May 19, 2013
99
Games Today




Pirates Out-Distance Falcons

January 16, 2011 - American Hockey League (AHL) Portland Pirates

SPRINGFIELD, MA - Mark Parrish scored a pair of goals and Jhonas Enroth made 27 saves to lead the Portland Pirates to a 4-1 win over the Springfield Flacons in an American Hockey League game played this afternoon in front of 2,773 at the MassMutual Center.

Matt Ellis and Colin Stuart also scored for the Pirates while Mark Mancari stretched his point-scoring streak to seven games (4-5-9) with an assist. The win was the Pirates' third straight as they moved to 24-12-4-1 on the season.

Cody Goloubef netted the lone goal for Springfield, who dropped to 18-19-1-3 with their third straight loss.

The Pirates struck first in the game as Parrish connected shorthanded to give the visitors a 1-0 lead. However, only 64 seconds later Goloubef answered to tie the game one after one. Neither team was able to find the back of the net in the second, although the Falcons were awarded a great chance to take the lead when Tom Sestito was awarded a penalty shot midway through the period only to be denied by Enroth. The two teams headed into the third even at one. Ellis scored what turned out to be the game winner just under seven minutes into the third followed by Parrish's second of the game and Stuart's empty netter.

The Falcons out shot the Pirates 28-20 in the game as Enroth posted the victory.

The Allied Home Mortgage Three Stars of the Game were 1. Parrish; 2. Pirates defenseman Marc-Andre Gragnani and 3. Goloubef.

The next Pirates game takes place Tuesday when they travel to Worcester to face off against the Sharks in a 7 p.m. contest. The game is the re-scheduled contest from December 26th. The game can be heard live on 95.5 News Talk WLOB and on line at www.portlandpirates.com beginning with the pre-game show at 6:45 p.m.

The Pirates return home for games Friday and Saturday at the Civic Center.

Friday it's a re-match against the Sharks at 7 p.m. UNUM, in partnership with the Maine Coalition for Excellence in Education, will recognize six teachers and four school administrators who have made a difference in the lives of students in our public schools and who represent excellence in the educational profession. The 10 people to be honored at this game were nominated and selected through UNUM's Fifth Annual Maine Educators' Hall of Fame, supported by the Pirates. Also, the Unum Challenge continues. At each game in each city one fan is selected as the Unum Challenge Fan of the Game. Visit www.portlandpiates.com to enter.

Saturday it's another Bud Light Hockey Night in Portland when the Pirates take on Providence. Join us for the annual Salute to Motor Sports Night, presented by NAPA Auto Parts and THE BIG JAB. Again this season Casco Bay High School students involved in the Junior Achievement Program are producing the game sponsored by UNUM. As part of Junior Achievement business services these students will create a logo, develop a business plan and finalize a mission statement and vision for the game. And fans are encouraged to head to Shawnee Peak Sunday (January 23rd) afternoon and redeem their ticket from this game for a $20 dollar lift ticket.

Tickets for both games, as well as each of the remaining Pirates home games, are on sale now by calling 207-775-3458, visiting the Cumberland County Civic Center Box Office or on-line at ticketmaster.com.

• Discuss this story on the American Hockey League message board...
• Digg this story
• Add to Del.icio.us


American Hockey League Stories from January 16, 2011


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.