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Later, the feat was matched by the team that brought AHL hockey back to Portland, the Portland Pirates. Maine returned to the Calder Cup final in 1980–81 and first-year goaltender Pelle Lindbergh became the only goaltender in AHL history, and just the third player ever, to win the AHL regular season MVP and AHL outstanding rookie award in the ...
The Portland Pirates were a minor league professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL). Their home arena was the Cross Insurance Arena in downtown Portland, Maine . The franchise was previously known as the Baltimore Skipjacks from 1982 to 1993.
On May 23, 2016, the Portland Pirates' franchise was sold and relocated to Springfield, Massachusetts, [1] [2] and became the Springfield Thunderbirds. [3] A team of investors headed by former Pirates executives W. Godfrey Wood and Brad Church—the latter a former Portland player as well—announced their intentions to put an ECHL team in Portland to fill the void, joining as early as 2017. [4]
Maine Mariners may refer to: Maine Mariners (AHL) , an ice hockey team in Portland, Maine, which operated from 1977 to 1992 Maine Mariners (ECHL) , an ice hockey team in Portland, Maine, which has operated since 2018
Previously, Portland was home of several minor league ice hockey teams: the Maine Nordiques from 1973 to 1977, the Maine Mariners from 1977 to 1992, and the Portland Pirates (AHL) from 1993 to 2016. The Mariners were three-time Calder Cup winners, winning it in 1978, 1979 and 1984, while the Pirates would win the Calder Cup in 1995.
A re-enactment of the preparations for the Portland show is featured in the bio film This Is Elvis. The venue hosted the America East Conference (then the ECAC North) men's basketball tournament in 1980. Two AHL hockey clubs that have called the arena home, include the Portland Pirates and three time Calder Cup champions, the Maine Mariners.
The Nordiques were the Quebec Nordiques' top farm club, and were the only professional sports franchise in the state of Maine during the mid-1970s. [ 2 ] The club's all-time leading scorer was Paul Larose , who achieved 179 goals and 248 assists for the team between 1973 and 1977.
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