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Pirates start three-game stretch Thursday

November 9, 2004 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Portland Pirates News Release


THIS WEEK: The Pirates have their eyes set on two games this week versus the Lowell Lock Monsters and a contest against the Albany River Rats on Saturday, Hockey Night in Portland at 7:05 p.m. from the Cumberland County Civic Center. The Pirates sit in 4th place in the Atlantic Division with 13 points, which is two points ahead of Lowell and four ahead of Providence and seven ahead of Springfield.

This Saturday will be 93.1 FM WMGX Night! WMGX 93.1FM will be at the Civic Center on Saturday with their promotions van and giveaways! In addition, WMGX Music Director and Afternoon Pal, Ethan Minton will be at the game as a public address announcer. Fans can also join the Pirates players after the game at The Stadium Restaurant and Sports Bar for the post-game festivities.

THURSDAY, NOV. 11th @ LOWELL (2:00 p.m.): The Pirates will face-off against the Lock Monsters for the third time this season on Thursday afternoon. So far, the two teams have spilt the season series. The Lock Monsters claimed a 5-3 win at the Tsongas Arena back on October 20th, while the Pirates evened the season series on October 23, with a 3-2 win in overtime. Pirates forward Trent Whitfield has five points against the Lock Monsters this season (3 goals and 2 assists).

FRIDAY, NOV. 12th vs. LOWELL (7:05 p.m.): This will be the fourth meeting between the two teams and the first time this season the Pirates will play a home and home series. The next time the Lock Monsters and Pirates will collide after Friday is Sunday November 21st in Lowell.

SATURDAY NOV. 13th vs. ALBANY (7:05 p.m.): The River Rats will make their first venture to Portland on Saturday for the first of two encounters this season between the Pirates and River Rats. The Pirates hold a 16-15-1 edge in the all-time series against the River Rats in regular season meetings. The Pirates and River Rats will meet one more time during the regular season on February 11th in Albany.

GET YOUR TICKETS: Tickets start at just $6! Pirates’ individual tickets start at just $6 and can be purchased by calling the Civic Center Box office at 775-3458. Full season, half season, flex packs, birthday and group ticket packages for the 2004-2005 season are on sale now. Fans can receive more information by logging on to the Pirates’ web site, portlandpirates.com, or by calling the Pirates at (207) 828-4665 (x 350).

Get your Holiday Shopping done early!

It’s the Pirates Holiday Pack. 5 Main Deck flex tickets plus an Olympia Sports – Portland Pirates T-shirt, all for only $40! This package is valued at more than $90! To order, visit the Customer Service Booth in the Main Lobby today, call the Pirates at 828-4665, ext. 350 or shop online at portlandpirates.com.

A LOOK AT LAST WEEK: The Portland Pirates started off their three in three weekend with a tough 6-5 overtime loss to the Springfield Falcons on Friday. The Pirates rebounded the next night with a 4-3 win in overtime in Worcester, MA against the IceCats. On Sunday, the Pirates returned home to the Cumberland County Civic Center and suffered a 3-1 loss to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. The Pirates finished the weekend 1-1-1-0 and are 6-4-1-0 overall on the season heading into this week.

FRIDAY, NOV. 5TH @ SPRINGFIELD: The Springfield Falcons came from a 5-1 deficit to beat the Pirates on Friday night in Springfield, MA. Adam Henrich scored the game winning goal in over time to give the Falcons the 6-5 win. Shaone Morrisonn led the way for the Pirates in the game with two goals and Brooks Laich, Jakub Klepis, Graham Mink each added a goal in game. Pirates center Brian Sutherby returned to the Pirates line up and had a major impact on the Pirates offensive production by assisting on three of the Pirates five goals. Pirates’ rookie goaltender Justin Eddy made 19 saves in the loss and had his record fall to 1-1.

SATURDAY, NOV. 6TH @ WORCESTER: Brooks Laich scored the game winning goal for the Pirates to beat Worcester 4-3 in overtime on Saturday night at the Worcester Centrum Centre. Maxime Ouellet picked up his 5th win of the year with 33 saves. The other goal scorers for the Pirates were, Owen Fussey, Trent Whitfield and Michel Periard. For Periard his goal against the IceCats extended his point scoring streak to two games which includes three points in two games.

SUNDAY, NOV. 7th vs. BRIDGEPORT: Bridgeport’s Sean Bergenheim scored two goals, and led the Sound Tigers to a 3-1 win over the Pirates. Owen Fussey had the lone goal for the Pirates which extended his scoring streak to two games. Goaltender Maxime Ouellet made 32 saves in net for the Pirates.

PIRATES NOTABLES:

· The Pirates Trent Whitfield is tied for the team lead in scoring with Graham Mink and Brooks Laich who each have five goals. Whitfield is also tied for second in the league with two shorthanded goals.

· The Pirates offense is heating up. Thanks to the return of Brian Sutherby, who had three assists on Friday the Pirates offense is getting hot. The Pirates ten goals this weekend is the most they have scored in a weekend this season.

· Defenseman Michel Periard had his two game point scoring streak halted against Bridgeport on Sunday. Periard has an amazing nine points in 11 games. He is currently second on the team in scoring and is tied for third in the league among the defensive scoring. Pirates’ defenseman Steve Eminger is tied for fourth in the same category.

· The special teams are in ship shape. The Pirates powerplay currently ranks 4th in the league at 22.2%. Pirates’ forward Brooks Laich leads the team with three powerplay goals.

· Owen Fussey carries a two game goal scoring streak into Thursday’s game against Lowell.

· The Pirates penalty kill has also been strong running at 85.2% which is 13th in the league.

PIRATES SPOTLIGHT:

Pirates’ forward Brooks Laich was nominated for CCM Vector/AHL Player of the week. Laich had a goal in the game against Springfield on Friday and the game winning goal on Saturday night vs. Worcester in overtime.

PIRATES IN THE COMMUNITY:

· This Tuesday, Pirates defensemen Nolan Yonkman and forward Jared Aulin along with the "Voice of the Pirates", Greg Glynn presented the Pirates first “Goals For Success” program of the year at the Gorham Middle School in Gorham, ME. The players addressed over 200 8th graders from the Gorham Middle School about the importance of setting goals. Topics included how to set goals for yourself and maintain a healthy lifestyle (including no tobacco, drugs or alcohol). The players also emphasized the importance of balancing schoolwork with extra-curricular activities (work before play) and maintaining a positive attitude and good work ethic.

· Also on Tuesday, Pirates defenseman Dwayne Zinger celebrated National Young Reader's Day with a Celebrity Read-In to a bunch of 2nd graders at the Notre Dame School in Saco, ME.

· Listen every weekday morning at 7:20 a.m. and 4:20 p.m. for the “Voice of the Pirates” Greg Glynn with your Portland Pirates daily report on WJAB 95.5FM and 1440AM.

· Catch the Pirates’ Head Coach Tim Army on WJAB every Tuesday morning at 8:00 a.m. on the “The Morning Jab” on WJAB 95.5FM and 1440AM.

· Listen every Wednesday morning to Nolan Yonkman on 99.9FM “The Wolf” as Yonkman joins Dave and Michelle on “The Wolf” morning show.

· Tune in to 102.9FM WBLM at 8:00am this Friday morning to catch Louis Robitaille on the WBLM morning show with The Captain and Mark. At 8:20 a.m., Robitaille will also appear on WCYY 94.3FM/93.9FM with Robin Ivy.

· Hear Tim Army’s wife, Sue Army on WMGX 93.1FM and WPOR 101.9FM every Friday morning when the Pirates have a home game on Saturday. Sue Army’s reports can be heard at 7:52 a.m. and 5:25 p.m..

· Maine’s WB and Maine’s UPN have teamed up with the Portland Pirates to create two promotional initiatives on behalf of families and children in the greater Portland area.

“Ticket Treasure” is the first campaign and it collects winter gloves and hats for area children. To encourage donations, everyone who brings a new pair of gloves and hat to either the Civic Center on game nights or the Pirates retail store (at 531 Congress St. in Portland) will receive two free tickets to an upcoming Pirates home game! A :30 second promotional spot will air on the stations of Maine’s UPN and Maine’s WB and all gloves & hats received will be distributed by the United Way of Greater Portland in time for the holiday season.

A second promotional campaign will be created with an anti-violence message. BE NICE OFF THE ICE will star defenseman and crowd favorite Louis Robitaille. Known for his rough, intense play as a member of the Portland Pirates, Louis will encourage kids to take a different approach on the playground. As he puts it, “…play hard in the game. Be nice off the ice.” Targeting the growing problem of bullies in local schools, this public service announcement will be co-sponsored by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Maine.

Recognizing that children and their families make up a large percentage of their respective core audiences, Maine’s WB, Maine’s UPN and the Portland Pirates are giving something back to the community. The “Ticket Treasure” campaign will run November 2nd through December 31st. The “Be Nice Off The Ice” PSA will run November through the end of the Pirates regular season in April 2005.

PRACTICE SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 1ST (SUBJECT TO CHANGE):

Monday, Nov. 8 Off Day

Tuesday, Nov. 9 10 a.m. Practice

Wednesday, Nov. 10 9:45 a.m. Practice (Portland Ice Arena)

Thursday, Nov. 11 2:00 p.m. @ Lowell

Friday, Nov. 12 10 a.m. Pre-game skate

7:05 p.m. vs. Lowell

Saturday, Nov. 13 10 a.m. Pre-game skate

7:05 p.m. vs. Albany

Sunday, Nov. 14 Off Day

PIRATES ON THE AIR: All Portland Pirates games are broadcast live on the Pirates Radio Network WJAB 1440AM/95.5FM and 1220AM ESPN Radio. Fans can also access the broadcasts online at www.portlandpirates.com. Tune in 15 minutes prior to face-off for the Pirates pre-game show with Brian Demoree and the voice of the Portland Pirates, Greg Glynn.

GAME HOTLINE:

Members of the media and fans can receive a recap of each Pirates’ game, home or away, by calling the Pirates’ office at (207) 828-4665 and dialing 3-2-2 when the automated attendant picks up. Recaps will include scoring stats, goaltending preformances, shots, powerplays, attendance and any record or notables as well as the date for the Pirates next game.

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