The Thetford Assurancia is a hockey team based in Thetford Mines, Quebec. The team is part of the

Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey The Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (LNAH, ''"North American Hockey League"'') is a low-level professional ice hockey league based in the Canadian province of Quebec. Teams in the LNAH compete for the Vertdure Cup. History The league was fou ...

(LNAH). The team plays at the

Centre Mario Gosselin The Centre Mario Gosselin is a multi-purpose arena in Thetford Mines, Quebec. It was built in 1964 and has a capacity of 2,500. It was first called the Centre des Loisirs but, in the middle of the 80's, it was renamed for NHL and Team Canada goal ...

History

Previously this LNAH franchise was known as the Thetford Mines Coyotes (1996–2000), and as the Thetford Mines Prolab (2000–07). In 2007, team was renamed again as Thetford Mines Isothermic after its sponsors
Portes & Fenêtres Isothermic
a local seller of doors, windows and furnishings. The team got a new sponsor in 2015 and was renamed Thetford Assurancia. It is the last remaining original franchise of the LNAH in its original city.

Notable players

Mathieu Biron Mathieu Biron (born April 29, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played over 250 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). After retiring as a hockey player, he became a firefighter. Playing career As a youth, Biron p ...

, former

Florida Panthers The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in the Miami metropolitan area. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern ...

and

New York Islanders The New York Islanders (colloquially known as the Isles) are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York. The Islanders compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference ( ...

defenseman *

Philippe DeRouville Philippe DeRouville (born August 7, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. Playing career DeRouville was a top prospect in junior hockey but his NHL tenure lasted all of three games in the 1990s. He bounced around the mi ...

, former Pittsburgh Penguins draft pick. *

Christian Proulx Christian Marcel Proulx (born December 10, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He played seven games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spe ...

, former Montreal Canadiens draft pick. *

Link Gaetz Link Gaetz (born October 2, 1968) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota North Stars and San Jose Sharks. NHL career Gaetz was drafted in the second round, 40th overall in t ...

, former

NHL The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...

enforcer *

Jeremy Stevenson Jeremy Joseph Stevenson (born July 28, 1974) is an American-born Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who last played for the Kalamazoo Wings of the International Hockey League. Early life Born in San Bernardino, California, Ste ...

, former Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and Minnesota Wild forward *

Patrice Tardif Patrice Pamphile Tardif (born October 30, 1970) is a former professional ice hockey centre who played for the National Hockey League's St. Louis Blues and Los Angeles Kings. Biography Tardif was born in Thetford Mines, Quebec. As a youth, he pla ...

, former Los Angeles Kings and St. Louis Blues forward * Yves Racine, former

Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the East ...

defenseman * Michel Picard, former Hartford Whalers forward *

Daniel Poudrier Daniel Poudrier (born February 15, 1964) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 25 games in the National Hockey League for the Quebec Nordiques. Poudrier was born in Thetford Mines, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1 ...

, former Quebec Nordiques defenseman *

Marquis Mathieu Marquis Mathieu (born May 31, 1973) is an American former professional ice hockey player. Mathieu was born in Hartford, Connecticut. As a youth, he played in the 1987 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team fr ...

, former Boston Bruins forward * Gaetan Royer, former Tampa Bay Lightning forward *

Eric Lavigne Eric T. Lavigne (born November 4, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played one game in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings during the 1994–95 season, on February 20, 1995 against the Vancouver C ...

, former Los Angeles Kings defenseman *

Olivier Michaud Olivier Léo Patrick Alexandre Michaud (born September 14, 1983) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender. Biography Michaud was born in Beloeil, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1997 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tourn ...

, former Montreal Canadiens goalie * Daniel Goneau, former New York Rangers forward

External links

Thetford Assurancia official site
Ice hockey teams in Quebec Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey teams Sport in Thetford Mines {{Canada-icehockey-team-stub