Portland Pirates
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| Portland Pirates | |
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| Founded | 1993 |
| Home ice | Cumberland County Civic Center |
| Based in | Portland, Maine |
| Colors | red and black |
| League | American Hockey League |
| Head coach | Kevin Dineen |
| General manager | Bob Murray |
| Owner | Brian Petrovek |
The Portland Pirates are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Portland, Maine, USA at the Cumberland County Civic Center.
- Founded: 1993-1994
- Arena: Cumberland County Civic Center (capacity 6,746)
- Uniform colors: red and black
- Logo design: A cartoon-like pirate wielding a hockey stick.
- Affiliate: Anaheim Ducks (NHL), Augusta Lynx (ECHL)
- Division titles won: 1 (2005-06)
- Regular season titles won: none
- League championships won: 1 (1993-94)
- Local Media: Portland Press Herald
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[edit] History
The Pirates were founded in 1993 as an affiliate of the Washington Capitals, a year after the Maine Mariners relocated and became the Providence Bruins, and after the Baltimore Skipjacks decided to relocate to Maine. The Capitals affiliation ended after 12 seasons in 2005.
Their first season proved to be their most successful one, as they won the Calder Cup with a 43-27-10 record. Their next season they had 104 points, but were upset in the 1st round of the playoffs. In the 1995-96 season they again reached the Calder Cup Finals despite a subpar record of 32-34-10, but lost to the Rochester Americans.
Since then, it has been a roller coaster ride for the Pirates. Despite an excellent 100 point season, they were eliminated from the playoffs in the first round in 1999-2000.
For the first four seasons, they were coached by current Nashville Predators head coach Barry Trotz. They played host to the AHL All-Star Classic in 2003.
In 2005 the Pirates announced a five year lease extension at the Cumberland County Civic Center, ending speculation that the team might relocate. They also signed a five year affiliation agreement with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in 2005.
[edit] Year-by-year record
| Year | GP | W | L | T | OL | SOL | GF | GA | PTS | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2005-06 | 80 | 53 | 19 | 5 | 3 | - | 306 | 241 | 114 | 1st, Atlantic | Lost in conference finals 4-3 |
| 2004-05 | 80 | 34 | 34 | 6 | 6 | - | 175 | 242 | 80 | 6th, Atlantic | Out of Playoffs |
| 2003-04 | 80 | 32 | 27 | 13 | 8 | - | 156 | 160 | 85 | 5th, Atlantic | Lost in round 1 |
| 2002-03 | 80 | 33 | 28 | 13 | 6 | - | 221 | 195 | 85 | 4th, North | Lost in Qualifying Round |
| 2001-02 | 80 | 30 | 31 | 15 | 4 | - | 220 | 225 | 79 | Last, North | Out of Playoffs |
| 2000-01 | 80 | 34 | 40 | 4 | 2 | - | 250 | 280 | 74 | 5th, New England | Lost in round 1 |
| 1999-00 | 80 | 46 | 23 | 10 | 1 | - | 256 | 202 | 103 | 2nd, New England | Lost in round 1 |
| 1998-99 | 80 | 23 | 48 | 7 | 2 | - | 214 | 273 | 55 | Last, Atlantic | Out of Playoffs |
| 1997-98 | 80 | 33 | 33 | 12 | 2 | - | 241 | 247 | 80 | 3rd, Atlantic | Lost in round 2 |
| 1996-97 | 80 | 37 | 26 | 10 | 7 | - | 279 | 264 | 91 | 3rd, New England | Lost in round 1 |
| 1995-96 | 80 | 32 | 34 | 10 | 4 | - | 282 | 283 | 78 | 3rd, Northern | Lost in Finals |
| 1994-95 | 80 | 46 | 22 | 12 | 0 | - | 333 | 233 | 104 | 2nd, Northern | Lost in round 1 |
| 1993-94 | 80 | 43 | 27 | 10 | 0 | - | 328 | 269 | 96 | 2nd, Northern | Won Calder Cup |
[edit] Trivia
In the Miramax film Don't Be A Menace To South Central (While Drinkin' Your Juice In The Hood), a scene near the beginning of the film that takes place at a barbecue shows a thug wearing a Portland Pirates jersey.
- The franchise was previously known as: Baltimore Skipjacks (1982-1993)
- The market was previously home to: Maine Mariners(1977-1992)
[edit] Team records
- Goals: 41 Image:Flag of Canada.svg Michel Picard (1993-94)
- Assists: 73 Image:Flag of Canada.svg Jeff Nelson (1993-94)
- Points: 107 Jeff Nelson (1993-94)
- Penalty Minutes: 355 Image:Flag of Canada.svg Mark Major (1997-98)
- GAA: 1.99 Image:Flag of Canada.svg Maxime Ouellet (2003-04)
- SV%: .930 Maxime Ouellet (2003-04)
- Career Goals: 147 Image:Flag of Canada.svg Kent Hulst
- Career Assists: 224 Image:Flag of Canada.svg Andrew Brunette
- Career Points: 360 Kent Hulst
- Career Penalty Minutes: 797 Image:Flag of Canada.svg Kevin Kaminski
- Career Goaltending Wins: 79 Image:Flag of Canada.svg Martin Brochu
- Career Shutouts: 17 Maxime Ouellet
- Career Games: 473 Kent Hulst
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| Trophies and Awards: Calder Cup Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award | Eddie Shore Award | Hap Holmes Memorial Award | Jack A. Butterfield Trophy | John B. Sollenberger Trophy | Les Cunningham Award | Willie Marshall Award | |
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