September 2007

LIVE! In Game Blog – Portland Pirates vs Manchester Monarchs

Published on: 29th September, 2007

Portland, ME – Twenty-five minutes to warm ups, the CCCC crowd is sparse at the moment, but not too worry, it should be rockin next Friday as the Pirates open their season against the Springfield Falcons. Portland Starters: Brian Salcido, Andy Schneider, Ryan Dingle, Andrew Ebbett, Jason King, JP Levasseur Manchester Starters: Brendan Buckley, Troy [...]

Pirates prepare for weekend battle

Published on: 27th September, 2007

Portland, ME – The Pirates held a late afternoon scrimmage as part of their two-a-day practice schedule in preparation for the weekend’s exhibition schedule. It was mostly a chance for Pirates Head Coach Kevin Dineen to get read on several players and evaluate who will play in the preseason games this weekend.

Pirates open training camp on slow note

Published on: 26th September, 2007

Portland, ME – With temps in the lower 90′s, it felt more like the middle of July then the first day of training camp. However, that was not the case as 22 players took to the ice, some for the first time as they prepare for the upcoming season.

Pirates introduce new media partner

Published on: 26th September, 2007

PORTLAND, ME- The Portland Pirates and the Portland Radio Group announced today that they have agreed to a multi-year marketing relationship that centers on WBAE-AM 1490 and WVAE-AM 1400 The Bay becoming the flagship radio stations that will broadcast all 80 Portland Pirates regular season hockey games and AHL Playoffs. The station also broadcasts all [...]

Stanley Cup coming to Maine

Published on: 25th September, 2007

PORTLAND, ME – The Portland Pirates, the proud AHL affiliate of the Stanley Cup Champion Anaheim Ducks, announced today the team’s plans for Opening Weekend on Friday, October 5th and Saturday, October 6th. The plan includes the arrival of the Stanley Cup, great giveaways, a ticket plan and great entertainment all weekend.

Training Camp opens on Wednesday

Published on: 25th September, 2007

PORTLAND, ME – The Portland Pirates announced today that training camp will open on Wednesday, September 26th from 2pm to 4pm at the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland, ME. The schedule includes a scrimmage on Thursday, September 27th at 5:00 p.m. All sessions and scrimmages are free and open to the public. The Pirates [...]

Portland Pirates Season Preview

Published on: 24th September, 2007

Portland, ME – It’s that time of year again. The leaves are beginning to change and the temperature is starting to drop. In fact, I needed to turn my heat on for the first time this season; it’s amazing that only less than a month ago I had my A/C blasting because it was in [...]

Ducks deal Skinner and Saunders to Boston

Published on: 24th September, 2007

Portland, ME – With the Anaheim Ducks currently having 31 players on their roster, they made several moves today in preparation for there travel to London, England for the opening weekend of the NHL season against the L.A. Kings. The Ducks trimmed their roster to 27 players, including 15 forwards, eight defensemen and four goaltenders.

Pirates show off new apparel

Published on: 21st September, 2007

Portland, ME – You either love’em or hate’em (Sort of like the Boston Red Sox eh?), but in the end you have to just live with’em. No, I’m not talking about your spouse or significant other in your life, but the new RBK Edge jersey. The Portland Pirates unveiled their jersey’s today in front of [...]

Pirates unveil new sweaters

Published on: 20th September, 2007

The Portland Pirates will show off their new look for 2007-2008 and beyond as they unveil their new uniforms on Friday September 21st in a press conference to be held at 3:15PM inside the Cumberland County Civic Center. This league-wide uniform innovation was established by Reebok with the National Hockey League earlier this year with [...]

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