The Laval Titan was one of the names used by a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) franchise that played in Laval, Quebec, Canada, between 1971 and 1998.
| Laval Titan | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Laval, Quebec |
| League | QMJHL |
| Operated | 1971–1998 |
| Home arena | Colisée de Laval |
| 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
The Rosemont National began in the 1969–70 QMJHL season as one of the founding franchises of the QMJHL, playing in the Montreal borough of Rosemont, Quebec at the Paul Sauvé Arena. After only two seasons in Rosemont the team moved to Laval, Quebec, where they would play the next 27 years under several names. Laval National was the team's original name, but they were renamed the Laval Voisins (meaning neighbours) in 1979, and then the Titan ("Titans") in 1985.[citation needed]
During the 1983-1984 season, Laval won their first QMJHL championship. The team was coached by Jean Bégin, and featured Mario Lemieux who had scored 133 goals and 282 points in 70 games during the regular season.[1] In game six of the championship, Laval defeated the Longueuil Chevaliers by a score of 17-1 to clinch the league title. Mario Lemieux led his team with a double hat trick and two assists.[2]
For the 1994–95 QMJHL season the team was renamed Laval Titan Collège Français, when the Collège Français came aboard as a sponsor, bring some of its management when the Verdun Collège Français folded in the off-season. In 1998, faced with an aging Colisée de Laval and dwindling attendance, the team moved to Bathurst, New Brunswick.[citation needed]
The Titan won the President's Cup four times, in 1984, 1989, 1990 and 1993. They participated in the Memorial Cup five times and made the final once in 1994, when they hosted the tournament. They lost that year to the Kamloops Blazers.[citation needed]
NHL alumni
Totals include all incarnations of the Laval franchise.
- Jean-Sébastien Aubin
- Donald Audette
- François Beauchemin
- Sylvain Blouin
- Patrick Boileau
- Claude Boivin
- Paulin Bordeleau
- Mike Bossy
- Philippe Boucher
- Francis Bouillon
- Patrice Brisebois
- Mario Brunetta
- Fred Burchell
- Sébastien Charpentier
- Ed Courtenay
- Yves Courteau
- Sylvain Couturier
- Glen Currie
- Pierre Dagenais
- J. J. Daigneault
- Pat Daley
- Vincent Damphousse
- Jacques Deslauriers
- Jason Doig
- Bobby Dollas
- Gord Donnelly
- Gordie Dwyer
- Manny Fernandez
- Steven Finn
- Ryan Flinn
- Mike Gaul
- Jonathan Girard
- Daniel Goneau
- Benoît Gratton
- François Guay
- Gilles Hamel
- Pierre Hamel
- Jean-Marc Lanthier
- Daniel Laperrière
- Claude Lapointe
- Martin Lapointe
- Georges Laraque
- Sylvain Lefebvre
- Jocelyn Lemieux
- Mario Lemieux
- Dave Logan
- Don MacLean
- Jimmy Mann
- George McAvoy
- Sandy McCarthy
- Michel Mongeau
- Pete Morin
- Rob Murphy
- Anders Myrvold
- Gino Odjick
- Yves Preston
- Bob Sauvé
- Daniel Shank
- Jon Sim
- Bob Sirois
- Yvon Vautour
- Claude Vilgrain
- Colin White
- Bold indicates a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Season-by-season record
- Rosemont National (1969–1971)[3]
- Laval National (1971–1979)[4]
- Laval Voisins (1979–1985)[5]
- Laval Titan (1985–1994)[6]
- Laval Titan Collège Français (1994–1998)[7]
Regular season
- OL = Overtime loss, Pct = Winning percentage
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | OL | Points | Pct | Goals for | Goals against | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969–70 | 56 | 23 | 30 | 3 | — | 49 | 0.438 | 245 | 275 | 3rd, West |
| 1970–71 | 62 | 22 | 39 | 1 | — | 45 | 0.363 | 263 | 353 | 9th, QMJHL |
| 1971–72 | 62 | 9 | 53 | 0 | — | 18 | 0.145 | 224 | 430 | 10th, QMJHL |
| 1972–73 | 64 | 28 | 35 | 1 | — | 57 | 0.445 | 301 | 377 | 6th, QMJHL |
| 1973–74 | 70 | 30 | 37 | 3 | — | 63 | 0.450 | 362 | 425 | 4th, West |
| 1974–75 | 72 | 26 | 39 | 7 | — | 59 | 0.410 | 335 | 401 | 5th, West |
| 1975–76 | 72 | 25 | 41 | 6 | — | 56 | 0.389 | 310 | 358 | 5th, West |
| 1976–77 | 72 | 26 | 35 | 11 | — | 63 | 0.438 | 325 | 363 | 3rd, Lebel |
| 1977–78 | 72 | 35 | 26 | 11 | — | 81 | 0.562 | 435 | 362 | 3rd, Lebel |
| 1978–79 | 72 | 22 | 43 | 7 | — | 51 | 0.354 | 316 | 469 | 4th, Lebel |
| 1979–80 | 72 | 13 | 52 | 7 | — | 33 | 0.229 | 265 | 499 | 5th, Lebel |
| 1980–81 | 72 | 21 | 49 | 2 | — | 44 | 0.306 | 293 | 396 | 5th, Lebel |
| 1981–82 | 64 | 30 | 33 | 1 | — | 61 | 0.477 | 298 | 326 | 7th, QMJHL |
| 1982–83 | 70 | 53 | 17 | 0 | — | 106 | 0.757 | 452 | 305 | 1st, Lebel |
| 1983–84 | 70 | 54 | 16 | 0 | — | 108 | 0.771 | 527 | 289 | 1st, Lebel |
| 1984–85 | 68 | 28 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 61 | 0.419 | 314 | 358 | 4th, Lebel |
| 1985–86 | 72 | 37 | 34 | 1 | — | 75 | 0.521 | 406 | 386 | 3rd, Lebel |
| 1986–87 | 70 | 34 | 32 | 4 | — | 72 | 0.514 | 377 | 340 | 2nd, Lebel |
| 1987–88 | 70 | 43 | 25 | 2 | — | 88 | 0.629 | 385 | 346 | 2nd, Lebel |
| 1988–89 | 70 | 43 | 26 | 1 | — | 87 | 0.621 | 361 | 292 | 2nd, QMJHL |
| 1989–90 | 70 | 37 | 30 | 3 | — | 77 | 0.550 | 332 | 274 | 5th, QMJHL |
| 1990–91 | 70 | 37 | 30 | 3 | — | 77 | 0.550 | 273 | 242 | 3rd, Lebel |
| 1991–92 | 70 | 38 | 27 | 5 | — | 81 | 0.579 | 306 | 276 | 3rd, Lebel |
| 1992–93 | 70 | 43 | 25 | 2 | — | 88 | 0.629 | 367 | 277 | 1st, Lebel |
| 1993–94 | 72 | 49 | 22 | 1 | — | 99 | 0.688 | 346 | 247 | 1st, Lebel |
| 1994–95 | 72 | 48 | 22 | 2 | — | 98 | 0.681 | 302 | 232 | 1st, Lebel |
| 1995–96 | 70 | 14 | 54 | 2 | — | 30 | 0.214 | 219 | 404 | 7th, Lebel |
| 1996–97 | 70 | 27 | 40 | 3 | — | 57 | 0.407 | 260 | 314 | 5th, Lebel |
| 1997–98 | 70 | 37 | 28 | 5 | — | 79 | 0.564 | 276 | 220 | 5th, Lebel |
References
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