*BREAKING* Hockey Will Be Back In Portland Sooner Than You Think
Brad Church, a former Portland Pirates player and GM, and former owner Godfrey Wood are planning to bring hockey back to Portland for the 2017-18 season. It will be an ECHL team and will keep the Pirates name. ECHL is the East Coast Hockey League and is a tier below the American Hockey Leauge.
We'll bring you more details as they develop.