Temiscaming Titans

The Temiscaming Titans (French: Les Titans de Témiscaming) are a junior ice hockey team based in Témiscaming, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the North Division of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (GMHL). For the 2020-2021 season, the Titans are members of the Ligue de Hockey Junior du Nord du Québec (LNJNQ) due to the COVID-19 pandemic suspending cross provincial play. The Titans play their home games at the 750 seat (900 capacity) Le Centre de Témiscaming.

Temiscaming Titans
Titans de Témiscaming
2020–21 LNJNQ season
CityTémiscaming, Quebec
LeagueGreater Metro Junior A Hockey League
Ligue de Hockey Junior du Nord du Québec (during COVID-19 pandemic)
DivisionNorth
Founded2011
Home arenaLe Centre de Témiscaming
ColoursBlue, white, black
     
Owner(s)Pascal Labranche
General managerFrançois Harrison
Head coachSébastien Lacroix
CaptainAlexandre Provost-Ross
MediaEnglish
TVCTK
French
CKVM-FM
Websitetitanshockey.ca

The team has had success, winning one division title, won the regular season championship once, appeared in the Russell Cup Finals three times, and won the Russell Cup in 2015. The success has been reflected in attendance and has been one of the top teams in attendance in the GMHL.

History

The Temiscaming Titans were officially announced April 12, 2011.[1][2] The Titans are one of two Quebec-based teams in the GMHL, as well as the third in their history after the Temiscaming Royals (2007–2008) and the Ville-Marie Dragons (2008–2009).

The Temiscaming Titans played their first game on September 10, 2011, in Temiscaming, Quebec, against the Sturgeon Falls Lumberjacks. The Titans defeated the Lumberjacks 7–4 for their first ever win. On October 20, 2011, Aaron Boyce recorded a 23 save shutout against the Elliot Lake Bobcats, the Titans first shutout in franchise history. The Titans were undefeated in regulation through their first twenty games of the season. Their first loss came on November 25, 2011, 8–1, at the hands of the Elliot Lake Bobcats, largely in part to the Bobcats great defensive skills, and Pavlo Borko and his 19 save shutout performance.

On February 16, 2012, the Titans officially unveiled their banner for the 2011–12 GMHL Regular Season Champions. Also on the night forwards #88 Andre Leclair and #89 Robin Mendelsohn were honoured as their number banner was hung up into the rafters in front of a crowd of over 400. The Titans would go on to take the game 4–1 over the Elliot Lake Bobcats.

In the 2012 GMHL playoffs, the Temiscaming Titans made it to the GMHL Russell Cup Finals against the Sturgeon Falls Lumberjacks. Games one and two were held in Temiscaming which drew crowds of over 500 per game. Game 5 went back to Temiscaming where it drew a crowd of over 700 people. The Titans would fall to the Lumberjacks in 6 games.

As the 2012–13 season began, opening night on September 7, 2012, drew a crowd of over 550 and the Titans won 8–1 against the Shelburne Red Wings. During the course of the season, the Titans posted a 14-game win streak and a 35–6–0–1 overall record during the regular season. The team finished in first place in the North Division, drawing a first round playoff match-up against the Mattawa Voyageurs. Temiscaming swept the Voyageurs, outscoring them 33–8. In the second round, the Titans faced the rival Powassan Eagles. Game one was held in Temiscaming where 234 penalty minutes was given with the teams combined and the Titans winning 7–1. They would go on to sweep the Eagles in three games, pushing their playoff record to 6–0. In three games, the teams combined for 329 penalty minutes. There were 17 game misconducts, 10 fighting majors, and 14 major penalties. They then faced the Bracebridge Phantoms in the North Division Finals. The Titans took games one and two with a 6–5 and 7–4 win. However, going to Bracebridge for games three and four, the Phantoms took home ice as an advantage and won two straight to tie the series. In game five, the Titans won 8–2, but The Phantoms beat the Titans 5–3 in game six. In the decisive game seven in Temiscaming, the Titans cruised to a 9–1 victory to secure a berth in the Russell Cup Finals.

The 2013 Russell Cup Finals included the Titans and the undefeated Bradford Rattlers. Game one was on March 21, 2013, in Bradford, the Titans were trailed most of the game until scoring three goals in the last ten minutes of regulation to force overtime. In overtime, the Titans were shorthanded when Ryan Adams intercepted a pass at his own blue line and went on a breakaway to beat Rattlers' netminder Jonathan LoParco giving the Titans a 1–0 series lead and they were the first team to beat the Rattlers (52–0–0–0) through the regular season and playoffs. Bradford would win games two and three, with Temiscaming taking game four to tie the series 2–2. Ultimately, Temiscaming lost the series in six games.

The Titans started off the 2014–15 season with a 6–1–0 record in their first seven games and 16–6–0 over the next 22, resulting in a 22–7–0 record overall after the first 29 games. During the course of the year, then head coach Robert Miller was let go by the Titans. This resulted in assistant coaches Brandon Blanche and Chris Levesque acting as joint head coaches behind the bench. It was then announced that Tyler Fines, formerly coach of the Orangeville Americans, would be the new head coach of the Titans. The Titans would go 13–0–0 under Fines to finish out the regular season with a 35–5–1 record. The Titans clinched first place in the North Division.

The Titans started the 2015 Russell Cup playoffs by sweeping the rival Sturgeon Falls Lumberjacks in three games and the Titans advanced to the Conference Semi-finals for the fourth straight year. They defeated the Rama Aces in three games to advance to the League Semi-finals against the underdog Halton Ravens. The Titans took the first two games in Temiscaming before the Ravens won one game at home. Halton would stay alive once again with shootout victories in games five and six. Game seven was held in Temiscaming and the Titans would win the game 6–3 and secure a berth to the Russell Cup Finals for the third time in four years.

Temiscaming faced the Seguin Huskies in the 2015 Russell Cup Finals. Game one was held in Seguin the night after the Titans played game seven of the previous series. The Titans would get edged in overtime by the score of 1–0. Game two was held the very next night with the Titans playing three games in three nights. This game would go to a shootout in which the Titans three shooters all scored while Titans' goaltender Craig Wood stopped the third Huskies' shooter to tie the series at 1–1. Game three of the Finals took place in Temiscaming, where the home team won 4–2 to take a 2–1 series lead. Game four of the Finals in Temiscaming drew a crowd of over 600 and with 33 seconds left in the third period, Curtis Warren scored to give the Titans a 3–2 lead. Craig Wood was then tested on a penalty shot with 15 seconds left. He made the stop and the Titans won 5–4 and taking a 3–1 series lead. Game five at Temiscaming drew a crowd close to 1000 and the Titans won 3–2 to win the Russell Cup for the first time.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the GMHL's 2019-2020 season was cut short in the Division Finals. The Titans were coming off a superb year that saw them finish in 2nd place out of 23 teams including finishing 1st in the North Division. They were leading the Bradford Rattlers 3-1 in the best-of-7 series when the GMHL season was officially cancelled. The pandemic continued to affect the league as well as the world when it came to the new season in October, 2020. Since Québec teams were not allowed to participate in Ontario leagues for cross provincial play due to the pandemic, the Titans ultimately formed an alliance with four (4) other Northern Québec Junior "A" teams including Bécard de Senneterre, Buffalos de Ferme-Neuve and the Maniwaki Mustangs of the Canadian Premier Junior Hockey League (CPJHL) as well as the Ville-Marie Pirates of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (GMHL).[3] This new league would be called the Ligue de Hockey Junior du Nord du Québec (LNJNQ). It was announced that each team would have a 26 game season as well as an All-Star Showcase and Playoffs. The expectation is that the LNJNQ will only run for the 2020-2021 season and that in 2021-2022, all five (5) teams will rejoin their respected leagues.

Season-by-season standings
Russell Cup Champions Season Champions Division Champions

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against.

SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPtsRegular Season FinishPlayoffs
2011–1242383—1273120771st GMHLWon Quarter-finals, 3–0 (Americans)
Won Semi-finals, 4–0 (Shield)
Lost Russell Cup Finals, 2–4 (Lumberjacks)
2012–134235601315156712nd GMHLWon Div. Quarter-finals, 3–0 (Voyageurs)
Won Div. Semi-finals, 3–0 (Eagles)
Won Div. Finals, 4–3 (Phantoms)
Lost Russell Cup Finals, 2–4 (Rattlers)
2013–1442345—3298119712nd GMHLWon Div. Quarter-finals, 3–0 (Eagles)
Won Div. Semi-finals, 3–2 (Shield)
Lost Crossover Semi-finals, 0–4 (Bulls)
2014–1542365—1283105731st North Div.
2nd GMHL		Won Div. Quarter-finals, 3–0 (Lumberjacks)
Won Conf. Semi-finals, 3–0 (Aces)
Won Semi-finals, 4–3 (Ravens)
Won Russell Cup Finals, 4–1 (Huskies)
2015–164234602330107702nd North Div.
5th GMHL		Won Div. Quarter-finals, 3–0 (Wolves)
Lost Div. Semi-finals, 1–3 (Spartans)
2016–17422715—0221163545th North Div.
10th GMHL		Won Div. Quarter-finals, 3–1 (Rattlers)
Lost Div. Semi-finals, 1–3 (Civics)
2017–18422912—1247163594th North Div.
8th GMHL		Won Div. Quarter-finals, 2–0 (Knights)
Lost Div. Semi-finals, 0–3 (Spartans)
2018–19422712—3228155573rd North Div.
6th GMHL		Lost Div. Quarter-finals, 1–2 (Lynx)
2019–2042338—1298193671st North Div.
2nd GMHL		Won Div. Quarter-finals, 2–0 (Lynx)
Won Div. Semi-finals, 3–0 (Spartans)
Led Div. Finals, 3–1 (Rattlers)
Postseason cancelled due to COVID-19.
Totals3782937201324931281599—All-time series record 16–7

Players and personnel

Current roster

Updated November 14, 2020.

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
22 Alec Baldwin F L 18 2020 North Bay, Ontario
60 Tyson Beaudoin G R 17 2020 Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, Quebec
31 Éloi Bouchard G R 19 2019 Sherbrooke, Quebec
9 Jérémy Brooks D R 20 2019 Bromont, Quebec
13 Pier-Luc Céré F L 20 2020 Gatineau, Quebec
64 Bailey Chenier  F R 20 2018 Témiscaming, Quebec
91 Maxime Durocher F R 22 2019 Marieville, Quebec
12 William Godbout D L 20 2019 Boischatel, Quebec
30 Sheydon Kosie G R 17 2020 Port Colborne, Ontario
62 Thomas Laforge F L 19 2019 Boischatel, Quebec
3 Landon Langlois F L 17 2019 Témiscaming, Quebec
24 Louis-Thomas Lapointe D R 19 2019 Boischatel, Quebec
77 Cedrick Lefebvre F L 18 2020 Témiscaming, Quebec
66 Jérémie Letellier F R 18 2020 Québec City, Quebec
58 Jericho Mongrain D L 19 2020 Saint-Colomban, Quebec
17 Cameron Pariseau F R 18 2020 Kebaowek, Quebec
93 Austin Presseault D L 16 2020 Témiscaming, Quebec
19 Alexandre Provost-Ross (C) F L 21 2017 Huberdeau, Quebec
44 Xavier Sincennes F L 20 2019 Gatineau, Quebec

Team captains
Nat From To
Robin Mendelsohn20112012
Richard Abbott20122014
Ryder Murray20142017
Guillaume Taupier20172018
Dayton Murray20182019
Alexandre Provost-Ross2019present

Head coaches
Nat From To Regular Season Playoffs
GWLOTLGWL
Nathan Hewitt 2011 2012 4238311394
Andre Laperriere 2012 2014 8469114311813
Robert Miller 2014 2014 9711———
Brandon Blanche and Chris Levesque (Associate coaches) 2014 2015 201640———
Tyler Fines 2015 2015 13130018144
Andre Laperriere and Chris Levesque (Associate coaches) 2015 2016 423462743
Chris Levesque 2016 2017 4227150844
William Bendi 2017 2018 332490———
Justin Roy 2018 2019 5132154835
Sébastien Lacroix 2019 present 423381981

General managers
Nat From To
Vincent Labranche20112015
Nicolas Tourigny20152019
François Harrison2019present

Honoured members
Temiscaming Titans retired numbers
No. Player Position Career No. retirement
2Richard AbbottF2011-2014February 16, 2014
7Ryder MurrayF2012-2017February 10, 2017
20Dayton MurrayD2013-2019February 16, 2019
71Chris LevesqueD2011-2014February 16, 2014
88Andre LeclairF2011-2012February 16, 2012
89Robin MendelsohnF2011-2012February 16, 2012

References
  1. http://gmhl.net/news/league-news/295-expansion-continues-gmhl-returns-to-temiscaming%5B%5D
  2. http://www.baytoday.ca/content/sports/details.asp?c=41651
  3. https://www.facebook.com/161623720561420/photos/pb.161623720561420.-2207520000../3513015218755570/?type=3&theater}}
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