April 2007

Pirates End Season with a Bang

Published on: 15th April, 2007

Portland, ME – Despite the Portland Pirates not making the playoffs, they gave the 5,753 something to remember over the summer as they won easily, beating the Hartford Wolf Pack 5-2 at the Cumberland County Civic Center on Sunday afternoon.
The Pirates wanted to make sure they left a positive feeling in the fans mind, after [...]

A Night of Many First as Pirates Play Spoiler

Published on: 15th April, 2007

Portland, ME – The Portland Pirates played the role of spoiler on Saturday as they defeated the Lowell Devils, 5-2 before a crowd of 5,954 at the Cumberland County Civic Center.

Parise Too Hot for Pirates

Published on: 14th April, 2007

Lowell, MA – The Portland Pirates are in their final weekend of the regular season. They are also in a position they’d rather not be in as they won’t be heading to the playoffs, but with three games remaining, the Pirates are still playing for pride.
Despite getting a solid effort from Pirates goaltender Gerald Coleman, [...]

Monarchs Spoil Pirates Playoff Hopes

Published on: 10th April, 2007

Portland, ME – With a solemn locker room, the Portland Pirates faced the realization that they would not be part of post-season as they were officially eliminated from playoff contention after falling to the Manchester Monarchs, 3-1 in front of 4,623 at the Cumberland County Civic Center.

Pirates on Verge of Playoff Extinction

Published on: 7th April, 2007

Manchester, NH – Any glimmer of hope that the Portland Pirates had of making the Calder Cup playoffs – while not mathematically – realistically ended Saturday afternoon as they fell to the Manchester Monarchs 6-3 before a crowd of 9,350 at the Verizon Wireless Arena.

Brent Reassigned to Portland; Hartigan to Anaheim

Published on: 3rd April, 2007

ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Anaheim Ducks announced today that the National Hockey League (NHL) club has recalled center Mark Hartigan from the Portland Pirates, Anaheim’s primary development affiliate in the American Hockey League (AHL). At the same time, the club has reassigned center Tim Brent to Portland.

McKee Named AHL Player of the Week

Published on: 3rd April, 2007

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Portland Pirates goaltender David McKee has been named the CCM Vector/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending April 1, 2007.

High Fives for Pirates

Published on: 2nd April, 2007

Portland, ME – The Portland Pirates are certainly not going to go down without a fight. After giving up a 2-0 lead, Clay Wilson scored with 43 seconds left in the game, giving the Pirates a 3-2 win over the Springfield Falcons before 5,097 at the Cumberland County Civic Center.
With the win, the Pirates (82 [...]

Playoffs in Sight for Pirates

Published on: 1st April, 2007

Springfield, MA – What a difference a week makes.
This time last week, it appeared the Pirates wouldn’t be in this year’s Calder Cup playoffs, but the Pirates have won their last four games and now have the playoffs in sight after defeating the Springfield Falcons 5-1 in front of a crowd of 5,322 at the [...]