LaSalle Rapides
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The LaSalle Rapides were a hockey team based in LaSalle, Quebec, a western suburb of Montreal
. The team was part of the QSPHL (now the Ligue nord-américaine de hockey
(LNAH)). They won the Futura Cup
in 1999-00, their first season in LaSalle.
They had originally been based in Lachute, Quebec
as one of the league's original teams for the 1996-97 season, and won the Futura Cup in 1998 before moving to LaSalle the next year. The team folded in 2003.
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
. The team was part of the QSPHL (now 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)). They won the Futura Cup
Futura Cup
The Futura Cup is the trophy awarded annually to champions of the LNAH , a minor pro league based in the Canadian province of Quebec. It was first awarded after the 1996-97 season...
in 1999-00, their first season in LaSalle.
They had originally been based in Lachute, Quebec
Lachute, Quebec
Lachute, is a town in southwest Quebec, 35 km northwest of Montreal, on the Rivière du Nord, a tributary of the Ottawa River, and west of Mirabel International Airport...
as one of the league's original teams for the 1996-97 season, and won the Futura Cup in 1998 before moving to LaSalle the next year. The team folded in 2003.