Cruising across what felt like arctic tundra somewhere between the North Pole and Ottawa, Ontario, breath turned to vapor off the lips of junior hockey players as they huddled closely with one another. They’d scavenged what blankets and pillowcases they could find from their backpacks and travel bags as their frozen, 45-foot chariot rumbled into […]
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Sun Journal sports department earns awards
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Sun Journal sports department has been honored with multiple awards in the annual Associated Press Sports Editors contest this week, and results continue to be tabulated. In judging the best work from 2017, APSE honored the Sun Journal Sunday sports section as a top-10 section in its size category, which […]
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James Leo Cosgrove
SOUTH PARIS — James Leo Cosgrove, 91, of Lewiston, died Sunday, Feb. 11, in South Paris at the Maine Veterans Home. He was born at his family home in Strawberry Patch, Lewiston, Aug. 23, 1926. He had a passion for sports throughout his life. His earliest memories were of pickup baseball and hockey games with […]
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In the Crease: My 10 favorite stories of 2017
Maineiacs head coach Clem Jodoin hoists the President’s Cup above his head. (Sun Journal file photo) LEWISTON — Everyone loves a good list. Even more people love a good list at an arbitrary point on the Gregorian Calendar. Just so happens that we have a widely celebrated arbitrary point coming right up, so, well, why […]
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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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AHL: Gelinas settles in for the Devils
LEWISTON — Defenseman Eric Gelinas holds a special place in the hearts of Lewiston Maineiacs fans. He also now holds a unique place in Lewiston hockey history after skating for the Albany Devils against the Portland Pirates Wednesday in the Devils 3-2 shootout victory at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee: Gelinas is the only player to […]
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AHL: Pirates tumble in Springfield
The Portland Pirates, already saddled with the worst record in the American Hockey League, are trying to find some end-of-the-season footing to carry some positive vibes into the offseason. Through one period Friday, they held their own against playoff-bound Springfield. But as has been their wont for most of the season, the lead evaporated later […]