After seven years coaching alongside his former high school coach and helping Scarborough High School reach four regional finals — with two wins there and a state crown in 2015 — Jake Brown will step to the fore as the Red Storm’s new head ice hockey coach next season. “Scarborough’s been great to me,” Brown […]
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#Maineiacs — 2007 President’s Cup championship: The covers
In 2006-07, the Lewiston Maineiacs captured the hearts of Lewiston-Auburn-area hockey fans. Here at the Sun Journal, we captured the Maineiacs, through photos, words, online blogs and many other media. Here is a display of some of the best page design work the Sun Journal did that year while chronicling the team’s efforts.
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#Maineiacs — 2007 President’s Cup champions: Season recap
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 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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Maine Sports Hall of Fame: Norm Gagne gave his players belief
Norm Gagne thought the future of his fledgling coaching career was to follow in the footsteps of John Wolfgram. Wolfgram was the head football coach at Gardiner High School, and Gagne started his career as the coach of the freshmen team, and even got the chance to coach John and Jim Hersom before they moved […]
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Boys’ Hockey Player of the Year: Rancourt a steady force on rink for Lewiston
After leading Lewiston to a long-awaited Class A boys’ hockey state title as a junior, there was only thing left for Jeromey Rancourt to accomplish during his senior season. Rancourt won the Travis Roy Award, given to the top senior player in Class A, and along the way tied for the team lead in points […]
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Girls’ Hockey Player of the Year: Kristina Cornelio was sparkplug for St. Dom’s
St. Dominic Academy’s Kristina Cornelio fires the puck into the net past Greely goalie Nica Todd during their game in Auburn on Thursday. Not only did the St. Dominic Academy girls’ hockey team not lose a game on the way to a second straight state title, the Saints also never trailed at any point in […]
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Norm Gagne to coach at Edward Little
“Coach” is going home. Norm Gagne, the Edward Little High School alumnus who is second to none in wins in Maine high school hockey history, will stand behind his alma mater’s bench as its head coach for the first time in his storied career next season, leaving Scarborough’s program behind after eight seasons and one […]
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Lewiston's Jeromey Rancourt wins Travis Roy Award
LEWISTON — Jeromey Rancourt had just finished his freshman season playing for the Lewiston boys’ hockey team when his senior teammate, Kyle Lemelin, won the Travis Roy Award. Lemelin was the captain of the Blue Devils and someone that Rancourt looked up to. Ever since then, it’s been Rancourt who’s been leading Lewiston, whether in […]