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Pirates lose edge on road

by Rachel Lenzi April 20, 2011

Portland is never in the game as the Whale kill seven penalties and even the first round series with a 3-1 win.

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Caught in 0-for-15 lull, Pirates seeking to amp up on power play

by Rachel Lenzi April 19, 2011

HARTFORD, Conn. — Your power play needs a boost. Do you overhaul the system? Or do you stick with it? If you’re the Portland Pirates, you keep going with what has worked, but you make subtle changes designed to put more pucks in the net. The Pirates continue their best-of-seven AHL Atlantic Division semifinal series […]

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Pirates Notebook: Mancari, Persson shuffle back to Buffalo

by Rachel Lenzi April 19, 2011

After joining Portland against Connecticut on Sunday, Mark Mancari and Dennis Persson rejoin the Sabres in the NHL.

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Portland fails to finish chances

by Rachel Lenzi April 18, 2011

Connecticut gets strong goaltending from ex-Pirate Duv Grumet-Morris and climbs back into the series.

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Staying up after facing letdown

by Paul Betit April 16, 2011

After gearing up for the NHL playoffs, Mark Ellis is sent back to help with the Pirates’ playoff run.

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Steve Solloway: Iron man of mind and body

by Steve Solloway April 13, 2011

PORTLAND — Ask for a day off? Derek Whitmore wouldn’t hear of it. No bones were broken, no body parts twisted. No headaches and no double vision. No wife about to give birth to their first-born. Not yet, anyway. If he could skate, he could play hockey. He’s only 26 but an old-school guy who’d […]