The Saint-Georges CRS Express is a professional hockey team based in Saint-Georges, Quebec

Saint-Georges, Quebec

Saint-Georges is a city in the province of Quebec. It is the seat of Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality, part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region. The population was 30,113 as of 2009. Route 173 runs through Saint-Georges Est and heads south to the border with Maine, USA...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. The team is part of the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey

Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey

The Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey was founded in 2004 and is a low-level professional league based in the Canadian province of Quebec. It was called the Quebec Semi-Pro Hockey League from 1996 until it turned pro in 2004...

 (LNAH). The CRS Express plays at the Centre Sportif Lacroix - Dutil

Centre Sportif Lacroix - Dutil

The Centre Sportif Lacroix-Dutil is a multi-purpose arena in Saint-Georges, Quebec. It has a capacity of 2,476....

. The team is owned by businessman Jean-Paul Blais, who also owns the CRS Express trucking company, who renamed the team in 2005-06.

History

The team was founded in 1996-97 as the Rive-Sud Jackals in the former Quebec Semi-Pro Hockey League (QSPHL). The Jackals became the Saint-Georges Garaga in 1998-99, when relocating to Saint-Georges, Quebec.

The Garaga dominated Canadian senior hockey in the early 2000s, winning the 2002 Allan Cup

2002 Allan Cup

The 2002 Allan Cup was the Canadian national senior ice hockey championship for the 2001-02 Senior "AAA" season. The event was hosted by the Powell River Regals in Powell River, British Columbia...

 and the 2004 Allan Cup

2004 Allan Cup

The 2004 Allan Cup was the Canadian national senior ice hockey championship for the 2003–04 Senior "AAA" season. The event was hosted by the St-Georges Garaga in Saint-Georges, Quebec...

.

The last previous professional hockey team in the region were the Beauce Jaros

Beauce Jaros

The Beauce Jaros were a minor professional ice hockey team from Saint-Georges, Quebec, located in the "Beauce" of the province.The Jaros played one full season in the North American Hockey League during the 1975–76 season, and were the NAHL's regular season champions, but lost to the Philadelphia...

 from 1975-1977.

2010 Futura Cup

Garaga made the 2010 as a #4 seed and defeated the Saguenay Marquis four games to two. Garaga scored 38 goals during the series. Three of the four victories against Saguenay were games that Garaga scored 8 or more goals.

St. Georges would advance to the Futura Cup Finals against the Sherbrooke St. Francois, who were the regular season champions. Garaga would go to to defeat the Sherbrooke team four games to two

Awards

• Jesse Belanger
  Jesse Belanger
  Jesse Bélanger is a former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League from 1991 to 2001.-Playing career:...
  
  , 2010 LNAH Most Sportsman-like Player; 2010 LNAH 1st team All-Star (Center)
• Yvan Busque, 2010 LNAH Playoff MVP
• Dany Roussin
  Dany Roussin
  Dany Roussin is a professional ice hockey player who currently plays for Saint Georges COOL-FM of the LNAH..-QMJHL:Dany was taken in the first round of the QMJHL Entry Draft by the Sherbrooke Beavers. After two seasons with the Beavers, where he was stuck playing in a defensive role for Sherbrook,...
  
  , 2010 LNAH Offensive Rookie Of The Year

Notable players

• Jonathan Delisle
  Jonathan Delisle
  Jonathan Delisle was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted in the fourth round, 86th overall, of the 1995 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens. He played just one game in the National Hockey League, with the Canadiens during the 1998–99 season, going scoreless. He...
  
  , former Montreal Canadiens
  Montreal Canadiens
  The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
  
  draft pick who played for St. Georges CRS Express. Delisle passed away as a result of an automobile accident in March 2006. The Delisle Trophy has been named in his honor and is awarded to the LNAH player who "best exemplifies leadership in the regular season."