Thetford Mines was chosen as a top-five finalist for Kraft Hockeyville for 2009 on the February 21, 2009 Hockey Night In Canada "Hockey Day In Canada" special.
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It was first called the Centre des Loisirs but, in the middle of the 80's, it was renamed for NHL and Team Canada goalie Mario Gosselin, who was born in Thetford Mines and helped Canada finish fourth at the 1984 Winter Olympics.