PORTLAND — The Portland Pirates have filed a lawsuit against the Cumberland County Civic Center over a dispute regarding a lease agreement. The Portland Press Herald reports (http://bit.ly/165P4o4 ) that the Pirates are seeking a preliminary injunction to ensure that the center doesn’t give away dates for scheduled this hockey season. The team wants an […]
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AHL Hockey: Pirates, CCCC headed for legal showdown
PORTLAND — The Cumberland County Civic Center’s Board of Trustees and owners of the Portland Pirates are staring at a possible courtroom showdown over whether an agreement reached in April constitutes a binding lease agreement. The trustees’ negotiating committee and the American Hockey League franchise, which has called the Civic Center home for the past […]
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Pirates, civic center may head to court over lease dispute
PORTLND — A dispute between the Portland Pirates and their home arena may be headed to court after the sides failed to reach an agreement on a new five-year lease. Pirates’ ownership and the Cumberland County Civic Center trustees are far apart on some major items regarding revenue, and may ask a judge to decide […]
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Pirates, Cumberland County Civic Center at odds over lease
If the Portland Pirates are going to play anywhere other than the Cumberland County Civic Center — this year or beyond — it’s not going to be far away. The AHL hockey club and the building’s trustees are at odds over the team’s lease to use the facility. That friction may result in even more […]
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AHL Hockey: Pirates release full schedule
The Portland Pirates are going to see a lot of Manchester, St. John’s and Worcester this season, but they’ll also get a variety of opponents in a schedule released by the American Hockey League on Thursday. The team opens its season with a pair of home games at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, against […]