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Portland Pirates 2015-16 Regular Season Schedule Announced

August 27, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Portland Pirates News Release


Portland, ME - The Portland Pirates, in conjunction with the American Hockey League, announced their schedule for the 2015-16 regular season this afternoon. The Pirates' 23rd AHL season will be their first as the AHL affiliate of the Florida Panthers. The Pirates will play 76 games, including 38 home games at Cross Insurance Arena. The home slate features many special promotional nights that fans have become familiar with over the years, including three Pirates Legend Bobblehead giveaways. The Pirates will play 13 opponents this season, including two teams they have not faced in more than five years plus one which the franchise has never played before. It also includes the Pirates' first game in an NHL venue since 2010.

The Pirates will open their 2015-16 season on the road Sunday, October 11 against their Atlantic Division rivals, the Providence Bruins, AHL affiliate of the Boston Bruins, at the Dunkin Donuts Center. It is the first of 14 total meetings between Portland and Providence this season, the most of any opponent on Portland's schedule.

The following weekend, the Pirates will play their first home games of the season, with Opening Night on Saturday, October 17 at 7:00 p.m. against the Hershey Bears, AHL affiliate of the Washington Capitals. Home opening weekend continues with another game against the Bears on Sunday, October 18 at 3:00 p.m. This is the first of eight instances in which the Pirates will play host to the same team in back-to-back games.

The Pirates' annual Military Appreciation Night will take place on Friday, November 13 at 7:00 p.m. against the Hartford Wolf Pack, AHL affiliate of the New York Rangers. The Pirates will wear special military themed jerseys that night, which will be auctioned online to benefit a military charity in the days following the game.

The Pirates' annual New Year's Eve Game will be on Thursday, December 31 at 5:00 p.m. against Providence. The celebration will once again feature an indoor fireworks show after the game.

There will be three Pirates Legend Bobblehead Giveaways this season. This year's Pirates Legend Bobblehead Giveaways will include Maine native, long-time NHLer, and former Pirates defenseman and Assistant Coach Eric Weinrich, former Pirates Head Coach and current Washington Capitals Coach Barry Trotz, and former Pirate and Boston Bruin, and current Florida Panther forward Shawn Thornton. The Pirates Legend Bobblehead Giveaways dates, along with the entire Promotional Schedule, will be announced in the coming weeks.

The Pirates will face the Utica Comets, the AHL affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks, for the first time ever on Wednesday, November 4 at the Utica Memorial Auditorium in Utica, New York. The 2014-15 Western Conference Champions move to the Eastern Conference for their third AHL season and will make their only visit to Portland to play a two-game series on Black Friday, November 27 and Saturday, November 28. Both games will be at 7:00 p.m.

The Pirates face the Rochester Americans, the AHL affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres, for the first time since the 2009-10 season, on Halloween, Saturday, October 31 at Cross Insurance Arena. The game will have a special 3:00 p.m. start time. Portland travels to Rochester to face the Americans in a rematch of the 1996 Calder Cup Final at Blue Cross Arena on Friday, February 19.

The following day, the Pirates will travel to Toronto to face the Marlies for the first time since the 2005-06 season. The game will take place at Air Canada Centre, the home of the Marlies' NHL affiliate, the Toronto Maple Leafs, beginning at 2:00 p.m. It will be Portland's first game at an NHL arena since the Pirates hosted Rochester at HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York on March 7, 2010. Toronto will make their only visit to the CIA this season on Friday, March 11 at 7:00 p.m.

The Pirates' longest home stand of the season will run from Wednesday, December 9 through Wednesday, December 16 when Portland hosts four games, featuring the Springfield Falcons, AHL affiliate of the Arizona Coyotes, twice (December 9 and 16), the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, AHL affiliate of the New York Islanders (December 11), and Providence (December 12).

Portland's longest road trip of the season will be a seven-game swing from February 12-24 that will take them to play the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, AHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers (February 12), the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, AHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins (February 13 and 14), Utica (February 17), Rochester (February 19), Toronto (February 20), and Hartford (February 24).

Fans who have already purchased Half-Season and 10-Game Ticket Packages will receive their game selection forms in the coming days. Those fans will have until Wednesday, September 16 to select their games and return the form to the Pirates Ticket Office at 94 Free Street in Portland.

The Pirates will hold an Individual Ticket Sales Kick-Off Event in mid-September. Season Ticket Holders will be able to pick up their tickets at the kick-off event. Full details on the Individual Ticket Sales Kick-Off Event will be released in the coming days.

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OCTOBER

Sun., October 11 @ Providence 3:05 p.m.

Sat., October 17 vs. Hershey 7:00 p.m.

Sun., October 18 vs. Hershey 3:00 p.m.

Fri., October 23 vs. Albany 7:00 p.m.

Sat., October 24 @ Albany 5:05 p.m.

Fri., October 30 @ Providence 7:05 p.m.

Sat., October 31 vs. Rochester 3:00 p.m.

NOVEMBER

Wed., November 4 @ Utica 7:00 p.m.

Fri., November 6 vs. Springfield 7:30 p.m.

Wed., November 11 vs. Hartford 7:00 p.m.

Fri., November 13 vs. Hartford 7:00 p.m.

Sun., November 15 @ Providence 3:05 p.m.

Wed., November 18 @ Syracuse 7:00 p.m.

Fri., November 20 @ Hershey 7:00 p.m.

Sat., November 21 @ Hershey 7:00 p.m.

Fri., November 27 vs. Utica 7:00 p.m.

Sat., November 28 vs. Utica 7:00 p.m.

Sun., November 29 @ Springfield 5:00 p.m.

DECEMBER

Fri., December 4 @ Providence 7:05 p.m.

Sat., December 5 @ Bridgeport 7:00 p.m.

Wed., December 9 vs. Springfield 7:00 p.m.

Fri., December 11 vs. Bridgeport 7:00 p.m.

Sat., December 12 vs. Providence 7:00 p.m.

Wed., December 16 vs. Springfield 7:00 p.m.

Sat., December 19 @ Bridgeport 7:00 p.m.

Sun., December 20 @ Bridgeport 5:00 p.m.

Tue., December 22 vs. Providence 7:00 p.m.

Sun., December 27 @ Springfield 5:00 p.m.

Tue., December 29 @ Hartford 7:00 p.m.

Thu., December 31 vs. Providence 5:00 p.m.

JANUARY

Sat., January 2 vs. Lehigh Valley 7:00 p.m.

Sun., January 3 vs. Lehigh Valley 4:00 p.m.

Fri., January 8 @ St. John's 6:00 p.m.

Sat., January 9 @ St. John's 6:00 p.m.

Fri., January 15 vs. Bridgeport 7:00 p.m.

Sat., January 16 vs. Bridgeport 7:00 p.m.

Sun., January 17 @ Providence 3:05 p.m.

Fri., Janaury 22 vs. W-B/Scranton 7:00 p.m.

Sat., January 23 vs. W-B/Scranton 7:00 p.m.

Sun., January 24 @ Hartford 3:00 p.m.

Wed., January 27 vs. St. John's 7:00 p.m.

Fri., January 29 vs. St. John's 7:00 p.m.

Sat., January 30 @ Springfield 7:00 p.m.

FEBRUARY

Fri., February 5 vs. Hartford 7:00 p.m.

Sat., February 6 vs. Providence 7:00 p.m.

Fri., February 12 @ Lehigh Valley 7:05 p.m.

Sat., February 13 @ W-B/Scranton 7:05 p.m.

Sun., February 14 @ W-B/Scranton 4:05 p.m.

Wed., February 17 @ Utica 7:00 p.m.

Fri., February 19 @ Rochester 7:05 p.m.

Sat., February 20 @ Toronto* 2:00 p.m.

Wed., February 24 @ Hartford 7:00 p.m.

Fri., February 26 vs. W-B/Scranton 7:00 p.m.

Sun., February 28 vs. Springfield 3:00 p.m.

MARCH

Fri., March 4 vs. Syracuse 7:00 p.m.

Sat., March 5 vs. Providence 7:00 p.m.

Sun., March 6 @ Providence 3:05 p.m.

Fri., March 11 vs. Toronto 7:00 p.m.

Sat., March 12 @ Springfield 7:00 p.m.

Sun., March 13 vs. Hartford 3:00 p.m.

Fri., March 18 @ Hartford 7:15 p.m.

Sat., March 19 @ Bridgeport 7:00 p.m.

Sun., March 20 @ Lehigh Valley 5:05 p.m.

Wed., March 23 vs. Bridgeport 7:00 p.m.

Fri., March 25 vs. Springfield 7:00 p.m.

Sat., March 26 vs. Springfield 7:00 p.m.

Tue., March 29 @ Bridgeport 11:00 a.m.

APRIL

Fri., April 1 vs. Providence 7:00 p.m.

Sat., April 2 @ Hartford 7:00 p.m.

Sun., April 3 @ W-B/Scranton 4:05 p.m.

Fri., April 8 @ Providence 7:05 p.m.

Sat., April 9 vs. Providence 7:00 p.m.

Sun., April 10 vs. Hartford 3:00 p.m.

Fri., April 15 vs. Bridgeport 7:00 p.m.

Sat., April 16 @ Springfield 7:00 p.m.

Sun., April 17 @ Springfield 5:00 p.m.

All game times are listed in Eastern Time

All home games at Cross Insurance Arena

*Game will be played at Air Canada Centre

(Toronto, ONT)

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