Thetford Assurancia

The Thetford Assurancia (previously Thetford Mines Isothermic) is a professional ice hockey team based in Thetford Mines, Quebec. The team is part of the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (LNAH). The team plays at the Centre Mario Gosselin.

Thetford Assurancia
City	Thetford Mines, Quebec
League	LNAH
Founded	1996
Home arena	Centre Mario Gosselin
General manager	François Jacques
Head coach	Bobby Baril
Franchise history
1996–2000	Thetford Mines Coyotes
2000–2007	Thetford Mines Prolab
2007–2015	Thetford Mines Isothermic
2015–present	Thetford Assurancia
Championships
Regular season titles	1 2021–2022
Division titles	None
Playoff championships	3 2011–12, 2014–15, 2021–2022

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, former Florida Panthers and New York Islanders defenseman
• Philippe DeRouville, former Pittsburgh Penguins draft pick.
• Christian Proulx, former Montreal Canadiens draft pick.
• Link Gaetz, former NHL enforcer
• Jeremy Stevenson, former Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and Minnesota Wild forward
• Patrice Tardif, former Los Angeles Kings and St. Louis Blues forward
• Yves Racine, former Detroit Red Wings defenseman
• Michel Picard, former Hartford Whalers forward
• Daniel Poudrier, former Quebec Nordiques defenseman
• Marquis Mathieu, former Boston Bruins forward
• Gaetan Royer, former Tampa Bay Lightning forward
• Eric Lavigne, former Los Angeles Kings defenseman
• Olivier Michaud, former Montreal Canadiens goalie
• Daniel Goneau, former New York Rangers forward

External links

• Thetford Assurancia official site