Chad Denny, one of the original three Maineiacs on the team, hoists the President’s Cup above his head after the team was victorious over Val D’Or in the President’s Cup final in 2007. Game 1 (1-0-0-0) The Maineiacs served notice from the beginning of the season that they would be a force to be reckoned […]
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#Maineiacs — 2007 President’s Cup champions: Where are they now?
The Lewiston Maineiacs were a franchise in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for eight seasons, from 2003-2011. Without a doubt, the highlight of the team’s existence in Lewiston was the run to a championship in 2006-07. Coached by Clem Jodoin and featuring a handful of players who went on to play professional hockey — […]
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#Maineiacs — 2007 President’s Cup Championship: Team built on chemistry
Lewiston Maineiacs’ Simon Courcelles, Tom Michalik, Peter Delmas, Marc-Andre Cliche, Jonathan Bernier and Chad Denny carry a banner around the ice after clinching first place in the QMJHL. AUBURN — Ten years did nothing to dampen Clem Jodoin’s smile. The former Lewiston Maineiacs coach, who since leading the team to a President’s Cup championship in […]
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Reflecting on a championship: ‘It was … it was Magic’
Chad Denny, one of the original three Maineiacs still on the team, hoists the President’s Cup above his head after the team was victorious over Val D’Or. Mike Caron of Lewiston strained his eyes and peered at his 12-inch computer monitor. Sweat dripping from his beard after rushing home from work on an unseasonably warm […]
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Junior Hockey: Fighting Spirit lose but still in reach of a playoff position
TYNGSBORO, Mass. — In a crucial game for the L/A Fighting Spirit on Wednesday afternoon, they dropped a 2-0 decision to to the New England Stars. The Fighting Spirit sit in fifth place in the Coastal Division of the North American 3 Hockey League, two points out of the fourth and final playoff position in […]
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Junior hockey: Nordiques to skate in Lewiston again
LEWISTON — Same team, same location, new name — one that is the same as an old, well-known and time-honored name in Lewiston-Auburn hockey lore. Hockey fans, meet your Lewiston/Auburn Nordiques. Androscoggin Bank Colisee owner and operator Jim Cain has confirmed his purchase of the L/A Fighting Spirit of the North American 3 Hockey League, […]
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Junior hockey: Labrie lifts Fighting Spirit over the Generals
ATTLEBORO, Mass. — Caleb Labrie had a goal and two assists to help lead the Fighting Spirit to 3-1 victory over the Northeast Generals on Friday. Kyle Secor gave the Fighting Spirit a 1-0 lead just before the nine-minute mark of the second period. Labrie increased L/A a’s lead to 2-0 two minutes later with […]
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Junior hockey: Stars take out Fighting Spirit
LEWISTON — After a back-and-forth, tight-checking first period, the New England Stars picked up the pace Friday, pulling away for a 5-2 win over the L/A Fighting Spirit at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. Five different skaters scored for the Stars (20-7-7-4), who moved closer to clinching a playoff berth with the victory. New England sits […]
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Junior Hockey: Fighting Spirit swat away Minutemen in OT
MIDDLETON, Mass. — Walker Hamilton scored 2:26 into overtime to lift the visiting L/A Fighting Spirit over the East Coast Minutemen, 3-2, in an NA3HL game at Essex Sports Center on Sunday. The win gave the Fighting Spirit a weekend sweep of the home-and-home series, after Saturday’s 4-1 win in Lewiston. Hamilton’s goal finished off […]
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Junior Hockey: Callan and the Fighting Spirit hold off the Wild
On Sunday morning, Aaron Callan was just that for the L/A Fighting Spirit in a 2-1 victory over the Maine Wild at the Biddeford Ice Arena. The Wild were 0-for-4 on the man advantage while the Fighting Spirit weren’t much better going 0-for-3. It wasn’t easy for Callan as he stopped 38 shots, including 13 […]