December 2006

Pirates End 2006 With a “Poof”

Published on: 31st December, 2006

Portland, ME – The Portland Pirates are glad 2006 is over. Ryan Callahan’s shorthanded goal sealed the Pirates fate as the Hartford Wolf Pack defeated Portland 2-0 in front of a capacity crowd of 7,005 at the Cumberland County Civic Center on New Year’s Eve.

Pirates Shark-Bitten

Published on: 31st December, 2006

Worcester, Mass. – The effort was certainly there. Unfortunately the Portland Pirates couldn’t grab a hold of lady luck as they fell in a shootout, 3-2 to the Worcester Sharks in front of 6,049 at the DCU Center on Saturday night.

Ducks Recall Caron, Assign McKee to Augusta

Published on: 30th December, 2006

ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Anaheim Ducks announced today that the National Hockey League (NHL) club has recalled goaltender Sebastien Caron from Portland, Anaheim’s primary development affiliate in the American Hockey League (AHL). The Ducks also announced that the club has reassigned goaltender David McKee to the Augusta Lynx, Anaheim’s development affiliate in the ECHL.

Pirates Stung by Loss

Published on: 30th December, 2006

Portland, ME – One day after the Anaheim Ducks completed a blockbuster five-player deal transforming the Portland Pirates. They were robbed. Outshooting the Springfield Falcons 38-16 wasn’t enough as the Falcons took advantage a couple lucky bounces to beat the Pirates 2-1 in front of 5,299 at the Cumberland County Civic Center. In the last [...]

Pirates Roster Undergoes Major Shake-Up

Published on: 28th December, 2006

As soon as the Christmas break was over, the Anaheim Ducks were hard at work, trying to improve the Portland Pirates, while providing some stability to the Anaheim Ducks after they were hit by the injury bug over the weekend. The Anaheim Ducks announced today that they have acquired goaltender Sebastien Caron, right wing Matt [...]

Tim Brent Named to Canada’s Spengler Cup Team

Published on: 24th December, 2006

So much for having Christmas off. I don’t think Tim Brent would mind. Hockey Canada announced on Sunday that Portland Pirates’ forward Tim Brent was added to Team Canada’s Spengler Cup roster.

Baa Humbug!

Published on: 23rd December, 2006

Portland, ME – The Portland Pirates were looking to make a statement before heading to a much needed Christmas break. So was Springfield. The Falcons made sure to have a lump of coal in the Pirates stocking as they defeated Portland, 3-2 in front of 3,734 at the Cumberland County Civic Center.