Mike McKenna is getting the best of both worlds in his return to the Portland Pirates this season. McKenna, a journeyman goaltender who has played for 13 teams across the National Hockey League, American Hockey League and ECHL, including one previous stop in Portland, signed a deal with the Pirates in the offseason, affording him […]
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Portland Pirates: Coyotes assign six to AHL team
The Portland Pirates’ dressing room is getting a bit more crowded this weekend. The Arizona Coyotes, the Pirates’ NHL parent club, released seven players Thursday, six of which will report to Portland. The Coyotes sent forwards Jordan Szwarz, Lucas Lessio, and Tobias Rieder, defensemen Brandon Gormley and Andrew Campbell and goalie Louis Domingue to the AHL […]
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Portland Pirates: Former University of Maine goalie right at home with AHL club
But Maine is still home. He retired as a professional player after his fifth year with Soenderjyske in Denmark last spring. Tuesday, he was back on the ice — and in full gear — helping out another Maine hockey institution, the Portland Pirates. The team hired Michaud this summer as a part-time goalie coach. He’s […]
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Portland Pirates: Young veterans look to increase impact
SACO — Twenty-two might make you a veteran in little league, high school football or college swimming. But pro hockey? For a handful of Portland Pirates, including 22-year-old, third-year forward Phil Lane, it’s time to be that veteran presence on a team looking to rebound from a rough season on and off the ice. “Last […]
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Portland Pirates: Lewiston native Mark Anthoine giving tryout his best shot
SACO — Mark Anthoine pushed through the double doors from the locker room area at the MHG Ice Centre on Tuesday clutching an energy drink and breathing heavily. Out of his hockey uniform but still drenched in sweat, he greeted everyone holding a camera or a microphone with a smile. And a pause. “Sorry, I’m […]
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Portland Pirates: Team opens training camp with renewed optimism
The team is hoping it’s one of the only similarities they find to last season. After finishing the year in the American Hockey League cellar, the Pirates’ offseason was one of change, both on and off the ice. Off the ice, this season marks the first full campaign for Ron Cain as the team’s majority […]
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AHL: Pirates extend affiliation with Phoenix; Edwards assumes GM role
Ray Edwards will be wearing another hat, and the Portland Pirates will once again be developing players for the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League in a new agreement announced Wednesday. Edwards, who has coached the Pirates for three seasons under the affiliation with the Coyotes, will now also be the team’s general manager. […]
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AHL: IceCaps sink Pirates in season finale
SACO — The Portland Pirates capped a tumultuous season in fitting fashion Saturday in front of a sold-out crowd of 550 at MHG Ice Centre. After holding a two-goal lead in the first period, and a one-goal advantage to start the third, the Pirates allowed a pair of St. John’s tallies in the final frame […]
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In the Crease: Putting the Portland Pirates’ season in perspective
SACO — The Portland Pirates’ extended run in Lewiston ended prematurely Wednesday after a shootout loss to the Albany Devils, one day after the team announced it was relocating its final home game of the season to its practice facility in Saco. Borne of a lease dispute, the Pirates’ tenure in Lewiston ended in similar […]
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AHL: Pirates drop Lewiston finale in shootout
LEWISTON — The Portland Pirates’ tenure at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee ended Wednesday in familiarity: A small crowd, a solid, yet inconsistent effort on the ice — and a shootout loss. “I didn’t like our second period tonight. I thought we had a good first and a good third,” Pirates coach Ray Edwards said. “They […]