
Pirates Over-Power Wolf Pack
December 11, 2009 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Portland Pirates News Release
Hartford, CT - Cody McCormick scored two goals and added an assist to help lead the Portland Pirates to a 5-2 win over the Hartford Wolf Pack in an American Hockey League game played tonight in front of 2,544 at the XL Center.
Tyler Ennis, Philip Gogulla and Brad Larsen also scored for the Pirates while Kyle Wanvig and Marc-Andre Gragnani collected two assists each. The Pirates ended a three-game winless streak with the victory and extended their road point streak to eight games (5-0-2-1). Portland is now 13-11-3-2 on the season.
Ryan Garlock and Brodie Dupont scored for the Wolf Pack, who dropped to 13-12-1-2 with the loss and extended their winless streak to six games (0-4-1-1).
The Wolf Pack led 1-0 after one as Garlock capitalized on a shorthanded two-on-none. McCormick evened things up late in the second to send the two teams into the final period of regulation tied at one. McCormick struck again in the opening minute of the third to give the Pirates their first lead of the game only to see Dupont strike with Hartford's second shorthanded goal of the game to even things up at two. Ennis answered 1:57 later to restore the Portland one-goal lead, a goal that proved to be the game winner.
Portland out shot the Wolf Pack 29-18 in the game as Jhonas Enroth posted the victory.
The Allied Home Mortgage Three Stars of the game were all from the Pirates. McCormick was the first, Gragnani the second and Wanvig the third.
The Pirates get back at it tomorrow (Saturday) night in Springfield against the Falcons at 7 p.m. The 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 6:45 p.m.
The next Pirates homes games take place December 18th and 19th when the Springfield Falcons and Bridgeport Sound Tigers visit the Cumberland County Civic Center respectively. On the 18th one lucky fan could win big in the $10,000 Dash for Cash and it's a Gritty's Mug Club Members Night with special ticket discounts to all Gritty's Mug Club Members. It's a Labatt Blue Light Hockey Night in Portland on the 19th and someone could win Salty Pete's Treasure Chest filled with more than $500 in prizes. It's also the Pirates second Student Achiever Night of the season as the Pirates and Aquafina reward participating schools and students with free tickets to the game. Tickets for the games 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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