Pirates moving to the brink

Portland takes a 3-2 lead in the series with Connecticut and can wrap it up Saturday night.

The puck rested at the feet of a defenseman in front of the goal, if only for a few seconds. Instinctively, Mark Parrish knew what to do. Pounce on the puck and shoot it.

Pirates lose edge on road

Portland is never in the game as the Whale kill seven penalties and even the first round series with a 3-1 win.

Caught in 0-for-15 lull, Pirates seeking to amp up on power play

HARTFORD, Conn. — Your power play needs a boost. Do you overhaul the system? Or do you stick with it? If you’re the Portland Pirates, you keep going with what has worked, but you make subtle changes designed to put more pucks in the net. The Pirates continue their best-of-seven AHL Atlantic Division semifinal series […]

Pirates Notebook: Mancari, Persson shuffle back to Buffalo

After joining Portland against Connecticut on Sunday, Mark Mancari and Dennis Persson rejoin the Sabres in the NHL.

Portland fails to finish chances

Connecticut gets strong goaltending from ex-Pirate Duv Grumet-Morris and climbs back into the series.

Pirates fall to Whale in Game 3 of playoffs

HARTFORD, Conn. – Mark Voakes scored the lone goal for the Portland Pirates in a 3-1 loss to the Connecticut Whale in Game 3 of a best-of-seven Atlantic Division semifinal series Sunday at the XL Center. Voakes’ goal tied the game at 1-1 with 53 seconds left in the first, but the Whale responded with […]

Panthers focus past opening win

NYA, the defending Class B girls’ lacrosse champion, sees work ahead despite a 14-4 win over Freeport.

It’s still a whale of a franchise

Hartford’s previous pro hockey team, the NHL’s Whalers, may be gone but it’s certainly not forgotten.

Amateur tryout deal offers a look at what it’s like to live the dream

For players hoping to break into pro hockey, there’s nothing like a tryout to show your stuff.

Black Bears name hockey co-captains for 2011-12 season

Juniors Will O’Neill and Brian Flynn will share the leadership role on the men’s hockey team.