Following a season in which they recorded the fewest points in the 20-year history of the franchise, the Pirates have a sense of guarded optimism. The team is back to its home at the Cross Insurance Arena in downtown Portland, the players returning from last year have another season of seasoning under their belts, and […]
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Maine roundup: Portland Pirates punctuate perfect preseason
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Rookie Henrik Samuelsson continued his hot preseason for the Portland Pirates on Sunday, netting a goal and adding an assist in a 2-1 Portland win over the Manchester Monarchs at Sullivan Arena on the campus of St. Anselm College. The win gave Portland a sweep of the two-game preseason series between the […]
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Portland Pirates: Homecoming for goalie McKenna
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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RSU 4 joins Poland, Gray-New Gloucester for joint hockey team
WALES — After a several-year hiatus, hockey is back. Regional School Unit 4 students will play with the 26ers out of Poland and Gray-New Gloucester on a cooperative, Class A team after the school board approved the proposal earlier this month. There’s no cost to the local district for the first two years, according to […]
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Junior hockey: Maine Timberwolves done in Lewiston before playing a single game
LEWISTON — Full-time junior hockey in Lewiston is dead for another season. Three months after the Maine Timberwolves announced plans to play their 16-game home schedule at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee as part of the Northern States Junior Hockey League, league commissioner Wayne Sheehan confirmed Thursday that the team’s operations have been suspended. “From a […]