Rumour: Acadie-Bathurst Titan relocating to St. John’s, NL

[Satan]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1844093914845937684

https://x.com/i/web/status/1837525100616130754

Lots of rumblings in the city about this

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[Craig Ludwig]

Egad, those poor boys with that type of travel schedule....

 

[Satan]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1844443480531271843

 

[Satan]

here we go

 

[Rinkthoughts]

Wow, Exciting times for St. John's . Wonder what the team name will be ?

 

[Joe Lamb]

Wow, Exciting times for St. John's . Wonder what the team name will be ?

Sea Dawgs - just to further confuse the people that can't get it right now !

 

[Larionov]

My wife is from Bathurst, and so I have always had a soft spot for le Titan. Every time a franchise in any sport has to move, some loyal fans get their hearts broken. We have been to games there when visiting and bought a bunch of merchandise, but unfortunately some visiting ex-pats and their families aren't going to support a team long term. You have a city of 12,000 people with an aging population, and despite their best attempts to make it a "regional" team it is really tough to ask people to drive an hour each way in winter weather to see a junior hockey game. Glad le Titan won a Memorial Cup before they had to leave...

 

[Satan]

Chronique de Stéphane Leroux | Le Titan déménagera; la LHJMQ de retour à Terre-Neuve | RDS

Le club sera relocalisé à compter de la prochaine saison, rapportent plusieurs sources.

www.rds.ca

 

[hockey20000]

pretty much confirmed move now

 

[Roadhog]

The Titan is sold and will move to Newfoundland - LHJMQ

The Acadie-Bathurst Titan announced earlier today that the team has been sold to a trio of investors and will relocate to St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, beginning with the 2025-2026 season. The finals details were finalized yesterday evening and the agreement with the new ownership group...

chl.ca

 

[Roadhog]

And didn't the league state they wouldn't go back to NL after the Fog Devils failure?

 

[waitin425]

Flights aren't cheap. Most if not all Major Junior Hockey teams ride the bus. How does this work?

 

[Craig Ludwig]

Flights aren't cheap. Most if not all Major Junior Hockey teams ride the bus. How does this work?

I sure don't hope that they take the ferry?

 

[waitin425]

I sure don't hope that they take the ferry?

what's the drive time from st John's ti the Westcoast of NFLD?

 

[Satan]

what's the drive time from st John's ti the Westcoast of NFLD?

Port-aux-Basques to St John's is a 900 km drive