Lewiston, Maine – The Lewiston Maineiacs are looking at their list and checking it twice. Quebec Remparts, Check. Saint John Sea Dogs, Check. Montreal Junior, there’s no check in the box because Montreal is one of the top teams that they haven’t beaten this season.
“I think it’s a good test for us to play Montreal again in Montreal,” said Lewiston Maineiacs head coach J.F. Houle. “We’ve beat Quebec, we beat Saint John, now we got to show Montreal that we can beat (them).”
Dillon Fournier learned a lot about Montreal in the 4-3 loss on December 5th.
“Everyone said they are one of the most skilled teams in league, if not the most skilled,” Fournier added. “Knowing that we can skate with them, knowing we can do plays like they can, it helps all the boys out.”
The Maineiacs are on a two game winning streak heading into the final games against Montreal on Friday and Shawinigan on Saturday before the QMJHL shuts down for the Holiday break.
“Shawinigan always plays us tough,” Houle mentioned. “They beat us 6-0 here (in Lewiston), we still remember that one. They are a good defensive club, so we got to make sure we get pucks behind their goalie.”
Rookie forward Christophe Lalonde feels confident heading into the weekend.
“We played very well against these two teams,” said Christophe Lalonde. “They both have big guys on their teams, but we have to focus on our team. We have to play as hard as we can.”
