- Acadie-Bathurst Titan
Hockey team |CAN_eng=1
team = Acadie-Bathurst Titan
city =Bathurst, New Brunswick
league = Q.M.J.H.L.
division = Eastern
founded = 1998-99
arena =K.C. Irving Regional Centre
colours =Blue ,White ,Gold &Red
coach =Ronald Choules
GM =Sylvain Couturier
name1 =Rosemont National
dates1 = 1969-71
name2 =Laval National
dates2 = 1971-79
name3 =Laval Voisins
dates3 = 1979-85
name4 =Laval Titan
dates4 = 1985-94
name5 =Laval Titan Collège Français
dates5 = 1994-98
name6 = Acadie-Bathurst Titan
dates6 = 1998-PresentThe Acadie-Bathurst Titan is ajunior ice hockey team in theQuebec Major Junior Hockey League . They play at theK.C. Irving Regional Centre inBathurst, New Brunswick .History
The franchise was granted in 1969-70 as the
Rosemont National . In 1971 they moved from Rosemont to Laval to become theLaval National , and later theLaval Voisins . In 1985 they became theLaval Titan , in 1994 they became theLaval Titan Collège Français following a merger with theVerdun Collège Français , and then in 1998 they moved to Bathurst. The "Acadie" term in the team name signifies the city'sAcadian population.The franchise has won 5 President's Cups, one of which (in 1999) came during the team's tenure in Bathurst. In the
Memorial Cup that year, the team finished winless in the round-robin. The most famous player that has come through the organization would undoubtedly beMario Lemieux , who was drafted in 1984 by thePittsburgh Penguins of theNational Hockey League . Lemieux played for the team during its tenure in Laval. Other famous franchise alumni includeMike Bossy ,Gino Odjick , andVincent Damphousse . Notable NHL alumni from Bathurst includePatrice Bergeron andRoberto Luongo .In the 1999-2000 season, the Titan had the first female to compete in the QMJHL,
Charline Labonte , a seventeen-year-old Quebec goalie who was on the team for the season.Players
Retired rumbers
*10 - Claude Lapointe used by Jules-Edy Laraque in 99-00
*17 - Mike Bossy
*19 - Neil Carnes used by Ramzi Abid in 99-00
*21 - Vincent Damphousse
*22 - Martin Lapointe
*30 - Gino Odjick used by Phil Ozga in 99-00
*66 - Mario LemieuxNHL alumni
ee also
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List of ice hockey teams in New Brunswick References
External links
* [http://www.letitan.com/eindex.cfm Official Site]
* [http://www.ohlarenaguide.com/titan.htm QMJHL Arena Guide] profile
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