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 a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. They play at the K.C. Irving Regional Centre in Bathurst, New Brunswick.

History

The franchise was granted in 1969-70 as the Rosemont National. In 1971 they moved from Rosemont to Laval to become the Laval National, and later the Laval Voisins. In 1985 they became the Laval Titan, in 1994 they became the Laval Titan Collège Français following a merger with the Verdun Collège Français, and then in 1998 they moved to Bathurst. The "Acadie" term in the team name signifies the city's Acadian 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 be Mario Lemieux, who was drafted in 1984 by the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. Lemieux played for the team during its tenure in Laval. Other famous franchise alumni include Mike Bossy, Gino Odjick, and Vincent Damphousse. Notable NHL alumni from Bathurst include Patrice Bergeron and Roberto 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 Lemieux

NHL alumni

ee also

*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