Maine Moose
| Maine Moose | |
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| City | Hallowell, Maine (2006–2014) |
| League | NSHL |
| Division | East |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Home arena | Bank of Maine Ice Vault |
| Colors | Black, Gold, White |
| Owner(s) | Jeff Dupere |
| General manager | Jeff Dupere (2014-15) |
| Head coach | Jeff Dupere (2014-15) |
| Website | Maine Timberwolves Website |
| Franchise history | |
| 2006–2014 | Maine Moose |
| 2014 | Maine Timberwolves |
The Maine Moose were a Tier III Junior "A" ice hockey team from Hallowell, Maine in the AAU-sanctioned Northern States Junior Hockey League. They played home games in at the Bank of Maine Ice Vault in Hallowell, Maine.
The team was founded in 2006 by local businessmen Steve Levesque and Tom McBrierty. Originally slated to play in the America East Hockey League the league folded prior to the start of the first campaign and was reformed by remaining teams into the International Junior Hockey League where the Moose played in the New England Division of the Super Elite League.
The inaugural season (2006–07) for the Maine Moose was led by head coach Paul Contreras. Amidst the early season struggles and some off-ice issues, Contreras was let go in mid-October. Assistant coach Glenn Carey took over as interim head coach and the team responded by winning eight straight games finishing the regular season in third place in the standings (although they were awarded the second seed as the Montreal team was not able to meet its financial obligations and was removed prior to the playoffs). The Moose made it to the finals but lost to the Springfield Pics by a score of 6–2.
In 2007–08, the Moose struggled to .500 record. Several mid-season departures left the roster depleted and many games were played with less than four full lines for the remainder of the year. The Moose finished the season in third place but were ousted in two games by the Exeter Freeze.
In 2008–09, Ben Gray was hired as co-coach along with Glenn Carey, and the team had its strongest regular season. Despite a slow start to the first six games, the Moose would be one of the league's best teams for the rest of the season. Led by the line of Jamie Osbourne, Blaine Cardali and Dan Dearing, with converted forward Andy Harrington on defense and a strong goalie tandem in nets made up of Charles White and Zack Parent, the Moose missed out on the regular season title by two points to the New England Stars. They would go on to play the Stars in the finals, but the best-of-three series would be won by the Stars on a game three win. After the completion of the season, it was announced that coach Glenn Carey would be leaving the organization to take over the coaching duties of the New Jersey Kings in Monmouth, New Jersey.
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