Portland Pirates Coach
Jul 26, 2008 NHL
The Portland Press Herald has an extremely detailed report on the coaching situation for the Sabres’ AHL affiliate, the Portland Pirates. Since Randy Cunneyworth joined the Atlanta Thrashers staff, Buffalo has switched gears and is talking to Kevin Dineen, who coached the Pirates for the past three seasons. Dineen is also in the running to coach the Ducks’ new affiliate (the now-famous Iowa Chops) or become a scout with Anaheim. The Ducks were the parent club for Portland last year.
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Portland Pirates New Sabres Affiliate
Jun 10, 2008 NHL
It’s official, Portland will be the new NHL affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres. This ends the 29 year association with the Rochester Americans. It’ll be a longer trip for the call-ups, although Portland had to deal with a longer one last year (they were with Anaheim). With all the recent signings, there should be a decent team there.
