After a light first day in Portland, 33 players start competing today for a place in the Coyotes’ farm system.
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Pirates get help with the grading
The Coyotes send two staff members to help select the players for the Portland team.
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Pirates expecting a crowd
Portland’s AHL team opens camp Monday with up to 30 expected at the Cumberland County Civic Center.
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Pirates’ newcomer hoping to add to legacy
Brett Hextall, who will likely start with the Pirates, wants to add to his family’s NHL tradition.
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Coyotes Training Camp: Hoping for fresh start this season
Colin Long is ready to make his mark in the AHL after struggling with concussion symptoms.
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Pirates’ parent set to start camp
The Phoenix Coyotes will be on the ice this weekend, with 24 players who spent time in the AHL last season.
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Pirates’ new coach sold on development
Ray Edwards already is planning how to utilize the ample practice time he’ll have at the Civic Center to work on skills.
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Portland majoring in the minors
Two years ago, Portland was on the lower end of the nation’s top 100 minor league sports markets. Now, boosted by the addition of a basketball team and the tenure of two longtime franchises, the city has been named the No. 5 market nationwide.
The Sports Business Journal attributes Portland’s jump in the rankings to the fact that it has one of the highest attendance-to-population ratios of any multiple-team market.
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The next rung is Portland
The new coach of the Pirates is a worker who continues to pay his dues while climbing the pro hockey ladder.
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Portland Pirates’ new coachturns down NHL opportunity
The NHL’s Winnipeg Jets made new Portland Pirates head coach Ray Edwards an offer he just had to refuse.
“I just thought staying with Phoenix and coming to Portland from a family standpoint, a comfortability standpoint, this was the best thing to do,” Edwards said Tuesday.