Pirates Double UNB
September 30, 2009 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Portland Pirates News Release
PORTLAND, Maine - Tyler Ennis scored once and added two assists to lead the Portland Pirates to a 4-2 win over the University of New Brunswick Reds in an exhibition game played tonight at the Portland Ice Arena.
Ennis finished the pre-season with a team-leading two goals and five assists for seven points in three games.
Paul Byron, Marc-Andre Gragnani and Derek Whitmore also scored for the Pirates. Kyle Wanvig collected two helpers in the winning effort, which raised Portland's pre-season record to 2-1.
Hunter Tremblay and Daine Todd replied for UNB.
The two teams were tied at one after one and at two after two. Gragnani's power-play goal four minutes into the third proved to be the difference to lift the Pirates past the defending Canadian University Champions.
Jhonas Enroth played the first two periods for the Pirates turning aside 26 of the 28 shots he faced. JP Lamoureux came off the bench for the third and stopped all eight shots he faced to post the win.
UNB out shot the Pirates 36-22 in the game.
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The Pirates open the 2009-2010 American Hockey League regular season with a pair of road games beginning this Saturday when they travel to Springfield to meet the Falcons. The game can be heard live on News Talk WLOB 95.5FM beginning with the pre-game show at 6:45 p.m.
The Pirates 2009-2010 home opener will take place on Saturday, October 10th when the Providence Bruins visit the CCCC for a 7 p.m. start. Tickets for the home opener, as well as all other Pirates home games at the CCCC, are now on sale by calling (207) 775-3458, visiting the CCCC Box Office or on-line at portlandpirates.com.
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