The most famous player that has come through the organization would undoubtedly be Mario Lemieux, who was drafted in 1984 by the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Other famous franchise alumni include Mike Bossy, Gino Odjick and Vincent Damphousse.

Notable NHL alumni from Bathurst include Patrice Bergeron, François Beauchemin, Bruno Gervais and Roberto Luongo.

[2] At the end of the 2009–10 season, Léo-Guy Morrissette bought back control of the team from his children at their request.

In 2018, the team won its first Memorial Cup championship, defeating the Regina Pats in the centennial edition of the tournament, coached by Mario Pouliot.

After their Memorial Cup win, coach Mario Pouliot made this comment:[4] "Being the smallest market in the entire CHL, it's a huge accomplishment for us.

Four years ago we started from the bottom and we ended up tonight with the Memorial Cup..."In 2021, the owners tried to sell the team, but received no offers.