Temiscaming Titans

The Témiscaming 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). The Titans play their home games at the 750 seat (900 capacity) Le Centre de Témiscaming.

Témiscaming Titans
Titans de Témiscaming
CityTémiscaming, Quebec
LeagueGreater Metro Junior A Hockey League
DivisionNorth
Founded2011
Home arenaLe Centre de Témiscaming
ColoursBlue, white, black
     
Owner(s)Pascal Labranche
General managerFrançois Harrison
Head coachSébastien Lacroix
CaptainÉloi Bouchard
MediaEnglish
TVCTK
French
CKVM-FM
Websitetitanshockey.ca

The team has had success, winning two division titles, won the regular season championship twice, appeared in the Russell Cup Finals four times, and won the Russell Cup in 2015 and 2022. 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 as the North and South Division in the GMHL was canceled for the 2020-21 season.

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
2011–12423831273120771st 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)
2013–14423453298119712nd GMHLWon Div. Quarter-finals, 3–0 (Eagles)
Won Div. Semi-finals, 3–2 (Shield)
Lost Crossover Semi-finals, 0–4 (Bulls)
2014–15423651283105731st 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)
2016–174227150221163545th North Div.
10th GMHL
Won Div. Quarter-finals, 3–1 (Rattlers)
Lost Div. Semi-finals, 1–3 (Civics)
2017–184229121247163594th North Div.
8th GMHL
Won Div. Quarter-finals, 2–0 (Knights)
Lost Div. Semi-finals, 0–3 (Spartans)
2018–194227123228155573rd North Div.
6th GMHL
Lost Div. Quarter-finals, 1–2 (Lynx)
2019–20423381298193671st 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.
2020–21Season lost due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–2238362025397721st North Div.
1st GMHL
Won Div. Quarter-finals, 2–0 (Civics)
Won Div. Semi-finals, 3–0 (Pirates)
Won Div. Finals, 4-0 (Bulls)
Won Russell Cup Finals, 4-0 (Roadrunners)
2022–234220202179175424th North Div.
11th GMHL
Won Div. Quarter-finals, 2–0 (Lynx)
Lost Div. Semi-finals, 0-3 (Rattlers)
National Championship HOST
Totals4583499401529251553713All-time series record 21–8

Russell Cup Finals

National Championships (GMHL North and South and Western)

YearPreliminary RoundRecordStandingBronze Medal GameGold Medal Game
2023W, (High Prairie Red Wings) 9-3
L, (Bradford Rattlers) 3-5
W, (North York Renegades) 4-0
2-1-02nd of 4not competedLost (Bradford Rattlers) 0-7

Players and personnel

Current roster

Updated November 14, 2020.

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
22 Canada Alec Baldwin F L 19–20 2020 North Bay, Ontario
60 Canada Tyson Beaudoin G R 20 2020 Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, Quebec
31 Canada Éloi Bouchard G R 22 2019 Sherbrooke, Quebec
9 Canada Jérémy Brooks D R 23 2019 Bromont, Quebec
13 Canada Pier-Luc Céré F L 22 2020 Gatineau, Quebec
64 Canada Bailey Chenier Injured Reserve F R 22 2018 Témiscaming, Quebec
91 Canada Maxime Durocher F R 24 2019 Marieville, Quebec
12 Canada William Godbout D L 22 2019 Boischatel, Quebec
30 Canada Sheydon Kosie G R 18–19 2020 Port Colborne, Ontario
62 Canada Thomas Laforge F L 22 2019 Boischatel, Quebec
3 Canada Landon Langlois F L 20 2019 Témiscaming, Quebec
24 Canada Louis-Thomas Lapointe D R 22 2019 Boischatel, Quebec
77 Canada Cedrick Lefebvre F L 21 2020 Témiscaming, Quebec
66 Canada Jérémie Letellier F R 21 2020 Québec City, Quebec
58 Canada Jericho Mongrain D L 22 2020 Saint-Colomban, Quebec
17 Canada Cameron Pariseau F R 20 2020 Kebaowek, Quebec
93 Canada Austin Presseault D L 19 2020 Témiscaming, Quebec
19 Canada Alexandre Provost-Ross (C) F L 24 2017 Huberdeau, Quebec
44 Canada Xavier Sincennes F L 22 2019 Gatineau, Quebec

Team captains

Nat From To
Robin MendelsohnCanada20112012
Richard AbbottCanada20122014
Ryder MurrayCanada20142017
Guillaume TaupierCanada20172018
Dayton MurrayCanada20182019
Alexandre Provost-RossCanada20192021
William GodboutCanada20212022
Éloi BouchardCanada2022present

Head coaches

Nat From To Regular Season Playoffs
GWLOTLGWL
Nathan Hewitt Canada 2011 2012 4238311394
Andre Laperriere Canada 2012 2014 8469114311813
Robert Miller Canada 2014 2014 9711
Brandon Blanche and Chris Levesque (Associate coaches) Canada 2014 2015 201640
Tyler Fines Canada 2015 2015 13130018144
Andre Laperriere and Chris Levesque (Associate coaches) Canada 2015 2016 423462743
Chris Levesque Canada 2016 2017 4227150844
William Bendi Canada 2017 2018 332490
Justin Roy Canada 2018 2019 5132154835
Sébastien Lacroix Canada 2019 present 1268920327234

General managers

Nat From To
Vincent LabrancheCanada20112015
Nicolas TourignyCanada20152019
François HarrisonCanada2019present

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. "News | Greater Metro Jr. A Hockey League". gmhl.net. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  2. "Temiscaming to take on new GMHL team".
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