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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Portland Pirates make leadership changes
PORTLAND — The Portland Pirates professional hockey team late last week announced a series of leadership moves, consolidating authority under new majority owner Ron Cain and bringing back one of the team’s former greats to oversee day-to-day operations of the club. Under the restructuring, Cain moves into the team’s CEO position, replacing previous majority owner […]
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Pirates pilfer 7-6 victory over Boston
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Pedro Alvarez and Russell Martin hit two-run homers off Brandon Workman, who started in place of injured Jake Peavy, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Red Sox 7-6 Monday. Pittsburgh leadoff batter Starling Marte reached on an infield single in the first that stopped an 0-for-9 start, and Alvarez homered […]
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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: 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 […]
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Pirates right ship against Binghamton
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The special teams told the story on Wednesday night, and it was quite the enjoyable read for the Portland Pirates. The Pirates scored on each of their first four power plays to earn a 5-1 victory at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena in front of 2,493. “It was a big game […]
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Portland Pirates out, Junior Pirates in at Colisee
PORTLAND — The Portland Pirates’ decision to sign a five-year lease with the Cumberland County Civic Center on Tuesday means the Androscoggin Bank Colisee will have another new, different anchor tenant in 2014-15. Meet the Junior Pirates. The organization’s United States Premier Hockey League team, in its first year currently playing out of Saco, will […]