Portland Pirates

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Portland Pirates
founding 1993
resolution 2016
history Erie Blades
1975- 1982
Baltimore Skipjacks
1982 - 1993
Portland Pirates
1993 - 2016
Springfield Thunderbirds
since 2016
Stadion Cross Insurance Arena
Location Portland , Maine
Team colors Black, red, silver, white
Conference Eastern Conference
division Atlantic Division
Calder cups 1993/94

The Portland Pirates were a hockey team from the American Hockey League . They played at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland , Maine from 1993 to 2016 . The club colors were red and black.

history

The Pirates were founded in 1993 as the Washington Capitals farm team . A year earlier, the Maine Mariners (1977 to 1992) had moved away and renamed Providence Bruins . When the Baltimore Skipjacks (1982 to 1993) decided to relocate, they moved to Portland and the Portland Pirates were founded. In 2005, the Capitals ended their collaboration with the Pirates and signed a collaboration with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. In summer 2008 the Buffalo Sabers became the new cooperation partner of the Pirates. This collaboration also lasted three years before it was ended by the Buffalo Sabers' acquisition of Rochester Americans in June 2011.

In their first season, the Pirates won the play-offs and thus the Calder Cup . The following year they were again among the best teams after the preliminary round, but were eliminated in the first round of the play-offs. In 1996 they reached the final of the Calder Cup again, but were subject to the Rochester Americans . Since then the results have been very varied. Either you missed the final round completely or you were usually eliminated early in the final round after a good preliminary round. In 2005, the Pirates agreed with the Cumberland County Civic Center (since 2014 Cross Insurance Arena ) on a five-year collaboration, which ended speculation about another move.

With the beginning of the 2015/16 season they cooperated in the NHL with the Florida Panthers . In May 2016, it was announced that the team would be relocated to Springfield , Massachusetts . There it will operate under the name Springfield Thunderbirds at the beginning of the 2016/17 season , replacing the Springfield Falcons previously resident there , which from now on are active as Tucson Roadrunners in Tucson , Arizona .

Team records

Career

Surname number
Most games Kent Hulst 473 (1993-2001)
Most goals Kent Hulst 147
Most templates Andrew Brunette 224
Most of the points Kent Hulst 360
Most penalty minutes Kevin Kaminski 797
Most wins as a goalkeeper Mike McKenna 84
Most shutouts Maxime Ouellet 17th

season

Surname number season
Most goals Michel Picard 41 1993/94
Most templates Jeff Nelson 73 1993/94
Most of the points Jeff Nelson 107 (34 goals + 73 assists) 1993/94
Most penalty minutes Mark Major 355 1997/98
Best conceded goal Maxime Ouellet 1.99 2003/04
Best save percentage Maxime Ouellet 93.0% 2003/04

Titles and trophies

Awards for players

Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award

Louis AR Pieri Memorial Award

Jack A. Butterfield Trophy

James C. Hendy Memorial Award

  • Tom Ebright: 1993/94

Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award

Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award

Eddie Shore Award

Les Cunningham Award

Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award

James H. Ellery Memorial Awards

  • Dave Ahlers: 2002/03

Season statistics

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeats after overtime, SOL = defeats after shootout , Pts = points, GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded

season GP W. L. T OTL SOL Pts GF GA space Playoffs
2015/16 76 41 27 - 6th 2 90 215 207 4. Atlantic 1st round, loss to the Hershey Bears
2014/15 76 39 28 - 7th 2 87 203 190 4. Atlantic 1st round, loss to the Manchester Monarchs
2013/14 76 24 39 - 3 10 61 222 284 5. Atlantic Missed play-offs
2012/13 76 41 30th - 3 2 87 230 233 2. Atlantic 1st round, loss to the Syracuse Crunch
2011/12 76 36 31 - 4th 5 81 223 254 3. Atlantic Missed play-offs
2010/11 80 47 24 - 7th 2 103 280 238 1. Atlantic 2nd round, loss to Binghamton Senators
2009/10 80 45 24 - 7th 4th 101 244 214 2. Atlantic 1st round, loss to the Manchester Monarchs
2008/09 80 39 31 - 3 7th 88 249 239 3. Atlantic 1st round, loss to the Providence Bruins
2007/08 80 45 26th - 5 4th 99 238 215 3. Atlantic Loss in the semifinals against the Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins
2006/07 80 37 31 - 3 9 86 225 232 6. Atlantic Missed play-offs
2005/06 80 53 19th 5 3 - 306 241 114 1. Atlantic Loss in the semifinals against the Hershey Bears
2004/05 80 34 34 6th 6th - 175 242 80 6. Atlantic Missed play-offs
2003/04 80 32 27 13 8th - 156 160 85 5. Atlantic 1 round
2002/03 80 33 28 13 6th - 221 195 85 4. North Eliminated in the qualifying round
2001/02 80 30th 31 15th 4th - 220 225 79 4. North Missed play-offs
2000/01 80 34 40 4th 2 - 250 280 74 5. New England 1 round
1999/00 80 46 23 10 1 - 256 202 103 2. New England 1 round
1998/99 80 23 48 7th 2 - 214 273 55 5. Atlantic Missed play-offs
1997/98 80 33 33 12 2 - 241 247 80 3. Atlantic 2nd round
1996/97 80 37 26th 10 7th - 279 264 91 3. New England 1 round
1995/96 80 32 34 10 4th - 282 283 78 3. North final
1994/95 80 46 22nd 12 0 - 333 233 104 2. North 1 round
1993/94 80 43 27 10 0 - 328 269 96 2. North Winning the Calder Cup

Well-known former players

Web links

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