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History

The Pirates were founded in 1993 as an affiliate of the Washington Capitals, a year after the Maine Mariners relocated and became the Providence Bruins, and after the Baltimore Skipjacks decided to relocate to Maine. The Capitals affiliation ended after 12 seasons in 2005.

Their first season proved to be their most successful one, as they won the Calder Cup with a 43-27-10 record. Their next season they had 104 points, but were upset in the 1st round of the playoffs. In the 1995-96 season they again reached the Calder Cup Finals despite a subpar record of 32-34-10, but lost to the Rochester Americans.

Since then, it has been a roller coaster ride for the Pirates. Despite an excellent 100 point season, they were eliminated from the playoffs in the first round in 1999-2000.

For the first four seasons, they were coached by current Nashville Predators head coach Barry Trotz. They played host to the AHL All-Star Classic in 2003.

In 2005 the Pirates announced a five year lease extension at the Cumberland County Civic Center, ending speculation that the team might relocate. They also signed a five year affiliation agreement with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in 2005.

Founded: 1993-1994

Arena: Cumberland County Civic Center (capacity 6,746)

Uniform colors: red and black

Logo design: A cartoon-like pirate wielding a hockey stick.

Affiliate: Anaheim Ducks (NHL), Augusta Lynx (ECHL)

Division titles won: 1 (2005-06)

Regular season titles won: none

League championships won: 1 (1993-94)

Local Media: Portland Press Herald

Team records

Goals: 41 Michel Picard (1993-94)

Assists: 73 Jeff Nelson (1993-94)

Points: 107 Jeff Nelson (1993-94)

Penalty Minutes: 355 Mark Major (1997-98)

GAA: 1.99 Maxime Ouellet (2003-04)

SV%: .930 Maxime Ouellet (2003-04)

Career Goals: 147 Kent Hulst

Career Assists: 224 Andrew Brunette

Career Points: 360 Kent Hulst

Career Penalty Minutes: 797 Kevin Kaminski

Career Goaltending Wins: 79 Martin Brochu

Career Shutouts: 17 Maxime Ouellet

Career Games: 473 Kent Hulst