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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AHL: Falcons shipwreck Pirates
The Springfield Falcons defeated the Pirates 9-3 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee, marking the first time they’ve allowed nine goals in a home game. “I know you guys see 9-3, but it wasn’t even close to being a 9-3 game,” Portland coach Ray Edwards said. “You look the chances, the way the game was being […]
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AHL: Devils edge Pirates in shootout
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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L. Small: Team without a home
Coach Edwards (Portland Pirates) is right. I was at the game Feb. 25 and there was no energy in the building, off or on the ice. I think most people realized even before the announcement in the Sun Journal about the Pirates returning to Portland that that would be the case. I have watched hockey […]
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AHL Hockey: Pirates run away from Pack
LEWISTON — Portland Pirates coach Ray Edwards shuffled the lines up a bit and found instant success with Lucas Lessio, Brendan Shinnimin and Mark Louis. The Lessio and Shinnimin each had two goals in the 5-1 victory over the Hartford Wolfpack in front of 2,031 fans at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee Sunday afternoon. Louis chipped […]
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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 […]