PORTLAND — For the last time in American Hockey League history, the Portland Pirates hosted the Manchester Monarchs. The rivalry, which began in 2001 with Manchester’s inception into the league, has been competitive, memorable and chippy. It was all of those things once again Friday night. The Monarchs’ farewell gift was a victory as Nic Dowd […]
ahl
Posted inLocal Sports
AHL: Portland Pirates announce affiliation with Florida Panthers
PORTLAND — For the fourth time in the team’s history, the Portland Pirates are changing National Hockey League affiliates. The Pirates, who have been part of the Arizona Coyotes organization for four seasons, announced Wednesday an end to that agreement following this season, and a new, four-year deal with the Florida Panthers. “We are very […]
advertisement
Posted inLocal Sports, sj-web
Portland Pirates to announce Florida Panthers affiliation
PORTLAND — The Portland Pirates minor league hockey team will likely become affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Florida Panthers next season. The Portland Press Herald reports the Pirates plan to make an announcement of their new affiliation on Wednesday. The Maine club is in its fourth and final season as the American Hockey League […]
Posted inLocal Sports
AHL: Oberg nets OT-winner for Pirates against Providence
The Pirates fired 39 shots on net, and it was shot No. 39 that was the difference- maker as Portland skated away with a 3-2 victory in overtime over the Providence Bruins in front of 3,791. Defenseman Evan Oberg netted the game-winner 1:36 into overtime, sniping a shot from the blue line over the glove-side […]
Posted inLocal Sports
AHL hockey: Portland Pirates end scoring drought in win over Albany Devils
PORTLAND — Whether they wanted to or not, the Portland Pirates made franchise history Saturday against the Albany Devils. It wasn’t a feat worth celebrating, though the Pirates did snap a two-game losing streak in the process. The Pirates set a new franchise record for the longest scoring drought at 169 minutes, 2 seconds, surpassing the […]
Posted inLocal Sports
Pro Hockey: Monarchs snap Portland’s five-game winning streak in shutout
Winners of five straight, the Pirates were also the lone unbeaten team at home. Both of those streaks came to a screeching halt against the visiting Manchester Monarchs, who handed Portland a 4-0 loss in front of 1,519 fans at Cross Insurance Arena. It was Portland’s first shutout loss of the season. “That’s a good little […]
Posted inLocal Sports
AHL: Pirates top Providence Bruins in return to Portland
PORTLAND — Fans of the Portland Pirates are used to waiting. Unlike the rest of the fans in the American Hockey League, Pirates fans didn’t have the luxury of seeing their team play in their designated home town. A year removed from seeing their team relocated to Lewiston due to lease issues, hockey returned to […]
Posted inLocal Sports
Portland Pirates: Optimism on eve of regular season
Following a season in which they recorded the fewest points in the 20-year history of the franchise, the Pirates have a sense of guarded optimism. The team is back to its home at the Cross Insurance Arena in downtown Portland, the players returning from last year have another season of seasoning under their belts, and […]
Posted inLocal Sports
Maine roundup: Portland Pirates punctuate perfect preseason
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Rookie Henrik Samuelsson continued his hot preseason for the Portland Pirates on Sunday, netting a goal and adding an assist in a 2-1 Portland win over the Manchester Monarchs at Sullivan Arena on the campus of St. Anselm College. The win gave Portland a sweep of the two-game preseason series between the […]
Posted inLocal Sports
Portland Pirates: Homecoming for goalie McKenna
Mike McKenna is getting the best of both worlds in his return to the Portland Pirates this season. McKenna, a journeyman goaltender who has played for 13 teams across the National Hockey League, American Hockey League and ECHL, including one previous stop in Portland, signed a deal with the Pirates in the offseason, affording him […]