Acadie-Bathurst Titan sold, QMJHL team moving to St. Johns next season [Video]

The Acadie-Bathurst Titan have been sold, and the QMJHL team will be moving from New Brunswick to Newfoundland next season.

The hockey club made the announcement Friday, after months of speculation. It will play out of the Mary Brown’s Centre in downtown St. John’s, which can accommodate nearly 6,300 fans.

The deal with its new owners — John Harvey Patten, John R. Steele and Jason Sharpe — was inked Thursday night.

The team has been on the market for new ownership since January of this year, although the intention back then was to keep the team in northern New Brunswick.

QMJHL Commissioner Mario Cecchini said during a Friday news conference that “we were confident” in January, “but the enthusiasm faded.”

“Know that we did all we could to get to a sustainable scenario,” he said, in regards to keeping the team in New Brunswick.

Titan shareholder Marc Guignard said there were ultimately three …