Recent shark attacks in North Carolina and Florida have made headlines as the summer beach-going season gets into gear. Such attacks have become more common in recent years — the Florida Museum of Natural History’s International Shark Attack File says the number of unprovoked shark attacks has grown in every decade since the 1970s. Shark […]
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American Hockey League: Worcester Sharks bite Portland Pirates in OT
PORTLAND — They all count the same in the standings, but some wins feel bigger than others, especially as the regular season reaches its final two weeks. The losses hurt that much more as well. After a scoreless 60 minutes of regulation, Worcester’s Ryan Carpenter sent the Portland Pirates to their fourth straight loss with his […]
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Bruins reel in Sharks
BOSTON — Gregory Campbell scored the game winner with less than 10 minutes remaining and the Boston Bruins had to fend off a late four-minute power play to earn a wild 5-3 win over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night. Brad Marchand and Torey Krug scored power-play goals, and Seth Griffith netted his first […]
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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: 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: Sharks bite Pirates
LEWISTON — If Dan DaSilva and Travis Oleklsuk of the Worcester Sharks had to face the Portland Pirates every time they played a game, you likely wouldn’t hear much complaining. Oleksuk had a goal and four assists and DaSilva added three goals and an assist to help lift the visiting Sharks to a 6-3 win […]
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Miele, Pirates sink Sharks
LEWISTON — For as many goals as Andy Miele scored in college for Miami of Ohio, and for as much offense as he’s generated for the Portland Pirates, he’d never once registered a hat trick in a collegiate or professional game. Until Saturday. Miele scored a goal in each period and added a pair of […]
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Pirates set to welcome Worcester
LEWISTON — This week provided a respite for many in the working world and an extended vacation for those in education. But just two days after the Portland Pirates played arguably one of their worst games of the season to snap a seven-game point streak, the team will be right back at it Friday and […]
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AHL: Pirates complete weekend sweep, top Sharks 4-3
WORCESTER, Mass. — Buoyed by a strong performance at home Friday and an increase in game action thanks to a more active schedule, Mark Visentin is seeing the puck well. The Portland Pirates goalie was on point again Sunday, making a pair of goals from Tobias Rieder and another two from Chris Brown stand up […]
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AHL: Pirates home in on Sharks
Lucas Lessio found the net twice for his first two goals of the season and Mark Visentin stopped 45 of 46 shots he faced to help lead the Pirates to a 5-1 victory over the Worcester Sharks in front of 2,739 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee, ending a five-game home winless streak to begin the […]