breton the since 1997.

History

The team of the Sparrowhawks of Sorel is created in 1969 like one of the first franknesses from the LHJMQ. It is during year 1973-74 that the frankness will know the best season of its history with a total of 117 points in 70 parts. It will then be necessary to wait until the season 1995-96 with the Predatory ones of Granby carrying out one season of 114 pts is the only year the record of 1973-74 was almost beaten. Although the frankness operated only two seasons under the name of the Predatory ones of Granby, these two seasons were filled of success whereas the team piled up on average 104 points per season and finished with 1st (114 pts) and 2nd (94 pts) level of the LHJMQ. The first year under name Predatory, in 1995-96, in addition to finishing in the forefront of the regular season, the team gained single the Coupe of the President of the concession, as well as prestigious the Coupe Memorial, a first for a Québécois team in 25 years.

A new name, a new city, a new era

The season 1997-98 is the season of the great removal, only 1 year after having seen Predatory Granby to gain the championship of the LHJMQ, the team is sold and moved with Cape-Breton in Nova Scotia.

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