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.
==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.Canadian Gold 2010, Andrew Podnieks, p. 152, Fenn Publishing, Toronto, Canada, 
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: "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. 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.
==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 
*10 - Claude Lapointe
*17 - Mike Bossy
*19 - Neil Carnes
*21 - Vincent Damphousse
*22 - Martin Lapointe
*28 - Thomas Beauregard
*30 - Gino Odjick
*37 - Patrice BergeronTitan website, Article on the Titan website.
*66 - Mario Lemieux
==Season-by-season record==
* Acadie–Bathurst Titan 1998–2023Season-by-season on hockeydb.com
:OL = Overtime loss, SL = Shootout loss, Pct = Winning percentage
Season 	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	OL	SL	Points	Pct 	Goalsfor	Goalsagainst 	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
2023-24 	30 	31 	- 	3 	4 	67	- 	227 	243 	4th, 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 	QMJHL playoffs cancelled 	QMJHL playoffs cancelled	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 	- 	- 	- 	-
2023-24 	Won, 4-0, Halifax Mooseheads 	L, 0-4 Baie-Comeau Drakkar 	- 	-
==See also==
*List of ice hockey teams in New Brunswick
==References==
==External links==
*Official Site
*Official Site 
Category:Ice hockey teams in New Brunswick
Category:Quebec Major Junior Hockey League teams
Category:Ice hockey clubs established in 1998