The Laval Titan was one of the names used by a

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team in the

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(QMJHL) franchise that played in

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, 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

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borough of Rosemont, Quebec at the Paul Sauvé Arena. After only two seasons in Rosemont the team moved to

, 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

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who had scored 133 goals and 282 points in 70 games during the regular season. In game six of the championship, Laval defeated the Longueuil Chevaliers by a score of 17–1 to clinch the league title.

led his team with six goals and two assists. 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

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and dwindling attendance, the team moved to

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, becoming the Acadie–Bathurst Titan. The Titan won the President's Cup four times, in 1984, 1989, 1990 and 1993. They participated in the

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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

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Season-by-season record

* Rosemont National (1969–1971) * Laval National (1971–1979) * Laval Voisins (1979–1985) * Laval Titan (1985–1994) * Laval Titan Collège Français (1994–1998)Laval Titan Collège Français Season-by-season on hockeydb.com
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Regular season

:OL = Overtime loss, Pct = Winning percentage

References

{{Defunct QMJHL Defunct Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League teams Ice hockey teams in Laval, Quebec Ice hockey clubs established in 1971 Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 1998 1971 establishments in Quebec 1998 disestablishments in Quebec Defunct ice hockey teams in Quebec