Paul Betit

Pirates Notebook: Goalie prepared to lend a hand

by Paul Betit October 5, 2012

After serving as an understudy to New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundquist for the past three seasons, Chad Johnson is prepared to do some mentoring of his own. “The key thing for me is obviously to play well and win games, but it’s also important that I help develop the younger goaltenders here,” said the […]

Maine Mariners, News, Sports

Portland Pirates defeat Canadian college in scrimmage

by Paul Betit October 4, 2012

Jordan Szwarz and rookie Chris Brown scored goals in a shootout to lift the Pirates to a 2-1 win at the Portland Ice Arena.

Sports

Girls’ Soccer Notebook: Shipbuilders have new approach, but results are same

by Paul Betit October 4, 2012

The Morse High girls’ soccer team is flying a little under the radar again. The Shipbuilders are riding a nine-game winning streak and are sitting on top of the Western Class B Heal points. Last season, Morse appeared to come out of nowhere to grab the top seed in the regional tournament. The Shipbuilders went […]

Maine Mariners, Sports

Pirates’ rookie acting like a vet

by Paul Betit October 3, 2012

A Coyotes official says defenseman Brandon Gormley is ‘wise beyond his years.’

Sports

Boys’ Soccer Notebook: They’re brothers, they’re strikers and they’re unbeaten

by Paul Betit October 3, 2012

The Reagan brothers are two big reasons Gorham has become one of the top contenders in Western Class A this season. The Rams, who are 8-0-2 after beating South Portland at home Tuesday night, already have defeated Windham, the defending state champion, and played Kennebunk and Scarborough, two of the SMAA’s top teams, to ties. […]

Maine Mariners, Sports

Pirates Notebook: From Texas to Maine, via Michigan

by Paul Betit October 2, 2012

How does a hockey player from Flower Mound, Texas, end up playing for the Portland Pirates in the American Hockey League? If you’re Chris Brown, you leave home at age 14 to play for a major midget team in Detroit. Then you spend two years playing for the U.S. national development program’s under-18 team. Finally […]

Maine Mariners, Sports

Pirates Notebook: Scoring not enough for rookie

by Paul Betit October 2, 2012

How does the player who led all of Canadian junior hockey in scoring last season manage to go undrafted by a National Hockey League team? If you’re Portland Pirates rookie center Brendan Shinnimin, it’s because of your size. “At the time of his draft age, obviously he was a smaller guy,” Phoenix Coyotes assistant general […]