Moncton Wildcats

The Moncton Wildcats are a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) based in Moncton, New Brunswick. The franchise was granted for the 1995–96 season known as the Moncton Alpines, then rebranded as the Wildcats in the next season. The team played at the Moncton Coliseum from 1995 until 2018, and moved into the Avenir Centre prior to the 2018–19 season. After winning the 2005–06 QMJHL championship, the team hosted the 2006 Memorial Cup and reached the final game. The Wildcats also won the league championship in 2009–10, and competed at the 2010 Memorial Cup in Brandon, Manitoba. The team won its third QMJHL championship in 2024–25, defeating the Rimouski Océanic in six games to claim the Gilles-Courteau Trophy, before participating in the 2025 Memorial Cup in Rimouski.