Maine Nordiques
CityLewiston, Maine
LeagueNorth American Hockey League
DivisionEast
Founded2019
Home arenaAndroscoggin Bank Colisée[1]
ColorsLight blue, red, white
     
Owner(s)Darryl Antonacci, MD
General managerEric Soltys[2]
Head coachMatt Pinchevsky
Franchise history
2019–presentMaine Nordiques

The Maine Nordiques are a Tier II junior ice hockey team in the North American Hockey League's East Division. The Nordiques play their home games at Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine.


History

On February 28, 2019, the North American Hockey League (NAHL) announced that they had approved the membership application submitted by ISS Kings Youth Hockey Club, LLC for a team in Lewiston, Maine, owned by Dr. Darryl Antonacci and that the team would start play in the 2019–20 season as a member of the East Division.[3][4] The team shares the Androscoggin Bank Colisée and a development program with the Tier III Lewiston/Auburn Nordiques that has a team in the North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL). The organization is named after the former professional team, the Maine Nordiques. Dr. Antonacci promoted his head coach from the ISS Kings youth team, Nolan Howe, son of Hall of Fame player Mark Howe, as the NAHL team's first head coach.[5]


In March 2020, team owner Antonacci agreed to purchase the Androscoggin Bank Colisée and the Tier III Nordiques from the arena owner Jim Cain.[6] As part of the turnover, Antonacci folded the Tier III junior team and replaced it with Tier 1 youth teams.[7] Both leagues cancelled their 2019–20 seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]


Nolan Howe was fired and replaced by associate head coach Matt Pinchevsky 16 games into the 2021–22 season.[9]

Season-by-season records

SeasonGPWLOTLPtsGFGAFinishPlayoffs
2019–205420322421902307th of 7, East Div.
21st of 26, NAHL		Season cancelled
2020–215635192721691632nd of 6, East Div.
5th of 23, NAHL		Won Div. Semifinals, 3–2 vs. New Jersey Titans
Won Div. Finals, 3–0 vs. Maryland Black Bears
Lost Robertson Cup Semifinals, 0–2 vs. Shreveport Mudbugs
2021–2260222711552002436th of 7, East Div.
23rd of 29, NAHL		did not qualify for post season play
2022–236033243692081883rd of 7, East Div.
11th of 29, NAHL		won Div. Semifinals, 3-0 vs. New Jersey Titans, lost Div. Finals 1-3 vs. Maryland Black Bears
2023-2428196341121861st of 9 East Division, 2nd of 32 NAHLtbd

References

  1. ↑ "MAINE NORDIQUES". TheColisee.com. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  2. ↑ "NAHL Coaching Staff". Maine Nordiques. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  3. ↑ "NAHL team in Lewiston, Maine approved for the 2019-20 season". NAHL.com. February 28, 2019. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  4. ↑ Fournier, Nathan (February 28, 2019). "Maine Nordiques, an NAHL Tier II team, coming to Lewiston". SunJournal.com. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  5. ↑ Fournier, Nathan (March 25, 2019). "Maine Nordiques name Howe as first Head Coach". SunJournal.com. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Androscoggin Bank Colisee to be sold to owner of Maine Nordiques". WGME-TV. March 14, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Nordiques owner wants more high-end hockey, year-round events at the Colisee". SunJournal.com. March 13, 2020.
  8. ↑ "NAHL announces cancelation of entire 2019-20 season due to COVID-19". NAHL. March 17, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Matt Pinchevsky replaces Nolan Howe as Maine Nordiques head coach". SunJournal.com. November 9, 2021.


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