Tag: mancari
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Enroth gets first start; Kennedy streaking
In Portland, Tim Kennedy and Mark Mancari assisted on the only Pirates goal in their 4-1 loss to Providence. From behind the B’s net, Kennedy found Mancari who shuttled the puck to Paul Baier at the left circle. His shot beat Tuukka Rask at the 4:03 mark of the first period to give the Pirates…
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Gerbe guns for two in Pirates win
Returning to the state where he achieved collegiate stardom, Nathan Gerbe scored a pair of goals to earn the game’s #1 star as Portland won their second straight, 3-2 over Springfield. The explosive rookie was active throughout, firing a game-high seven shots on goal to lead the attack. Colton Fretter scored the other Portland goal.…
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Pirates majestic in 6-3 win over Monarchs
Mark Mancari scored a hat trick and two assists to lead the Portland Pirates to a 6-3 season opening win over the Manchester Monarchs. One impressive first impression: “(Mancari) put some points on the board, and he was a presence,” Dineen said. “I think he is very aware he’s playing with some guys who have…
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Dennis to start; Funk out indefinitely
The Portland Pirates will kick off their 2008-09 season tonight with a skate against Manchester. The Maine Hockey Journal reports that Kevin Dineen will likely keep Jhonas Enroth in waiting, instead giving the start to veteran netminder Adam Dennis. MHJ has also posted what they feel will the line combos for the contest. F Mancari…
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Sabres make Pirates; Ennis interviewed
As expected, the Sabres sent eight more players down to Portland as they get closer to opening the regular season a week from tonight. Buffalo Sabres GM Darcy Regier announced today the Sabres have assigned eight players to the Portland Pirates of the American League. Heading to Portland are: forwards Mathieu Darche (pending waivers), Mark…
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Leafs upend Sabres, 7-4
It was a back-and-forth third period, but in the end the Sabres didn’t have enough as they opened the 2008 pre-season with a 7-4 loss to Toronto. (see previous posts for 1st and 2nd period scoring notes). Trailing in the third, Mark Mancari one-timed a Marek Zagrapan shovel past Justin Pogge to cut the Leafs…
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Zagrapan showing wares in KHL camp
At the advice of his agent, forward prospect Marek Zagrapan is currently skating in a tryout camp for Spartak Moscow of the newly formed KHL. Zagrapan has one year remaining on his three-year entry level deal with the Sabres. It is thought that the Slovakian, chosen 13th overall in 2005, will return to North America…
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4/5 Recap: Byron, Schiestel, MacKenzie pot big goals
Paul Byron scored a pair of goals, including his second straight game winner, as Gatineau defeated Quebec, 5-2. The Remparts were up 2-0 before Byron finished a Claude Giroux (PHI) feed to get les Olympiques on the board in the second period. He put Gatineau up for good with his sixth of the playoffs midway…
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4/4 Recap: Byron nets winner; Whitmore lights lamp in loss
In the QMJHL playoffs, Gatineau C Paul Byron notched the game winning goal as les Olympiques defeated Quebec, 3-1. The goal, Byron’s fourth of the playoffs, put Gatineau in front 1-0 in their second round series. The Remparts will get their suspended coach, Patrick Roy, back behind the bench for tonight’s game two. Roy’s son…
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3/30 Recap: Amerks defeat(!) B-Sens
OK, I think I have it straight now! Mark Mancari scored a power-play goal and added a helper in Rochester’s 3-2 shootout win over Binghamton. The goal was just his second in his last 22 games, and his two points tie him with Marc-Andre Gragnani for the team lead in points (50). Gragnani and Clarke…
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