LEWISTON – When push came to shove, the Portland Pirates answered the bell. The Pirates scored four unanswered goals to defeat the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, 4-2, in a chippy contest in front of 3,737 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. Six minutes and three seconds into the third period, Bridgeport’s Marc Cantin threw an elbow to […]
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Colisee prepares for New Year’s Eve fireworks show
LEWISTON — For the first time since rockers Mötley Crüe ignited fireballs inside the Colisee, the Lewiston arena Tuesday will feature a pyrotechnics show. “You’ll see pieces of what one would consider traditional fireworks, but it’s doing it in the context of an indoor setting,” Brian Petrovek, the managing owner and CEO of the Portland […]
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Pirates have Devil of time with Albany, 4-1
The Portland Pirates game against the Albany Devils on Saturday afternoon came down to a five-minute stretch in the middle of the second period. The Devils scored three times in the period en route to a 4-1 victory at Times Union Center in Albany. “The first period was good. Again, we took two penalties in […]
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Lessio scores twice in Pirates victory
Louis Dominque was peppered early and often in the Portland Pirates net, but he made 34 saves in the 4-1 victory over the Manchester Monarchs Thursday night at the Verizon Wireless Center. Lucas Lessio, who had been out the last 15 days with an injury, picked up the offense, which only fired 19 shots on […]
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Monarchs mop up Pirates
The Manchester Monarchs came out strong in the first period and never looked back in a 6-2 victory over the Portland Pirates at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, N.H., on Friday night. Brian O’Neill had a four-point night with two goals and two assists, while rookie Nick Shore and Andy Andreoff each had a […]
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Pirates’ Todd getting offensive
Daine Todd knew he had to be flexible if he wanted to make the Portland Pirates’ final roster. He abandoned his familiar position on the front end and adapted to defense, looking to earn a role as an offensive blueliner who could help with the team’s goal production by distributing the puck and running point […]
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Pirates drop suit; Cain, Pratt to talk
The path to reconciliation between the Portland Pirates and the Cumberland County Civic Center got a bit wider Thursday. The Pirates have dropped “without prejudice” their breach of contract lawsuit against the Civic Center’s board of trustees, and have confirmed that the two sides will return to the negotiating table with the hope of hammering […]
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Portland Pirates may move to another rink next season
PORTLAND — Unless an agreement is reached soon, the Portland Pirates hockey team could be moving to Saco, or leaving Maine entirely. With attempts to re-open lease negotiations between the Cumberland County Civic Center and its anchor tenant – and to bring new blood to the arena’s board of trustees – as frozen as the […]
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Miele, Pirates sink Sharks
LEWISTON — For as many goals as Andy Miele scored in college for Miami of Ohio, and for as much offense as he’s generated for the Portland Pirates, he’d never once registered a hat trick in a collegiate or professional game. Until Saturday. Miele scored a goal in each period and added a pair of […]
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AHL: Pirates come back on Bruins
Andy Miele and Brandon McMillan scored slick backhand goals in the post-overtime competition and Mark Visentin stuffed all four shooters he faced to help lift the Pirates to a 4-3 win over the Providence Bruins in front of 1,596 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Wednesday, the team’s second win in a row and third […]