Pirates 2015 -16

by **Tom Nolette** » Tue Mar 08, 2016 6:32 am

Pirates make small move sending Sauve to Stockton; Stand pat on AHL roster

The American Hockey League trade deadline came and went on Monday without much fanfare for the Portland Pirates. Pirates general manager Eric Joyce only deal was sending defenseman Yann Sauve to the Stockton Heat prior to the 3:00 pm deadline in exchange for future considerations. With the passing of the ...

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by **Tom Nolette** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 5:50 am

Pirates embarrassed by Marlies on home ice

PORTLAND – With his players skating to the locker room after the final buzzer sounded, Portland Pirates head coach Scott Allen just stood at center ice and stared at the scoreboard in disbelief. He couldn’t believe what he was seeing. Neither could any of the 2,639, or those that were …

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by **Tom Nolette** » Sun Mar 13, 2016 6:21 am

Pirates unable to seal the deal against Falcons

Leading by a goal, only 21.8 seconds stood between the Portland Pirates and their first victory for the month of March. They’re still looking for that victory. Alex Grant scored in the closing seconds of regulation, and Dominic Monardo tallied the game-winning goal in the eighth round of the shootout …

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by **Tom Nolette** » Mon Mar 14, 2016 5:37 am

Pirates continue downward spiral

PORTLAND – The road to the Calder Cup playoffs for the Portland Pirates is becoming more muddied by the day. Ryan Graves scored two goals including the game-winning goal to send the Pirates to their sixth straight loss Sunday afternoon with 4-3 Hartford Wolf Pack victory in front of 3,401 …

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by **Tom Nolette** » Sat Mar 19, 2016 6:04 am

Pirates playoff hopes continue to teeter on edge

The Portland Pirates are in the funks of all funks, and its situation that so fragile at the moment that one mistake leads to the team shattering like a sheet of plate glass. The Pirates held a third-period lead, but Nicklas Jensen scored his second and third goals of the …

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by **Tom Nolette** » Mon Mar 21, 2016 5:05 am

Pirates halt losing streak at eight games

The streak is over. Wayne Simpson scored a pair of goals to lift the Portland Pirates out of their season-long eight-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory over the Lehigh Valley Phantoms before 8,422 at the PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania Sunday afternoon. Despite the Pirates (32-24-5-2) enduring their longest …

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by **Tom Nolette** » Wed Mar 30, 2016 5:15 am

Sound Tigers come from behind to down Pirates

The Portland Pirates gave up five unanswered goals to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers who overcame a two-goal deficit to earn a come-from-behind victory, 5-2, before 8,008 at the annual school day game Tuesday morning at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The Pirates (35-25-5-2) saw their win streak snapped at …

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by **Tom Nolette** » Thu Mar 31, 2016 4:28 am

Grimaldi recalled by Panthers

The Florida Panthers have recalled forward Rocco Grimaldi from the Portland Pirates, the team announced on Tuesday. The 5-foot-6, 160-pound right wing from Rossmoor, California, is heading to Florida for the fourth time this season. He began the year on Injured Reserve with the Panthers before being assigned to Portland …

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by **Tom Nolette** » Sat Apr 02, 2016 2:07 am

McKenna makes 30 saves as Pirates shutout PBruins

PORTLAND – Mike McKenna must have thought he was on the beach Friday night because he saw nothing but beach balls being thrown his way by the Providence Bruins. McKenna stopped all 30 shots he faced for the Portland Pirates, shutting out the Bruins, 2-0, in front of 4,013 at …

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by **Tom Nolette** » Sun Apr 03, 2016 4:14 am

Pirates gain valuable points

It wasn’t a must-win game mathematically for the Portland Pirates, but they certainly didn’t want to ignore its significance. Wade Megan finished with two goals, and Mike McKenna made 43 saves for the Pirates en route to 4-1 victory over the Hartford Wolf Pack before 5,810 at the XL Center …

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