April 2009

Djurgården signs two NYA players

Published on: 29th April, 2009

North Yarmouth, ME- According to Eliteprospects.com, Sweden’s Djurgården hockey club have signed NYA’s Christoffer Linder and Sebastian Persson to their junior clubs.
Linder is a 17-year-old Swedish defenseman, who will be on Djurgården U-20 SuperElit club next season. He had 9 goals and 13 assists in 19 games with North Yarmouth Academy. He [...]

2009 Recruiting Class

Published on: 28th April, 2009

Orono, ME – University of Maine men’s ice hockey coach Tim Whitehead has announced that his program has received eight commitments for the 2009-10 season. Defensemen Nick Pryor (Woodbury, Minn.), forwards Robin Bergman (Stockholm, Sweden), Kelen Corkum (Newburyport, Mass.), Joey Diamond (Long Beach, N.Y.), Klas Leidermark (Gavle, Sweden), Matt Mangene (Manorville, N.Y.) and Adam Shemansky [...]

Sirman leads Kingston to the RBC Cup

Published on: 28th April, 2009

Shawn Sirman has prolonged his season. The 19-year-old led the Kingston Voyageurs to a 4-1 victory over the Fort William North Stars (SIJHL) to capture the Dudley Hewitt Cup. The Voyageurs now head to Victoria, British Columbia to represent the OJHL at the RBC Cup which starts on Saturday. There first game [...]

Bouck changes course for new waters

Published on: 27th April, 2009

Portland, ME – The Portland Pirates season has been over for less than 72 hours, but changes have already begun that will have an effect on the 2009-’10 season. It starts with the fact the Pirates will have a new captain next season after Tyler Bouck signed with Ingolstadt ERC of the German Elite League.

It’s season over for the Pirates

Published on: 24th April, 2009

Providence, RI – It ended all too soon in the Portland Pirates eyes. What began as a promising start turned horribly wrong, but at the end of the day the Providence Bruins were the better team.
With four straight wins, the Bruins eliminated the Pirates, 4-1, in the best-of-seven Atlantic Division Semifinal series after capturing their [...]

Sirman leads Kingston to the Dudley Hewitt final

Published on: 24th April, 2009

Maine recruit, Shawn Sirman, was named the second star on Thursday night in the 3-0 victory over the Soo Thunderbirds. The win and the Schreiber Diesels victory over the Fort Williams North Stars put the Kingston Voyageurs in the Dudley Hewitt final on Saturday night.
Sirman has been spectacular in the Dudley Hewitt tournament. [...]

Game Day Blog: Portland @ Providence — Atlantic Division Semifinal Game 5

Published on: 24th April, 2009

Providence, RI – The Pirates are in Providence for Game 5 tonight, down 3-1 in the best-of-seven series and facing elimination. The Bruins have won the last three games including the last two at the Cumberland County Civic Center. Tuukka Rask has been stellar in net for the Bruins, stopping 113 of 118 shots in [...]

Pirates have their back against the wall

Published on: 23rd April, 2009

Portland, ME – It’s the 12th round of a title match and the Portland Pirates are on the proverbial ropes after dropping a 2-1 decision to the Providence Bruins before 3,559 in attendance at the Cumberland County Civic Center.

Pirates to host 2010 AHL All-Star Classic

Published on: 23rd April, 2009

Portland, ME – What has been the worst kept secret in Portland for the last several weeks was finally announced on Thursday afternoon.
As first reported on Maine Hockey Journal, the Portland Pirates will host the 2010 AHL All-Star Classic weekend from Jan. 18-19 at the Cumberland County Civic Center. The announcement was made by AHL [...]

It’s an all-star announcement for the Pirates

Published on: 22nd April, 2009

Portland, ME – It would appear the Portland Pirates are getting a second chance at hosting an All-Star Classic event.
The Portland Pirates along with the American Hockey League have scheduled a press conference for tomorrow at 2:00pm at the Cumberland County Civic Center to announce the Pirates organization has been awarded the 2010 All-Star Classic.
The [...]

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