LEWISTON — According to a Quebec Major Junior Hockey League official, the Lewiston Maineiacs have not yet filed a request to relocate, nor have they filed for an extension to continue to negotiate relocation.

In an e-mail to the Sun Journal on Monday, league official Karl Jahnke said that not only had any of the league’s 18 teams applied for relocation at that point, but he didn’t expect that any of them would, either.

“We have yet to receive any requests at this time,” Jahnke wrote. “We don’t anticipate any activity this year.”

The soft deadline for QMJHL teams to apply for relocation each season is January 31, and it’s a soft deadline because teams are always allowed to apply for an extension if they feel they need more time to sort out the situation surrounding such an important decision.

Maineiacs’ president and governor Bill Schurman said Sunday at the team’s most recent home game that he didn’t expect the team to file for relocation, nor for an extension.

“In summary, all involved with the Maineiacs — players, staff, volunteers and fans — continue day in and day out to do everything we can to attract enough support for our product to pay our bills,” Schurman wrote in an email to the Sun Journal on Monday. “We are enjoying our second-best on-ice season in franchise history, and we look forward to (Tuesday’s) season ticket-holder appreciation night and preparing for what all believe will be an exciting playoff run.”

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