Pirates

30 Years Ago This Week-Maine Goes Crazy When The Portland Pirates Win The Calder Cup
30 Years Ago This Week-Maine Goes Crazy When The Portland Pirates Win The Calder Cup
30 Years Ago This Week-Maine Goes Crazy When The Portland Pirates Win The Calder Cup
Here's a happy Maine sports memory for you. May 30, 1994. 30 years ago this week, the Portland Pirates won their one and only AHL Calder Cup Championship! It was the very first year of the franchise. A magical year to be sure with team members became household names in Maine: Killer Kevin Kaminski, Kent Hulst, Jeff Nelson, Kerry Clark, Byron Dafoe, and Olaf Kolzig. The Pirates totally owned the town in the first three years in Portland, with sell-outs at the CCCC most of the time. Portland was Hockeytown!
Science Center Gets Pirates
Science Center Gets Pirates
Science Center Gets Pirates
After spending a large part of the year in prehistoric times, the Portland Science Center is ready to hit the high seas in a captivating new exhibit about REAL pirates! It's an exhibition from National Geographic and will explore the real-life tale of a pirate ship called the Whydah, the first pirate ship ever discovered in U...