The American Hockey League announced today that Portland Pirates right wing Mark Mancari has been named the Reebok/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Feb. 7, 2010. Mancari notched seven points and a plus-7 rating in three games last week.
Mancari’s week started earlier than usual with an 11:00 a.m. faceoff on Tuesday [...]
Published on: 6th February, 2010
Tyler Ennis and Marc-Andre Gragnani scored in the shootout while J.P. Lamoureux turned aside all four attempts he faced as the Portland Pirates extended their winning streak to six games with a 4-3 win over the Lowell Devils in an American Hockey League game played tonight in front of 5,304 at the Tsongas Arena.
Kyle Rank, [...]
Published on: 5th February, 2010
Jhonas Enroth turned aside 38 shots and Felix Schutz and Tyler Ennis each had a goal and an assist as the Portland Pirates blanked the Providence Bruins 3-0 in an American Hockey League game played tonight in front of 8,074 at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center.
The shutout victory was Enroth’s second straight against the Bruins in [...]
Published on: 4th February, 2010
The frequent flyer miles are adding up for Matt Caruana.
On Wednesday, the Portland Pirates signed the 24-year old native from Orono, Ontario for his second stint this season.
Caruana signing comes as a result of the injuries that have taken their toll on the Pirates since the all-star break.
Portland has played the last two games, [...]
Published on: 2nd February, 2010
Portland, ME – The Portland Pirates might want to schedule a few more 11am games after lopsided win over the Manchester Monarchs, 6-1, in front of 4,814 at the Cumberland County Civic Center on Tuesday.
The Pirates, playing at 11am for the first time in franchise history, entertained primarily school-aged children from local area schools.
“This was [...]
Published on: 31st January, 2010
Sophomore Bryan Taylor scored with 49.5 seconds remaining to give Hamilton College a 5-4 come-from-behind victory over the University of New England Saturday afternoon at Hamilton’s Russell Sage Rink.
Taylor’s second goal of the game — and fourth in the last two contests — put the finishing touches on a Continental rally that saw them [...]
Published on: 30th January, 2010
Portland, ME – Jeff Cowan and Derek Whitmore provided the offense and Jhonas Enroth shone as the Portland Pirates earned a 2-1 victory over the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Saturday night in front of 6,200 at the Cumberland County Civic Center.
Published on: 30th January, 2010
Portland, ME – It’s probably one of the most important goals Mark Mancari has ever scored so far in his career.
With less than a second to play in the game, Mancari’s slap shot found the back of the net, sending the game into overtime where he also scored the lone goal in the shootout as [...]
Published on: 27th January, 2010
Portland, ME – Patience is a virtue and for the Portland Pirates to have any success in the future they’ll need plenty of patience.
Tonight was a good start for the Pirates as they hung in tough with the Manchester Monarchs before edging them out, 3-2, in a shootout victory in front of 2,620 at the [...]
Published on: 20th January, 2010
Portland, ME — P-Bruins forward Mikko Lethonen talks with DJ Abisalih about scoring a pair of goals for PlanetUSA in a 10-9 loss against Canadian AHL All Stars.