BOSTON (AP) — Carey Price made 33 saves, Tomas Plekanec had a goal and an assist, and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Boston Bruins 2-0 on Saturday night. Andrei Markov added his 100th career goal for the Canadiens, who posted their eighth win in nine games. Tuukka Rask stopped 22 shots, but feel to 3-12-3 […]
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Rondo can’t commit to opening night
WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — If Rajon Rondo knows whether he will play in the Boston Celtics opener on Wednesday night, he isn’t saying. The star point guard, who has missed most of training camp with a broken bone in his hand, told reporters that he will make up his mind after he awakens from his […]
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AHL: Pirates top Providence Bruins in return to Portland
PORTLAND — Fans of the Portland Pirates are used to waiting. Unlike the rest of the fans in the American Hockey League, Pirates fans didn’t have the luxury of seeing their team play in their designated home town. A year removed from seeing their team relocated to Lewiston due to lease issues, hockey returned to […]
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College hockey: Maine drops another in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The University of Maine men’s ice hockey team dropped a 5-2 decision to Alaska in the Kendall Hockey Classic on Saturday night in Anchorage, Alaska. The Black Bears got goals from Blaine Byron(Manotick, Ontario) and Devin Shore (Ajax, Ontario) in the game. Maine falls to 0-2-0 on the young season, while Alaska […]
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Portland Pirates: Optimism on eve of regular season
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 […]