Beauce Jaros

Beauce Jaros
CitySaint-Georges, Quebec
LeagueNAHL
Operated1975–1976
Home arenaPalais des Sports
ColorsOrange, brown and white
     
Head coachJocelyn Hardy
Franchise history
1975–1976Beauce Jaros
Championships
Regular season titles1 1975–76

The Beauce Jaros were a minor professional ice hockey team from Saint-Georges, Quebec, located in the "Beauce" region of the province.

The Jaros played one full season in the North American Hockey League during the 1975–76 NAHL season, and were the NAHL's regular season champions, but lost to the Philadelphia Firebirds in the Lockhart Cup finals.

Jocelyn 'Joe' Hardy was the team's player-coach, and also league most valuable player and top scorer in 1975–76, scoring 208 points. This made him the first professional player to score 200 points or more in a single season. The Jaros played another 30 games into the 1976–77 NAHL season before ceasing operations from December 22, 1976.

The Jaros' uniforms and logo were the basis for those worn by the fictional "Syracuse Bulldogs" in the 1977 film Slap Shot.

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