Laval Titan Explained

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City:Laval, Quebec
League:QMJHL
Operated: to 1998
Arena:Colisée de Laval
Name1:Rosemont National
Dates1:1969–71
Name2:Laval National
Dates2:1971–79
Name3:Laval Voisins
Dates3:1979–85
Name4:Laval Titan
Dates4:1985–94
Name5:Laval Titan Collège Français
Dates5:1994–98
Name6:Acadie–Bathurst Titan
Dates6:1998–present

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.

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.

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.

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.

NHL alumni

Totals include all incarnations of the Laval franchise.

Bold indicates a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Season-by-season record

Regular season

OL = Overtime loss, Pct = Winning percentage

SeasonGames WonLostTiedOLPointsPctGoals
for
Goals
against
Standing
5623303490.4382452753rd, West
6222391450.3632633539th, QMJHL
629530180.14522443010th, QMJHL
6428351570.4453013776th, QMJHL
7030373630.4503624254th, West
7226397590.4103354015th, West
7225416560.3893103585th, West
72263511630.4383253633rd, Lebel
72352611810.5624353623rd, Lebel
7222437510.3543164694th, Lebel
7213527330.2292654995th, Lebel
7221492440.3062933965th, Lebel
6430331610.4772983267th, QMJHL
70531701060.7574523051st, Lebel
70541601080.7715272891st, Lebel
68283514610.4193143584th, Lebel
7237341750.5214063863rd, Lebel
7034324720.5143773402nd, Lebel
7043252880.6293853462nd, Lebel
7043261870.6213612922nd, QMJHL
7037303770.5503322745th, QMJHL
7037303770.5502732423rd, Lebel
7038275810.5793062763rd, Lebel
7043252880.6293672771st, Lebel
7249221990.6883462471st, Lebel
7248222980.6813022321st, Lebel
7014542300.2142194047th, Lebel
7027403570.4072603145th, Lebel
7037285790.5642762205th, Lebel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: An officer and 'Le Magnifique': Lemieux's first steady linemate followed path far away from the ice. Mackey. Jason. 2016-10-18. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 2020-01-12.
  2. Web site: https://theqmjhl.ca/gamecentre/10047/boxscore. Nov 25, 2022.
  3. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/teamseasons.php?tid=1532 Rosemont National Season-by-season on hockeydb.com
  4. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/teamseasons.php?tid=1390 Laval National Season-by-season on hockeydb.com
  5. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/teamseasons.php?tid=1421 Laval Voisins Season-by-season on hockeydb.com
  6. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/teamseasons.php?tid=1026 Laval Titan Season-by-season on hockeydb.com
  7. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/teamseasons.php?tid=1708 Laval Titan Collège Français Season-by-season on hockeydb.com