Players left the building in a somber state, many choosing to look to the ground or stare blankly forward. Equipment managers came and went with bags slung over their shoulders — but behind them, through the open door to the locker room, was silence. “It’s not pretty right now,” Pirates coach Ray Edwards said. “There’s […]
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AHL: Senators bring gavel down on Pirates
LEWISTON — Binghamton set the tone with a pair of goals in the first seven minutes of the game, goaded a recently-undisciplined Portland team into 134 penalty minutes — a franchise record — and crushed comeback thoughts with two goals each in the second and third periods as the Senators skated to a 7-1 win […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Lewiston staves off St. Dom’s at sold-out new arena
AUBURN — Yes, Lewiston weathered the emotional tumult of playing its first-ever “road” game against St. Dom’s at Norway Savings Bank Arena. Sure, Matt Poulin scored two goals. And you betcha, junior Nick Hawk was sensational with 31 saves, many of them in rapid-fire succession. But it was the Blue Devils’ less tangible, less glamorous […]
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Hagel, energy return to Portland Pirates’ lineup
Now in his sixth season of professional hockey, the 2008 graduate of Princeton University — yes, THAT Princeton University — is playing for the Portland Pirates, the eighth team for which he’s worn a sweater. He’s used to moving around. This season, he’s also known what it’s like when his teammates are traveling without him […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Leavitt Little bounces back, blanks Yarmouth-Freeport
YARMOUTH — A little bit of angst and apprehension are normal when you’re returning to the rink after your first loss in two months. Prior to Thursday evening’s get-it-out-of-the-system game at Travis Roy Arena, the Leavitt/Edward Little girls’ hockey coaching staff reminded the Red Hornets what followed their previous loss to Scarborough: Twelve consecutive wins. […]
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Civic Center tries to lure Pirates back to Portland
PORTLAND (AP) — The trustees of the Cumberland County Civic Center have sent the Portland Pirates a lease proposal they hope will lure the minor league hockey team back to Portland. Details of the proposed lease were not released. Neal Pratt, the chairman of the trustees, told the Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/1ezhxTO ) that the […]
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Boys’ hockey: Falmouth holds off St. Dom’s
Aside from a bit of early rust, the results proved otherwise. Isac Nordstrom and Brandon Boehm scored goals 39 seconds apart less than three minutes into the third period and Falmouth goalie Dane Pauls made 13 of his 33 saves in the third period as the Yachtsmen held off St. Dom’s 5-4 in a Class […]
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New England Pond Hockey New England Pond Hockey returns for the eighth season to Rangeley, Feb. 1 and 2, 2014, with the event’s headquarters at the Rangeley Inn. There will be two-player parties Friday and Saturday nights. The rink crew reunites to build the ice road, layout the rinks, build the rink boards (snow), and […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Leavitt-Little can’t slow down Scarborough
Lizzy Gross ignited Scarborough with a natural hat trick and later assisted goals by Alyssa Hulst and Sami Shoebottom, launching the undefeated Red Storm to a convincing 5-1 victory at Norway Savings Bank Arena. Streaks and bragging rights were on the line in an afternoon clash of the top-ranked teams on each side of the […]
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HS Hockey: Eddies blank 26ers, 4-0
AUBURN — An early shorthanded goal set the bar high for Edward Little’s penalty kill Saturday night. And the Red Eddies gave themselves too many opportunities to try to meet that standard going forward. While they didn’t get on the board a man down again, the Eddies’ special teams did play at a high level […]