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
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Mathieu Biron, 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
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Philippe DeRouville, former
Pittsburgh Penguins draft pick.
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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.
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Link Gaetz, former
NHL enforcer
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Jeremy Stevenson, former
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and
Minnesota Wild forward
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Patrice Tardif, former
Los Angeles Kings and
St. Louis Blues forward
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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
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Michel Picard, former
Hartford Whalers forward
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Daniel Poudrier, former
Quebec Nordiques defenseman
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Marquis Mathieu, former
Boston Bruins forward
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Gaetan Royer, former
Tampa Bay Lightning forward
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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
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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
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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
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