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.
The Pirates were affiliated with the Washington Capitals (1993–2005), the Anaheim Ducks (2005–2008), the Buffalo Sabres (2008–2011), Arizona Coyotes (2011–2015), and the Florida Panthers (2015–2016). The organization hosted the AHL All-Star Classic in 2003 and 2010.
On May 4, 2016, the Pirates announced it had signed a letter of intent with an outside buyer to sell and relocate the franchise for the 2016–17 season.[1] It was reported that the team would be relocated to Springfield, Massachusetts following the pending sale and relocation of the Springfield Falcons franchise to Tucson, Arizona.[2] The transaction was approved by the AHL on May 23, 2016,[3] and the franchise became the Springfield Thunderbirds.
^"Portland Pirates Sign Letter of Intent to Relocate Franchise". OurSports Central. May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
^"Portland Pirates to leave Maine and move to Springfield, MA". WCSH. May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
^"American Hockey League Announces Franchise Transaction". OurSports Central. May 23, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
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moved to Portland, Maine, and was renamed the PortlandPirates. Trotz led the Pirates to two Calder Cup Finals, winning the Calder Cup in the Pirates' inaugural...
1994, with the PortlandPirates defeating the Moncton Hawks four games to two to win the first Calder Cup in team history. Portland's Olaf Kolzig won...
of the PortlandPirates' 2012–13 season, the arena closed for a second renovation phase, and was scheduled to reopen in January 2014. The Pirates intended...
the 2010–11 AHL season, the Coyotes came to an agreement with the PortlandPirates to be their new AHL affiliate, and San Antonio became Florida's top...
two more teams that season: Providence Bruins and PortlandPirates. Brunette stayed with the Pirates until 1998 but was called up by the Capitals for the...
overall regular season record. The PortlandPirates were the Eastern Conference regular season champions. PortlandPirates – Eastern Conference regular season...
first professional fighting major when he fought Jordan Smith of the PortlandPirates. The following season, Bissonnette played 65 games with the Nailers...
subsequently replaced by the Springfield Thunderbirds, the relocated PortlandPirates franchise under a new ownership group. The Montreal Canadiens-owned...
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inaugural play-by-play announcer of the PortlandPirates, the AHL affiliate of the Washington Capitals. The Pirates won the Calder Cup that first year, and...
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2006. Perry and Getzlaf combined for 67 points in 36 games with the PortlandPirates—the Ducks' new AHL affiliate—and were subsequently recalled by the...
the Capitals and their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the PortlandPirates, before being traded to the Boston Bruins on March 1, 1997. As part...
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Skipjacks (1991–1992 and 1992–1993), New Haven Nighthawks (1992) and PortlandPirates (1993–1994 and 1994–1995), and IHL side Phoenix Roadrunners. He was...
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