Hockey

According to WCSH, hockey will be returning to Portland. They are reporting that a former Portland Pirates player and GM, Brad Church and former owner, Godfrey Wood are planning to bring an ECHL team to Portland.

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...

The date was February 16, 2014. The Pirates were playing the Adirondack Phantoms at the Lewiston Colisee. In the final seconds of the game, one of the greatest fights in Portland Pirates history broke out.

NESN's Tom Caron was Employee #4 for the Portland Pirates Organization. He was the  "Voice of the Pirates" before he went on to become New England's favorite local sportscaster. His time with the Pirates was certainly special...as the team won the Calder Cup in it's very first year...

With the news of the Portland Pirates setting sail for Springfield Mass, let's take a trip back to their inaugural season in 1994 when the Pirates couldn't be stopped. They had a winning record of 43–27–10. One of the best records in the AHL...

Once again Portland Maine will be left without a hockey team.

Did you know the best referee in the NHL lives in South Portland? His name is Wes McCauley and the other night he made the greatest goal announcement in the history of the NHL.  Over the top? No way. The video is going viral.   “AFTER REVIEWING THE PLAY … THE CALL ON THE ICE … STANDS … WEGOTTAGOAL!!!!!...

Full disclosure right up front, I'm writing this article as someone who grew up in Lewiston, Maine and attended Lewiston High School. I recently came across an article from longtime Lewiston Sun-Journal columnist Kalle Oakes that suggested that the hockey rivalry between LHS and St...

Make it five wins in a row for the Boston Bruins. Monday night a 4-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils to put the B's record at 10-6.

The Portland Pirates return to The Cross Insurance Arena in Portland this Saturday night for their home opener against the Providence Bruins. The Pirates played last season in Lewiston and are excited to return to Portland. We checked in with Pirates' star player Alex Bolduc. He gives us an exclusive look into what to expect this season. We also have an amazing deal on tickets that will save you b