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Acadie-Bathurst Titan
Acadie-Bathurst Titan
City	Bathurst, New Brunswick
League	Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Conference	Eastern
Division	Atlantic
Founded	1998–99
Home arena	K.C. Irving Regional Centre
Colours	Blue, white, gold and red;
General manager	Sylvain Couturier
Head coach	Ronald Choules
	Website; www.letitan.com
Franchise history
1969–71	Rosemont National
1971–79	Laval National
1979–85	Laval Voisins
1985–94	Laval Titan
1994–98	Laval Titan Collège Français
1998–present	Acadie-Bathurst Titan

The 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.

[edit] 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 refers to the city's surroundings, where the Acadian population is a majority.

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, Francois 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 seventeen-year-old Quebec goalie who spent parts of two seasons with the team.

[edit] Relocation speculation

On February 7, 2009, amid much speculation, the Titan franchise was given a 30 day relocation application extension by the QMJHL Board of Governors. With the club continuing to struggle with attendance and the recent struggles of the economy in the area, the team was rumored to be on the move if things did not turn around in the foreseeable future. The team's Owner, Leo-Guy Morissette, entertained offers from a group of local investors in the Bathrust area as well as a group from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Mr. Morrissette eventually decided to sell the team to his daughter Annie Morrissette-Hebert and his son Stephane Morrissette, who would each own 50 per cent of the club. The move also ensured the team would remain in Bathurst for the 2009–10 season.

[edit] Retired numbers

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

[edit] NHL alumni

[edit] Season-by-season record

Acadie-Bathurst Titan 1998–2008^[1]

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
1999–00	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

[edit] Team records

Statistic	Total	Season
Team records for a single season
Most points	99	2001–02
Most wins	45	2001–02
Most goals for	315	1998–99
Least goals for	163	2004–05
Least goals against	189	2002–03
Most goals against	314	2003–04

Statistic	Player	Total	Season
Individual player records for a single season
Most goals	Thomas Beauregard	71	2006–07
Most assists	Mathieu Perreault	78	2006–07
Most points	Thomas Beauregard	124	2006–07
Most points, rookie	Patrice Bergeron	73	2002–03
Most points, defenseman	Philippe Plante	80	1998–99
Most Penelty Minutes
Best GAA (goalie)	Adam Russo	2.41	2002–03
Goalies = minimum 1500 minutes played

[edit] See also

List of ice hockey teams in New Brunswick

[edit] References

^ Season-by-season on hockeydb.com

[edit] External links

Official Site
QMJHL Arena Guide profile

[0] Season-by-season on hockeydb.com

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