Lewiston MAINEiacs

The Lewiston MAINEiacs were a professional American Junior Hockey Team from Lewiston, Maine, who played from 2003 to 2011 in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Its home games was from the franchise in the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. The MAINEiacs were the only U.S. team in the QMJHL and won the 2007 Coupe du Président, the championship of the league.

History

For the season 1969/70, the franchise was established in Trois- Rivières, Quebec, where it played until 1992 under the name " Dukes " and " Draveurs ". By 2003, the team was in Sherbrooke as " Faucons " and " Castor " on the ice, until it was finally relocated to Lewiston.

In the first season as MAINEiacs, a portmanteau of the U.S. state of Maine and the English word " maniacs " (Eng.: Insane ), the team reached the QMJHL play-offs and failed in the first round to the Huskies de Rouyn- Noranda. In the following years the team has increased continuously until it finally won the championship of the 2007 QMJHL. In the following Memorial Cup in Vancouver, British Columbia, the championship of the umbrella organization for the Canadian Hockey League, which is played annually between the masters of Canada's three top junior leagues Western Hockey League, Ontario Hockey League and QMJHL, the team failed in the first round.

On 31 May 2011 the team of the QMJHL was bought for 3.5 million U.S. dollars and are excluded from the game. The players of the MAINEiacs were attributed according to a dispersal draft new teams.

Season statistics

Key to the season statistics: ( GP or Sp = Total Games; W or W = Wins, L or N = Losses, T or D = Draw, OL or ON = Overtime defeat; SOL or SON shootout defeat, P = points; Pct % = wins % GF or T = gates; GA or GT = goals against)

Well-known former players

The following players who spent their time in the Junior MAINEiacs, stood in the National Hockey League on the ice:

In addition, several former MAINEiacs were selected Draft NHL Entry:

NHL Entry Draft 2004:

NHL Entry Draft 2005:

  • Alex Bourret (as 16 in the first round of the Atlanta Thrashers )
  • Chad Denny (as 39 in the second round of the Atlanta Thrashers )
  • Marc -André Cliche (as 56 in the second round by the New York Rangers)
  • Olivier Legault (as 93 in the fourth round by the Florida Panthers )
  • Mathieu Aubin (as 130 in the fifth round of the Montreal Canadiens )

NHL Entry Draft 2006:

  • Jonathan Bernier (as eleventh in the first round by the Los Angeles Kings )
  • Stefan Chaput (as 153 in the fifth round of the Carolina Hurricanes )

NHL Entry Draft 2007:

NHL Entry Draft 2008:

  • Peter Delmas (as 61 in the second round by the Colorado Avalanche )
  • Danick Paquette (as 64 in the third round of the Atlanta Thrashers )

NHL Entry Draft 2009:

NHL Entry Draft 2010:

Award winners QMJHL

  • Michael Bossy Trophy for the most promising players 2004: Alexandre Picard
  • Paul Dumont Trophy for the Personality of the Year 2006: Clément Jodoin
  • Ron Lapointe Trophy for Coach of the Year 2007: Clément Jodoin, 2007
  • Guy Carbonneau Trophy for the most successful defensive striker 2007: Marc -André Cliche
  • Trophée Guy Lafleur Valuable Player for the Most of Play-Offs 2007: Jonathan Bernier

All-Star teams

Different players of MAINEiacs were in the first or second QMJHL All-Star Team:

  • Jonathan Paiement: defense, first team, 2003/ 04
  • Alexandre Picard: Right wing, first team, 2003/ 04,
  • Alex Bourret: Right wing, second team, 2004/ 05
  • Jonathan Bernier: goalkeeper, second team, 2006/07
  • Peter Delmas: Goalkeeper All- Rookie team, 2006/07
  • Stefano Giliati: Left wing, first team, 2007/ 08
  • Kevin Marshall: Defender, second team, 2007/ 08

Head Coach

  • Mario Durocher (2003-2004)
  • Clément Jodoin (2004-2007)
  • Ed Harding (2007-2009)
  • Don MacAdam (2009)
  • Jean -François Houle (2009-2011)

Team captains

  • Francis Trudel (2003-2004)
  • No captain (2004-2005)
  • Brandon Roach (2005-2006)
  • Marc -André Cliche (2006 -? )
  • Cameron Critchlow (2010-2011)
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