Pirates Weekly

November 5, 2012 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Portland Pirates News Release


WEEK IN REVIEW

Record this week: (1-0-0-0) Overall Record: (4-3-1-0)

November 2nd - Portland 3, St. John's 0

Goaltender Chad Johnson stopped all 31 shots he faced for his second shutout of the year, as the Pirates defeated the IceCaps 3-0 in their Portland opener. Johnson's shutout was the second he's had in consecutive games against the St. John's IceCaps. The Pirates offense was supplied by Chris Brown, Brett Hextall, and Brendan Shinnimin, who chipped in 3 points on the night. Defenseman Michael Stone also had two assists as the Pirates played before a sellout crowd at the Cumberland County Civic Center.

EASTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS

Rank Atlantic Division GP W L OTL SL PTS PTC GF GA STK P10 S/O PIM

1 Manchester Monarchs 8 5 2 0 1 11 0.688 23 15 0-1-0-1 5-2-0-0 0-1 118

2 Worcester Sharks 10 4 4 1 1 10 0.500 26 32 3-0-1-0 4-4-1-1 1-1 210

3 St. John's IceCaps 11 5 6 1 0 10 0.455 24 34 0-1-0-0 5-5-0-0 0-0 146

4 Portland Pirates 8 4 3 1 0 9 0.562 34 29 1-0-0-0 4-3-1-0 0-0 149

5 Providence Bruins 8 3 5 0 0 6 0.375 18 23 1-0-0-0 3-5-0-0 0-0 137

Rank Northeast Division GP W L OTL SL PTS PTC GF GA STK P10 S/O PIM

1 Springfield Falcons 9 6 1 0 2 14 0.778 33 17 3-0-0-2 6-1-0-2 0-2 160

2 Bridgeport Sound Tigers 8 5 3 0 0 10 0.625 25 27 0-1-0-0 5-3-0-0 1-0 169

3 Connecticut Whale 9 4 4 1 0 9 0.500 31 37 0-1-0-0 4-4-1-0 1-0 154

4 Adirondack Phantoms 9 4 5 0 0 8 0.444 23 30 1-0-0-0 4-5-0-0 0-0 187

5 Albany Devils 8 2 5 0 1 5 0.312 15 20 0-2-0-1 2-5-0-1 0-1 136

Rank East Division GP W L OTL SL PTS PTC GF GA STK P10 S/O PIM

1 Norfolk Admirals 8 6 2 0 0 12 0.750 30 21 1-0-0-0 6-2-0-0 1-0 133

2 Syracuse Crunch 8 5 1 1 1 12 0.750 29 26 1-0-1-0 5-1-1-1 0-1 248

3 Binghamton Senators 9 4 4 1 0 9 0.500 22 27 0-1-0-0 4-4-1-0 0-0 193

4 Hershey Bears 9 4 4 1 0 7 0.500 26 26 0-1-0-0 4-4-1-0 1-0 165

5 W-B/Scranton Penguins 9 4 5 0 0 8 0.444 25 23 2-0-0-0 4-5-0-0 0-0 181

SALTY PETE'S PIRATES OF THE WEEK

1) Chad Johnson had his second shutout of the year, the 8th of his AHL career, on Friday, with the Pirates beating the IceCaps 3-0. He made 31 saves for the victory. In his last three games, Johnson has had 2 shutouts and allowed only 2 goals total. His record is now 3-3-0 on the year.

2) Brendan Shinnimin scored a goal and had 2 assists. The goal was Shinnimin's second of the year, and the 3 point night brought him up to 4 points on the year.

3) Michael Stone had two assists on Friday nights, bringing his point total on the season to 6 (1G, 5A). He has tallied a point in his last three games (1G, 3A), and has a +8 rating on the year

THIS COMING WEEK

Friday, November 9th at Worcester

The Pirates start a 3 game, 3 day road trip at the DCU Center in Worcester, MA when they take on the Sharks. This will be the second meeting between the two, as the Pirates beat the Sharks 4-2 in their home opener in Lewiston on October 19th. Puck drops at 7:30 pm.

Saturday, November 10th at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

The second game of the Pirates' three game road trip has them clashing with the Penguins for the first time this year. Game time is 7:05 pm from the Mohegan Sun Arena.

Sunday, November 11th at Hershey

Former Bears Forward Joel Rechlicz will make his return to Hershey as a member of the Pirates as Portland will play their first game at the Giant Center. Puck will drop at 5:00 pm for the Sunday matinee and the final game of the Portland road trip.



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