The Nomad de Gatineau or the Gatineau Nomad are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Buckingham, Quebec. The team is a member of the Quebec Junior Hockey League, but was a member of the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League for decades, ending in 2015.
History Originally known as the Voisins de Papineau (Papineau Neighbours), the Neighbours lost in the 1999 final and won the 2000 Eastern Ontario Junior "B" title, despite being from the Province of Quebec. In 2002, the team became the Buckingham Mustangs. In 2003, the team expanded their name by becoming the Gatineau Mustangs.
In 2006, the Mustangs hosted the 2006 Coupe Dodge, the Hockey Quebec Junior "AA" championships. Coming in, the Mustangs defeated Les Rebels de Trois-Pistoles 4-3, and then beat the Express de Suroît 6-5. In the first elimination round the Mustangs were defeated by the eventual finalist, Marquis de Jonquière, in an 8-5 heartbreaker.
At the conclusion of the 2014–15 season, the league announced it was re-organizing to become more of a dedicated developmental league to the Central Canada Hockey League and renamed the league Central Canada Hockey League Tier 2. Initially, the league was to downsize to twelve teams (one feeder club for each Tier 1 team), however it reduced to 16 teams, eliminating six of the current franchises, including the Akwesasne Wolves, Morrisburg Lions, Almonte Thunder, Gananoque Islanders, Gatineau Mustangs and Shawville Pontiacs.
In May 2015, Gatineau announced they were joining the Quebec Junior Hockey League by purchasing the Lachine Maroons franchise and re-locating it to Buckingham. They were forced to change their name to the Flames, as the Vaudreuil-Dorion Mustangs were existing members of the QJHL. in June 2026, the Flames were rebranded to the Gatineau Nomad for a fresh, modern image and new identity.
Season-by-season results Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs1999-00 42 28 13 1 1 210 160 59 1st EO Metro Won League2000-01 42 25 16 3 1 153 151 54 4th EO Metro Lost preliminary2001-02 40 9 29 2 0 124 205 20 5th EO Metro Lost preliminary2002-03 40 21 16 3 1 195 162 46 3rd EO Metro Lost division final2003-04 40 28 11 1 3 235 163 60 2nd EO Metro Lost division final2004-05 40 16 20 2 2 153 225 36 4th EO Metro Lost preliminary2005-06 40 11 25 1 3 162 225 26 5th EO Metro Lost preliminary2006-07 40 25 14 0 1 229 164 51 2nd EO Metro Lost final2007-08 39 28 8 1 2 238 121 59 1st EO MetroLost division S-final2008-09 40 15 20 3 2 162 201 35 4th EO Metro2009-10 44 27 14 2 1 217 155 57 3rd EO Metro Lost division S-final2010-11 42 14 26 1 1 138 154 30 5th EO Metro DNQ2011-12 42 28 7 6 1 217 141 63 1st EO Metro Lost final2012-13 41 27 11 - 2 199 117 57 2nd EO Metro 2013-14 41 21 15 - 5 180 166 47 4th EO Metro 2014-15 40 23 16 - 1 186 159 47 4th EO Metro Won div. semi-final, 4-0 (Beavers) Won div. finals, 4-2 (Golden Knights)Lost conference, 2-4 (Rams)2015-16 55 7 42 6 0 192 318 20 6 of 6 St Louis12 of 12 QJHL DNQ2016-17 49 15 28 4 2 206 283 36 6 of 6 St Louis10 of 12 QJHL DNQ2017-18 49 28 16 3 2 220 218 61 3 of 6 St Louis5 of 12 QJHL Lost Div. quarterfinal, 2-4 (Panthers)2018-19 48 16 30 - 2 164 236 34 11 of 13 QJHL DNQ2019-20 48 12 34 - 2 154 260 26 6th Trévi DNQ2020-21 Season lost due to COVID-19 restrictions2021-22 42 11 29 2 0 24 150 277 4th of 4 North11th of 12 QJHL DNQ2022-23 48 17 28 2 2 38 177 228 11th of 13 QJHL DNQ2023-24 48 14 28 4 2 38 177 228 11th of 13 QJHL DNQ2024-25 48 18 27 3 2 39 204 250 11th of 13 QJHL DNQ
References
External links Gatineau Flames webpage