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OFFICIALMEDIA GUIDE
& RECORD BOOK2019-20
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
BASIC INFORMATION...............................................3 MAINE MARINERS STAFF........................................4 HOCKEY OPERATIONS STAFF BIOS.................5-7 AFFILIATE INFORMATION.......................................8 MARINERS HISTORY & TIMELINE.....................9-10 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE..............11 NORTH DIVISION & MARINERS OPPONENTS.....12 PORTLAND HOCKEY HISTORY.........................13-14ABOUT THE ECHL/MARINERS AWARDS.......15-212018-19 RECAP & STATS..................................22-23MARINERS RECORD BOOK.............................24-31
MEDIA RESOURCES & INFOMichael Keeley
Media Relations & Broadcast Manager Michael_Keeley@comcastspectacor.com
(207) 761-0589
Radio Broadcasts: MarinersOfMaine.com/listen
Mixlr.com/MaineMariners
TV Broadcasts:ECHL.TV
Local TV News Stations: News Center Maine (NBC)
WLBZ (NBC - Bangor) WMTW (ABC)
WGME (CBS) / WPFO (FOX)
Mariners Social Media: Facebook: Maine Mariners Hockey
Twitter: @MarinersOfMaine Instagram: @MarinersOfMaine
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BASIC INFORMATION
Maine Mariners94 Free Street
Portland, ME 04101833-GO-MAINE
MarinersOfMaine.com
Cross Insurance Arena1 Civic Center SquarePortland, ME 04101
207-791-2200CrossArenaPortland.com
Year Established: 2017Inaugural Season: 2018-19
Official Colors: Navy, Green, and WhiteArena: Cross Insurance Arena
Capacity: 6,733
National Hockey League Affiliate: New York Rangers
American Hockey League Affiliate: Hartford Wolf Pack
Note about the Alaska Aces:The Maine Mariners are a continuation of the
ECHL membership originally held by the Alaska Aces (2003-17). The membership was inactive
during the 2017-18 season and all records contained within reflect the Maine Mariners
franchise only.
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LEADERSHIPOwnership: Comcast Spectacor
Governor: Paul Holmgren V.P. of Operations/Alternate Governor: Danny Briere
V.P. of Business Operations: Adam Goldberg
HOCKEY OPERATIONSHead Coach/Assistant General Manager: Riley Armstrong
Assistant Coach: Anthony BohnEquipment Manager: Jake Rogers
Athletic Trainer: Cole Libby
MARKETINGDirector of Marketing: Natalie Tobey
Media Relations & Broadcast Manager: Michael KeeleyGame Operations & Marketing Coordinator: Ryer Smith
SALESDirector of Sales: Linsey MacDougall
Director of Partnerships: Jordan PlaceAccount Executive: Mitchell KetchenAccount Executive: Molly Brenerman
Account Executive: Kevin Murphy Account Executive: Tyler Lessard
Ticket Sales & Front Office Coordinator: Parker Asselin
CROSS INSURANCE ARENA STAFF General Manager: Melanie Henkes Director of Events: Mike LoConte Director of Operations: Jim Leo
Director of Marketing: Bill O’Malley Director of Partnerships: Zach Davis
Director of Finance: Mark Eddy Director of Food & Beverage: Alan Foley
MAINE MARINERS STAFF
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HOCKEY OPERATIONS BIOSVice President of Operations Danny Briere
Briere was named Mariners Vice President of Op-erations in June of 2017, two years after finish-ing his playing career. The former center played 973 NHL games over 17 seasons with the Phoe-nix Coyotes, Buffalo Sabres, Philadelphia Flyers, Montreal Canadiens, and Colorado Avalanche. He finished just shy of 700 career points and was a two-time All-Star. Briere was known as a clutch playoff performer throughout his career as well.
As a 2010 Stanley Cup Finalist with the Flyers, he led the league in postseason scoring, putting up 30 points in 23 games. He averaged just under a point-per-game in his NHL playoff career (124 games). The Gatineau, Quebec native now resides in Philadelphia with his wife, Misha. Briere also has three sons, all of whom currently play hockey.
NHL career stats
Year Team GP G A P PO* G* A* P* 1997-98 Phoenix Coyotes 5 1 0 11998-99 Phoenix Coyotes 64 8 14 221999-00 Phoenix Coyotes 13 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 2000-01 Phoenix Coyotes 30 11 4 15 2001-02 Phoenix Coyotes 78 32 28 60 5 2 1 3 2002-03 Phoenix Coyotes 68 17 29 46 Buffalo Sabres 14 7 5 12 2003-04 Buffalo Sabres 82 28 37 65 2005-06 Buffalo Sabres 48 25 33 58 18 8 11 19 2006-07 Buffalo Sabres 81 32 63 95 16 3 12 15 2007-08 Philadelphia Flyers 79 31 41 72 17 9 7 16 2008-09 Philadelphia Flyers 29 11 14 25 6 1 3 4 2009-10 Philadelphia Flyers 75 26 27 53 23 12 18 30 2010-11 Philadelphia Flyers 77 34 34 68 11 7 2 9 2011-12 Philadelphia Flyers 70 16 33 49 11 8 5 13 2012-13 Philadelphia Flyers 34 6 10 16 2013-14 Montreal Canadiens 69 13 12 25 16 3 4 7 2014-15 Colorado Avalanche 57 8 4 12
TOTALS NHL Career 973 307 389 696 124 53 63 116
*Playoff games played, goals, assists, and points
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Armstrong, 34, was named the first head coach in fran-chise history in February 2018, and was promoted this past offseason to add Assistant General Manager to his title. Riley joined the Mariners from the ECHL’s Wheeling Nailers, where he was an assistant coach for two seasons (2016-18). Armstrong is a native of Saskatoon, Saskatch-ewan, playing his junior hockey for the Kootenay Ice and Everett Silvertips of the WHL. The forward began his pro career in the AHL with the Cleveland Barons in 2004. Armstrong spent the next five seasons in the San Jose Sharks organization, playing primarily with the AHL’s
Worcester Sharks, but also seeing action in two NHL games in 2008-09. That season, he enjoyed AHL career highs in points (42) and goals (25). After stops in AHL Abbotsford and Grand Rapids, Armstrong got his first look at the ECHL with the Utah Grizzlies in 2010-11. Armstrong’s playing career then took him to Germany, Finland, Sweden, and even Kazakhstan. The most productive season of his career came in 2013-14 as a member of the Landshut Cannibals of Germany’s DEL-2. That season, Armstrong put up 64 points in 45 games (24 goals, 40 as-sists). Scattered between his years overseas, he made stops with the Elmira Jack-als (ECHL), Binghamton Senators (AHL), Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL), and a return to the Utah Grizzlies. Armstrong spent his final professional season as a player in the ECHL with the Reading Royals in 2015-16. All in all, he played 2 career games in the NHL, 404 in the AHL, and 75 in the ECHL. Riley’s brother, Colby played 476 games in the NHL with Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Toronto, and Montreal. Riley current-ly resides in Gorham, ME with his wife, Amber, 7-year-old daughter, Peyton, and 3-year-old son, Ezra.
HOCKEY OPERATIONS BIOSHead Coach/Assistant G.M. Riley Armstrong
Professional career stats (U.S./CAN only)
Year Team GP G A P PO* G* A* P* 2004-05 Cleveland Barons (AHL) 70 8 11 192005-06 Cleveland Barons (AHL) 64 4 5 92006-07 Worcester Sharks (AHL) 73 19 17 36 6 0 1 1 2007-08 Worcester Sharks (AHL 64 15 19 34 2008-09 San Jose Sharks (NHL) 2 0 0 0 Worcester Sharks (AHL) 71 25 17 42 12 3 10 13 2009-10 Abbotsford Heat (AHL) 38 11 8 19 Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) 17 3 2 5 2010-11 Utah Grizzlies (ECHL) 2 0 2 2 2011-12 Elmira Jackals (ECHL) 9 3 4 7 Binghamton Senators (AHL) 5 1 2 3 2012-13 Utah Grizzlies (ECHL) 38 16 21 37 4 2 1 3 Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) 2 0 0 0 2015-16 Reading Royals (ECHL) 26 4 8 12 *Playoff games played, goals, assists, and points
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Assistant Coach Anthony BohnBohn, 34, was hired as assistant coach in June of 2018 after five seasons as a coach in the NAHL (North American Hockey League) and its affiliate league, the NA3HL. Most recently, Bohn served as the assistant coach for the Aberdeen Wings (NAHL) from 2015-17. He was also an assistant for the Topeka Roadrunners (NAHL) from 2013-15. Bohn was head coach/general manager for the Topeka Capitals (NA3HL) for two seasons, and
later a third after they moved to Atlanta. A native of Spring Hill, Flori-da, Bohn played juniors with the NAHL’s Sante Fe Roadrunners, before attending St. Mary’s (Minnesota) for his college hockey. A forward, Bohn led the team in scoring three of his four years and averaged ex-actly a point-per-game in his college career. He graduated in 2010 and then began his coaching career in the Western States Hockey League (WSHL) with the El Paso Rhinos for three years before the NAHL came calling. Bohn and his wife, Falin have twin 2-year-old boys, Aki and Tuukka.
HOCKEY OPERATIONS BIOS
Equipment Manager Jake Rogers Athletic Trainer Cole Libby
Rogers was named head equipment man-ager this past summer after Mark Riepe’s promotion to the AHL. Rogers has been involved in Portland
professional sports for over a de-cade. As a kid, he was both a bat boy for the Portland Sea Dogs and stick boy for the Portland Pirates. He made his way up the ranks with the Pirates, becom-ing a locker room attendant and eventually Assistant Equipment Manager by the 2010-11 season. He quickly became the Assis-tant Equipment Manager for the Mariners under Riepe in 2018-19, as hockey returned to Portland. Jake resides in Raymond, Maine with his wife Kayla.
Libby, ATC, enters his second season as Mar-iners Athetic Trainer Cole, like Rogers was a stick boy for the Port-land Pirates. Cole at-tended Weber State University in Ogden, Utah where he received a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training while also play-ing on the school’s Division 1 club hockey team. His connection to for-mer Portland Pirate Kevin Kaminski helped land his first job as an ath-letic trainer after college with the Louisiana IceGators of the SPHL. After two years with the IceGators, Cole jumped up to the ECHL with the Wichita Thunder and then the Utah Grizzlies, an organization that he originally interned with during his time in college. Cole and his wife, Katie recently welcomed son, Ian to the world.
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AFFILIATE INFORMATIONNHL Affiliate: New York RangersOne of the “original six” teams, the Rangers are among the NHL’s most historic franchises. Playing their home games at the world renowned Madison Square Garden in New York City, their lineage runs back to 1926. The Rangers were the first U.S. team to win the Stanley Cup (1928), and have captured a total of four, most recently in 1993-94. Twenty years after their last Cup victory, they returned to the finals (2013-14), but lost in five games to the Los Angeles Kings. The Rangers compete in the Metropolitan Division. Fresh off the second overall pick (Kappo Kakko) in the 2019 NHL Draft, the Rangers look to return to the play-offs for the first time since 2016-17.
Ownership: The Madison Square Garden Company President: John DavidsonGeneral Manager: Jeff Gorton Head Coach: David Quinn Assistant Coach: Greg Brown, David Oliver, Lindy Ruff
AHL Affiliate: Hartford Wolf PackThe top Rangers affiliate since 1997, the Wolf Pack reside in Hartford, Connecticut and the AHL’s Atlantic Division. The organization’s roots - back to its start in Providence, Rhode Island in 1926 - make it the oldest continuously operating professional minor league fran-chise in North American sports. Originally the Provi-dence Reds, and eventually the Dusters, the franchise moved to Binghamton, New York in 1977 after more than 50 years in Rhode Island. Originally the AHL affiliate of the Hartford Whalers, the switch to the Rangers came in 1990. The year 1997 saw the Whal-ers move to North Carolina and the resulting birth of the Wolf Pack in Hartford. From 2010 to 2013, they re-branded to the “Connecticut Whale” before returning to the “Wolf Pack” prior to the 2013-14 sea-son. The Wolf Pack’s lone Calder Cup Title came in 2000.
Ownership: The Madison Square Garden Company/Global Spectrum Executive General Manager: Chris Lawrence Assistant Executive GM: Ben Weiss General Manager: Chris Drury Assistant General Manager: Pat Boller Head Coach: Kris Knoblauch Associate Head Coach: Gord Murphy Assistant Coach: David Cunniff
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HISTORY & TIMELINEIt was officially announced that professional hockey was mak-ing a triumphant return to town in June of 2017 when Com-cast Spectacor purchased the ECHL membership of the Alas-ka Aces and relocated it to Portland, Maine. With Philadelphia Flyers brass Paul Holmgren and Danny Briere at the helm, the Mariners were “re-born” in September 2017 when they got their name, winning in a fan vote and paying homage to Port-land’s first pro hockey franchise. A full timeline of the events leading up to and through the inaugural season of ECHL Mari-ners hockey is below:
June 15th, 2017: Comcast Spectacor announces its purchase of the ECHL membership formerly known as the Alaska Aces and its in-tention to move the franchise to Portland and the Cross Insurance Arena.
September 29th, 2017: The Mariners get their name after beating out the Lumberjacks, Watchmen, Puffins, and Wild Blueberries in a fan vote.
November 29th, 2017: The Mariners logo and color scheme is re-vealed.
February 17th, 2018: Riley Armstrong is announced as the first head coach of the Mariners.
April 9th, 2018: The Mariners announce their affiliation with the NHL’s New York Rangers and AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack.
June 22nd, 2018: Forward Alex Kile signs with the Mariners, be-coming the first rostered player in franchise history.
August 15th, 2018: Beacon The Puffin is revealed as the Mariners’ mascot.
September 11th, 2018: The Mariners make their first trade in fran-chise history, acquiring forward Terrence Wallin from the Adiron-dack Thunder in exchange for defenseman Matias Cleland.
October 13th, 2018: The Mariners host the Adirondack Thunder in the inaugural ECHL contest in Portland. Jason Salvaggio scores the first goal in franchise history at 10:29 of the first period. A crowd of 5,291 witnessed the game.
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October 21st, 2018: The Mariners win their first game in franchise history, defeating the Newfoundland Growlers 3-2 at the Cross Insurance Arena.
November 9, 2018: Shawn St-Amant scores the first overtime goal in team history as the Mariners defeat Worcester 3-2 on the road.
November 14, 2018: St-Amant also gets the first hat trick in Mariners history in a 6-3 home win over Orlando. This is also the franchise’s first game against a non-division opponent.
November 24th, 2018: Ty Ronning registers five points in the third period to lead the Mariners to a memorable 6-4 comeback win over the Manchester Monarchs.
December 28th, 2018: The Mariners defeat Worcester 3-2 in a shootout at home, giving them a perfect 5-0-0 home record in December.
January 18th, 2019: Brandon Halverson makes 43 saves for the first shutout win in franchise history. The Mariners defeat Man-chester, 1-0.
March 1st, 2019: A 4-3 shootout victory in Utah gives the Mari-ners ten consecutive wins in overtime or shootout games. The streak ends the following night with a 4-3 overtime loss.
March 9th, 2019: The Mariners become the Maine Wild Blueber-ries for a game, a nod to the 2nd place name in the naming con-test. The South Carolina Stingrays defeat them in overtime, 2-1.
March 17th, 2019: On St. Patrick’s Day, the Mariners and New-foundland Growlers play an 18-round shootout at the Cross Insurance Arena, the 4th longest shootout in ECHL history. The Mariners win the game 5-4, with Wade Murphy scoring twice, including the game-winner in the 18th round.
April 7th, 2019: The Mariners finish season with a 4-3 home win over Newfoundland, Murphy once again scoring the winner in a shootout. The Mariners finish their inaugural with a 22-12-1-1 home record.
TIMELINE (cont’d)
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Date Opponent H/A Time Venue October 11th, 2019 Adirondack Thunder Home 7:15 PM Cross Insurance ArenaOctober 18th, 2019 Worcester Railers Away 7:05 PM DCU CenterOctober 19th, 2019 Reading Royals Away 7:00 PM Santander Arena October 20th, 2019 Reading Royals Away 4:00 PM Santander ArenaOctober 23rd, 2019 Adirondack Thunder Away 7:00 PM Cool Insuring ArenaOctober 25th, 2019 Newfoundland Growlers Home 7:15 PM Cross Insurance Arena October 26th, 2019 Newfoundland Growlers Home 6:00 PM Cross Insurance Arena November 2nd, 2019 Newfoundland Growlers Home 6:00 PM Cross Insurance ArenaNovember 9th, 2019 Adirondack Thunder Home 6:00 PM Cross Insurance ArenaNovember 11th, 2019 Reading Royals Home 7:00 PM Cross Insurance Arena November 15th, 2019 Brampton Beast Home 7:15 PM Cross Insurance ArenaNovember 16th, 2019 Adirondack Thunder Home 6:00 PM Cross Insurance ArenaNovember 20th, 2019 Norfolk Admirals Away 7:30 PM Norfolk ScopeNovember 22nd, 2019 Norfolk Admirals Away 7:30 PM Norfolk ScopeNovember 23rd, 2019 Norfolk Admirals Away 7:30 PM Norfolk ScopeNovember 26th, 2019 Worcester Railers Home 7:00 PM Cross Insurance ArenaNovember 29th, 2019 Indy Fuel Home 7:15 PM Cross Insurance Arena November 30th, 2019 Newfoundland Growlers Home 6:00 PM Cross Insurance ArenaDecember 6th, 2019 Adirondack Thunder Away 7:00 PM Cool Insuring ArenaDecember 7th, 2019 Adirondack Thunder Home 6:00 PM Cross Insurance ArenaDecember 10th, 2019 Adirondack Thunder Home 7:00 PM Cross Insurance ArenaDecember 13th, 2019 Worcester Railers Away 7:05 PM DCU Center December 14th, 2019 Worcester Railers Away 7:05 PM DCU CenterDecember 20th, 2019 Adirondack Thunder Away 7:00 PM Cool Insuring ArenaDecember 21st, 2019 Adirondack Thunder Away 7:00 PM Cool Insuring ArenaDecember 26th, 2019 Adirondack Thunder Home 7:00 PM Cross Insurance ArenaDecember 27th, 2019 Reading Royals Home 7:15 PM Cross Insurance ArenaDecember 28th, 2019 Worcester Railers Away 7:05 PM DCU CenterDecember 31st, 2019 Reading Royals Away 4:00 PM Santander Arena January 3rd, 2020 Jacksonville Icemen Home 7:15 PM Cross Insurance Arena January 4th, 2020 Jacksonville Icemen Home 6:00 PM Cross Insurance ArenaJanuary 7th, 2020 Reading Royals Away 10:30 AM Santander ArenaJanuary 10th, 2020 Newfoundland Growlers Home 7:15 PM Cross Insurance ArenaJanuary 11th, 2020 Adirondack Thunder Home 6:00 PM Cross Insurance Arena January 12th, 2020 Newfoundland Growlers Home 3:00 PM Cross Insurance ArenaJanuary 14th, 2020 Worcester Railers Home 7:00 PM Cross Insurance Arena January 15th, 2020 Adirondack Thunder Away 7:00 PM Cool Insuring ArenaJanuary 17th, 2020 Brampton Beast Away 7:15 PM CAA Centre January 18th, 2020 Brampton Beast Away 7:15 PM CAA CentreJanuary 19th, 2020 Brampton Beast Away 2:00 PM CAA CentreJanuary 24th, 2020 Worcester Railers Home 7:15 PM Cross Insurance ArenaJanuary 25th, 2020 Worcester Railers Away 7:05 PM DCU CenterJanuary 29th, 2020 Adirondack Thunder Away 7:00 PM Cool Insuring ArenaJanuary 31st, 2020 Adirondack Thunder Away 7:00 PM Cool Insuring Arena February 1st, 2020 Adirondack Thunder Home 6:00 PM Cross Insurance Arena February 4th, 2020 Worcester Railers Home 7:00 PM Cross Insurance ArenaFebruary 7th, 2020 Worcester Railers Home 7:15 PM Cross Insurance ArenaFebruary 8th, 2020 Brampton Beast Home 6:00 PM Cross Insurance Arena February 9th, 2020 Brampton Beast Home 3:00 PM Cross Insurance ArenaFebruary 11th, 2020 Brampton Beast Home 7:00 PM Cross Insurance ArenaFebruary 14th, 2020 Newfoundland Growlers Away 5:30 PM Mile One CentreFebruary 15th, 2020 Newfoundland Growlers Away 5:30 PM Mile One CentreFebruary 18th, 2020 Newfoundland Growlers Away 5:30 PM Mile One CentreFebruary 19th, 2020 Newfoundland Growlers Away 5:30 PM Mile One CentreFebruary 22nd, 2020 Adirondack Thunder Away 7:00 PM Cool Insuring ArenaFebruary 23rd, 2020 Newfoundland Growlers Home 3:00 PM Cross Insurance ArenaFebruary 26th, 2020 Reading Royals Away 7:00 PM Santander ArenaFebruary 28th, 2020 Wheeling Nailers Away 7:05 PM WesBanco ArenaMarch 1st, 2020 South Carolina Stingrays Home 3:00 PM Cross Insurance ArenaMarch 6th, 2020 Reading Royals Home 7:15 PM Cross Insurance ArenaMarch 8th, 2020 Worcester Railers Home 3:00 PM Cross Insurance ArenaMarch 10th, 2020 Norfolk Admirals Home 7:00 PM Cross Insurance ArenaMarch 13th, 2020 Worcester Railers Away 7:05 PM DCU CenterMarch 14th, 2020 Worcester Railers Home 6:00 PM Cross Insurance ArenaMarch 18th, 2020 Worcester Railers Away 7:05 PM DCU Center March 22nd, 2020 Reading Royals Away 4:00 PM Santander ArenaMarch 27th, 2020 Worcester Railers Home 7:15 PM Cross Insurance ArenaMarch 28th, 2020 Adirondack Thunder Away 7:00 PM Cool Insuring Arena March 29th, 2020 Worcester Railers Home 3:00 PM Cross Insurance ArenaApril 1st, 2020 Adirondack Thunder Away 7:00 PM Cool Insuring Arena April 3rd, 2020 Worcester Railers Away 7:05 PM DCU CenterApril 5th, 2020 Worcester Railers Away 3:05 PM DCU Center
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Adirondack ThunderLocation: Glens Falls, NY NHL Affiliate: New Jersey Devils AHL Affiliate: Binghamton Devils Joined: 2015Head Coach: Alex Loh
Brampton Beast Location: Brampton, ON, Canada NHL Affiliate: Ottawa Senators AHL Affiliate: Belleville Senators Joined: 2014 Head Coach: Spiros Anastas
Maine Mariners Location: Portland, ME NHL Affiliate: New York Rangers AHL Affiliate: Hartford Wolf Pack Joined: 2018 Head Coach: Riley Armstrong
Newfoundland Growlers Location: St. Johns, NL, Canada NHL Affiliate: Toronto Maple Leafs AHL Affiliate: Toronto Marlies Joined: 2018 Head Coach: John Snowden
Reading Royals Location: Reading, PA NHL Affiliate: Philadelphia Flyers AHL Affiliate: Lehigh Valley Phantoms Joined: 2001 Head Coach: Kirk MacDonald
Worcester Railers Location: Worcester, MA NHL Affiliate: New York Islanders AHL Affiliate: Bridgeport Sound Tigers Joined: 2017 Head Coach: Jamie Russell
ECHL NORTH DIVISION
2019-20 Opponent Breakdown Adirondack Thunder/Worcester Railers (18 games)
Newfoundland Growlers (11 games) Reading Royals (9 games) Brampton Beast (7 games) Norfolk Admirals (4 games)
Jacksonville IceMen (2 games) Indy Fuel/South Carolina Stingrays/
Wheeling Nailers (1 game)
JACKSONV I L L E
Other 2019-20 Opponents:
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PORTLAND HOCKEY HISTORYThe Original Maine Mariners (1977-1987)
Professional hockey in Portland has a rich history, dating back to the 1970s, when the original Maine Mariners were brought to town by the same franchise that owns
the modern Mariners, the Philadelphia Flyers. The “first” Mariners began play in the 1977-78 season as the AHL affiliate of the Flyers and played their first game in Portland on October 15th, 1977. The Mariners took the league by storm, win-
ning the Calder Cup after a 43-28-9 regular season and defeating the New Haven Nighthawks for the title. They followed up the impressive feat by repeating as Calder Cup Champions the following season, going 45-22-13 and taking down New Haven once again in the finals. The Mariners are still the only franchise in AHL history to win the Calder Cup
in each of ts first two seasons.Prior to the 1983-84 season, the Flyers sold the affiliation to the New Jersey Devils, and
the Mariners pulled off more “first year” magic, winning their third Cup, despite the fran-chise’s first regular season losing record (33-36-11). They defeated the Rochester Amer-icans in the Calder Cup Finals to capture their third championship. It also marked their
fifth finals appearance in seven seasons of existence.
Maine Mariners, Second Franchise (1987-1992)Following the 1986-87 season, the Devils relocated their AHL franchise to Utica, NY,
opening the door for the Boston Bruins to take geographical advantage of the Portland market and place their top affiliate in town – an AHL expansion fran-chise. The Bruins preserved the team name and its logo, making only a color
scheme change from Flyers black-and-orange to Bruins back-and-gold. Remark-ably, it appeared that the Mariners were going to pull off yet another first year run to
the Cup, finishing with the best record in the North Division (44-25-7-4), but they were ousted by the Fredrickton Express in the Division Finals. The 1987-88 season would be
the only successful one for the Bruins iteration of the Mariners, who failed to finish above .500 or make the playoffs in any of their four proceeding seasons. After the 1991-92 cam-paign, the Bruins moved the franchise to Providence, Rhode Island, where it still operates
today. The last Maine Mariners AHL game took place on April 4th, 1992.
Portland Pirates (1993-2016)After just one season without hockey at the Cross Insurance Arena, the Wash-ington Capitals moved their AHL affiliate from Baltimore, Mary-
land to Portland, and the Pirates were born. Enjoying tremendous success on and off the ice right away, the Pirates did what only the Mariners could do before them, and won the Calder Cup in 1993-94: their first season. Barry Trotz, head coach of the 2018
Stanley Cup Champion Washington Capitals served as the bench boss, leading the Pirates to a 43-27-10 regular season mark and a six-game victory over the Moncton Hawks in the championship series. Trotz would serve as head coach until 1997. The Pirates returned to the Calder Cup Finals in 1995-96, but lost to the Rochester Americans in seven games. Although the Pirates would remain in Portland for ten more seasons, they would never
make a return to the finals.In the summer of 2005, the Pirates switched parent clubs from the Capitals to the Ana-heim Ducks, an affiliation that would last for three seasons. In 2008, a new relationship
began with the Buffalo Sabres that would last through the end of the 2010-11 season, af-ter which the Sabres reunited with Rochester. The move ushered in the Phoenix Coyotes
era, which spanned four seasons. During what would be their final season in Portland (2015-16), the Pirates were affiliated with the Florida Panthers. On May 4th, 2016, it was announced that the Pirates had been sold with intent to relocate the franchise. Less than
two weeks later, the move to Springfield, Massachusetts became official.
Maine Mariners, ECHL (2018-pres) Pro hockey returned to the Cross Insurance Arena in 2018-19, two seasons after the de-pature of the Pirates. This third version of the Mariners is owned by Comcast Spectacor
and operated on the business side by the Philadelphia Flyers, while serving as an affiliate club of the New York Rangers and AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack. A full timeline of the events leading up to and through the inaugural season
can be found on pages 9 and 10 of this media guide.
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The Cross Insurance Arena, built in 1977, hosts a variety of con-certs, family shows, conventions
and sporting events. The Cross Insurance Arena was also home to the original Maine Mariners as well as the Portland Pirates. Follow-ing the 2011-12 hockey season, work began on an eventual $33 mil-lion renovation project which included, but was not limited to: ad-ditional seating, locker room upgrades, added bathroom facilities, and an expanded box office. The Cross Insurance Arena is owned by Cumberland County and operated by Spectra which provides venue management and partnerships services. The Cross Insurance Arena capacity totals 6,733.
Other Notable Maine Teams:Maine Nordiques (1973-77)
NAHL (Professional) Lewiston MAINEiacs (2003-11)
QMJHL (Major Junior)Maine Nordiques (2019-pres)
NAHL (Tier II Junior)
Championships*: -1977-78 (Mariners) -1978-79 (Mariners)-1983-84 (Mariners)-1993-94 (Pirates)
*AHL Calder Cup
PORTLAND HOCKEY HISTORY AT A GLANCE
Maine Mariners (AHL franchise #1)Philadelphia Flyers affiliate: 1977-1983New Jersey Devils affiliate: 1983-1987
Maine Mariners (AHL franchise #2)Boston Bruins affiliate: 1987-1992
Portland Pirates (AHL)Washington Capitals affiliate: 1993-2005
Anaheim Ducks affiliate: 2005-2008Buffalo Sabres affiliate: 2008-2011
Phoenix Coyotes affiliate: 2011-2015Florida Panthers affiliate: 2015-2016
Maine Mariners (ECHL) New York Rangers affiliate: 2018-pres
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ABOUT THE ECHL
Year founded: 1988Headquarters: Princeton, New Jersey
Commissioner: Ryan CrelinNumber of teams: 26
Length of season: 72 gamesMost recent champion: Newfoundland Growlers
The ECHL is the “Premier AA Hockey League,” boast-ing 26 teams across the U.S. and into Eastern Canada. Formerly short for “East Coast Hockey League,” the expansion into areas like Boise, Idaho, Salt Lake City, Utah, and Rapid City, South Dakota, made the ECHL de-cide to identify by its abbreviation only. The ECHL and AHL are the only minor leagues affiliated with the NHL. The ECHL was founded in 1988, celebrating its 30th an-niversary in 2017-18. The league is split into four divi-sions (North, South, Central, Mountain) within two con-ferences (Eastern and Western) and its Championship trophy is the Kelly Cup. The Newfoundland Growlers captured the 2019 Cup in their first season of existence. The ECHL follows most of the rules and regulations of its two higher leagues, but plays with three forward lines instead of four – dressing just 18 players (goalten-ders included) in a game (compared to 20 in the AHL and NHL). Roster size is 20, compared to 23 in the NHL. Players on ECHL rosters can have a contract with an NHL, AHL, or ECHL team. In 2019-20, the ECHL swiched from five to seven minute overtime periods and institut-ed video review for goals in all arenas.
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EASTERN CONFERENCENorth Division:
Adirondack Thunder – Glens Falls, NY (New Jersey Devils)Maine Mariners – Portland, ME (New York Rangers)
Newfoundland Growlers – St. John’s, NL, CAN (Toronto Maple Leafs)Reading Royals – Reading, PA (Philadelphia Flyers)
Brampton Beast – Brampton, ON, CAN (Ottawa Senators)Worcester Railers – Worcester, MA (New York Islanders)
South Division: Norfolk Admirals – Norfolk, VA
Florida Everblades – Estero, FL (Nashville Predators)Greenville Swamp Rabbits – Greenville, SC (Carolina Hurricanes)
Atlanta Gladiators – Duluth, GA (Boston Bruins)South Carolina Stingrays – North Charleston, SC (Washington Capitals)
Jacksonville Icemen – Jacksonville, FL (Winnipeg Jets)Orlando Solar Bears – Orlando, FL (Tampa Bay Lightning)
WESTERN CONFERENCECentral Division:
Toledo Walleye – Toledo, OH (Detroit Red Wings)Kalamazoo Wings – Kalamazoo, MI (Vancouver Canucks)
Indy Fuel – Indianapolis, IN (Chicago Blackhawks)Cincinnati Cyclones – Cincinnati, OH (Buffalo Sabres)
Fort Wayne Komets – Fort Wayne, IN (Vegas Golden Knights)Wheeling Nailers – Wheeling, WV (Pittsburgh Penguins)
Mountain Division:Utah Grizzlies – West Valley City, UT (Colorado Avalanche)
Rapid City Rush – Rapid City, SD (Arizona Coyotes)Wichita Thunder – Wichita, KS (Edmonton Oilers)
Kansas City Mavericks – Kansas City, MO (Calgary Flames)Tulsa Oilers – Tulsa, OK (St. Louis Blues)
Allen Americans – Allen, TX (Minnesota Wild)Idaho Steelheads – Boise, ID (Dallas Stars)
ECHL ALIGNMENT 2019-20
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ECHL TEAM MAP 2019-20
Greensboro Monarchs (1989-1995) Hampton Road Admirals (1989-2000) Jacksonville Lizard Kings (1995-2000) New Orleans Brass (1997-2002) Richmond Renegades (1990-2003) Arkansas Riverblades (1999-2003) Jackson Bandits (1999-2003) Lexington Men O’ War (2002-2003) Roanoake Express (1993-2004) Greensboro Generals (1999-2004) Columbus Cottonmouths (2001-2004) Louisiana IceGators (1995-2005) Peoria Rivermen (1996-2005) Pee Dee Pride (1996-2005) Greenville Grrrowl (1998-2006) San Diego Gulls (2003-2006) Long Beach Ice Dogs (2003-2007)
Pensacola Ice Pilots (1996-2008) Augusta Lynx (1998-2008)Fresno Falcons (2003-2008) Columbia Inferno (2001-2008) Dayton Bombers (1991-2009) Mississippi Surge (1996-2009) Phoenix RoadRunners (2005-2009) Charlotte Checkers (1993-2010) Victoria Salmon Kings (2004-2011) Chicago Express (2011-2012) Trenton Titans/Devils (1999-2013) San Francisco Bulls (2012-2014) Las Vegas Wranglers (2003-2014) Elmira Jackals (2007-2017) Colorado Eagles (2011-2018) Quad City Mallards (2014-2018) Manchester Monarchs (2015-2019)
FORMER ECHL FRANCHISES*
*Not including relocated franchises still operating or previous iterations of teams listed
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ECHL ALUMNI
According to ECHL.com, over 662 ECHL players have played in the NHL after spending time in the ECHL. During the 2018-19 season, 20 former ECHL players
made their NHL debuts.
Notable NHL Stanley Cup champions who started their careers in the ECHL include: Jordan Binnington, G (Blues) One of the biggest stories of the 2019 Stanley Cup play-offs, rookie Binnington helped the Blues capture their first Cup, by beating the Bruins in seven games.
Tim Thomas, G (Bruins, Panthers, Stars) Thomas led the Bruins to a Stanley Cup Championship in 2010-11 and won the Vezina Trophy twice (‘09 and ‘11).
Michael Ryder, F (Canadiens, Bruins, Stars, Devils) Ryder had five 50 point seasons in the NHL and five with 25 or more goals. He was also on the 2011 Bruins Stanley Cup team.
Jonathan Quick, G (Kings) Quick is a two time Cup champ with the Kings (‘12 and ‘14) and a three time All-Star. He won the Conn Smyth Award (Playoff MVP) in 2012. Braden Holtby, G (Capitals) Holtby led the Capitals to their first Stanley Cup in team history in 2018. He won the 2016 Vezina Trophy and is a three time All-Star.
Ruslan Fedetenko, F (Flyers, Lightning, Penguins, Rangers)Fedetenko is best known for his Stanley Cup Finals heroics, scoring both goals for the Lighting in their 2004 Game 7 win over the Calgary Flames. He won a second cup with the Pen-guins in 2009.
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ECHL ALUMNI
Other notable NHL players with ECHL backgrounds:
Alex Auld, G (VAN/FLA/PHX/BOS/OTT/DAL/NYR/MTL) Jay Beagle, F (WSH/VAN) Martin Biron, G (BUF/PHI/NYI/NYR) Paul Bissonnette, F (PIT/PHX) Daniel Carcillo, F (PHX/PHI/CHI/LAK/NYR) Cory Conacher, F (OTT/BUF/NYI/TB) Joe Corvo, D (LAK/OTT/CAR/WSH/BOS) Byron Dafoe, G (WSH/LAK/BOS/ATL) David Desharnais, F (MTL/EDM/NYR) Louis Domingue, G (ARI/TB) Devan Dubnyk, G (EDM/NSH/ARI/MIN) Dan Girardi, D (NYR/TB) Luke Glendening, F (DET) Thomas Greiss, G (SJ/PHX/PIT/NYI) Jaroslav Halak, G (MTL/STL/WSH/NYI/BOS) Johan Hedberg, G (PIT/VAN/DAL/ATL/NJ) Matt Hendricks, F (COL/WSH/NSH/EDM/WPG/MIN) Carter Hutton, G (CHI/NSH/STL/BUF) Martin Jones, G (LAK/SJ) Anton Khudobin, G (MIN/BOS/CAR/ANA/DAL) Olaf Kolzig, G (WSH/TB) Patrick Lalime, G (PIT/OTT/STL/CHI/BUF) Petr Mrazek, G (DET/PHI/CAR) Chris Neil, F (OTT) Mike Smith, G (DAL/TB/ARI/CGY) Cam Talbot, G (NYR/EDM/PHI)
A full list of ECHL alumni can be found at https://www.echl.com/en/pages/alumni
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KELLY CUP CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
2019: Newfoundland Growlers def. Toledo Walleye, 4-22018: Colorado Eagles def. Florida Everblades, 4-32017: Colorado Eagles def. South Carolina Stingrays, 4-02016: Allen Americans def. Wheeling Nailers, 4-22015: Allen Americans def. South Carolina Stingrays, 4-32014: Alaska Aces def. Cincinnati Cyclones, 4-22013: Reading Royals def. Stockton Thunder, 4-12012: Florida Everblades def. Las Vegas Wranglers, 4-12011: Alaska Aces def. Kalamazoo Wings, 4-12010: Cincinnati Cyclones def. Idaho Steelheads, 4-12009: South Carolina Stingrays def. Alaska Aces, 4-32008: Cincinnati Cyclones def. Las Vegas Wranglers, 4-22007: Idaho Steelheads def. Dayton Bombers, 4-12006: Alaska Aces def. Gwinnett Gladiators, 4-12005: Trenton Titans def. Florida Everblades, 4-22004: Idaho Steelheads def. Florida Everblades, 4-12003: Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies def. Columbia Inferno, 4-12002: Greenville Grrrowl def. Dayton Bombers, 4-02001: South Carolina Stingrays def. Trenton Titans, 4-12000: Peoria Riverman def. Louisiana IceGators, 4-21999: Mississippi Sea Wolves def. Richmond Renegades, 4-31998: Hampton Road Admirals def. Pensacola Ice Pilots, 4-21997: South Carolina Stingrays def. Louisiana Ice Gators, 4-11996*: Charlotte Checkers def. Jacksonville Lizard Kings, 4-01995*: Richmond Renegades def. Greensboro Monarchs, 4-11994*: Toledo Storm def. Raleigh IceCaps, 4-11993*: Toledo Storm def. Wheeling Thunderbirds, 4-21992*: Hampton Road Admirals def. Louisville Icehawks, 4-01991*: Hampton Road Admirals def. Greensboro Monarchs, 4-11990*: Greensboro Monarchs def. Winston-Salem Thunderbirds, 4-11989*: Carolina Thunderbirds def. Johnstown Chiefs, 4-3 *Championship Trophy was known as the “Riley Cup”
• Most Cups won: 3 (Alaska, South Carolina, Hampton)• # of 7-game series: 5 (last: 2018)• # of 4-game sweeps: 4 (last: 2017)
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MARINERS ECHL AWARDS
2018-19 Theme Night of the Year:Wild Blueberries Night March 9th, 2019
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Date Opp. Time/Res Record Standing GWG PP OPP SF SA PIM OPM MNE Goalie Opp Goalie Length Att Oct. 13th ADK L 3-6 0-1-0-0 7th North C. Riley 2/6 2/5 29 43 14 16 Halverson (37/43) Phinney (26/29) 2:25 5291Oct. 19th REA L 4-6 0-2-0-0 7th North B. Low 1/6 1/5 32 34 22 14 Nell (28/35) Komm (28/32) 2:22 3008 Oct. 20th @WOR L 1-4 0-3-0-0 7th North M. Cornell 0/3 0/2 34 33 4 6 Halverson* (19/22) Gillam (33/34) 2:31 8853 Oct. 21st NEW W 4-2 1-3-0-0 7th North A. Kile 1/8 1/6 24 34 12 14 LaCouvee (32/34) Garteig (20/23) 2:19 1972Oct. 24th MAN W 4-3 2-3-0-0 7th North A. Waked 0/5 1/3 32 39 10 14 LaCouvee (36/39) Kehler (28/31) 2:21 1671Oct. 26th @ADK L 1-3 2-4-0-0 7th North M. Szmatula 0/4 1/6 25 34 14 10 Halverson (31/33) Phinney (24/25) 2:17 2265Oct. 27th @MAN L 2-5 2-5-0-0 7th North N. Pierog 2/5 0/2 31 29 18 24 Nell (24/28) Williams (29/31) 2:36 3398Nov. 2nd REA SOL 3-4 2-5-0-1 7th North A. Schmidt (SO) 1/5 1/6 31 34 12 10 Halverson (30/33) Komm (28/31) 2:33 4835Nov. 7th @REA W 4-2 3-5-0-1 6th North R. Ferrill 1/3 1/4 32 36 17 15 Nell (34/36) Redmond* (18/22) 2:29 1907Nov. 9th @WOR W 3-2/OT 4-5-0-1 6th North S. St-Amant 1/4 0/2 37 32 4 8 Halverson (30/32) Buitenhuis (34/37) 2:26 2573Nov. 10th WOR W 3-1 5-5-0-1 5th North M. McNicholas 1/5 0/4 34 33 14 16 Halverson (32/33) Buitenhuis (31/33) 2:27 5003Nov. 14th ORL W 6-3 6-5-0-1 4th North S. St-Amant 2/6 0/1 42 31 4 14 Halverson (28/31) Oullette (36/41) 2:21 1924Nov. 16th @BRM L 0-3 6-6-0-1 5th North D. Pacan 0/1 0/2 23 46 6 4 Nell (43/46) Marcoux (23/23) 2:14 2041Nov. 17th @BRM W 3-2 7-6-0-1 4th North D. Melanson 1/5 0/7 41 30 14 10 Halverson (28/30) Marcoux (38/41) 2:23 2095Nov 24th MAN W 6-4 8-6-0-1 6th North V. Pedrie 0/5 0/5 38 44 15 17 Halverson (40/44) Kehler (32/37) 2:31 3583Nov. 28th REA W 4-1 9-6-0-1 5th North M. Adams-Moisan 1/3 0/3 29 36 11 11 Halverson (35/36) Lotz (25/28) 2:25 1311Nov. 30th WOR L 2-4 9-7-0-1 5th North B. Almeida 0/1 0/1 32 34 12 12 Halverson (30/34) Gillam (30/32) 2:24 2982Dec. 1st @MAN W 5-2 10-7-0-1 4th North M. Adams-Moisan 0/3 0/4 38 39 8 6 LaCouvee (37/39) Kehler (33/37) 2:22 2964Dec. 2nd @WOR L 2-3 10-8-0-1 4th North T. Barnes 0/3 0/4 33 45 13 11 Halverson (40/44) Gillam (31/33) 2:15 2596Dec. 5th @ADK L 2-3 10-9-0-1 5th North J. Henry 0/3 1/4 33 43 18 16 LaCouvee (40/43) Sakellaropoulos (31/33) 2:20 2024Dec. 7th ADK W 5-4/SO 11-9-0-1 4th North R. Gropp (SO) 2/5 1/4 36 51 10 12 Halverson (47/51) Sakellaropoulos (31/35) 2:36 1962Dec. 9th WOR W 4-2 12-9-0-1 4th North J. Breton 1/3 0/2 27 42 9 11 Halverson (42/40) Buitenhuis (23/26) 2:12 2117Dec. 11th @NEW L 3-6 12-10-0-1 5th North M. Bradley 0/3 0/4 21 37 8 6 LaCouvee* (22/27) Garteig (18/21) 2:17 3973Dec. 12th @NEW L 2-5 12-11-0-1 5th North Z. O'Brien 0/2 1/2 33 30 6 6 Halverson (25/29) Culina (31/33) 2:08 4116Dec. 14th ADK W 5-2 13-11-0-1 4th North D. Melanson 0/2 0/1 26 30 4 6 Halverson (28/30) Sakellaropoulos (21/26) 2:09 2372Dec. 15th @WOR W 2-1/SO 14-11-0-1 4th North A. Kile (SO) 1/5 1/3 26 47 8 12 Halverson (46/47) Buitenhuis (24/25) 2:34 4098Dec. 22nd @MAN W 4-3 15-11-0-1 4th North R. Gropp 0/0 0/3 31 48 19 0 LaCouvee (45/48) Driedger (27/31) 2:20 2088Dec. 27th MAN W 4-3 16-11-0-1 4th North M. Adams-Moisan 1/4 1/3 33 33 6 8 Halverson (30/33) Williams (29/33) 2:19 2978Dec. 28th WOR W 3-2/SO 17-11-0-1 4th North M. McNicholas (SO) 0/5 1/4 42 32 28 30 Halverson (30/32) Gillam (39/41) 2:35 4305Dec. 29th @WOR W 3-1 18-11-0-1 3rd North G. Chase 1/5 0/6 25 42 17 15 Toivonen (41/42) Buitenhuis (22/25) 2:23 5600Dec. 31st @MAN L 2-3 18-12-0-1 3rd North D. Kolomatis 0/5 0/3 38 32 23 27 Halverson (29/31) Williams (36/38) 2:39 4019Jan. 4th BRM L 2-5 18-13-0-1 4th North D. Vallorani 0/3 2/3 25 29 10 10 Halverson (24/29) Marcoux (23/25) 2:12 2392Jan. 5th BRM W 3-1 19-13-0-1 4th North M. Adams-Moisan 0/4 1/4 23 38 10 10 Halverson (37/38) Marcoux (20/23) 2:13 4733Jan. 8th @NEW L 4-8 19-14-0-1 4th North M. Power 1/2 1/3 27 33 13 11 Toivonen (25/32) Levine (23/27) 2:25 3088Jan. 9th @NEW L 4-5 19-15-0-1 4th North Z. O'Brien 1/3 1/2 25 27 9 11 Toivonen (22/27) Barone (21/25) 2:20 2815Jan. 12th @BRM W 4-3/OT 20-15-0-1 4th North T. Ronning 1/4 1/2 35 38 6 10 Toivonen (35/38) Marcoux (31/35) 2:23 2315Jan. 13th @BRM L 3-7 20-16-0-1 4th North A. Tianulin 0/1 1/2 29 39 6 4 Toivonen* (27/29) Altshuller (26/29) 2:10 2577Jan. 16th NEW L 0-2 20-17-0-1 4th North G. Estephan 0/4 1/2 29 28 4 8 Halverson (26/27) Garteig (29/29) 2:16 1632Jan. 18th MAN W 1-0 21-17-0-1 3rd North R. Ferrill 1/1 0/2 29 43 9 7 Halverson (43/43) Williams (28/29) 2:20 3366Jan. 25th MAN L 1-2 21-18-0-1 4th North N. Pierog 0/4 0/3 38 34 8 10 Halverson (32/34) Williams (37/38) 2:25 3038Jan. 26th @MAN L 3-6 21-19-0-1 5th North J. Nevins 1/4 3/5 30 37 12 10 Halverson (31/37) Williams (27/30) 2:21 2417Jan. 27th ADK L 2-4 21-20-0-1 6th North D. Bergin 0/6 2/3 39 30 7 14 Minney (26/30) Sakellaropoulos (37/39) 2:23 2784Jan. 30th @REA L 1-3 21-21-0-1 7th North C. McCarthy 0/3 0/3 23 32 18 8 Halverson (29/31) D'Agostini (22/23) 2:10 2058Feb. 1st @MAN L 2-3 21-22-0-1 7th North M. Doherty 1/4 1/8 43 40 38 12 Halverson (37/40) Williams (41/43) 2:30 1430Feb. 2nd ADK W 5-3 22-22-0-1 7th North G. Chase 1/4 0/2 29 27 4 8 Halverson (24/27) Cormier (25/29) 2:18 3390Feb. 8th CIN L 1-8 22-23-0-1 7th North J. Peterson 1/4 1/3 28 33 25 27 Minney* (17/20) Johansson (27/28) 2:21 2768Feb. 9th GRN L 2-8 22-24-0-1 7th North W. Merchant 1/4 2/3 31 28 11 13 LaCouvee* (18/24) Bartus (29/31) 2:17 4011Feb. 10th WHE W 4-1 23-24-0-1 7th North G. Chase 1/5 1/4 34 35 8 10 LaCouvee (34/35) Ruby (30/33) 2:18 2661Feb. 13th WOR W 5-4/OT 24-24-0-1 7th North B. Martin 0/2 1/3 33 47 13 11 LaCouvee (43/47) Gillam (28/33) 2:19 1352Feb. 15th @NOR W 4-3/OT 25-24-0-1 6th North M. McNicholas 1/3 1/5 35 34 10 6 LaCouvee (31/34) Reichenbach (31/35) 2:22 3516Feb. 16th @NOR W 4-2 26-24-0-1 6th North C. Chase 0/2 1/5 36 32 20 14 Toivonen (30/33) Reichenbach (32/36) 2:29 4430Feb. 20th @REA W 6-4 27-24-0-1 5th North D. Tschantz 1/3 1/3 23 34 13 13 LaCouvee (30/24) Buffalo* (7/10) 2:15 2040Feb. 22nd @ADK W 4-3/OT 28-24-0-1 5th North T. Wallin 1/4 0/2 36 34 4 8 LaCouvee (31/34) Cormier (32/36) 2:17 4428Feb. 23rd @MAN L 2-5 28-25-0-1 5th North C. Carlisle 0/4 1/2 37 34 4 8 LaCouvee (29/33) Kehler (35/37) 2:22 3980Feb. 24th WOR W 4-3/SO 29-25-0-1 4th North J. Couturier (SO) 1/5 0/3 32 44 31 15 Toivonen (41/44) Gillam (28/31) 2:40 2500Feb. 27th @UTA W 4-1 30-25-0-1 4th North T. Wallin 0/5 1/6 28 32 19 17 LaCouvee (31/32) Cannata (24/28) 2:29 3226Mar. 1st @UTA W 4-3/SO 31-25-0-1 4th North D. Fox (SO) 0/12 1/7 39 33 20 36 Toivonen (30/33) Cannata (35/38) 2:43 5901Mar. 2nd @UTA OTL 3-4 31-25-1-1 4th North J. Dickinson 0/6 2/7 35 38 16 25 LaCouvee (34/38) Cannata (32/35) 2:23 7346Mar. 6th NOR W 3-1 32-25-1-1 3rd North G. Chase 0/2 0/2 39 40 13 13 LaCouvee (39/40) Reichenbach (36/39) 2:15 1622Mar. 8th SC W 4-1 33-25-1-1 3rd North D. Tschantz 1/7 0/4 39 37 40 12 LaCouvee (36/37) Milner (35/39) 2:20 4316Mar. 9th SC OTL 1-2 33-25-2-1 3rd North S. Fioretti 1/7 1/4 37 27 8 14 LaCouvee (25/27) Morrison (36/37) 2:23 4933Mar. 16th @WOR L 3-5 33-26-2-1 3rd North D. Willick 0/4 1/1 27 43 2 8 Nell (38/42) Gillam (23/27) 2:11 5353Mar. 17th NEW W 5-4/SO 34-26-2-1 3rd North W. Murphy (SO) 1/3 1/1 40 37 2 6 Nell (33/37) McAdam (36/40) 2:40 2933Mar. 22nd @WOR W 2-1/OT 35-26-2-1 3rd North G. Chase 0/3 0/2 30 31 16 18 Nell (30/31) Gillam (28/30) 2:28 4568Mar. 24th MAN L 2-6 35-27-2-1 4th North S. Falkovsky 1/8 1/4 41 33 8 16 Nell (27/33) Williams (39/41) 2:32 2972Mar. 29th @REA L 2-6 35-28-2-1 4th North F. Hora 0/1 0/1 38 36 2 2 Nell* (25/31) Phillips (36/38) 2:18 2920Mar. 30th @ADK L 2-4 35-29-2-1 5th North M. Szmatula 1/5 0/1 22 47 2 10 Brassard (43/46) Brey (20/22) 2:15 4114Mar. 31st ADK L 5-7 35-30-2-1 5th North P. MacArthur 0/4 3/4 37 32 24 14 Brassard* (22/26) Schierhorn (32/37) 2:24 3234Apr. 3rd REA L 1-4 35-31-2-1 6th North J. MacDonald 0/2 2/3 40 40 6 4 Brassard (36/39) Phillips (39/40) 2:10 1753Apr. 5th WOR W 4-2 36-31-2-1 6th North T. Cammarata 3/8 0/4 22 43 29 31 Brassard (41/43) Wojtala (18/22) 2:32 3244Apr. 6th @MAN L 2-5 36-32-2-1 6th North D. Kolomatis 0/4 0/2 45 36 4 10 Brassard (40/44) Williams (34/36) 2:22 4047Apr. 7th NEW W 4-3/SO 37-32-2-1 6th North W. Murphy (SO) 1/3 1/3 25 45 6 16 Nell (42/45) Garteig (21/24) 2:16 3428
2018-19 SEASON GAME-BY-GAME
First goal Jason Salvaggio (10/13/18 vs. ADK)
First win/home win vs. Newfoundland (10/21/18)
First road win @ Reading (11/7/18)
First OT win @ Worcester (11/9/18)
First hat trick Shawn St-Amant (11/14/18 vs. ORL)
First SO win vs. Adirondack (12/7/18)
First shutout Brandon Halverson (1/18/19 vs. MAN)
Franchise Firsts
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MAINE MARINERS 2018-19 STATS
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MAINE MARINERS TEAM RECORDS
Season GP W L OTL SOL PTS PT% GF GA PIM Att Head Coach Result2018-19 72 37 32 2 1 77 .535 221 247 868 2998 Riley Armstrong 6th, North
2019-20
Points Year
77 2018-19
Wins Year
37 2018-19
OTL Year
2 2018-19
Reg Losses Year
32 2018-19
SOL Year
1 2018-19
OT/SO W Year
13 2018-19
OTW Year
6 2018-19
SOW Year
7 2018-19
Losses Year
35 2018-19
PT% Year
.535 2018-19
OT/SO L Year
3 2018-19
Reg Wins Year
24 2018-19
GF Year
221 2018-19
GA Year
247 2018-19
PIM Year
868 2018-19
Win Strk Year
6 (2X) 2018-19
Loss Strk Year
5 (2X) 2018-19
Point Strk Year
7 2018-19
Players Used Year
58 2018-19
Attendance Year
2998 2018-19
Pointless Strk Year
5 (2X) 2018-19
Home Wins Year
22 2018-19
Road Wins Year
15 2018-19
Home Loss Year
14 (12-1-1) 2018-19
Road Loss Year
21 (20-1-0) 2018-19
Home W Strk Year
5 2018-19
Home Pt Strk Year
7 2018-19
Road W Strk Year
4 2018-19
Road Pt Strk Year
4 2018-19
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MAINE MARINERS INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
Points, Season 56 - Taylor Cammarata (2018-19)* 53 - Michael McNicholas (2018-19) 51 - Greg Chase (2018-19)* 30 - Terrence Wallin (2018-19) Goals, Season 24 - Taylor Cammarata (2018-19)* 23 - Greg Chase (2018-19)* 16 - Dillan Fox (2018-19) 15 - Morgan Adams-Moisan (2018-19) Assists, Season 40 - Michael McNicholas (2018-19) 32 - Taylor Cammarata (2018-19)* 28 - Greg Chase (2018-19)* 21 - Brycen Martin (2018-19)
Games Played, Season 73 - Taylor Cammarata (2018-19)* 68 - Ryan Ferrill (2018-19) 65 - Michael McNicholas (2018-19) 64 - Greg Chase (2018-19)* Penalty Minutes, Season 103 - Greg Chase (2018-19)*98 - Morgan Adams-Moisan (2018-19) 79 - Brycen Martin (2018-19) 78 - Derek Pratt (2018-19) Power Play Goals, Season 7 - Taylor Cammarata (2018-19)* 5 - Dillan Fox (2018-19) 5 - Michael McNicholas (2018-19) 4 - Ryan Ferrill (2018-19)
Points, Mariners Career 53 - Michael McNicholas 42 - Greg Chase 30 - Terrence Wallin 29 - Drew Melanson 28 - Brycen Martin 26 - Dillan Fox 26 - Jason Salvaggio 22 - Taylor Cammarata 22 - Ty Ronning 22 - Ryan Culkin 21 - Morgan Adams-Moisan 21 - John Furgele 20 - Alex Kile 20 - Ryan Ferrill
Goals, Mariners Career
21 - Greg Chase 16 - Dillan Fox 15 - Morgan Adams-Moisan 13 - Michael McNicholas 13 - Alex Kile 12 - Drew Melanson 12 - Ty Ronning 11 - Terrence Wallin
Assists, Mariners Career 40 - Michael McNicholas 21 - Greg Chase 21 - Brycen Martin 20 - Ryan Culkin 19 - Terrence Wallin 17 - Drew Melanson 16 - Jason Salvaggio 16 - Derek Pratt 15 - Ryan Ferrill 13 - John Furgele 12 - Taylor Cammarata
Games Played, Mariners Career
68 - Ryan Ferrill 65 - Michael McNicholas 63 - Derek Pratt 54 - Brycen Martin 51 - John Furgele 50 - Drew Melanson 50 - Dwyer Tschantz49 - Garrett Cecere 47 - Zach Tolkinen 42 - Jason Salvaggio 42 - Morgan Adams-Moisan
Penalty Minutes, Mariners Career 98 - Morgan Adams-Moisan 79 - Brycen Martin 78 - Derek Pratt 72 - Greg Chase 69 - Ryan Ferrill 44 - John Furgele 37 - Wade Murphy
Power Play Goals, Mariners Career
5 - Dillan Fox 5 - Michael McNicholas 4 - Ryan Ferrill 3 - Alex Kile 3 - Terrence Wallin 3 - Greg Chase
*stats compiled with multiple ECHL teams
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MAINE MARINERS INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
Wins, Season 15 - Brandon Halverson (2018-19) 15 - Chris Nell (2018-19)* 12 - Connor LaCouvee (2018-19) Goals Against Average, Season 2.67 - Brandon Halverson (2018-19) 3.22 - Connor LaCouvee (2018-19) 3.34 - Chris Nell (2018-19)* Save Percentage, Season .924 - Brandon Halverson (2018-19) .913 - Connor LaCouvee (2018-19) .896 - Chris Nell (2018-19)*
Minutes Played, Season
2225 - Chris Nell (2018-19)* 1750 - Brandon Halverson (2018-19) 1081 - Connor LaCouvee (2018-19)
Shutouts, Season
1 - Brandon Halverson (2018-19) 1 - Chris Nell (2018-19)*
Wins, Mariners Career 15 - Brandon Halverson 12 - Connor LaCouvee 4 - Chris Nell Goals Against Average, Mariners Career 2.67 - Brandon Halverson (2018-19) 3.22 - Connor LaCouvee (2018-19) 3.28 - Francois Brassard Save Percentage, Mariners Career .924 - Brandon Halverson .917 - Francois Brassard .913 - Connor LaCouvee
Minutes Played, Mariners Career
1750 - Brandon Halverson 1081 - Connor LaCouvee 613 - Chris Nell
Shutouts, Mariners Career
1 - Brandon Halverson
*stats compiled with multiple ECHL teams
GOALTENDING
Brandon Halverson (above) was the first player to suit up with the Mariners while having previously spent time in the NHL. On Feb. 17th, 2018, Halver-son made his NHL debut with the Rangers in a game against Ottawa.
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SINGLE GAME RECORDS
Points, Game 5 - Ty Ronning (11/24/18 vs. MAN)* *all points registered in 3rd period Goals, Game 3 - Taylor Cammarata (3/31/19 vs. ADK) 3 - Ty Ronning (11/24/18 vs. MAN) 3 - Shawn St-Amant (11/14/18 vs. ORL) Assists, Game 3 - Michael McNicholas (3/31/19 vs. ADK) 3 - Brycen Martin (3/17/19 vs. NFL) Power Play Goals, Game
2 - Taylor Cammarata (4/7/19 vs. WOR) 2 - Shawn St-Amant (11/14/18 vs. ORL)
PIM, Game
19 - Derek Pratt (2/8/19 vs. CIN)
Saves, Game
47 - Brandon Halverson (12/7/18 vs. ADK)
Fastest Goal 1:21 - Ryan Gropp (12/14/18 vs. ADK) Fastest Goal Against
:22 - Brady Ferguson (3/17/19 vs. NFL)
Record # Date OpponentGoals For 6 2/20/19 @ Reading
11/14/18 vs. Orlando
Goals Against 8 2/9/19 vs. Greenville
2/8/19 vs. Cincinnati
Shots For 45 4/6/19 @ Manchester
Shots Against 51 12/7/18 vs. Adirondack
Penalty Minutes 43 2/1/19 @ Manchester
Power Plays 12 3/1/19 @ Utah
PP Against 8 2/1/19 @ Manchester
PP Goals For 3 4/5/19 vs. Worcester
PP Goals Against 3 3/31/19 vs. Adirondack
1/26/19 @ Manchester
SINGLE GAME TEAM RECORDS
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OVERTIME/SHOOTOUT LOG
Season Date Home Away W/L Score GWG Time of goal2018-19 11/9/18 WOR Maine W 3-2 Shawn St-Amant :292018-19 1/12/19 BRM Maine W 4-3 Ty Ronning 4:562018-19 2/13/19 Maine WOR W 5-4 Brycen Martin 2:572018-19 2/15/19 NOR Maine W 4-3 Michael McNicholas 2:302018-19 2/22/19 ADK Maine W 4-3 Terrence Wallin (PPG) 3:172018-19 3/2/19 UTA Maine L 3-4 Josh Dickinson :212018-19 3/9/19 Maine SC L 1-2 Sam Fioretti 4:182018-19 3/22/19 WOR Maine W 2-1 Greg Chase 3:00
2018-19 OT record: 6-2
Overtime
Shootout Season Date Home Away W/L Rds. SO SCORE SCORE GWG2018-19 11/2/18 Maine REA L 3 (1-2) 3-4 Adam Schmidt2018-19 12/7/18 Maine ADK W 3 (1-0) 5-4 Ryan Gropp2018-19 12/15/18 WOR Maine W 3 (2-1) 2-1 Alex Kile2018-19 12/28/18 Maine WOR W 3 (2-1) 3-2 Michael McNicholas2018-19 2/24/19 Maine WOR W 7 (3-2) 4-3 Josh Couturier2018-19 3/1/19 UTA Maine W 4 (1-0) 4-3 Dillan Fox2018-19 3/17/19 Maine NFL W 18 (5-4) 5-4 Wade Murphy2018-19 4/7/19 Maine NFL W 3 (2-0) 4-3 Wade Murphy
2018-19 SO record: 7-1
For/Against Date Opponent Shooter Goalie Goal?For 11/30/2018 vs. WOR Michael McNicholas Mitch Gillam NAgainst 1/9/2019 at NFL Matt Bradley Hannu Toivonen YAgainst 2/2/2019 vs. ADK Matt Salhany Brandon Halverson Y
Penalty Shot History
Player G Att. %
Wade Murphy 3 3 100
Johnny McInnis 1 1 100
Brycen Martin 1 1 100
Josh Couturier 1 1 100
Alex Kile 2 3 66
Greg Chase 2 3 66
Ryan Gropp 1 2 50
Dwyer Tschantz 1 2 50
Michael McNicholas 3 7 43
Dillan Fox 1 3 33
Taylor Cammarata 1 4 25
Player G Att. %
Drew Melanson 0 2 0
Hayden Verbeek 0 1 0
Ty Ronning 0 1 0
Johnny Coughlin 0 1 0
Morgan Adams-Moisan 0 1 0
Branden Troock 0 1 0
Zach Tolkinen 0 1 0
Ryan Ferrill 0 1 0
Garrett Cecere 0 1 0
Derek Pratt 0 1 0
Blake Kessel 0 1 0
Ryan Siiro 0 1 0
Shootout Stats
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MARINERS VS. TEAM RECORDS
North Overall Home Away
Adirondack Thunder 4-6-0-0 3-3-0-0 1-3-0-0
Brampton Beast 3-3-0-0 1-1-0-0 2-2-0-0
Manchester Monarchs* 6-8-0-0 4-2-0-0 2-6-0-0
Newfoundland Growlers 3-5-0-0 3-1-0-0 0-4-0-0
Reading Royals 3-4-0-1 1-2-0-1 2-2-0-0
Worcester Railers 10-4-0-0 6-1-0-0 4-3-0-0
Total 29-30-0-1 18-10-0-1 11-20-0-0
South Overall Home Away
Atlanta Gladiators
Florida Everblades
Greenville Swamp Rabbits 0-1-0-0 0-1-0-0
Jacksonville IceMen
Norfolk Admirals 3-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 2-0-0-0
Orlando Solar Bears 1-0-0-0 1-0-0-0
South Carolina Stingrays 1-0-1-0 1-0-1-0
Total 5-1-1-0 3-1-1-0 2-0-0-0
Central Overall Home Away
Cincinnati Cyclones 0-1-0-0 0-1-0-0
Fort Wayne Komets
Indy Fuel
Kalamazoo Wings
Toledo Walleye
Wheeling Nailers 1-0-0-0 1-0-0-0
Total 1-1-0-0 1-1-0-0
*team is no longer active
Mountain Overall Home Away
Allen Americans
Idaho Steelheads
Kansas City Mavericks
Rapid City Rush
Tulsa Oilers
Utah Grizzlies 2-0-1-0 2-0-1-0
Wichita Thunder
Total 2-0-1-0 2-0-1-0
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SEASON OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR
2018-19 2-5-0-0 7-2-0-1 9-5-0-0 3-9-0-0 9-4-0-0 5-5-2-0 2-2-0-0
2019-20SEASON SUN MON TUES WEDS THURS FRI SAT
2018-19 6-5-0-0 0-1-0-0 0-2-0-0 8-6-0-0 1-0-0-0 11-9-0-1 11-9-2-0
2019-20
SEASON Score First
Scored Upon 1st
More Shots
Fewer Shots
1-goal games
vs. Eastern
vs. Western
2018-19 24-13-1-1 13-19-1-0 12-14-1-0 24-17-1-1 18-6-2-1 34-31-1-1 3-1-1-0
2019-20SEASON Score 0 Score 1 Score 2 Score 3 Score 4 Score 5 Score 6+
2018-19 0-2-0-0 1-6-1-0 2-15-0-0 7-5-1-1 18-3-0-0 6-1-0-0 3-0-0-0
2019-20SEASON Allow 0 Allow 1 Allow 2 Allow 3 Allow 4 Allow 5 Allow 6+
2018-19 1-0-0-0 10-0-0-0 10-2-1-0 11-7-0-0 5-5-1-1 0-7-0-0 0-11-0-0
2019-20SEASON 1st game
consecPlayed prev day
3rd in a row
Stand alone
Follow win
Follow loss
Follow OTL/SOL
2018-19 9-12-0-0 14-13-2-0 5-3-0-0 14-7-0-1 21-13-2-0 16-18-0-1 2-1-0-0
2019-20
MARINERS SITUATIONAL HISTORY
Overall Extra Time OT SO22-12-1-1 6-1-1 1-1 5-1
HOME AWAY
2018-192019-20
Overall Extra Time OT SO15-20-0-1 7-1-0 5-1 2-0
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MARINERS ALL-TIME ROSTER (as of 2018-19)
A Adams, Alex (D) Adams-Moisan, Morgan (F) B Baer, Alec (F) Bourbonnais, Riley (F) Boyd, Rich (D) Breton, Justin (F) Brassard, Francois (G) CCammarata, Taylor (F) Campbell, Sean (D) Cecere, Garrett (D) Chase, Greg (F) Coughlin, Johnny (D) Couturier, Josh (D) Culkin, Ryan (D)
DDay, Sean (D)
FFerrill, Ryan (F) Fox, Dillan (F) Furgele, John (D) G Gropp, Ryan (F)
H Halverson, Brandon (G)
J Jutzi, Jon (D)
KKalisz, Joe (F)Kessel, Blake (D) Kile, Alex (F) Knutson, Zeb (F)
LLaCouvee, Connor (G)Leedahl, Dawson (F) Legare, Charles-Eric (F)
M Marnell, Mike (F) Martin, Brycen (D) Master, Nick (F) McInnis, Johnny (F) McNicholas, Michael (F) Melanson, Drew (F) Minney, Ed (G) Murphy, Wade (F) N Nell, Chris (G) OOrdoobadi, Chris (F)
P Pedrie, Vince Pezzetta, Michael (F) Plant, Adam (D) Pratt, Derek, (D) R Ronning, Ty (F)Rowe, Louie (F) S Salvaggio, Jason (F) Savage, Scott (D) Siiro, Ryan (F) St-Amant, Shawn (F) Stork, Luke (F) T Toivonen, Hannu (G) Tolkinen, Zach (D) Troock, Branden (F) Tschantz, Dwyer (F) V Verbeek, Hayden (F) W Waked, Antoine (F) Wallin, Terrence (F) Wesley, Josh (D)
This list includes only those players who appeared in at least one game as a Mariner and does not include emergency backup goaltenders
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