PORTLAND — They all count the same in the standings, but some wins feel bigger than others, especially as the regular season reaches its final two weeks. The losses hurt that much more as well. After a scoreless 60 minutes of regulation, Worcester’s Ryan Carpenter sent the Portland Pirates to their fourth straight loss with his […]
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AHL: Portland falls to Manchester in overtime
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 […]
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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 […]
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AHL Hockey: Monarchs maul Pirates, 8-2
PORTLAND — The Portland Pirates (14-14-0-0) fell to .500 on the season in a 8-2 loss to the Manchester Monarchs (18-6-1-1) Wednesday night at Cross Insurance Arena. It was the Pirates fifth straight loss. Andy Andreoff had a hat trick for Manchester. Brian O’Neill registered five assists. Manchester started its rout in the first period […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]