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Maineiacs fall in third straight game

For the third straight game, the Lewiston Maineiacs lost, this time to the Moncton Wildcats, 7-3, in front of 871 at the Red Ball Internet Centre in Moncton, NB. The Maineiacs, finishing up their exhibition schedule this week, gave up three goals in a span of 1:26 in the first period as Moncton jumped out to a 3-0 lead. At 9:44, Charles Johnson opened the scoring with a power play goal as Olivier Dame-Malka when to the box for a double minor at 9:05 of the period. Antoine Houde-Caron was sent to the box at 10:07, giving Moncton a 5-on-3, which they capitalized ...

Ellis may prove to be an effective option for the Pirates

The numbers have finally come out on Matt Ellis’ new contract with the Buffalo Sabres. According to Capgeek.com, Ellis’ new contract is a two-way deal for the 2010 – ’11 season that will see him earn $625,000 in the NHL and $105,000 if he plays for the Portland Pirates. The fact that this deal is a two-way contract shows where the NHL is at in terms of players still looking for work with less than two weeks until the start of training camp, and it adds a dynamic to the Buffalo Sabres, making training camp a war zone on day one. Sabres ...

Sabres re-sign Matt Ellis

In another depth move by the Buffalo Sabres, they have re-signed forward Matt Ellis to one-year contract. Ellis, 29, will be entering his third season with the Sabres after being claimed on waivers from the Los Angeles Kings. He began his stint in the Sabres organization with the Portland Pirates; scoring four points (2g, 2a) in 12 games. In 117 games with the Sabres, he scored 10 goals, 15 assists for 25 points including career highs in games played (72), points (13) and assists (10), last season. The Sabres signing of Ellis is an intriguing one because it adds another forward to the ...

Quebec powers past Maineiacs, 6-4

The Lewiston Maineiacs suffered their second loss in as many nights to the Quebec Remparts, falling 6-4, at Ancienne-Lorette Arena in Ancienne-Loretta, QC. The Maineiacs actually held a 2-0 lead after 20 minutes of play on goals by Jess Tanguy and Samuel Carrier. The Remparts broke through scoring their lone goal against Jordan Kennedy at 2:24 of the second period. Quebec tied the game, 2-2, when Jonathan Audy-Marchessault scored a power goal on Andrey Makarov – who replaced Kennedy midway into the period -- at 11:54 of the period. Cameron Critchlow regained the lead for the Maineiacs early in the third period, at 2:08, ...

Maineiacs fall to Remparts, 8-1

After beginning the preseason undefeated, the Lewiston Maineiacs suffered their first loss of the preseason in a big way, falling 8-1 to Patrick Roy’s Quebec Remparts at the Premiere Tech Centre in Riviere du Loup, QC. After holding a 1-0 lead on a Patrick Walsh power play goal, the Remparts exploded for seven goals in second period. The Maineiacs lone goal came from Cameron Critchlow in the second period just 51 seconds after Quebec made it 2-0 on a power play goal by Matthew Brown. Nicholas Champion took the loss after starting the game, stopping 15 of 20 shots before making way ...