Les Dales Hawerchuk are an alternative rock bandLe groupe Les Dales Hawerchuk sort son troisième album, by The Canadian Press, in La Presse; published October 18, 2011; retrieved June 10, 2017 from the town of Roberval in the Lac Saint-Jean region of Quebec.Les Dales Hawerchuk: «Nous ne sommes pas gênés de notre joual du lac-Saint-Jean», by Cédric Bélanger, in Le Journal de Québec; published November 26, 2016; retrieved June 10, 2017 Their name is a reference to former NHL hockey player Dale Hawerchuk,Hawerchuk playing in the 'Peg... the band, that is, by Geoff Kirbyson, in the Winnipeg Free Press; published January 15, 2009; retrieved June 10, 2017 whose hockey card lead singer Sylvain Séguin found in his car in 2001, shortly after being told that his band would need a name in order to perform at a local music festival.Hawerchuk muse for Quebec band, by Ian Shantz, in The Sudbury Star; published November 12, 2010 Hawerchuk subsequently gave them permission to use his name on the condition that they "stay out of jail". Alt URL
The band's other members are Sébastien Séguin (singer, guitarist, Sylvain Séguin's brother), Pierre Fortin (drummer), and Charles Perron (bassist, replacing Martin Bergeron). Their first three albums were produced by Olivier Langevin of Galaxie,Les Dales Hawerchuk: la contre-attaque, by Philippe Papineau, at Franco-Phil, published April 30, 2008; retrieved June 10, 2017Les Dales Hawerchuk: du coeur au ventre, by Émilie Côté, in La Presse; published November 13, 2011; retrieved June 10, 2017 while Pierre Fortin produced the fourth.Le retour au jeu des Dales Hawerchuk, by Philippe Papineau, in Le Devoir; published November 25, 2016; retrieved June 10, 2017
Reception Historian Amy Ransom has called their work "raw, fast-paced, guitar-and-drum-driven rockabilly inflected with punk", noting that it evokes Dale Hawerchuk's "speed and energy",Hockey, PQ: Canada's Game in Quebec's Popular Culture, by Amy Ransom; published June 9, 2014, by University of Toronto Press; via Google Books while Ici Musique comments that they are "not known for their subtlety".Les Dales Hawerchuk : lancer fort, frapper dur, by François Lemay, at Ici Musique; published November 24, 2016; retrieved June 10, 2017; "ne sont pas connus pour faire dans la subtilité" 33Mag ranked their 2005 song "Dale Hawerchuk" the 104th-best song by Quebec artists in the 2000s.Top 200 des chansons québécoises qui ont marqué les années 2000, in 33Mag.com; published December 11, 2009; retrieved June 10, 2017 The Guardian, however, has described their work as "Green Day-like pop-punk" and "largely unremarkable".Can M for Montreal predict pop's future?, by Ian Gittins, in the Guardian; published December 2, 2008; retrieved June 10, 2017
Discography "Les Dales Hawerchuk" (2005) "Les Dales Hawerchuk 2" (2008) "Le tour du chapeau" (2011) "Désavantage numérique" (2016)Un retour en force pour Les Dales Hawerchuk , by Hélène Gagnon, in L'Étoile du Lac, published November 25, 2016; retrieved June 10, 2017 "Attaque à cinq" (2024)Le retour au jeu des Dales Hawerchuk, by Dominic Tardif; in La Presse; published November 9, 2024; retrieved July 16, 2025
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External links Les Dales Hawerchuk on Bandcamp