Professional hockey is officially back in Portland, as the Maine Mariners (ECHL) made their Cross Insurance Arena debut on Saturday. (more…)

Professional hockey is officially back in Portland, as the Maine Mariners (ECHL) made their Cross Insurance Arena debut on Saturday. (more…)
Under a proposal that will be voted on by the Portland City Council on Wednesday, the Maine Mariners (ECHL) would obtain parking revenue from a city-owned garage. (more…)
Comcast Spectacor has started a name the team contest for its Portland ECHL club, which will begin play at Cross Insurance Arena in 2018. (more…)
Professional hockey will return to Portland, ME next year, as Comcast Spectacor announced plans to bring an ECHL franchise to Cross Insurance Arena. (more…)
As they attempt to attract an ECHL franchise, Cross Insurance Arena officials are moving forward with negotiations with a pair of groups. (more…)
Officials in Portland, ME are set to review a series of proposals that could lead to an ECHL franchise at Cross Insurance Arena. (more…)
Despite a push to attract investors, it is unlikely that a group will bring an ECHL franchise to Portland, ME by the 2017-18 season. (more…)
After losing out on a prospective investor, Godfrey Wood says he is continuing to seek partners in an initiative to bring an ECHL team to Portland, ME. (more…)
A prospective investor has pulled out of an initiative to bring an ECHL team to Portland, prompting doubts of an entry for the 2017-18 season. (more…)
Coming off a rebound fiscal year, officials in Portland are wondering how things will shake out without a hockey team at Cross Insurance Arena. (more…)
Just weeks after losing the Portland Pirates (AHL) to Springfield, the city and Cross Insurance Arena might land a relocating ECHL team if investors can close on a purchase for the 2017-2018 season. (more…)
Following the sudden departure of the AHL’s Portland Pirates, there is already talk that another hockey team could to relocate the Maine city. A report from WSCH 6’s Lee Goldberg states that more than one team has contacted city officials about taking the Pirates’ place at Cross Insurance Arena, though some details reamain unknown. (more…)
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