The franchise was originally granted for the 1982–83 season, and is based in Drummondville, Quebec, playing its home games at the Centre Marcel Dionne.

The team was named for a Quebec-based regiment that fought in the War of 1812, the Canadian Voltigeurs.

[citation needed] On February 9, 1989, Drummondville's coach and general manager Jean Bégin, was suspended indefinitely after he was arrested and charged with sexual assault.

[5] The Voltigeurs won both the President's Cup and Jean Rougeau Trophy during the 2008–09 season.

In the 2009 Memorial Cup, the Voltigeurs finished second in the round robin, but lost to the Windsor Spitfires in the semi-finals.