Portland Pirates:Too few players, plenty of heart

PORTLAND — The undermanned Portland Pirates, backed a solid performance by goalie Jhonas Enroth, gutted out a 2-1 win against the Norfolk Admirals Tuesday night.

Derek Whitmore matched his career high for goals in one season and Mark Mancari extended his points streak to 12 games as the Pirates skated to their fourth consecutive win, before 3,285 people at the Cumberland County Civic Center.

A fun role at Windham High, but ‘the Eagle’ takes it seriously

Chris Frost loves to entertain, and does so with aplomb as Windham High’s Eagle mascot.

Portland Pirates today, Jan. 25, 2011

WHO: Norfolk Admirals (24-11-7-2, 2nd in AHL’s East Division) at Portland Pirates (27-13-4-1, 1st in Atlantic Division) WHEN: 6:30 p.m. WHERE: Cumberland County Civic Center RADIO: WLOB (95.5 FM) ADMIRALS NOTES: In the midst of a four-game swing through the Northeast, the Admirals have won five of their last six games. Goalie Dustin Tokarski has […]

Mancari gives Pirates a boost

Mark Mancari’s hat trick sparks a 5-2 victory over Providence as Portland ties for the division lead.

Pirates inch closer to top

Portland is two points out of first with two games in hand after beating — just take a wild guess — Worcester.

Third is the charm for Riots

South Portland played one of its best third periods of the season Thursday night to skate to a 4-1 victory against archrival Portland in a Western Class A schoolboy hockey game at the Portland Ice Arena.

The Riots limited the Bulldogs to two shots on goal in the final period to improve their record to 4-4-1.

Maineiacs deny move imminent

The team president says rumors of a deal to move the QMJHL franchise to Canada are not true.

High School Wrestling Notebook: Not wrestling but still contributing

Vanya Tomaszewski, a three-time state champion, is getting a chance to see wrestling from a different perspective this season. Tomaszewski, who turned 20 last year, is prohibited from competing in high school matches by the Maine Principals’ Association’s age restrictions, but that isn’t keeping him from helping the wrestlers at Wells High. A senior, Tomaszewski […]

Pirates Notebook: Returning forwards give Pirates’ offense a boost

Forwards Mark Parrish and Igor Gongalsky have returned from injuries to provide a lift for the Portland Pirates. In his first three games after missing 19 games because of a groin injury, Parrish had two goals and two assists. Gongalsky, who missed seven games because of a concussion, scored his first AHL goal and had […]

Gragnani sets it all up for Pirates, 8-3

Portland defenseman Marc-Andre Gragnani ties a club record with five assists in a rout of Worcester.