If the Portland Pirates are going to play anywhere other than the Cumberland County Civic Center — this year or beyond — it’s not going to be far away. The AHL hockey club and the building’s trustees are at odds over the team’s lease to use the facility. That friction may result in even more […]
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Cains move forward with merger; Full-time hockey returning to Colisee
LEWISTON — More than than two years after the Androscoggin Bank Colisee lost the Lewiston Maineiacs as a primary hockey tenant, plans are in place for a full-season replacement thanks to a finalized partnership between Jim Cain’s Firland Management group and Ron Cain, proprietor of the Junior Pirates, Maine Hockey Group and Legacy Global Sports. […]
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AHL Hockey: Pirates release full schedule
The Portland Pirates are going to see a lot of Manchester, St. John’s and Worcester this season, but they’ll also get a variety of opponents in a schedule released by the American Hockey League on Thursday. The team opens its season with a pair of home games at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, against […]
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In the Crease: Hockey bonds remain strong through tragedy
Life is fragile. We are sadly reminded of that far too often, though typically that news is packaged in the first couple of sections of the newspaper, on news-based websites or in the A-block of the local television newscasts. Sports, for most people, are an escape; a way to forget the problems of the world […]
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Bruins sign Iginla to 1-year deal
BOSTON (AP) — After the Boston Bruins failed to get Jarome Iginla at the trade deadline, they grabbed him in free agency. The longtime Calgary Flames forward, who was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins in March, signed a one-year deal with the Bruins on Friday. The right wing will have a base salary of $1.8 […]