Laval Titan
| Laval Titan | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Laval, Quebec |
| League | QMJHL |
| Operated | 1971 to 1998 |
| Home arena | Colisée de Laval |
| Franchise history | |
| 1969–71 | Rosemont National |
| 1971–79 | Laval National |
| 1979–85 | Laval Voisins |
| 1985–94 | Laval Titan |
| 1994–98 | Laval Titan Collège Français |
| 1998–present | Acadie-Bathurst Titan |
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, 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 a multitude of 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.
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 franchise was one of the most successful in the QMJHL during their time in the league, winning the President's Cup four times, in 1984, 1989, 1990 and 1993. The team 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.
- Jean-Sebastien Aubin
- Donald Audette
- Francois Beauchemin
- Sylvain Blouin
- Patrick Boileau
- Claude Boivin
- Paulin Bordeleau
- Mike Bossy
- Philippe Boucher
- Francis Bouillon
- Patrice Brisebois
- Mario Brunetta
- Fred Burchell
- Sebastien 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
- Benoit Gratton
- Francois Guay
- Gilles Hamel
- Pierre Hamel
- Jean-Marc Lanthier
- Daniel Laperriere
- 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 Sauve
- 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)[1]
- Laval National (1971–1979)[2]
- Laval Voisins (1979–1985)[3]
- Laval Titan (1985–1994)[4]
- Laval Titan Collège Français (1994–1998)[5]
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 | — | 46 | 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 |