The Montreal Canadiens organization is set to officially unveil the colours and logo of the Laval Rocket, their new American Hockey League affiliate for the 2017-18 season. Rocket Countdown will be an historical journey looking at past Canadiens affiliates from the 1969 NHL expansion onward, and building up to the unveiling of the Laval Rocket on January 31.
Québec Citadelles 1999-2002
The Canadiens were losing money in their Fredericton operation. It was just another problem that the financially challenged organization was facing in the late 90’s. mostly due to the weak Canadian dollar and rising player salaries that were paid out in American dollars.