Before joining the QMJHL, the team was a member of the
Central Junior A Hockey League, known originally as the
Hull Blackhawks (
Les Éperviers de Hull) but later as the
Hull Beavers (
Les Castors de Hull) and
Hull-Volant Junior A. Originally Hull and the CJHL were eligible to compete for the Memorial Cup, the Major Junior crown, but were relegated to Tier II Junior "A" in 1970. The season before joining the QMJHL in 1973 they became the
Hull Festivals, and in 1976, they became the
Hull Olympiques; the team name was changed to the Gatineau Olympiques one year after the city of
Hull was amalgamated into Gatineau in 2002. The Olympiques share a junior hockey market with the
Ottawa 67's, across the Ottawa River. Pre-season games between the two teams were a regular occurrence from 1975 to 1986. The teams have played interleague regular-season home and home games in the 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03 and 2009–10 seasons since. The Olympiques have won the
President's Cup seven times, most recently in 2007–08. The team has been to four
Memorial Cup finals, losing three (1986,
2003 and
2004) and winning the
1997 Memorial Cup, which they also hosted. From 1985 until 1992, the Olympiques were owned by
Wayne Gretzky; it was under his ownership that the team first adopted black, silver and white as their team colours, similar to those of the
Los Angeles Kings, whom Gretzky played for in 1988. On May 31, 2010, it was announced that former Olympiques coach
Benoit Groulx, who had left the organization to coach the
Rochester Americans would be returning to be the general manager and head coach. For the 2011–12 season, the Olympiques returned to the colours of black, silver and white following an eight-year absence. In 2016, coach Groulx left the Olympiques again to become the head coach of the
Syracuse Crunch. He was replaced by Mario Duhamel who would only coach 47 games with a 19–24–4 record. Duhamel was replaced by assistant coach
Éric Landry.
Championships Memorial Cup Canadian Hockey League champions •
1986 – Finalist vs.
Guelph Platers •
1988 – 3rd place in tournament •
1995 – 4th place in tournament •
1997 – Champions vs.
Lethbridge Hurricanes •
2003 – Finalist vs.
Kitchener Rangers •
2004 – Finalist vs.
Kelowna Rockets •
2008 – 4th place in tournament '''
President's Cup''' – League playoff champions • 1985–86 – Champions vs.
Drummondville Voltigeurs • 1987–88 – Champions vs.
Drummondville Voltigeurs • 1994–95 – Champions vs.
Laval Titan Collège Français • 1996–97 – Champions vs.
Chicoutimi Saguenéens • 1998–99 – Finalist vs.
Acadie-Bathurst Titan • 1999–00 – Finalist vs.
Rimouski Océanic • 2002–03 – Champions vs.
Halifax Mooseheads • 2003–04 – Champions vs.
Moncton Wildcats • 2007–08 – Champions vs.
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies • 2010–11 – Finalist vs.
Saint John Sea Dogs Jean Rougeau Trophy – Regular season champions • 1985–86, 1987–88, 1996–97, 2003–04
Division titles – Regular season champions • 1985–86, 1987–88, 1996–97, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2008–09, 2021–22, 2022–23 ==Coaches==