Lewiston MAINEiacs 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 only QMJHL team in the United States during their whole stay in Lewiston . They won the President ' s Cup in 2007 . History . 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 – 1973 , and as the Draveurs ( 1973 – 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 . In the playoffs that year , Lewiston went 16 - 1 to cruise to their first President ' s Cup . 2007 Memorial 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 the 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 . Sale and Relocation . On January 25 , 2009 , it was announced that the Maineiacs were negotiating with the city of Boisbriand , Quebec ( a suburb of Montreal ) in hopes of relocating the franchise for the 2009 – 10 season . Under the plan , Mark Just would remain majority owner with 51 % of the shares , with former NHL defenseman Joel Bouchard owning the rest . On January 31 , the team announced that they had filed their intent to relocate , and had submitted papers to do so to the QMJHL . In a Jan . 31 media release announcing the move of the Maineiacs franchise , owner Mark Just said that community support for the team was a major consideration . During the six seasons since the team moved from Sherbrooke , Quebec to Lewiston , the Maineiacs never managed to break even . However , on February 2 , Farrel Miller , owner of the QMJHL ' s Montreal Junior Hockey Club , issued a statement that his team would fight the Maineiacs move to Boisbriand on territorial grounds . After several weeks of negotiations with a number of Canadian cities ( most notably Fredericton , New Brunswick ) , Maineiacs Head Coach Don Macadam announced on March 24 , 2009 that the Maineiacs would be remaining in Lewiston . In June 2010 , Lewiston businessman Paul Spellman became the minority owner of the team , and early in August 2010 , former Moncton Wildcats General Manager Bill Schurman was named as teh team ' s Sports Management Consultant . However relocation rumours continued to follow the team , with Summerside , PEI ( where Schurman , a native of that town , had recently been the municipality ' s Director of Community Services ) and St . John ' s , Newfoundland & Labrador name as potential destinations in January 2011 . Schurman ' s denials of the team looking into a Summerside relocation proved unconvincing , and the rumours had a negative impact on attendance . However , Schurman ' s dream of moving the MAINEiacs to his home city ultimately failed , as a preliminary exploration to gauge support for a move to Summerside found little traction . The team then began to look at other possibilities , but found that few other relocation options existed . The Lewiston franchise was disbanded by the QMJHL in the summer of 2011 . To replace the defunct MAINEiacs club , the Sherbrooke Phoenix began play for the 2012 - 13 QMJHL Season . It is the 3rd franchise to call Sherbrooke home in the last 25 years . League Takeover and Disbanding . On May 31 , 2011 , the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League held a conference call to prepare an offer to purchase the team from Mark Just for 3 . 5 million dollars . Under the league ' s plan , the MAINEiacs would then be disbanded , with players being selected by other clubs in a dispersal draft . Late on May 31 , the league issued a press release confirming the sale of the MAINEiacs to the league , and the subsequent disbanding / dispersal draft occurred the following week . While Androscoggin Bank Colisee owners had stated that they are searching for a replacement team from outside of the QMJHL to take the MAINEiacs place . The Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League moved into the Androscoggin Bank Colisee after a lawsuit and breakdown in the discussions of their lease with the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland . Players . NHL alumni . Eight Maineiacs to have played in the NHL : NHL draftees . In addition , the Maineiacs have had several players drafted by National Hockey League teams . They are : Yearly results . Regular season . Legend : OTL = Overtime loss , SL = Shootout loss Team records . < br clear = " all " > < br clear = " all " >