The 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.

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History

Their franchise was granted for the 1969–70 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. 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 huge loss with the 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

Sale and Relocation

On January 25, 2009, it was announced that the Maineiacs were negotiating with the city of Boisbriand, Quebec (a suburb of Montreal) in hopes of relocating the franchise for the 2009–10 season. Under the plan, Mark Just would remain majority owner with 51% of the shares, with former NHL defenseman Joel Bouchard owning the rest. On January 31, the team announced that they had filed their intent to relocate, and had submitted papers to do so to the QMJHL.

In a Jan. 31 media release announcing the move of the Maineiacs franchise, owner Mark Just said that community support for the team was a major consideration. During the six seasons since the team moved from Sherbrooke, Quebec to Lewiston, the Maineiacs never managed to break even. However, on February 2, Farrel Miller, owner of the QMJHL's Montreal Junior Hockey Club, issued a statement that his team would fight the Maineiacs move to Boisbriand on territorial grounds.



After several weeks of negotiations with a number of Canadian cities (most notably Fredericton, New Brunswick), Maineiacs Head Coach Don Macadam announced on March 24, 2009 that the Maineiacs would be remaining in Lewiston.

Coaches

• Mario Durocher: 2003–04
• Clément Jodoin: 2004–2007
• Ed Harding: 2007–January 12, 2009
• Don MacAdam: January 13, 2009–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
• September 2008–present: Danick Paquette

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)

;2008 NHL Draft:

• Peter Delmas (2008 2nd Round, #61 overall by Colorado Avalanche)
• Danick Paquette (2008 3rd Round #64 overall by Atlanta Thrashers)

;2009 NHL Draft:

• Eric Gelinas (2009 2nd Round, #54 overall by New Jersey Devils

;2009 QMJHL Draft:

• Francis Beauvillier, C, (6'0 165, College Antoine-Girouard)
• Jean-Francois Plante, C, (5'11",182, Magog Cantonniers, MAAA)
• Jordan Kennedy, G, (6'3 190, Cape Breton Tradesmen, MAAA)
• Samuel Henley, F, (6'2" 171, Abitibi Filons, Espoir)
• Stephen Woodworth, D, (5"10", 160, Valley Wildcats, MAAA)
• Julien Houle - F, (5'9",180, Amos Forestiers, MAAA)
• Mathieu Brisebois, C, (5'10", 174, College Antoine-Girouard)
• Derek Henderson, D, (6'0", 185, Tabor Academy)

Yearly results

Regular season

Legend: OTL = Overtime loss, SL = Shootout loss

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	OTL	SL	Points	Pct %	Goals For	Goals Against	Standing
2003–04	70	33	31	5	1
72	0.507	233	215	3rd in East
2004–05	70	32	30	8	0
72	0.514	214	209	4th in East
2005–06	70	36	23
3	8	83	0.581	240	207	4th in East
2006–07	70	50	14
2	4	106	0.714	282	196	1st in East
2007–08	70	37	26
0	5	81	0.579	222	212	5th in East
2008–09	68	22	43
1	2	47	0.324	190	286	Last in Central

Playoffs

• 2003–04 - Lost to Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 4 games to 3 in first round.
• 2004–05 - Defeated Shawinigan Cataractes 4 games to 0 in first round.
  Lost to Rimouski Océanic 4 games to 0 in quarterfinals.
• 2005–06 - Lost to Halifax Mooseheads 4 games to 2 in conference quarterfinals.
• 2006–07 - Defeated Shawinigan Cataractes 4 games to 0 in conference first roundfinals.
  Defeated Halifax Mooseheads 4 games to 1 in conference quarterfinals.
  Defeated Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 4 games to 0 in league semifinals.
  Defeated Val-d'Or Foreurs 4 games to 0 in QMJHL finals. QMJHL CHAMPIONS
  Finished Memorial Cup round-robin tied for third.
  Lost to Plymouth Whalers 5-1 in the tiebreaker game.
• 2007–08 - Lost to Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 4 games to 2 in conference quarterfinals.
• 2008–09 - Lost to Drummondville Voltigeurs 4 games to 0 in conference quarterfinals.

Team records

Team records for a single season
Statistic	Total	Season
Most points	106	2006–07
Most wins	50	2006–07
Most goals for	282	2006–07
Least goals for	214	2004–05
Least goals against	196	2006–07
Most goals against	215	2003–04

Individual player records for a single season
Statistic	Player	Total	Season
Most goals	Mathieu Aubin	47	2005–06
Most assists	Mathieu Aubin	56	2005–06
Most points	Mathieu Aubin	103	2005–06
Most points, rookie	David Perron	83	2006–07
Most points, defenseman	Jonathan Paiement and Chad Denny	65	2003–04; 2006–07
Best GAA (goalie)	Jonathan Bernier	2.58	2006–07
Goalies = minimum 1500 minutes played

'''Individual player records—career
Statistic	Player	Total	Season
Most goals	Stefano Giliati and Mathieu Aubin	85
Most assists	Jonathan Paiement	136	2004–06
Most points	Stefano Giliati	193	2006–08
Most penalty minutes	Danick Paquette	555	2006–2009
Most games played	Marc-André Daneau	265	2005–08