Pirates Weekly

Published on April 19, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Portland Pirates News Release


Pirates Playoff Hockey

Portland Pirates Playoff Hockey MISSION: 16W, powered by Time Warner Cable continues with the Game 5 of the Atlantic Division Semifinals Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Cumberland County Civic Center.

The first 2,000 fans into the game will receive thundersticks courtesy of Time Warner Cable.

Game 7 of the series, if necessary, will be played Monday (April 25th) at 7 p.m. at the Civic Center. The first 2,000 fans into the game will receive thundersticks courtesy of Time Warner Cable.

Individual tickets for all first round home games are available by visiting ticketmaster.com, by calling 207-775-3458 or by visiting the Cumberland County Civic Center Box Office. Adult advance ticket prices are $14 for Quarter Deck, $17 for Main Deck and $18 for Premium Main Deck. Student/Senior pricing is $12 for Quarter or Main Deck tickets and $13 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.

Cash in on the value of a Pirates Season Ticket and you could save up to 37% compared to the Box Office price and enjoy the luxury of your own reserved seat for all of the exciting Pirates home action during 2011-12 American Hockey League season. It's still only $50 to get the best seat in the house and convenient, interest free payment options are available.

To order your Season Ticket Package and Join the Crew for the Pirates 2011-12 season please visit the Season Ticket Holder Table located in the main lobby during any remaining Pirates home game, call 207-828-4665 ext. 350.

Maine State Lottery Raffle Winners

Congratulations to Kenneth Waymouth of Readfield who won Powerball Tickets for a year from the Maine State Lottery Saturday night during Game 2 of the Atlantic Division Semifinal Series between the Pirates and the Connecticut Whale. Wyamouth was selected randomly from 2,000 Maine State Lottery Raffle tickets handed out to adults as they entered the game.

Pictured from left to right: Joan Redmond, Marketing Director for the Maine State Lottery, Waymouth, Colin LaPierre of Saco (winner of a Maine State Lottery prize pack - including a Maine State Lottery sweatshirt, hat and $20 in scratch tickets), Rob Faucher of Hollis (winner of a Pirates prize pack - eight front row tickets for Game 5 of the Atlantic Division Semifinals and autographed team hat) and Todd Jamison, Pirates Director of Corporate Sales.

Darling Inducted into Pirates Hall of Fame

Pirates videographer Dale Darling was inducted as the 15th member of the Portland Pirates Hall of Fame, presented by UNUM, prior to Game 2 of the Atlantic Division Semifinal Series between the Pirates and Connecticut Whale on Saturday at the Civic Center.

After 33 seasons with AHL hockey in Portland, Darling is retiring at the end of the season. A veteran of 1,799 games, and counting, Dale has participated in just about everything the game of hockey has had to offer to the sports fans of Southern Maine. He started with the Mariners in 1977 and helped the League develop a video platform that has evolved into the standards the League utilizes today. His video pioneering led to the 1979-80 James H. Ellery Memorial Award, presented annually for outstanding media coverage of the AHL.

Darling has been a part of four Calder Cup Championship teams, two American Hockey League All-Star Classics and fondly remembers the lasting friendships forged with some of the legends of Portland hockey including Mike Emrick, Frank Fixaris, Pat Quinn, Mike Milbury, Barry Trotz and Kevin Dineen as well as countless Mariners and Pirates.

In addition to his induction into the Pirates Hall of Fame, Darling also dropped the ceremonial opening face-off, one of the few things at the Civic Center he had never done before, between Pirates captain Matt Ellis and Whale forward John Mitchell (pictured above).

Sawyer Selected as Anthem Angel

The Portland Pirates would like to congratulate George Sawyer for being selected as the first ever Portland Pirates Anthem Community Angel during Game 2 of the Atlantic Division Semifinals between the Pirates and the Connecticut Whale.

Sawyer was nominated as a result of his countless hours of work within the cancer community, consistently paying for transportation for patients to and from treatments as well as setting up community benefit bingo's and auctions.

Pictured above is Bill Whitmore (right), Vice President of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Maine, who presented Sawyer with a framed Pirates jersey during the first intermission of Saturday's game at the Civic Center. Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield will also make a donation of $500 in Sawyer's to Big Brothers Big Sister of Mid-Coast Maine.

The Anthem Community Angels program recognizes community "heroes" - people in our local community who have led, created or otherwise been instrumental in small, informal activities that make our community better. Examples are building a playground, raising money to pay for something essential that a family could not afford, involvement in youth athletics, and other commendable activities.

Heart Walk 2011

The Pirates invite fans, friends and family members to join our team as a member of the Salty Pete Pacers for the Southern Maine Heart Walk. This family-oriented event blends the benefits of physical activity, community involvement, and personal giving to help raise funds for research and education.

Second year defenseman T.J. Brennan is serving as the Pirates player representative for the Southern Maine Heart Walk. Brennan's grandmother passed away after suffering a heart attack when she was only 49 years old.

Heart disease is killing people from Maine in increasingly frightening numbers. Last year alone, over 4,000 Mainers died from heart disease. That's one in every 330 residents of our state. And more than 25,000 Mainers are living with heart disease. That's one in every 50. Odds are a few of them are people you know. A friend, a family member, a loved one.

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