LEWISTON — Two weeks away from the Androscoggin Bank Colisee did nothing to help the Portland Pirates’ propensity to lose in the building, despite playing well enough to win the contest in the estimation of the team’s head coach. In their first game in the building since March 9, the Pirates surrendered three first-period goals […]
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AHL: Falcons shipwreck Pirates
The Springfield Falcons defeated the Pirates 9-3 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee, marking the first time they’ve allowed nine goals in a home game. “I know you guys see 9-3, but it wasn’t even close to being a 9-3 game,” Portland coach Ray Edwards said. “You look the chances, the way the game was being […]
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AHL: Devils edge Pirates in shootout
LEWISTON — The Portland Pirates showed an ability to come from behind Friday, erasing two-goal deficit to force overtime. They also showed a continued propensity to lose games in extra time or a shootout. Stefan Matteau picked the right corner past Portland keeper Mark Visentin in the fifth and final round of the shootout to […]
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AHL Hockey: Pirates run away from Pack
LEWISTON — Portland Pirates coach Ray Edwards shuffled the lines up a bit and found instant success with Lucas Lessio, Brendan Shinnimin and Mark Louis. The Lessio and Shinnimin each had two goals in the 5-1 victory over the Hartford Wolfpack in front of 2,031 fans at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee Sunday afternoon. Louis chipped […]
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AHL: Pirates hold off Sharks
LEWISTON — Their smiles were wider; their breathing, deeper, and filled with relief. Portland forward Tobias Rieder collected a blocked shot off the skates of a Worcester defender and fired the puck into an empty net with 29 seconds to play in regulation to finish off a 6-4 Pirates win over the Sharks, ending a […]
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AHL: Wolf Pack come back on Pirates
LEWISTON — Jordan Martinook looked to the skies, bent over at his waist with his stick on his thighs, and hung his head. He coasted in a loop from near the Hartford cage and back toward the Portland Pirates’ bench. His teammates were already filing toward the dressing room, their heads bent like Martinook’s, in […]
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AHL: IceCaps chill Pirates
LEWISTON — The Portland Pirates skated with the St. John’s IceCaps for twenty minutes, but the IceCaps turned on the afterburners in the second period en route to a 7-5 victory at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. “We got dominated,” Portland Pirates head coach Ray Edwards said. “(St. John’s) were really good, they were fast, they […]
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AHL: Pirates shut down Phantoms
LEWISTON — A little break and a few reinforcements were just what the doctor ordered for the Portland Pirates. And to show for it, the team has its first winning streak in nearly two months. Chris Brown snapped a scoreless tie 1:54 into the third period and Brendan Shinnimin scored in his first game since […]
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AHL: Visentin backstops Pirates to win over Phantoms
GLENS FALLS, N.Y. — Tye McGinn yelled a four-letter word in frustration. He was the Adirondack Phantoms’ last shooter and they needed a goal to force the shootout into sudden death. He made a move, lost control of the puck and didn’t get a shot off. McGinn wasn’t the only one to miss; he was […]
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AHL: Penguins down Pirates with strong third period
Apparently the ship isn’t quite right just yet. One game after snapping a losing streak with a decisive victory in Binghamton, the Portland Pirates managed only 13 shots on goal and watched a tie game turn into a rout in the third period as Wilkes-Barre/Scranton skated off with a 5-1 victory on Friday night. The […]