After falling just short of the ECHL playoffs, the Portland franchise is eager to improve next winter in their second season.
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Maine Mariners end power-play drought, rout Stingrays
Mariners score first man-advantage goal in five games.
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Hannu Toivonen right at home with Maine Mariners
Former Boston Bruins first-round pick lives in Falmouth, is now playing in Portland.
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Junior hockey notebook: Former Bruins goalie Hannu Toivonen visits Thunder
Nordiques avoiding careless penalties, taking advantage of recent light schedule.
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Maine Mariners in ECHL playoff hunt three months into inaugural season
Maine Mariners goalie Brandon Halverson makes a glove save on a close shot by Steven Swavely of Reading Royals during a November game at Cross Insurance Arena. (Portland Press Herald file photo) Portland’s newest pro hockey team paid homage to its namesake Saturday night at Cross Insurance Arena. The Maine Mariners beat the Brampton Beast […]
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ECHL Hockey: Railers bounce surging Mariners, 4-2
Luke Stork of the Mariners drives down the ice with the puck as Barry Almeida of the Railers moves in on defense Friday in Portland. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald Photo) On Wednesday night, Mariners Coach Riley Armstrong said his team stole a victory despite being outplayed because of outstanding goaltending from Brandon Halverson. Two […]
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Pro hockey: Brandon Halverson, Maine Mariners shut down Reading Royals
Austin Lotz of the Reading Royals pushes aside a shot by Michael McNicholas of the Maine Mariners as he slides into the net in the second period at Cross Insurance Arena on Wednesday. Reading’s Steve Johnson defends on the play. (Derek Davis/Portland Press Herald) PORTLAND — After making his National Hockey League debut last season, […]
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Pro hockey: Shawn St. Amant's hat trick leads Mariners over Solar Bears
Maine Mariners’ Shawn St-Amant scores on Orlando goalie Martin Oulellette — a former University of Maine player — on Wednesday at Cross Insurance Arena. (Ben McCanna/Portland Press Herald) PORTLAND — For the past two winters, Shawn St. Amant has spent much of the season in the American Hockey League and finished it hoisting the Kelly […]
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Pro hockey: Mariners seal win over Worcester with long empty-net goal
PORTLAND — A little more than two minutes remained when a delay of game penalty for flipping the puck over the boards in their own end put the Maine Mariners on the defensive. Sure enough, visiting Worcester called its timeout, pulled its goaltender to put six skaters on the attack against four, and prepared to […]
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Maine Mariners beat Newfoundland for 1st win
PORTLAND — Of the three goalies on the Maine Mariners’ roster, Connor LaCouvee is the one without a National Hockey League contract. He’s also the one with a victory. In the first ECHL start of his professional career, LaCouvee made 32 saves Sunday as the Mariners won for the first time as the latest pro […]