SACO — The Portland Pirates capped a tumultuous season in fitting fashion Saturday in front of a sold-out crowd of 550 at MHG Ice Centre. After holding a two-goal lead in the first period, and a one-goal advantage to start the third, the Pirates allowed a pair of St. John’s tallies in the final frame […]
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AHL: IceCaps take another from Pirates
The Portland Pirates’ up-and-down start to 2014 continued Tuesday in the team’s third game in three days. Ben Chiarot, Carl Klingberg and Andrew Gordon scored goals for St. John’s and Eddie Pasquale stopped 28 shots to lead the IceCaps to a 4-2 win over the Pirates at Mile One Centre in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Despite […]
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Pirates drop opener in St. Johns, 3-1
After the day-long headache the Portland Pirates endured in getting to Newfoundland, maybe it’s no surprise that the offense struggled to make connections or that the defense ran out of gas Sunday afternoon. St. John’s scored two goals in the third period to seal a 3-1 win in front of 6,287 at Mile One Centre. […]
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AHL: Pirates drop another one at home
LEWISTON — The Portland Pirates are still searching for that elusive first home win of the season after another setback at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Friday. Four different players scored and eight had points as St. John’s completed a two-game sweep of the Pirates with a 4-2 win, sending Portland to its fifth consecutive […]
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AHL: Shinnimin stepping up; Jones adds experience; IceCaps on tap
SACO — Here one day, gone the next. Such is life in the American Hockey League, the top development league for the NHL. Particularly for an organization like the Phoenix Coyotes, which regards the Portland Pirates as a true breeding ground for its players to grow and get ready to be top-level professional players. Add […]