Acadie–Bathurst Titan

Acadie–Bathurst Titan
CityBathurst, New Brunswick
LeagueQuebec Major Junior Hockey League
ConferenceTelus
DivisionTelus Maritimes
Founded1969
Home arenaK. C. Irving Regional Centre
ColoursRed, white, gold and blue
       
General manager Sylvain Couturier
Head coach Ron Choules
CaptainRaphaël Lafontaine
Alternates captains:
Lucas Grundy
Websitewww.letitan.com
Franchise history
1969–1971Rosemont National
1971–1979Laval National
1979–1985Laval Voisins
1985–1994Laval Titan
1994–1998Laval Titan Collège Français
1998–2025Acadie–Bathurst Titan

The Acadie–Bathurst Titan was a Canadian ice hockey team. The team began playing in 1969. The team last played in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). They played their home games in Bathurst, New Brunswick at the K. C. Irving Regional Centre.

History

The team was first created in 1969 and played in Rosemont National as the Rosemont, Quebec. They moved to Laval to become the Laval National, and later the Laval Voisins. In 1985, they were known as the Laval Titan, and in 1994, they became the Laval Titan Collège Français from a merger with the Verdun Collège Français. In 1998, the moved to Bathurst and became the Acadie–Bathurst Titan

The Titan organization have won President's Cup five times. In the 1999–2000 season, they had the first female to be drafted by a QMJHL team when they drafted Charline Labonté, a 17-year-old Quebec goaltender who spent parts of two seasons with the team.[1]

The team was sold in December 2024 to a group of investors led by longtime hockey executive Glenn Stanford, which is moving the team to St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador after the 2024–25 season. Starting in 2025–26, the team will play at Mary Brown's Centre as the Newfoundland Regiment.[2]

References

  1. "An Interview With… Charline Labonte". Canadian Women's Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
  2. Leroux, Stéphane (December 16, 2024). "Le Titan déménagera; la LHJMQ de retour à Terre-Neuve". Réseau des sports (in French). Montreal, Quebec. Retrieved December 18, 2024.

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