Pirates Double Falcons for Fourth Straight Win

Published on October 16, 2010 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Portland Pirates News Release


PORTLAND, ME - Luke Adam collected a goal and three assists and Mark Mancari supplied two goals and an assist to Lead the Portland Pirates to a 4-2 win over the Springfield Falcons in an American Hockey League game played tonight in front of 3,600 at the Cumberland County Civic Center.

Dennis McCauley added the other goal for the Pirates, who improved to 4-0-0-0 with the win. The four straight victories represents the best winning start in Pirates franchise history, bettering a three game winning streak to start the 1994-95 season.

Tom Sestito and Nick Holden scored for the Falcons, who dropped to 2-3-0-0 on the season.

Adam and Mancari sandwiched goals around a goal by Sestito to give the Pirates a 2-1 advantage after one. McCauley, with his second in as many games, netted the lone goal of the second to give the Pirates a 3-1 lead heading into the third. Mancari added his second of the night eight minutes into the third before Holden struck to make things interesting with four minutes remaining in regulation.

The Falcons outshot the Pirates 38-26 in the game as Jhonas Enroth posted the victory.

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

The Pirates complete a stretch of four games in five days Tuesday when the Manchester Monarchs visit the Cumberland County Civic Center for a 6:30 p.m. start. Come to the game right after work or bring the kids after school and enjoy great food and beverage specials in the Civic Center's Penalty Box Grill, which will open at 4:30 p.m., as well as at the following Pirates partners: Rivalries, Siano's, Gritty's, Nosh Kitchen Bar, Binga's Stadium, Dogfish Café, Walters and Yosaku. Tickets for the game, as well as each of the remaining Pirates home games, are on sale now at the Cumberland County Civic Center Box Office or on-line at ticketmaster.com.

There's still plenty of time to cash in on great savings by purchasing discounted ticket plans and advance tickets for the Pirates 2010-11 season. Ticket packages are available to meet all budgets and schedules. Call a Pirates Ticket representative today at 207-828-4665 ext. 350 to see what you've been missing!

The Portland Pirates, the AHL affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres, are currently in their 18th season as a member of the American Hockey League while the Cumberland County Civic Center hosts AHL play for its 34th season. Calder Cup Champions in 1993-94 and finalists in 1995-96, the Pirates have been home to a total of 230 players who have gone on to play in the National Hockey League.

Celebrating its 75th anniversary, the AHL continues to serve as the top development league for all 30 National Hockey League teams. More than 85 percent of today's NHL players are American Hockey League graduates, and for the ninth year in a row, more than 6 million fans attended AHL games across North America in 2009-10.

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