Enroth Leads Pirates To Shutout Win

Published on December 2, 2009 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Portland Pirates News Release


Manchester, NH - Jhonas Enroth made 39 saves in a starring performance as the Portland Pirates blanked the Manchester Monarchs 2-0 in an American Hockey League game played tonight in front of 3,013 at the Verizon Wireless Arena.

Matt Caruana and Felix Schutz, with his fifth in as many games, supplied the offense for the Pirates, who posted their third straight win and extended their point streak to 10 games (7-0-3-0). Portland also extended their road point streak to six games (4-0-2-0) with their third straight road victory. Portland is now 12-10-3-0 on the season

The Monarchs saw their three game win streak end with the setback and suffered only their second home regulation loss of the season. Manchester is now 15-7-1-2 on the season

The Pirates led 1-0 after one and 2-0 heading into the third.

The Monarch out shot the Pirates 39-30 in the game.

The Allied Home Mortgage Three Stars of the game were 1. Enroth; 2. Caruana and 3. Schutz.

The next Portland home game will take place this Friday in Lewiston at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee against the Providence Bruins at 7 p.m. Purchase a ticket for the game and receive a free ticket to a future Pirates game. Tickets are available at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee Box Office or by calling 207-783-2009 ext. 208 or by visiting www.thecolisee.com.

The two teams will meet again on Saturday at the Cumberland County Civic Center in a 7 p.m. start. It's a Labatt Blue Light Hockey Night in Portland! Come get the full Labatt Blue Light experience. Join the following friends of Labatt Blue Light and the Portland Pirates to continue your Labatt experience; Bingas 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). The Pirates are also teaming up with WCSH Channel 6 for the 11th Annual "Toys for Kids". Last season the Pirates assisted WCSH in collecting over 500 toys that were distributed around the community. Bring a new unwrapped toy to the game and receive a pair of tickets to an upcoming Pirates home game. "Toys for Kids" goes a long way in helping make a happier holiday season for those children who otherwise might go without. 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. Can't make it to the game? Catch it live on Time Warner Cable (depending upon location, TWC-TV is usually found on channels 9, 12 or 21).

The weekend ends Sunday afternoon when the Pirates travel to Worcester to take on the Sharks in the next installment of the Unum Challenge. The 3:05 p.m. game can be heard live on News Talk WLOB 95.5 FM and on-line at www.portlandpirates.com beginning with the pre-game show at 2:45 p.m.

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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