Ennis Powers Pirates To Victory

Published on December 19, 2009 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Portland Pirates News Release


Portland, Maine - Tyler Ennis scored twice and added a pair of assists to lead the Portland Pirates to a 4-3 win over the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in an American Hockey League game played tonight in front of 5,190 at the Cumberland County Civic Center.

Mark Mancari added four assists to the Pirates effort while Brad Larsen and Marc-Andre Gragnani rounded out the goal scoring. Portland posted their second straight win to improve to 16-12-3-2 on the season.

Mark Katic, Mark Wotton and Sean Bentivoglio scored for the Sound Tigers, who saw their five-game point streak (4-0-1-1) end with the loss. Bridgeport is 17-14-1-2 on the season.

For the second game in a row the Pirates struck in the opening minutes of the game as Ennis converted a waist-high pass from Mark Mancari just 25 seconds into the game for the only goal of the period. The two teams traded goals in the second. Gragnani struck on a five-on-three power play to give the Pirates a 2-0 advantage. Katic got the Sound Tigers on the board in the final five minutes of the second to make it a 2-1 game heading into the third.

Bridgeport struck twice in 61 seconds to open the third period to grab a 3-2 lead before Larsen tied things up at three midway through the final 20 minutes, setting the stage for Ennis' game winner with less than four minutes remaining in regulation.

The Pirates out shot the Sound Tigers 38-21 in the game as JP Lamoureux posted the victory.

The Allied Home Mortgage Three Stars of the game were all from the Pirates. Ennis was the first, Mancari the second and Larsen the third.

The Pirates return to action Saturday (December 26th) for another Labatt Blue Light Hockey Night in Portland when the Manchester Monarchs visit the Cumberland County Civic Center for a 7 p.m. start. Join the following friends of Labatt Blue Light and the Portland Pirates to enjoy your Labatt experience before and after all Pirates games at Binga's Stadium ($3 Labatt drafts before and after all Pirates games), Brian Boru (Saturday nights $2.40 Labatt drafts), Frosty Pint (Saturday $2.50 Labatt Drafts and Labatt Light bottles), and Spring Point Tavern ($2 Labatt drafts every Saturday night). Tickets for the game are available by calling (207) 775-3458, visiting the Cumberland County Civic Center Box Office or going on-line at www.portlandpirates.com.

Ticket plans for the 2009-2010 season are available at the Pirates office, located at 94 Free Street in Portland. The Pirates office is open Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For all the information about Pirates 2009-2010 ticket plans and 2010 Time Warner Cable AHL All-Star Classic visit www.portlandpirates.com or call (207) 828-4665 Ext. 350 to speak with one of the Pirates account executives.

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