LEWISTON — The show will go on in Lewiston for the Kora Shrine Circus on Saturday, while the previously scheduled Portland Pirates game — their final game of the regular season — has been relocated to the MHG Ice Centre in Saco. After negotiating for the better part of 24 hours, Androscoggin Bank Colisee management, […]
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Pirates, Shriners face off over Colisee space
LEWISTON — It’ll either be a circus at the Colisee on Saturday night or a hockey game. It won’t be both. The 61st annual Kora Shrine Circus is booked to perform three shows at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee this weekend, including a 7 p.m. show on Saturday. The Portland Pirates are scheduled to play the […]
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AHL: Admirals sink Pirates in shootout
Sunday afternoon, the ledger will show the Pirates suffered a 3-2 setback to the Norfolk Admirals in a shootout when Jesse Blacker potted the winning goal in the post-overtime skills competition — an important win for the visitors as they chase the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. But the loss for the Pirates […]
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AHL: Monarchs mop up Pirates
The Portland Pirates ended their road portion of the schedule Saturday night with a 4-0 loss to rival Manchester Monarchs. Linden Vey potted his 13th and 14th goals of the season for Manchester. The 2009 fourth-round draft pick of the Los Angles Kings is third on Manchester with 47 points. He opened up the scoring […]
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AHL: Pirates tumble in Springfield
The Portland Pirates, already saddled with the worst record in the American Hockey League, are trying to find some end-of-the-season footing to carry some positive vibes into the offseason. Through one period Friday, they held their own against playoff-bound Springfield. But as has been their wont for most of the season, the lead evaporated later […]
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AHL: Monarchs drub Pirates
LEWISTON — Despite 25 losses at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee this season, the Portland Pirates suffered a fate at their home rink Wednesday they’d avoided since January 28, 2012 — they lost without scoring at least one goal. Four different Manchester skaters scored goals and rookie Patrik Bartosak stopped all 29 shots he faced to […]
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AHL: Providence Bruins send Portland Pirates to fourth consecutive loss
The Providence Bruins took another step toward clinching a playoff berth Sunday, while the Portland Pirates continued to limp toward the end of the season. Providence jumped out to a three-goal lead, nearly gave it away, and then pulled away in the third period to score a 7-2 win over Portland in front of 9.247 […]
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AHL: Pirates fall to Monarchs in OT
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 […]