▁rock ▁band ▁from ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Ro ber val ▁in ▁the ▁Lac ▁Saint - Jean ▁region ▁of ▁Quebec . The ir ▁name ▁is ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁former ▁N HL ▁hockey ▁player ▁D ale ▁Ha wer ch uk , ▁whose ▁hockey ▁card ▁lead ▁singer ▁Syl v ain ▁S ég u in ▁found ▁in ▁his ▁car ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁shortly ▁after ▁being ▁told ▁that ▁his ▁band ▁would ▁need ▁a ▁name ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁perform ▁at ▁a ▁local ▁music ▁festival . ▁Ha wer ch uk ▁subsequently ▁gave ▁them ▁permission ▁to ▁use ▁his ▁name ▁on ▁the ▁condition ▁that ▁they ▁" st ay ▁out ▁of ▁j ail ". ▁ ▁The ▁band ' s ▁other ▁members ▁are ▁S éb ast ien ▁S ég u in ▁ ▁( sing er , ▁guitar ist , ▁Syl v ain ▁S ég u in ' s ▁brother ), ▁Pierre ▁Fort in ▁( d rum mer ), ▁and ▁Charles ▁Per ron ▁( b ass ist , ▁replacing ▁Martin ▁Ber ger on ). ▁Their ▁first ▁three ▁albums ▁were ▁produced ▁by ▁Oliv ier ▁L ange vin ▁of ▁Gal ax ie , ▁while ▁Pierre ▁Fort in ▁produced ▁the ▁fourth . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁Histor ian ▁Amy ▁R ans om ▁has ▁called ▁their ▁work ▁" raw , ▁fast - p ac ed , ▁guitar - and - d rum - dri ven ▁rock abil ly ▁inf lect ed ▁with ▁punk ", ▁not ing ▁that ▁it ▁ev okes ▁D ale ▁Ha wer ch uk ' s ▁" speed ▁and ▁energy ", ▁while ▁I ci ▁Mus