Lewiston MAINEiacs

Hockey team
team = Lewiston MAINEiacs

city = Lewiston, Maine
league = Q.M.J.H.L.
division = Eastern
founded = 2003-04
arena = Androscoggin Bank Colisée
colours = Black, Blue & Orange
coach = Ed Harding
GM = Ed Harding
name1 = Trois-Rivières Ducs
dates1 = 1969-73
name2 = Trois-Rivières Draveurs
dates2 = 1973-92
name3 = Sherbrooke Faucons
dates3 = 1992-98
name4 = Sherbrooke Castors
dates4 = 1998-03
name5 = Lewiston MAINEiacs
dates5 = 2003-PresentThe Lewiston MAINEiacs are a junior ice hockey team of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League based in Lewiston, Maine. The team plays its home games at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée. They are currently the only QMJHL team in the United States. They won the President's Cup in 2007.

History

Their franchise was granted for the 1969-1970 season. They played in Trois-Rivières, Quebec from 1969 to 1992. They were known as the Ducs from 1969-1973, and as the Draveurs (1973-1992). They moved to Sherbrooke, Quebec in 1992 to become the Faucons (1992-1998) and the Castors (1998-2003). The Castors moved to Lewiston, Maine in 2003.

The MAINEiacs clinched the Jean Rougeau Trophy for first overall in the regular season for 2006-07. During the same season, Lewiston increased its annual attendance totals to 94,903 tickets sold. [http://www.mib.org/~lennier/hockey/leagueatt.cgi] In the playoffs that year, Lewiston went an impressive 16-1 to cruise to their first President's Cup.

2007 Memorial Cup

After winning the 2007 President's Cup, the MAINEiacs won eligibility to play in the 2007 Memorial Cup in Vancouver, British Columbia. Following an opening win over the Medicine Hat Tigers, the MAINEiacs suffered the loss to injury of their captain, Marc-André Cliche, and never really found their scoring touch. They crashed out of the tournament in fourth place after losing consecutive games to the Vancouver Giants, Plymouth Whalers, and the Whalers again in the tie-breaker, scoring only three goals in three games in the process.

;Scores
* Saturday, May 19: Lewiston 3, Medicine Hat Tigers 1
* Sunday, May 20: Vancouver Giants 2, Lewiston 1
* Tuesday, May 22: Plymouth Whalers 2, Lewiston 1 (OT)
* Thursday, May 24: Plymouth Whalers 5, Lewiston 1

Coaches

*Mario Durocher: 2003-04
*Clément Jodoin: 2004-2007
*Ed Harding: 2007-present

Players

QMJHL award winners

* Mike Bossy Trophy--best pro prospect: Alexandre Picard, 2004
* Paul Dumont Trophy--personality of the year: Clément Jodoin, 2006
* Ron Lapointe Trophy-- Coach of the Year: Clément Jodoin, 2007
* Guy Carbonneau Trophy--Best Defensive forward: Marc-André Cliche, 2007.
* Guy Lafleur Trophy--QMJHL Playoffs Most Valuable Player: Jonathan Bernier, 2007

All-stars

* Jonathan Paiement: 1st team (defense) 2003-04
* Alexandre Picard: 1st team (Right Wing) 2003-04,
* Alex Bourret: 2nd team (Right Wing) 2004-05
* Jonathan Bernier: 2nd team (goaltender) 2006-07
* Peter Delmas: All-rookie team (goaltender) 2006-07
* Stefano Giliati: 2nd Team (Left Wing) 2007-08
* Kevin Marshall: 2nd Team (Defense) 2007-08

Captains

*2003-04: Francis Trudel
*2004-05: "No captain"
*2005- January, 2006: Brandon Roach
*January, 2006-May 2007: Marc-André Cliche
*September 2007-March, 2008: Marc-André Daneau

NHL alumni

Four Maineiacs to date have played in the NHL:
* Jonathan Bernier
* Jaroslav Halák
* David Perron
* Alexandre Picard

NHL draftees

In addition, the Maineiacs have had several players drafted by National Hockey League teams. They are:

;2004 NHL Draft:
*Alexandre Picard (2004 1st Round, #8 overall by Columbus Blue Jackets)
*Jonathan Paiement (2004 8th Round, #247 overall by New York Rangers)

;2005 NHL Draft:
*Alex Bourret (2005 1st Round, #16 overall by Atlanta Thrashers)
*Chad Denny (2005 2nd Round, #49 overall by Atlanta Thrashers)
*Marc-André Cliche (2005 2nd Round, #56 overall by New York Rangers)
*Olivier Legault (2005 4th Round, #93 overall by Florida Panthers)
*Mathieu Aubin (2005 5th Round, #130 overall by Montreal Canadiens)

;2006 NHL Draft:
*Jonathan Bernier (2006 1st Round, #11 overall by Los Angeles Kings)
*Stefan Chaput (2006 5th Round, #153 overall, by Carolina Hurricanes)

;2007 NHL Draft:
*David Perron (2007 1st Round, #26 overall by St. Louis Blues)
*Kevin Marshall (2007 2nd Round #41 overall by Philadelphia Flyers)
*Michael Ward (2007 7th Round #197 overall by Tampa Bay Lightning)

Yearly results

Regular season

External links

* [http://www.lewistonhockey.com/ Lewiston MAINEiacs website]
* [http://www.MAINEiacsTV.com/ Maineiacs Television Network website--now defunct, but with 2005-06 highlights.]
* [http://www.ohlarenaguide.com/maineiacs.htm QMJHL Arena Guide] profile
* [http://www.chl.ca/CHLMemorialCup07/home.html 2007 Memorial Cup]