LEWISTON — The Androscoggin Bank Colisee has been a cozy second home for the Portland Pirates in recent years. The team has lost just once while playing a fistful of regular-season games at the Lewiston rink in recent years. This year, the Pirates will get a chance to put that sparkling record on the line […]
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AHL: Pirates confirm season in Lewiston
LEWISTON — After weeks of legal wrangling, the Portland Pirates and Cumberland County Civic Center have been unable to resolve their financial differences. After days of speculation, the American Hockey League team made official Thursday what many had surmised: The team will play its entire 38-game home schedule, and any possible playoff games, in Lewiston. […]
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In the Crease: If the opportunity arises, seize it
It’s not hyperbole to say that what the Portland Pirates are going to announce Thursday afternoon during a news conference at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee could have ramifications across North America. The impending announcement from the Pirates includes alterations to their 2013-14 schedule, ostensibly including shifting previously-scheduled dates and times in some way to accommodate […]
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AHL: Former Maineiac Brisebois forges own path to pros
In 2009, the Lewiston Maineiacs selected undersized, 1992-born forward/defenseman in the seventh round of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League draft, 109th overall. He was a longshot to ever crack the lineup, but he had skill. “It was a struggle from the beginning, because he came to camp with a broken foot,” said Roger Shannon, […]
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Bruins have familiar look, eye shot at Cup
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins came within two minutes of forcing a seventh game in the Stanley Cup finals. Now they must wait nearly seven months until the next postseason.So close. And, now, so far away.“It’s got to be a fresh start,” coach Claude Julien said. “When you win the Cup, you’ve got to […]
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AHL: For Pirates, home is where the rink is
SACO — The Portland Pirates’ second home has treated the team well in recent years. With the team’s longest-ever stay at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee looming to begin this season, everyone involved is hoping for multiple repeat performances. With a renovation project at the Cumberland County Civic Center in full swing, the Pirates worked out […]
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AHL Hockey: Pirates ready for another season
Perhaps they have a mean streak. More than likely, the answer lies in between. Approximately 25 players took the ice at MGH Ice Centre on Monday under the watchful eye of Pirates’ head coach Ray Edwards and his staff, as well as scouts and staff from the Coyotes as Portland opened training camp for its […]
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Pirates, CCCC meet to discuss lease stalemate
PORTLAND — Attorneys representing the Cumberland County Civic Center and Portland Pirates met in court for nearly eight hours on Wednesday to see if they could reach a settlement in a lease dispute over the right to play in the downtown arena. Both sides gathered Wednesday morning behind closed doors, each spending time in the […]
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College Hockey: Racine raring to go with Black Bears
LEWISTON — John Racine has spent most of his adult life teaching boys how to become better goaltenders. If there’s a difference in his latest job, Racine said, it’s that he’ll be instructing men. Racine, 46, has been named a volunteer assistant hockey coach at the University of Maine. His focus will be specifically on […]
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In the Crease: Silence ending, time for action on NCAA tourney
As if there isn’t enough of a buzz in the area hockey community these days, it’s about to get cranked up another few decibels real soon. It feels as though it’s been years since the NCAA, Bowdoin College, the Maine Sports Commission and the Androscoggin Bank Colisee jointly announced that the 2014 NCAA Division III […]