New Maine Mariners player Alex Kile. (Submitted photo) The Maine Mariners are finally starting to take shape. Portland’s new minor league hockey team announced its first player under contract Friday. Alex Kile, a forward who played four years at the University of Michigan before turning pro in 2017, agreed to terms with the Mariners earlier […]
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ECHL: Maine Mariners partnering with New York Rangers
The Maine Mariners will begin play in the ECHL this fall as an affilate of the National Hockey League’s New York Rangers. Portland’s new minor league professional hockey team made the announcement Monday afternoon. “It’s a classy organization,” said Danny Briere, vice president of hockey operations for the Mariners, who are scheduled to take the […]
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Portland’s new pro hockey team to partner with NHL’s New York Rangers
The Maine Mariners will begin play in the ECHL this fall as an affilate of the National Hockey League’s New York Rangers. Portland’s new minor league professional hockey team made the announcement Monday afternoon. “It’s a classy organization,” said Danny Briere, vice president of hockey operations for the Mariners, who are scheduled to take the […]
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The Maine Mariners return to Portland hockey
What was old is new again. Portland’s newest professional hockey franchise will be known as the Maine Mariners, the same name given the American Hockey League franchise based in downtown Portland from 1977 to 1992. The team made the announcement Friday afternoon at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Portland. The Mariners will begin play […]
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It looks like Portland's new hockey team will be called the Maine Mariners
Biddeford hockey fan Kathy Hooper isn’t expecting any surprises when Portland’s new ECHL franchise announces its name Friday afternoon. “We already know what the name is going to be,” said Hooper, 58, who started attending pro hockey games in Portland 40 years ago. “When you’ve only trademarked one name, that tells the fans you’re already […]
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William W. Perry
1949 – 2015 TOPSHAM — William W. Perry, 66, died at his home, Sunday, Aug. 30. Bill was born in Brunswick on March 2, 1949, the son of Francis and Margaret Powers Perry. He graduated from Falmouth High School in 1967, University of Maine at Portland in 1971 and earned his MBA from New Hampshire […]