Michel Léveillé

Michel Léveillé
Born	(1983-05-29) May 29, 1983 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.

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 than capture the Hockey East Championship. 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. 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.

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
All-Hockey East Second Team	2005–06
AHCA East Second-Team All-American	2005–06
All-Hockey East First Team	2006–07
AHCA East First-Team All-American	2006–07

External links

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