Lucas Lessio’s first professional hat trick — all three goals coming in the second period — wasn’t enough to help the Portland Pirates find a victory Saturday in Manchester. Jordan Weal answered Lessio’s feat with a hat trick of his own, capping his three scores with a game-tying tally with 31 seconds to play, and […]
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AHL: Bears claw Pirates
LEWISTON — A fresh face joined the Hershey Bears this week, in time to help the team in its chase for the playoffs. In his first professional game, Caleb Herbert delivered at the expense of the Portland Pirates, who suffered their second one-goal defeat in as many nights Wednesday, falling to Herbert and the Bears, […]
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Portland Pirates notebook: Fine line between development, playing to win
LEWISTON — Portland Pirates coach Ray Edwards knows there are two sides to his job as a top minor league affiliate. He walks a fine line between managing the Phoenix Coyotes’ farm team to win while also making sure he and his staff are developing the organization’s future stars well enough to play a key […]
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Caron returns to Lewiston, brings Lewiston into Pirates Hall
LEWISTON — As Tom Caron remembers it, his first game as the voice of the Portland Pirates was at what is now the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. “Preseason 1993, maybe the first game, I don’t know. But a preseason game, the Pirates played, we played here, and I did the game on radio,” Caron recalled. “It’s […]
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AHL: Pirates power past Monarchs
LEWISTON — It took the Portland Pirates nearly 13 minutes to realize shooting the puck would be not only advisable but quite fruitful Saturday night. Tim Kennedy scored on Portland’s first shot at 12:41 of the first period, opening a deluge of five unanswered goals as the Pirates rallied from an early 2-0 deficit to […]
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Pirates to induct Lewiston native Tom Caron into Hall of Fame
Tom Caron made waves in the Maine media community in 1993 when he left his job at WGME 13 to become the radio voice of the new American Hockey League franchise in its first season in Portland. Twenty-one seasons later, now a household name across New England as a member of the NESN broadcast team […]
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AHL: Pirates’ comeback falls short against Providence Bruins
LEWISTON — Andy Miele’s 25th goal begat a muted celebration. Instead of raising his arms, pumping his fist or skating wildly into his teammates’ arms, Miele glanced up at the clock. Too late. “I knew it was getting low,” Miele said. “I was just double checking to be sure.” Miele’s effort with three seconds to […]
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AHL: Sharks keep Pirates at bay
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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Pirates get back to work, trip Sound Tigers
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — The Portland Pirates won their first game after an eight-day layoff Sunday, defeating the Bridgeport Sound Tigers 4-2 behind three special teams goals. Randy Jones got the shorthanded game-winner for the Pirates, while Jordan Szwarz and Lucas Lessio each had power play tallies. Louis Domingue made 24 saves to win his second […]
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Ex-Maine coach accused of soliciting teenage fan
PORTLAND (AP) — A former assistant hockey coach for the Portland Pirates has been charged with soliciting sex from a 13-year-old fan and sending her a lewd photo. Mike Minard, 37, of Falmouth, has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges of solicitation of a child to commit a prohibited act and sexual misconduct with a […]