PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Maybe it wasn’t the seventh game of the Calder Cup finals, but the Portland Pirates’ 5-1 victory Friday over the Providence Bruins might have been just as significant. Portland skated into The Dunkin’ Donuts Center shouldering a three-game losing streak and with a 1-5-0-1 record during their last seven games – a […]

WHO: Worcester Sharks (12-7-1-4, 3rd in AHL’s Atlantic Division) at Portland (14-7-1-1, 2nd in Atlantic Division) WHEN: 6:30 p.m. today RADIO: WLOB-FM (95.5) PIRATES NOTES: While winning five of the last six games, opposing teams have outscored the Pirates by a 24-15 margin. Leading scorer Mark Mancari (12 goals, 14 assists) has scored five goals […]

Portland falls behind 4-0 before a rally comes up short as the Pirates continue their slow starts.

Mark Mancari gets three goals as Portland follows a lopsided loss Saturday with a 5-1 comeback win at Providence.

Portland gives up four goals to Manchester in the first period and suffers its third consecutive defeat.

For most of the Portland Pirates, Thanksgiving is just another day at the rink. The team is scheduled for a full practice this morning at the Cumberland County Civic Center to prepare for the weekend’s three games in three nights. The players instead held a holiday gathering Wednesday night at right wing Mark Parrish’s home […]

Goalkeeper Kevin Poulin makes 29 saves as the Sound Tigers take a 3-0 win over the Portland Pirates.

David Leggio stops all four tries by Worcester in the shootout to preserve a victory at the Civic Center.

After a busy first month of the season, the schedule for the Portland Pirates has eased up a bit. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t keeping busy. During the first 30 days of the season, the Pirates played 14 games, including one stretch during which they played six games in nine days. The Pirates are […]