Portland Pirates vs. Manchester Monarchs

Pirates Fall to Monarchs 5-2 in Game One

Manchester, N.H. - The Portland Pirates (0-1) dropped Game One of the first round of the Calder Cup Playoffs to the Manchester Monarchs (1-0) by a score of 5-2 on Thursday night at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, N.H. It was the first game of the best-of-five series against the Monarchs. The game started out at a fast and furious pace with Jordan Weal potting the Monarch's first goal just 2:07 into the first perio... Full Story