Michel Léveillé

Michel Léveillé
Born (1981-04-03) April 3, 1981 (age 43)
Lévis, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for Toronto Marlies
Columbia Inferno
Manchester Monarchs
Charlotte Checkers
Heilbronner Falken
Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5
Playing career 2003–2014

Michel Léveillé is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former center who was a two-time All-American for Maine.[1]

Career

Léveillé was a late-blooming junior player, not participating in a high-level league until he was 19. In his final season of junior eligibility, Léveillé's point total exploded and he averaged more than two points per game with the Nanaimo Clippers. Léveillé was forced to play senior hockey for a year before he could join the ice hockey team at Maine, but his freshman year was well worth the wait. He was nearly a point-per-game player for the year and was named the Hockey East Rookie of the Year. He helped the team finish second in the conference and then capture the Hockey East Championship.[2] Maine received the #3 overall seed and marched through the NCAA Tournament. Léveillé's only goal was an important one as it tied a game late and allowed the Black Bears to overcome an early deficit to Harvard.[3] The team reached the championship game for the 5th time in program history, but the offense failed and they fell 0–1 to Denver.

With Léveillé already being 23 at the start of his sophomore season (older than some seniors), he was named as an alternate captain. In year two, he produced twice as many goals, but the team's performance decreased as a result, and he produced less points. The Black Bears recovered in 2006 and Léveillé averaged more than point per game. He was named to the All-American team and pushed the team back up to a 2nd-place finish in Hockey East. Maine had another successful run in the NCAA Tournament, reaching their 10th Frozen Four. Léveillé was named team captain in his final year and was again an All-American. The team had mixed results in postseason play but did return to the Frozen Four. After Maine was eliminated, Léveillé finished the year with the Toronto Marlies.

For Léveillé's first full season as a professional, he spent most of his time in the AHL but couldn't establish himself as a consistent scorer. After getting demoted to the ECHL the following year, he spent the entire 2010 season at the AA-level. After the season, he travelled to Germany and played three seasons in the 2nd national league. In 2013 Léveillé returned to Quebec and played one season for a low-level pro league before hanging up his skates.

Léveillé began his coaching career the following season, working for the North American Hockey Academy for two years. In 2017 he returned to Maine and became a coach for the Maine Wild, a youth hockey organization.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1999–00 Cégep Lévis-Lauzon Faucons QCMAA 32 31 48 79 50 — — — — —
2000–01 Nanaimo Clippers BCHL 45 22 27 49 63 7 5 3 8 10
2001–02 Nanaimo Clippers BCHL 52 33 75 108 56 — — — — —
2002–03 Lévis Canonniers QSCHL 9 5 8 13 10 — — — — —
2003–04 Maine Hockey East 43 6 34 40 42 — — — — —
2004–05 Lévis Canonniers QSCHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2004–05 Maine Hockey East 33 12 12 24 55 — — — — —
2005–06 Maine Hockey East 37 16 24 40 46 — — — — —
2006–07 Maine Hockey East 40 19 26 45 69 — — — — —
2006–07 Toronto Marlies AHL 3 2 0 2 2 — — — — —
2007–08 Columbia Inferno ECHL 4 1 4 5 4 — — — — —
2007–08 Toronto Marlies AHL 41 9 3 12 14 11 1 0 1 4
2008–09 Manchester Monarchs AHL 20 1 6 7 11 — — — — —
2008–09 Charlotte Checkers ECHL 40 15 22 37 46 6 3 5 8 8
2009–10 Charlotte Checkers ECHL 67 17 49 66 85 10 1 7 8 8
2010–11 Heilbronner Falken Bundesliga 48 17 33 50 70 4 1 4 5 6
2011–12 Heilbronner Falken Bundesliga 29 17 13 30 89 7 4 3 7 16
2012–13 Heilbronner Falken Bundesliga 42 18 28 46 56 5 1 1 2 6
2013–14 Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5 LNAH 30 17 23 40 10 3 0 0 0 2
BCHL totals 97 55 102 157 119 7 5 3 8 10
NCAA totals 153 53 96 149 212 — — — — —
ECHL totals 111 33 75 108 135 16 4 12 16 16
AHL totals 64 12 9 21 27 11 1 0 1 4
Bundesliga totals 119 52 74 126 215 16 6 8 14 28

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-Hockey East Rookie Team 2003–04 [5]
All-Hockey East Second Team 2005–06 [6]
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 2005–06 [1]
All-Hockey East First Team 2006–07 [6]
AHCA East First-Team All-American 2006–07 [1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. ^ "Maine men's Hockey 2018–19 Record Book" (PDF). Maine Black Bears. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "Maine 5, Harvard 4". USCHO.com. 2004-03-26. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
  4. ^ "Michel Leveille Joins Maine Wild Hockey Staff". Maine Wild. February 24, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  5. ^ "Hockey East All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Hockey East All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Hockey East Rookie of the Year
2003–04 		Succeeded by