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Pirates eliminated
The 2008-09 season has come to end for Portland Pirates, as the farmhands were defeated 2-1 by Providence on Friday to lose their AHL first round series by a 4-1 margin. Mike Kostka scored the only goal for the Pirates on the power play while Jhonas Enroth, who was fantastic in the Pirates net, stopped…
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Pirates head home with a split
The Portland Pirates kicked off the first round of the AHL playoffs this week with a road split in Providence. On Wednesday, Marek Zagrapan had a pair of goals and Jhonas Enroth made 28 saves as the Pirates shut out the Bruins, 3-0. Felix Schutz scored his first playoff goal, while Mark Mancari picked up…
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Mancari, Zagrapan score as Pirates come up short
Mark Mancari and Marek Zagrapan scored for Portland in their 3-2 loss to Manchester. The goals brought the Pirates back after trailing 2-0, but the Monarchs secured the W with a Scott Parse tally with less than 4:00 to play. Portland was playing without Tim Kennedy, Chris Butler, and Nathan Gerbe (IR) who are all…
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12/21-23 Recap: Buravchikov scores; Enroth with big night
Holiday catch-up. Vjacheslav Buravchikov scored a goal for Kazan in their 6-1 trouncing of Spartak Moscow on Tuesday. The goal was Buravchikov’s second of the season and his sixth point to go along with a +1 in 29 games for the KHL’s third place club. Kazan will wrap up their two-game Moscow swing with a…
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12/19 Recap: Byron stays hot; Butler solid in debut
Chris Butler scored his first NHL point and was +2 as Buffalo shutout Los Angeles, 5-0. The DU product logged 12:16 of time in first appearance in the bigs, playing solid on the man, and making conservative plays with the puck. Lindy Ruff managed the rookie well, keeping shifts short while allowing him to ease…
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Butler to Buffalo; Gerbe on IR
The Sabres have called-up defenseman Chris Butler. In his first pro season after leaving Denver (WCHA) a year early, the St. Louis native is expected to make his NHL debut when the Sabres host the Kings on Friday. BUFFALO, NY (December 18, 2008) Buffalo Sabres GM Darcy Regier announced today the Sabres have recalled defenseman…
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Pirates drop third in a row
Portland ended a disappointing week with their third straight loss, 3-1 at Albany. Mike Kostka opened scoring with a power play goal, his third of the year, when his point shot was deflected at 5:41 of the first period. Marc-Andre Gragnani drew an assist on the play. Jhonas Enroth gave up two goals on 23…
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Pirates lose to Baby Pens
Portland stumbled out of the gate, giving up three first period goals in a 5-1 loss at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Mark Mancari and Chris Butler assisted on Mathieu Darche’s third period tally, but at that point the paint was already drying on the Pirates’ second consecutive loss. Jhonas Enroth made 20 saves, dropping his record to 8-3-2.…
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Pirates update (12/7-12/12)
On Friday, Portland fell to Binghamton, 2-1. Matt Ellis scored the only Pirates goal, with Mike Weber getting an assist on the play. Adam Dennis made 26 saves for his fifth loss in his last six starts. The Rundown: Weber: 1A Schutz: +1, 4 SOG Kostka: 2 SOG Mancari: 1 SOG Gragnani: 1 SOG Kennedy:…
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12/10 Recap: Brennan solid in win; Ennis heads east
T.J. Brennan (+3) had two assists, including a set-up on the game winner, as Montreal defeated the Q’s top-club, Shawinigan, by a 4-1 score. Luke Adam (2 PIM) failed to hit the sheet for the fourth straight game as the Juniors take tail end of the home-and-home. Cedric-Lalonde McNicoll scored the lone Cataractes goal, extending…
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