Pirates Cage the Sound Tigers

Published on October 8, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Portland Pirates News Release


Bridgeport, CT - Mathieu Beaudoin scored twice and Andy Miele recorded a goal and an assist in his professional debut to lead the Portland Pirates to a 4-2 victory over the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in an American Hockey League game played tonight in front of an opening night crowd of 7,343 at the Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard.

Brett Hextall also found the back of the net in his debut, and Curtis McElhinney made 33 saves to give Portland their second straight opening night victory.

Tomas Marcinko and Aaron Ness led the Bridgeport attack with a goal each as the Sound Tigers dropped to 0-1-0-0 on the new season.

The two teams traded goals in the first period with Hextall connecting on a feed from Miele and fellow Hobey Baker Award winner Ryan Duncan at 3:03, and Marcinko providing a quick answer for Bridgeport a minute later at 4:30. Following a first period where they were outshot by a 16-5 margin, the Pirates answered with a pair of quick goals in the second on a Miele wrist shot from the top of the circle and a Beaudoin power-play strike. With 4:22 remaining in the second period, Ness cut the Portland lead to one on a wrist shot that glanced off Pirates defenseman Tyler Eckford. In the final period, Beaudoin capitalized on a crossing pass from Matt Watkins to set the final margin at 4-2.

The Sound Tigers outshot the Pirates 35-33 as McElhinney earned the victory in his Pirates preseason debut.

The Allied Home Mortgage Three Stars of the game were all from the Pirates: 1. Beaudoin, 2. McElhinney and 3. Miele.

Pirates will return to the Cumberland County Civic Center for their 2011-12 home opener during the first Saturday Night is Hockey Night in Portland game of the season, on Saturday, October 15th when the Manchester Monarchs visit in a 7 p.m. start. Featured at the game is a JobsinME.com Magnetic Schedule giveaway for the first 2,500 into the game. The Pirates and USA Hockey are proud to offer all USA Hockey Members, their families and friends the ability to buy discounted to the game. Discounted tickets can be purchased by visiting portlandpirates.com. Following the Saturday night showdown, the Pirates will head down to Providence, Rhode Island on Sunday to take on the Bruins in a 4:05 p.m. faceoff.

Now is the time to cash in on great savings by purchasing discounted ticket plans and advance tickets for the Pirates 2011-12 season. Ticket packages are available to meet all budgets and schedules. Call a Pirates Ticket representative today at 207-828-4665 ext. 350 to reserve your seats for any combination of games that Pirates hockey, "Coyotes Style", has to offer. Individual tickets for the Pirates 2011-12 regular season are on sale now and fans can purchase their tickets to any of the 38 Pirates home games by visiting the Pirates ticket office, Cumberland County Civic Center box office (open Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.), or by visiting www.ticketmaster.com.

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