Lewiston MAINEiacs

Lewiston MAINEiacs
founding	2003
resolution	2011
history	Ducs de Trois-Rivières 1969–1973 Draveurs de Trois-Rivières 1973–1992 Faucons de Sherbrooke 1992–1998 Castors de Sherbrooke 1998–2003 Lewiston MAINEiacs 2003–2011
Stadion	Androscoggin Bank Colisee
Location	Lewiston , Maine
Team colors	black, blue & orange
league	Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
division	Eastern Division
Memorial Cups	no
Coupes du President	2006/07

The Lewiston Maineiacs were a professional American Junior Hockey Team in Lewiston , Maine , which from 2003 to 2011 in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League played. The franchise played its home games at Androscoggin Bank Colisée . The MAINEiacs were the only US team in the QMJHL and in 2007 they won the Coupe du Président , the league's championship.

history

For the 1969/70 season the franchise was founded in Trois-Rivières , Québec , where it played until 1992 under the names "Ducs" and "Draveurs". Until 2003 the team in Sherbrooke stood on the ice as "Faucons" and "Castors" when they were finally relocated to Lewiston.

In the first season as MAINEiacs, a made-up word from the US state of Maine and the English word "maniacs" ( German: insane), the team reached the QMJHL play-offs and failed in the first round due to the Huskies de Rouyn- Noranda . In the years that followed, the team grew steadily until it finally won the QMJHL championship in 2007. At the following Memorial Cup in Vancouver , British Columbia , the championship of the umbrella organization Canadian Hockey League , which is played annually between the champions of the top three Canadian junior leagues Western Hockey League , Ontario Hockey League and QMJHL, the team failed in the preliminary round.

On May 31, 2011, the team was bought by the QMJHL for 3.5 million US dollars and excluded from gaming. The MAINEiacs players were assigned to new teams after a dispersal draft .

Season statistics

season	Sp	S.	N	U / SON	OTN	Pt	Pct%	T	GT	placement	Play-offs
2003/04	70	33	31	5	1	72	0.507	233	215	3rd East Division	First round
2004/05	70	32	30th	8th	0	72	0.514	214	209	4th East Division	Conference quarterfinals
2005/06	70	36	23	8th	3	83	0.581	240	207	4th East Division	Conference quarterfinals
2006/07	70	50	14th	4th	2	106	0.714	282	196	1st East Division	Master QMJHL
2007/08	70	37	26th	2	5	81	0.578	222	212	5th Eastern Division	Division quarter-finals
2008/09	68	22nd	43	2	1	47	0.345	190	286	4th Telus Center Division	Division quarter-finals
2009/10	68	23	42	3	0	49	0.360	212	298	4th Central Division	Division quarter-finals
2010/11	68	40	24	3	1	84	0.617	265	223	1st East Division	Division finals

Legend for season statistics: GP or SP = total games; W or S = victories; L or N = defeats; T or U = tie; OTS = wins after extra time ( overtime ); OTN or OL = overtime defeats; SOS = shootout wins; SOL or SON = Shootout Losses; P = points; Pct% = wins in%; GF or T = goals; GA or GT = goals conceded

Well-known former players

The following players who spent their junior years with the MAINEiacs were on the ice in the National Hockey League :

• Jonathan Bernier
• Marc-André Cliche
• Jaroslav Halák
• Kevin Marshall
• David Perron
• Alexandre Picard

In addition, various former MAINEiacs were selected in the NHL Entry Draft :

NHL Entry Draft 2004 :

• Jonathan Paiement (247th in the eighth round of the New York Rangers )

NHL Entry Draft 2005 :

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

NHL Entry Draft 2006 :

• Jonathan Bernier (11th in the first round of the Los Angeles Kings )
• Stefan Chaput (153rd in the fifth round of the Carolina Hurricanes )

NHL Entry Draft 2007 :

• David Perron (26th in the first round of the St. Louis Blues )
• Kevin Marshall (41st in the second round of the Philadelphia Flyers )
• Denis Reul (130th in the fifth round of the Boston Bruins )
• Michael Ward (197th in the seventh round of the Tampa Bay Lightning )

NHL Entry Draft 2008 :

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

NHL Entry Draft 2009 :

• Éric Gélinas (54th in the second round of the New Jersey Devils )

NHL Entry Draft 2010 :

• Michael Chaput (89th in the third round of the Philadelphia Flyers )
• Samuel Carrier (176th in round six from the Washington Capitals )

Winner QMJHL Award

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

All-Star Teams

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

• Jonathan Paiement: Defender, 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)

Web links

• Lewiston MAINEiacs at hockeydb.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ QMJHL's Lewiston Maineiacs fold, will relocate to Sherbrooke for 2012-13 season. (No longer available online.) The Hockey News, June 1, 2011, archived from the original on June 10, 2015 ; accessed on July 17, 2011 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ QMJHL to dissolve Maineiacs franchise. The Guardian, May 31, 2011, accessed October 10, 2013 .