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Bay Side
June 6th, 2008, 10:30:04 PM
http://www.portlandpirates.com/newsarticle.asp?Id=1564

The Portland Pirates have scheduled a press conference for Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. to introduce their new NHL affiliate. The press conference will be held in the Captain's Club at the Cumberland County Civic Center. All accredited members of the media and the general public are invited to attend.
Chrispy56
June 9th, 2008, 1:03:08 PM
cool!
MstrHnky
June 10th, 2008, 9:32:14 AM
http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/sabresnhl/story/366680.html

The long-awaited joining of the Buffalo Sabres and Portland Pirates will become official this afternoon in Maine. The Pirates are holding a news conference at 1 p. m. to announce the Sabres will be their new parent club.

The minor-league affiliation agreement has been rumored since December, when the Sabres announced their 29-year relationship with Rochester would end after the 2007-08 season. Portland was eliminated from the American Hockey League’s Eastern Conference playoffs late last month, and it ended its three-year deal with the Anaheim Ducks last week.

Several members of the Sabres’ organization were expected to attend to-day’s unveiling at the Cumberland County Civic Center.
Wojo1203
June 10th, 2008, 2:05:49 PM
its official!!! http://www.portlandpirates.com/ in the top right is the proof
Riley_Mason
June 10th, 2008, 3:18:28 PM
http://sabres.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=365596
pigpen65
June 10th, 2008, 3:33:21 PM
Should be a really exciting season for the Pirates.
Bay Side
June 10th, 2008, 5:12:17 PM
Good news and very exciting!! Long term deal as well.
shotgun
June 10th, 2008, 5:39:20 PM
http://www.theahl.com/news/league/index.html?article_id=8770
pigpen65
June 10th, 2008, 6:19:56 PM
Supposedly it's 3 years with an option at the end of the 3rd to extend for 2 more. Not all that long term. Kind of sad they lost Rochester. It was cool always having the same affiliation.
SabresFan220
June 10th, 2008, 10:16:43 PM
Well within 3 years we will know whether or not we'll ever get Rochester back. If Portland and Buffalo work well together for 3 years and Golisano can't buy the Amerks outright we will choose to extend the deal. Kind of sucks we won't get to watch our own players anymore, unless someone gets a tv deal for Pirates games. The travel will be longer and more expensive for call ups, but that's what we could do for ourselves. Still should be fun to see how our boys do next season.
Wojo1203
June 10th, 2008, 10:46:28 PM
that would be incredible, if they struck a deal so our market got Pirates games. I would def watch
LaxBandit
June 10th, 2008, 11:27:42 PM
Time Warner Sportsnet Buffalo would be perfect channel to show the Portland Pirates games.

Now what would be awesome if Portland can play a game in Buffalo, maybe even a game vs Rochester? wouldn't that be an akward situation? of course it could get good attendence with the Sabres fans coming out to see the Pirates and then Amerk fans coming down from Rochester to see their team. At the very worst, hope the AHL schedules a Pirates game in Rochester (and not on a night where the Sabres have a home game!) so we can travel down and see our team play.

LB...
Snarf
June 10th, 2008, 11:33:53 PM
As long as Donner is in charge of Amerks, screw them. He may not own the team now, but he still owns 40% and is president of the Amerks.

I hope they put the Sabres logo on the shoulder of their jersey like they had the Ducks, I would get a jersey then. I see the ones with the Ducks logo has dropped in price in their store.

As for them playing the Amerks in Rochester, it would be fun, and I would go down and root for the Pirates, but the New England teams very rarely make a trip to Rochester.
billsfan69
June 11th, 2008, 2:54:05 AM
As long as Donner is in charge of Amerks, screw them. He may not own the team now, but he still owns 40% and is president of the Amerks.

I hope they put the Sabres logo on the shoulder of their jersey like they had the Ducks, I would get a jersey then. I see the ones with the Ducks logo has dropped in price in their store.

As for them playing the Amerks in Rochester, it would be fun, and I would go down and root for the Pirates, but the New England teams very rarely make a trip to Rochester.


Don't have a link to the story, but Portland's owner said they will have the logo of their NHL parent club on their shoulder.