Val-d'Or Foreurs

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Val-d'Or Foreurs Foreurs de Val-d'Or
City	Val-d'Or, Quebec
League	Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
Division	West
Founded	1993
Home arena	Centre Agnico Eagle
Colours	Green, gold, white and black
General manager	Maxime Desruisseaux
Head coach	Maxime Desruisseaux
Website	www.foreurs.qc.ca
Championships
Playoff championships	1998, 2001, 2014 QMJHL Champions

The Val-d'Or Foreurs are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Val-d'Or, in the region of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. The team was founded for the 1993–94 season of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League, a member of the Canadian Hockey League. Former Quebec Nordiques and Trois-Rivières Draveurs star, Pierre Aubry was the team's first coach. The literal translation of Val-d'Or Foreurs is "Valley of Gold Drillers"; this name references the drilling operations associated with mining and exploration which are a major source of blue-collar work in the area. The Foreurs play their home games in the Centre Agnico Eagle.