Pirates Weekly

Published on December 20, 2010 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Portland Pirates News Release


MetLife Auto and Home Rally Towel Night

Tuesday, December 28th is MetLife Auto and Home Rally Towel Night. The first 2,500 fans will receive a Pirates rally towel, courtesy of MetLife Auto and Home. Snoopy will also make an appearance at the game, and kids can meet and have their pictures taken with the famous Peanuts beagle.

The Pirates and USA Hockey are proud to offer all USA Hockey Members, their families and friends the ability to buy discounted tickets to this game. The Pirates will offer this to all USA Hockey Members in the state of Maine. Click here to order your discount tickets.

All Gritty's Mug Club Members can take advantage of exclusive special discounts. Click here to find out how you can become a Gritty's Mug Club Member.

Come to the game right after work 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 the following Pirates partners: Rivalries, Siano's, Gritty's, Nosh Kitchen Bar, Binga's Stadium, Dogfish Café, Walters and Yosaku.

Individual tickets for the game are available by visiting ticketmaster.com, by calling 207-775-3458 or by visiting the Cumberland County Civic Center Box Office. Advance ticket prices are $13 for Quarter Deck, $16 for Main Deck and $17 for Premium Main Deck. Student/Senior pricing is $11 for Quarter or Main Deck tickets and $12 for Premium Main Deck seating. Purchase your tickets in advance and save on the $2 increase on all ticket prices for day of game purchases.

December 28th Tuesday Night Date Night

Looking for a night out with that special someone in your life' Why not take advantage of Pirates Date Night, presented by WJBQ, WBLM and WCYY, on Tuesday, December 28th'

For only $19.99 you and a guest can dine at RiRa Irish Pub, Siano's Brick Oven Restaurant or G&R Dimillo's and enjoy great menu specials. Plus you'll receive two tickets to the Pirates Tuesday game against the Providence Bruins at 6:30 p.m.

Visit any of the three participating establishments above and enjoy your evening on the town.

$10,000 Dash for Cash

Tyler Alexander won $838 in the Portland Pirates Dash for Cash held during the first intermission of the Pirates game against the Manchester Monarchs Saturday night at the Cumberland County Civic Center.

Alexander qualified to participate in the Dash for Cash by listening to the PM JAB (96.3 FM) with Chris Sedenka and Javier Gorriti.

New Year's Celebration

Before heading out to your own New Year's Party, bring the whole family to the Cumberland County Civic Center on December 31st at 5:30 p.m. and watch the hometown Pirates take on the Atlantic Division rival Connecticut Whale.

WGME 13 and WJBQ present the annual Kid's New Year's Game. The game, an expected sellout, will mark the 16th season the Pirates have celebrated New Year's featuring New England's largest indoor fireworks display at the conclusion of the game.

Tickets for the game are available by visiting ticketmaster.com, by calling 207-775-3458 or by visiting the Cumberland County Civic Center Box Office. Advance ticket prices are $13 for Quarter Deck, $16 for Main Deck and $17 for Premium Main Deck. Student/Senior pricing is $11 for Quarter or Main Deck tickets and $12 for Premium Main Deck seating. Purchase your tickets in advance and save on the $2 increase on all ticket prices for day of game purchases.

Holiday Packs Available

Holiday 6-Packs, presented by Olympia Sports, are back just in time for the holiday season.

Available at the Pirates Office and at the Customer Service Table on game nights from now until January 29th, the plan features six Main Deck Flex Vouchers, a Pirates t-shirt and 20% off any one item at Olympia Sports all for only $59 (valued at $110 if purchased individually). Add two additional Flex Tickets and a Pirates hat for only $20 more.

Holiday 6 Packs, presented by Olympia Sports, can be purchased online or by calling (207) 828-4665 x350. You can also download and print the Holiday 6 Pack Order Form and mail (94 Free Street, Portland, Maine 04101) or fax (207-773-3278) your order to the Pirates office.

For more information or to purchase your package, call 207-828-4665 ext. 350 or visit portlandpirates.com.

Pirates Merchandise On-Line

Foam Pirates Sword

Pirates fans, check out c5sportsonline.com for Pirates merchandise. Pirates short and long sleeve tees, pucks, mugs, souvenir swords, ball caps, winter hats, lanyards and more will be available with a simple click of your mouse 24 hours a day.

Located at MHG Ice Centre in Saco, C5 Sports is Southern Maine's premier "hockey only" pro shop. From equipment to apparel, sharpening, to SRS stick repair, C5 Sports will help you with your on and off-ice needs.

Pirates Recap

The Pirates busy weekend began on Friday night when they visited Manchester for the second of three straight matchups between the two clubs. Led by Bud Holloway's hat-trick, the Monarchs never trailed in the game and came out victorious by a 4-3 margin. Andrei Loktionov netted the game-winner on a shorthanded goal early in the third period to establish a comfortable 4-2 advantage. Luke Adam registered a couple of assists in his return to Portland, and Marc-Andre Gragnani, Matt Ellis, and Paul Byron each scored for the Pirates.

After four straight game son the road, the Pirates came back to the Civic Center for another tilt with Manchester. In a hard fought goaltending showdown, Jhonas Enroth saved 42 shots but Monarchs netminder Martin Jones outlasted his counterpart in a 2-1 overtime victory for Manchester remain atop the Atlantic Division. Justin Azevedo netted the game-winner 58 seconds into overtime to improve the Monarchs record to 19-11-1-1. Marc-Andre Gragnani and Manchester's Thomas Hickey scored the lone regulation goals.

The Pirates traveled to Bridgeport to play the Sound Tigers in a Sunday afternoon tilt to complete the weekend. Stymied by another solid opposing goaltender performance, the Pirates could only manage a single score in the first period by forward Luke Adam. Bridgeport goalie Kevin Poulin saved 26 shots, and Jeremy Colliton scored the game-winner at the 4:17 mark of the thrid period. Also contributing to the Sound Tigers scoring efforts were Michael Haley and Brandon Svendson.

Portland currently stands at 17-10-2-1 for 37 points, and in second-place in the highly competitive Atlantic Division.

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