"a group led by executive Glenn Stanford bought what used to be the Acadie-Bathurst Titan, announcing a relocation of the team to St John's - Newfoundland's capital - in the process. A month later, the team would be inheriting the name Newfoundland Regiment, which paid tribute to the Canadian Army's Royal Newfoundland Regiment. The Regiment would end up playing their first game at the start of the 2025-26 QMJHL season, defeating the Moncton Wildcats 7-5 at the Mary Brown's Centre in St John's."
"To this point in time, it's possible to argue that Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia hold a vast majority of the Canadian hockey spotlight. Newfoundland? Before 2025, merely an afterthought. Sure, the province's hockey alumni includes Montreal Canadiens centre Alex Newhook, who also won a Stanley Cup in 2022 with the Colorado Avalanche. Let's also throw New Jersey Devils forward Dawson Mercer into this conversation as well."
Newfoundland gained a major junior hockey team when ownership led by Glenn Stanford purchased the Acadie-Bathurst Titan and relocated it to St. John's. The franchise was renamed the Newfoundland Regiment in January 2025 as a tribute to the Royal Newfoundland Regiment. The Regiment opened the 2025-26 QMJHL season with a 7-5 win over the Moncton Wildcats at Mary Brown's Centre. The team established a strong start, sitting third in the QMJHL Eastern Conference with 50 points and ranking third in conference goal scoring. The Regiment won eight of their last ten games and averaged nearly 5,000 fans per home game.
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