Acadie–Bathurst Titan

The Acadie–Bathurst Titan are a major junior ice hockey team based in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada. They are members of the Telus Maritimes Division in the Telus Conference of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The team plays its home games at the K. C. Irving Regional Centre. The team won the 2018 Memorial Cup.

Acadie–Bathurst Titan Titan d'Acadie–Bathurst
City	Bathurst, New Brunswick
League	Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Division	Telus Maritimes
Founded	1969
Home arena	K. C. Irving Regional Centre
Colours	Red, gold, and white
General manager	Gordie Dwyer
Head coach	Gordie Dwyer
Captain	Cole Larkin
Website	www.letitan.com
Franchise history
1969–1971	Rosemont National
1971–1979	Laval National
1979–1985	Laval Voisins
1985–1994	Laval Titan
1994–1998	Laval Titan Collège Français
1998–present	Acadie–Bathurst Titan
Championships
Playoff championships	2018 Memorial Cup Champions 1999, 2018 QMJHL Champions

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, and 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 refers to the city's surroundings, where the Acadian population is a majority.

The franchise has won five 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 (NHL). 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, François Beauchemin, Bruno Gervais and Roberto Luongo.

In the 1999–2000 season, the Titan had the first female to be drafted by a QMJHL team, Charline Labonté, a 17-year-old Quebec goaltender who spent parts of two seasons with the team.^[1]

In 2018, the team won its first Memorial Cup championship, defeating the Regina Pats in the centennial edition of the tournament, coached by Mario Pouliot.

The Titan play in the smallest market in the Canadian Hockey League. With a population of 13,424 residents, the city of Bathurst is smaller than Swift Current, Saskatchewan, home of the WHL's Swift Current Broncos. After their Memorial Cup win in 2018, coach Mario Pouliot made this comment:^[2]

"Being the smallest market in the entire CHL, it's a huge accomplishment for us. Four years ago we started from the bottom and we ended up tonight with the Memorial Cup..."

Relocation speculation

On February 7, 2009, the Titan franchise was given a 30-day relocation application extension by the QMJHL Board of Governors. Morrissette decided to sell the team to his daughter Annie Morrissette-Hébert and his son Stéphane Morrissette.^{[citation needed]} At the end of the 2009–10 season, Léo-Guy Morrissette bought back control of the team from his children at their request. He retained ownership of the team through to April 2013. Local investors including NHL player Sean Couturier purchased the team. At the time of the sale, the team was reported to be worth just over $3 million.^[3]

Players

NHL alumni

• Ramzi Abid
• François Beauchemin
• Patrice Bergeron
• Patrick Bordeleau
• Mathieu Carle
• Jean-Philippe Côté
• Noah Dobson
• Jonathan Ferland
• Ryan Flinn
• Bruno Gervais
• Jonathan Girard
• Simon Lajeunesse
• Roberto Luongo
• Mathieu Perreault
• Janis Sprukts

Retired numbers

List of retired numbers from 1969 to present.

• 1 - Roberto Luongo^[4]
• 10 - Claude Lapointe
• 17 - Mike Bossy
• 19 - Neil Carnes
• 21 - Vincent Damphousse
• 22 - Martin Lapointe
• 28 - Thomas Beauregard
• 30 - Gino Odjick
• 37 - Patrice Bergeron^[5]
• 66 - Mario Lemieux

Season-by-season record

• Acadie–Bathurst Titan 1998–2023^[6]

OL = Overtime loss, SL = Shootout loss, Pct = Winning percentage

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	OL	SL	Points	Pct	Goals for	Goals against	Standing
1998–99	70	42	25	3	—	—	87	0.621	315	255	3rd, Dilio
1999–2000	72	20	40	8	4	—	52	0.361	227	311	4th, Maritime
2000–01	72	29	38	4	1	—	63	0.438	239	281	3rd, Maritime
2001–02	72	45	18	4	5	—	99	0.688	257	225	1st, Maritime
2002–03	72	44	21	4	3	—	95	0.660	276	189	2nd, Atlantic
2003–04	70	18	49	3	0	—	39	0.279	184	314	5th, Atlantic
2004–05	70	18	42	7	3	—	46	0.329	163	244	5th, Atlantic
2005–06	70	43	19	—	3	5	94	0.671	291	223	2nd, Eastern
2006–07	70	35	28	—	2	5	77	0.550	291	269	5th, Eastern
2007–08	70	41	25	—	2	2	86	0.614	289	241	3rd, Eastern
2008–09	68	20	35	—	7	6	53	0.294	187	256	5th, Atlantic
2009–10	68	25	37	—	3	3	56	0.368	208	286	5th, Atlantic
2010–11	68	44	21	—	2	1	91	0.669	261	197	2nd, Maritimes
2011–12	68	32	31	—	2	3	69	0.507	250	264	3rd, Maritimes
2012–13	68	26	35	—	5	2	59	0.434	232	278	4th, Maritimes
2013–14	68	22	40	—	4	2	50	0.368	144	249	4th, Maritimes
2014–15	68	17	43	—	6	2	42	0.309	158	271	6th, Maritimes
2015–16	68	27	35	—	3	3	60	0.441	244	254	5th, Maritimes
2016–17	68	39	23	—	4	2	84	0.618	284	242	3rd, Maritimes
2017–18	68	43	15	—	8	2	96	0.706	270	183	1st, Maritimes
2018–19	68	8	54	—	3	2	22	0.145	141	336	6th, Maritimes
2019–20	64	12	40	—	8	4	36	0.281	171	279	6th, Maritimes
2020–21	33	21	10	—	1	1	44	0.667	146	121	2nd, Maritimes
2021–22	68	40	22	—	3	3	86	0.632	280	211	3rd, Maritimes
2022–23	68	20	40	—	5	3	48	0.353	203	278	6th, Maritimes

Playoffs

Season	1st round	2nd round	3rd round	Finals
1998–99	W, 4–1, Cape Breton	W, 4–1, Halifax	W, 4–3, Quebec	W, 4–2, Hull
1999–2000	L, 4–0, Moncton	-	-	-
2000–01	W, 4–0, Quebec	W, 4–1, Cape Breton	W, 4–2, Baie-Comeau	L, 4–0, Val-d'Or
2001–02	Bye	W, 4–1, Quebec	W, 4–1, Cape Breton	L, 4–2, Victoriaville
2002–03	W, 4–2, Chicoutimi	L, 4–3, Halifax	-	-
2003–04	-	-	-	-
2004–05	-	-	-	-
2005–06	W, 4–2, P.E.I.	W, 4–0, Cape Breton	L, 4–3, Quebec	-
2006–07	W, 4–2, P.E.I.	L, 4–1, Cape Breton	-	-
2007–08	W, 4–2, St. John's	L, 4–1, Saint John	-	-
2008–09	L, 4–2, Gatineau	-	-	-
2009–10	L, 4–1, Quebec	-	-	-
2010–11	L, 4–1, Victoriaville	-	-	-
2011–12	L, 4–2, Chicoutimi	-	-	-
2012–13	L, 4–1, Blainville-Boisbriand	-	-	-
2013–14	L, 4–0, Val-d'Or	-	-	-
2014–15	-	-	-	-
2015–16	L, 4–1, Saint John	-	-	-
2016–17	W, 4–0, Quebec	L, 4–3, Blainville-Boisbriand	-	-
2017–18	W, 4–2, Chicoutimi	W, 4–0, Sherbrooke	W, 4–0, Victoriaville	W, 4–2 vs Blainville-Boisbriand
2018–19	-	-	-	-
2019–20	QMJHL playoffs cancelled
2020–21	Won Round-robin tournament	L, 3–0, Charlottetown	-	-
2021–22	Won, 3–2, Halifax	L, 3–0, Charlottetown	-	-
2022–23	-	-	-	-

See also

• List of ice hockey teams in New Brunswick

References

1. Canadian Gold 2010, Andrew Podnieks, p. 152, Fenn Publishing, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55168-384-3
2. "Acadie-Bathurst Titan win 100th Mastercard Memorial Cup – CHL". 28 May 2018.
3. CBC News (April 11, 2013). "QMJHL's Acadie-Bathurst Titan sold to local investors". CBC. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
4. "Acadie-Bathurst Titan News Article". 31 July 2012.
5. Titan website, Article on the Titan website.
6. Season-by-season on hockeydb.com

External links

• Official Site
• Official Site (in French)