Lewiston Maineiacs
| Lewiston MAINEiacs | |
|---|---|
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| City | Lewiston, Maine |
| League | Quebec Major Junior Hockey League |
| Conference | Telus |
| Division | Central |
| Operated | 2003 to 2011 |
| Home arena | Androscoggin Bank Colisée |
| Colors | Black, blue and orange |
| Franchise history | |
| 1969–73 | Trois-Rivières Ducs |
| 1973–92 | Trois-Rivières Draveurs |
| 1992–98 | Sherbrooke Faucons |
| 1998–2003 | Sherbrooke Castors |
| 2003–11 | Lewiston MAINEiacs |
| 2012-present | Sherbrooke Phoenix |
The Lewiston MAINEiacs were a junior ice hockey team of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League based in Lewiston, Maine. The team played its home games at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée. They were the second QMJHL team in the United States, and the only one to play a full season. They won the President's Cup in 2007.
On May 31, 2011, the QMJHL decided to fold the team following eight years of financial losses.
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 to 1973, and as the Draveurs from 1973 to 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. [1] In the playoffs that year, Lewiston went 16–1 to cruise to their first President's 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 a 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.
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