Two years ago, Joe Hutchinson and Travis Jalbert were assistants on Dave Boucher’s coaching staff at Leavitt. In six weeks, they will be on opposite benches, working towards turning their respective ice hockey programs around. Hutchinson is succeeding Boucher as Hornets’ coach, while Jalbert is the new head coach for the Poland/Gray-New Gloucester cooperative. Although […]
hockey
Posted inLocal Sports
College hockey: Bear necessities pay off for Lewiston’s Anthoine
ORONO — Mark Anthoine has gone back to basics. After a frustrating junior season, the University of Maine’s senior left wing and assistant captain has rebounded nicely so far this year by focusing on the fundamentals. Anthoine, who slumped to four goals and seven points last season after notching 12 goals and seven assists his […]
advertisement
Posted inNational Sports
Seguin makes Bruins pay in first crack at former team
BOSTON (AP) — Tyler Seguin and Rich Peverley scored in a shootout against their former team and lifted the Dallas Stars a 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night. It was the second straight shootout win for the Stars. On Sunday, Jamie Benn scored the winner in a 4-3 victory over Ottawa. Vernon […]
Posted inLocal Sports
AHL: Pirates drop another one at home
LEWISTON — The Portland Pirates are still searching for that elusive first home win of the season after another setback at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Friday. Four different players scored and eight had points as St. John’s completed a two-game sweep of the Pirates with a 4-2 win, sending Portland to its fifth consecutive […]
Posted inLocal Sports
AHL: Shinnimin stepping up; Jones adds experience; IceCaps on tap
SACO — Here one day, gone the next. Such is life in the American Hockey League, the top development league for the NHL. Particularly for an organization like the Phoenix Coyotes, which regards the Portland Pirates as a true breeding ground for its players to grow and get ready to be top-level professional players. Add […]
Posted inLocal Sports
Pirates notes: On the road to Albany
For the second weekend in a row, the Portland Pirates hit the road, this time for a Saturday afternoon tilt in Albany. The Pirates are coming off their first win of the season, a 4-2 decision over the Hartford Wolfpack, who had yet to lose in regulation time. “We played a really solid game, more […]
Posted inLocal Sports
AHL: Pirates earn first victory
It took them five games, but the Portland Pirates finally found the recipe for a win Wednesday, and it included a healthy dose of discipline. Andy Miele continued his torrid scoring pace with a pair of goals, Chris Brown added a goal and an assist and rookie defenseman Daine Todd added three helpers from the […]
Posted inLocal Sports
AHL: Sharks keep Pirates winless, 3-2
The Portland Pirates scored first, scored last and pressured the Worcester Sharks throughout the third period Sunday evening. It still wasn’t enough to earn that elusive first victory of the season. Worcester goalie Troy Grosenick made 11 of his 30 saves in the third period, and the Sharks held on for a 3-2 victory in […]
Posted inNational Sports
Bruins short out Lightning
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tuukka Rask and the Boston Bruins put together an all-around strong performance. Rask stopped 23 shots and five Boston players scored to help the Bruins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-0 on Saturday night. “You want to win,” Rask said. “You never want to let the team back in the game. […]
Posted inLocal Sports
AHL: Pirates set to host Wolfpack on Pink in the Rink night
SACO — After a short preseason followed by a stretch of two weeks with only two games, the Portland Pirates will begin their season in earnest this weekend with a pair of games, the first of which is the team’s annual Pink in the Rink contest at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Saturday night against […]