September 2008

(Update) Sabres send first wave to Portland

Published on: 30th September, 2008

Portland, ME – Training camp for the Portland Pirates is only a day away and there are no surprises so far in whom the Buffalo Sabres, Portland’s new NHL affiliate, reassigned to Portland. A total of 13 players were released from Sabres training camp, 12 were re-assigned to Portland including forwards Colton Fretter, Marc-Andre Gragnani, [...]

Junior Showcases

Published on: 29th September, 2008

The Portland Junior Pirates organization had two teams participate in a Showcase. The Junior A squad participated in the AJHL Showcase and the Junior B team took part in the MJHL Showcase. The AJHL Showcase was held in Cornwall, Connecticut and the MJHL Showcase took place in Hackensack, New Jersey. It was a tough weekend [...]

Hockey East releases preseason poll; Maine ninth

Published on: 29th September, 2008

Boston, ME – Last season, the University of Maine men’s hockey team missed the playoffs, finishing the season 13-18-3 and 9-15-3 in Hockey East. Apparently, the rest of the Hockey East doesn’t believe the Black Bears will fair much better again this season. In the Hockey East men’s coaches poll, which was released this afternoon, [...]

Sabres fall to Wild in shootout

Published on: 29th September, 2008

Buffalo, NY – Andrew Brunette’s shootout goal gave the Minnesota Wild a 2-1 preseason win over the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday night. Brunette, who tied the game with a goal with 2:57 left in regulation, scored on the Wild’s fourth attempt on Sabres goalie Patrick Lalime. Read More>>> (Courtesy of the Buffalo Sabres)

4.)Pirates and Bears engage in epic battle

Published on: 29th September, 2008

Sometimes the villain can also turn out to be hero and vice versa. During the 2006 Eastern Conference Finals, some believed that Shane O’Brien could have been the villain, but if it wasn’t for his play in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Hershey Bears – a team already up 2-0 in [...]

The Wait is Over

Published on: 28th September, 2008

Lewiston, Me- After the first three home games, there were three things that the Maineiacs fan haven’t seen, a strong powerplay, Danick Paquette, and Garrett Clarke. 2,150 fans saw the powerplay, Paquette, and Clarke go to work at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. Lewiston defeated the Victoriaville Tigres 4-3. The powerplay was two for four, Danick [...]

Buffalo resilient in win over Leafs

Published on: 27th September, 2008

Buffalo, NY – The old adage goes “never give up until the final whistle”. The Buffalo Sabres were rewarded by never giving up, getting a 3-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs with Ales Kotalik’s goal just 1:03 into the overtime period. Toronto had controlled much of the game, leading 2-0 with a little over [...]

Moncton Stays Undefeated

Published on: 26th September, 2008

Lewiston, Me- The Maineiacs had a full team for the first time this season but it didn’t help them as the Moncton Wildcats defeated the Maineiacs 3-0. It was the Nicola Riopel show as he stopped all 28 shot the Maineiacs put on net. Lewiston got Danick Paquette back but didn’t last long. He got [...]

Brian Dumoulin To BC

Published on: 25th September, 2008

Former Biddeford Tiger standout Brian Dumoulin has verbally committed to Boston College for the 2009-2010 season today according to Chris Heisenburg. Last season with the Biddeford Tigers he had 12 goals and 49 assists in 24 league games. After playing for Team USA at the Ivan Hlinka Tournament in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. He [...]

Another Pair at the ABC

Published on: 25th September, 2008

The Lewiston Maineiacs continue their home stand this weekend with a game on Friday against the Moncton Wildcats.  The Maineiacs have their first Sunday game of the season when the Victoriaville Tigres come to town for a 4pm contest.  After this weekend, the Maineiacs won’t be back at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee until October 10th [...]

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