Acadie–Bathurst Titan
The Acadie–Bathurst Titan are a Canadian ice hockey team. The team began playing in 1969. The team currently plays in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). They play their home games in Bathurst, New Brunswick at the K. C. Irving Regional Centre.
| Acadie–Bathurst Titan | |
|---|---|
| City | Bathurst, New Brunswick |
| League | Quebec Major Junior Hockey League |
| Conference | Telus |
| Division | Telus Maritimes |
| Founded | 1969 |
| Home arena | K. C. Irving Regional Centre |
| Colours | Red, white, gold and blue |
| General manager |  Sylvain Couturier |
| Head coach | Ron Choules |
| Captain | Raphaël Lafontaine Alternates captains: Lucas Grundy |
| 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 |
History
changeThe 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]
References
change- ↑ "An Interview With… Charline Labonte". Canadian Women's Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
Other websites
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