December 2007

Pirates end 2007 with a bang

Published on: 31st December, 2007

Portland, ME – On their annual New Year’s Eve game at the Cumberland County Civic Center, the Portland Pirates made it look easy as Brandon Segal notched two goals and Mike McKenna made 16 saves as they cruised to an easy 3-0 victory over the Lowell Devils.

Coleman battled back in Pirates victory

Published on: 22nd December, 2007

Portland, ME – There’s nothing like a little home cooking for the Portland Pirates. They continue to play well at the Cumberland County Civic Center, improving their record to 12-4 as they held back a late third period rush to beat the Worcester Sharks 3-2 in the first of back-to-back games at the Civic Center [...]

UPDATE:Ducks gain a little Weight

Published on: 14th December, 2007

The Anaheim Ducks have made a trade, but not necessarily one that everybody thought they would make. The Ducks have acquired Doug Weight from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for center Andy MacDonald. The Ducks have also acquired Michal Birner and a 7th round draft pick as part of the overall deal. In speaking [...]

St. Jacques recalled to Anaheim

Published on: 10th December, 2007

ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Anaheim Ducks announced today that the National Hockey League (NHL) club has recalled Bruno St. Jacques from the Portland Pirates, Anaheim’s primary development affiliate in the American Hockey League (AHL). St. Jacques, 27 (8/22/80), has played in 12 games with Portland this season, recording 1-4=5 points. He has also appeared in [...]

Pirates recall Christie and Dingle from Lynx

Published on: 9th December, 2007

AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Augusta Lynx announced that rookie forwards Matt Christie and Ryan Dingle have been recalled to the American Hockey League by the Portland Pirates. The Lynx are the ECHL affiliate of the Pirates of the AHL and the Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League. Selected in the eighth [...]

Platt gets the call to Anaheim

Published on: 4th December, 2007

It only took nine games for Geoff Platt to make an impression on the Ducks coaching staff, recalled from the Pirates today. Since his arrival in Portland, he has scored a point in every game he’s played and currently has the longest point-scoring streak in the AHL (nine games). In 24 games, he has scored [...]

Affiliation change imminent? Not according to Pirates

Published on: 4th December, 2007

In the last week, there’s been a lot of talk about the future of the Portland Pirates, more specifically their affiliation with the Anaheim Ducks. It’s something that been speculated about since last season when Brian Burke went on a tour of the Ford Center in Oklahoma City. An article from a Rochester, NY newspaper [...]