Michel Léveillé

Canadian ice hockey player

Ice hockey player

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

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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 than 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

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### Regular season and playoffs

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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

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Award  | Year  |

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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

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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.

## External links

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* Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

Awards and achievements

Preceded by

Jimmy Howard

|  Hockey East Rookie of the Year
2003–04 | Succeeded by

Peter Vetri