Here we are, folks, the day before the QMJHL draft.

Please keep checking back right here for the latest on trades and moves by the Lewiston Maineiacs, and from other teams around the league, as the two-hour window to complete trades pre-draft is now open.

10:35 a.m. – Unless something major breaks this afternoon, this will be my last post in this thread. For a complete list of official trades, visit the QMJHL Web site. Otherwise, here is a list of trades that pertain to the Maineiacs:

Lewiston trades to A-Bathurst: Rd. 3 2010, Rd. 5 2010
A-Bathurst trades to Lewiston: Olivier Dame-Malka, Rd. 4 2010, Rd. 9 2010

Lewiston trades to Chicoutimi: Billy Lacasse
Chicoutimi trades to Lewiston: Rd. 3 2010, Rd. 5 2011

Lewiston trades to Montreal: Rd. 4 2010 (Mtl)
Montreal trades to Lewiston: Rd. 3 2011

Lewiston trades to Shawinigan: J-F Plante
Shawinigan trades to Lewiston: Rd. 4 2010, Antoine Houde-Caron

Lewiston trades to Saint John: Rd. 5 2010
Saint John trades to Lewiston: Rd. 5 2010

Lewiston trades to Chicoutimi: Rd. 5 2010
Chicoutimi trades to Lewiston: Rd. 5 2010

Lewiston trades to Cape Breton: Rd. 2 2010, Rd. 3 2010, Rd. 2 2012 (CB)
Cape Breton trades to Lewiston: Rd. 3 2010, Olivier Roy

10:19 a.m. – And here we have ’em: Lacasse and a fifth in 2010 to Chicoutimi for a third and a fifth in 2010. Houde-Caron to Lewiston, J-F Plante to Shawinigan straight up. Dame-Malka to Lewiston, a third in 2010 and a fifth in 2010 to Acadie-Bathurst. Pick swap with Montreal, likely related to the Grenache deal, and a pick swap with Saint John, related to the Phillips deal.

10:16 a.m. – Houde-Caron now officially a Maineiac, J-F Plante to Shawinigan stright up. There is a pick-swap with Chicoutimi posted, likely part of the Lacasse deal.

10:07 a.m. – Full details of the Olivier Roy deal: Lewiston send to Cape Breton a second (SJ) in 2010, a third in 2010 and a second in 2012 (CB). Cape Breton sends to Lewiston Olivier Roy and a third in 2010.

9:56 a.m. – The league is beginning to post on its Web site.

9:39 a.m. – Here comes the first wave. The following from the QMJHL:

The MAINEiacs acquired all-star netminder Olivier Roy (12-07-91) and a third round pick in 2010 from the Screaming Eagles for second and third round picks in this year’s entry draft as well as a second round selection in 2012.

The Voltigeurs sent Charles Landry (03-06-91) and Philippe Lefebvre (28-02-91) to the Juniors for first round picks in 2010 and 2011.

The Rocket acquired Andrej Nestrasil (22-02-91) and Travis McIsaac (20-02-90) from the Tigres for their third, fourth and eighth round picks in 2010, their second and third round selections in 2011 and Vincent Richer (08-10-92).

The Titan acquired Olivier Hotte (30-12-90) and Sébastien Paquette (91-10-30) from the Voltigeurs for Julien Tremblay (29-12-91) and a sixth round selection in 2010.

The Foreurs traded Samuel Morneau (90-02-10) to the Olympiques for a first round pick in 2011. Gatineau also sent second and third round selections in 2011 to the Huskies for Nicolas Deslauriers (91-02-22).

The Océanic traded first and second round picks in 2012 for Jérôme Gauthier-Leduc (30-07-92).

To consult the official list of trades, simply click on the link below.

9:33 a.m. – Comfirmed that the aforementioned Roy deal is in fact the deal that brings Roy to Lewiston. As of 9:33, there are no deals in place with any other team that have not already been discussed, and on top of that, the deal involving Olivier Dame-Malka has not yet been processed.

9:15 a.m. – Just received confirmation from the draft that the deals involving Billy Lacasse and Jean-Francois Plante, two separate deals, are now official. Also heard confirmation that a deal involving goalie Olivier Roy was complete, though it was unclear whether that was the original trade that brings him to Lewiston, or a second trade that will flip him. Working on that one.

8:50 a.m. – The Maineiacs have not pushed anything through the league office as of yet. Last year, the trades were slow to be posted on the league’s Web site, but I have my ears on the ground up in Drummondville, and hopefully, as they happen, I will be able to relay the information back to you all. Stay tuned!