Trenton Titans The Trenton Titans were a professional minor league ice hockey team that currently plays in the ECHL . The team did participate in the Atlantic Divison of the ECHL ' s Eastern Conference . They were established in 1999 and played their home games at the Sun National Bank Center in Trenton , New Jersey . They were the ECHL affiliate of the NHL ' s Philadelphia Flyers and the AHL ' s Adirondack Phantoms . The Titans have finished with the best record in the ECHL once in 2002 , and have qualified for the playoffs for eight out of their twelve seasons to date . They won the league ' s Kelly Cup championship in 2005 . The Trenton Titans played as the Titans from 1999 - 2007 . From 2007 - 2011 , the Trenton Titans played as the Trenton Devils . After four seasons as the Trenton Devils , the franchise was renamed back to Trenton Titans for the 2011 - 12 ECHL season . The ECHL announced on April 23 , 2013 that the Titans have ceased operations and that all players are considered unrestricted free agents , effective immediately . History . Trenton Titans ( 1999 – 2007 ) . The Trenton Titans were founded in 1999 , but the Titans began operations in 1996 when the ECHL , a minor professional hockey league and at the time known as the East Coast Hockey League , awarded Trenton an expansion team in that same year which is three years before the team played a game . The franchise started as the Titans and played their first season in 1999 . The Titans served as the ECHL affiliate with of the Philadelphia Flyers ( NHL ) , and the Philadelphia Phantoms ( AHL ) from 1999 - 2000 to 2006 - 07 and with the New York Islanders ( NHL ) and the Bridgeport Sound Tigers ( AHL ) from 1999 - 2000 to 2002 - 03 , and again for the 2005 - 06 season . In 2004 the Trenton Titans celebrated their 5th anniversary . Following the 2004 – 05 ECHL season , the Titans won the Kelly Cup by defeating the Florida Everblades , four games to two . Leon Hayward was named the MVP of the Kelly Cup Finals . Rick Kowalsky was Trenton ' s captain . After the season , head coach Mike Havilland was hired by the AHL ' s Norfolk Admirals . Assistant coach Ted Dent was hired by the Columbia Inferno . The team ' s head and assistant coach left the team after the championship run , as other teams began to find the talent in Trenton . Assistant coach Ted Dent , who had joined the team following four years with the Washington Capitals in the video operations department before being laid off in expectation of the lockout , was signed by Columbia ( SC ) , and head coach Mike Havilland , who had rejoined the team in 2004 after two years in Atlantic City , where he had won a Kelly Cup in 2003 , was signed by the AHL ' s Norfolk Admirals . Doug McKay , who had coached Ritten Renon in the Italian ' A ' league , was named the Trenton head coach for 2005 – 06 , but was later fired because he wanted to trade away star player Scott Bertoli . In 2006 , the New Jersey Devils brought the Trenton Titans and the franchise became the ECHL affiliate of the Devils for the 2006 – 07 season . The team still maintained their affiliation with the Flyers for that season only . The Trenton Devils Years ( 2007 – 11 ) . On May 18 , 2007 and after serving as the ECHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers since 1999 , the New Jersey Devils renamed the Trenton Titans to Trenton Devils . This re - branding alienated fans in the Trenton area , many of whom were part of the Philadelphia Flyers ' fan base . This combined with a lackluster record led to a significant decline in attendance over the franchise ' s last four seasons , positioning Trenton at or near the bottom of the league in attendance . The only exception to this was on February 21 , 2009 , when the Trenton Devils retired former Titan Kelly Cup champion Scott Bertoli ' s No . 19 in front of a crowd of 6 , 013 fans . On July 6 , 2011 , the New Jersey Devils abandoned the Trenton Devils with an announcement that the franchise was originally suspending operations immediately , citing a desire to restructure their player development system to more closely mirror those of other NHL franchises . The New Jersey Devils were the only NHL team to wholly own its ECHL affiliate . The Trenton Devils failed to qualify for the playoffs for three out of the previous four seasons and had regularly posted league - low attendance numbers . Prior to the suspension of operations , the team lost $ 1 . 5 million during the 2010 – 11 ECHL season . The New Jersey Devils gave up the franchise to the league . The Trenton Devils were then taken over by the ECHL . While under control of the league , the ECHL worked to find a new ownership group for the Trenton Devils , with the NHL ' s Philadelphia Flyers eager to affiliate with them and help the franchise in a cross - promotion . The Flyers however , were not interested in owning the franchise . Two weeks prior to the announcement of the Trenton Devils ' suspension of operations , the ECHL registered the Trenton Titans name with the United States Patent and Trademark Office , with a logo description that was similar to the logo used by the Titans from 1999 – 2007 . One week after the Devils suspended operations , a group of local fans began lobbying investors to restart the franchise under the Titans name . Trenton Titans ( 2011 – 2013 ) . A new ownership group called Blue Line Sports , LLC bought the Trenton Devils from the league and also took over the daily operations of the franchise . The new owners renamed the Trenton Devils back to the Trenton Titans . The franchise then re - entered the ECHL for the 2011 - 12 ECHL season with a press release on July 28 announcing the Titans return as the local area ’ s hockey team . The team will remain in the Eastern Conference ' s Atlantic Division and will play according to their original schedule for the 2011 – 12 season . The franchise then reaffiliated with the Philadelphia Flyers since the 2006 – 07 season . Former Titan all - time scoring leader Scott Bertoli , whose number 19 is the only one to be retired by the franchise , was named senior adviser of hockey operations for the Titans . Former Titans ' general manager from 2001 – 05 , Richard Lisk , rejoined the team and was appointed to be the franchise ' s president and CEO . Former Titans defenseman and previous assistant coach during the Trenton Devils years Vince Williams was named head coach of the Titans on August 1 , 2011 . NHL veteran and original Titan Todd Fedoruk was named assistant coach on November 9 , 2011 . The Titans were purchase by Delaware Valley Sports Group , LLC on March 28 , 2012 . This was not a transfer in ownership as Delaware Valley Sports Group , LLC also purchased the Titans ' owner Blue Line Sports , LLC as well . On Tuesday April 23 , 2013 the Titans announced they will cease operations for the 2013 - 14 season . Owners . The Titans have been owned by four different owners in their history . Geoffrey Berman owned the franchise from 1999 - 2006 . The New Jersey Devils were the second owners that owned the franchise from 2006 - 2011 . The Blue Line Sports , LLC then owned the franchise for the 2011 - 12 season only . The Titans are currently owned by Delaware Valley Sports Group , LLC . Geoffrey Berman and later the New Jersey Devils operated the Titans using Trenton Devils , LLC . The organization Trenton Devils , LLC operated the franchise from 1999 - 2011 . Trenton Devils , LLC was known as Trenton Hockey Club , LLC from 1999 - 2006 . In 2006 , Trenton Devils , LLC ( known as Trenton Hockey Club , LLC at the time ) became a subsidiary of New Jersey Devils , LLC , the organization that operates the New Jersey Devils . Trenton Devils , LLC , the original organization ceased operations in 2011 . Blue Line Sports , LLC operated the franchise instead of just owning the franchise for the 2011 - 12 season only . Delaware Valley Sports Group , LLC now operates the Titans instead of just owning the franchise . The Titans played in the ECHL using two memberships in their history . Their first membership lasted from 1999 - 2011 . Their second membership came into effect in 2011 . The reason that the franchise was given a new membership was because the team ' s current organization Blue Line Sports , LLC / Delaware Valley Sports Group , LLC didn ' t get the franchise from the previous organization Trenton Devils , LLC and instead got the franchise from the league . The previous organization Trenton Devils , LLC returned the franchise to the league and the league took over the franchise before the current organization Blue Line Sports , LLC / Delaware Valley Sports Group , LLC took over franchise and renaming the franchise from Trenton Devils back to Trenton Titans . The reason for this transaction was so that the franchise can avoid paying off the debt that was owed during their time as the Trenton Devils . The Titans are the only team in ECHL history to use two memberships . Fanbase . The Titans reintroduce their brand to both the Central Jersey area and the Philadelphia area and will continue this process . The Titans are the only minor league hockey team in the Philadelphia area . The Titans previously shared the fanbase with the Philadelphia Phantoms , a former minor league hockey team that played at the Wachovia Spectrum in Philadelphia from 1996 – 2009 . The Phantoms played in the American Hockey League , a league above the Titans ’ league . The Phantoms were also affiliated with the Flyers . The Phantoms still exist today and are still affiliated with the Flyers , but are now playing in Glens Falls , New York . The Philadelphia Phantoms are now known as the Adirondack Phantoms . Intrastate rivalry . Before moving to Stockton , California to become the Stockton Thunder in 2005 , the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies were rivals of the Titans . They played for the Garden State Cup , which was awarded to the regular season series winner between New Jersey ' s two ECHL teams . Season - by - season record . " Note : GP = Games played , W = Wins , L = Losses , T = Ties , OTL = Overtime losses , SOL = Shootout losses , Pts = Points , GF = Goals for , GA = Goals against , PIM = Penalties in minutes " Retired numbers . 19 Scott Bertoli ( Retired on Feb . 21 , 2009 ) Media . The Titans are covered by the two city newspapers , " The Trenton Times " and " The Trentonian " . " Hunterdon County Democrat " writer Mike Ashmore kept an active blog of the team during their time as the Devils . Local television station WZBN does regular reports on the team as well . WRRC ( 107 . 7 FM The Bronc ) carries all Titans games , both over - the - air and through an Internet link , with Daryle Dobos calling the action . The games were broadcast on radio during the first nine years of existence on WHWH , WBCB - AM , and WTSR , In 2008 , the broadcasts switched to internet - only , and were handled by first - year play - by - play announcer Paul Roper , who was selected to broadcast the 2009 ECHL All - Star Game .