Maine Mariners

Maine Mariners
Maine Mariners
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City Portland, Maine
League American Hockey League
Operated 19771987
19871992 (expansion team)
Home arena Cumberland County Civic Center
Colors orange and black; black and gold (when Boston Bruins affiliate)
Affiliates Philadelphia Flyers,
New Jersey Devils,
Boston Bruins
Franchise history
19771987 Maine Mariners
19871993 Utica Devils
19932003 Saint John Flames
20052007 Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights
20072009 Quad City Flames
2009present Abbotsford Heat
19871992 Maine Mariners
1992present Providence Bruins
Championships
Regular season titles two (197778, 197879)
Division Championships five (197778,
197879, 198081,
198485, 198788)
Calder Cups three (197778,
197879, 198384)

The Maine Mariners were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Portland, Maine, USA at the Cumberland County Civic Center.

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History

Once the Cumberland County Civic Center began construction in 1976, there was discussion of the building hosting a minor league hockey franchise. Three franchises eventually made bids to play AHL hockey in Portland: the WHA's Quebec Nordiques, the AHL's Rhode Island Reds, and the Philadelphia Flyers from the NHL. Quebec, who had already a farm team in Lewiston (the Maine Nordiques of the NAHL), was considering supporting affiliates in Portland as well. Rhode Island, who were an established AHL franchise, didn't want to relocate to Portland, but instead proposed scheduling a dozen regular season games there. Philadelphia was the only franchise that wanted to utilize Portland as their teams sole farm club, and in 1977, the agreement to create the Maine Mariners was struck. It proved to be bad news for the Maine Nordiques, who ceased operations after the 1977 season.

Bob McCammon was the team's first head coach. The first regular season game in franchise history was played in Portland in front of 6,566 spectators on October 15, 1977 against the Binghamton Broome Dusters.

The Mariners are the only franchise in league history to win the Calder Cup title in their first two seasons (197778, 197879) and at the time were the only team to ever capture the Calder Cup during their inaugural season. Later, the feat was matched by the team that brought AHL hockey back to Portland, the Portland Pirates.

Maine returned to the Calder Cup final in 198081 and first-year goaltender Pelle Lindbergh became the only goaltender in AHL history, and just the third player ever, to win the AHL regular season MVP and AHL outstanding rookie award in the same season. Bob McCammon won his second AHL coach of the year award.

In 19831984 the franchise was taken over by the New Jersey Devils of the NHL. The same season Maine became only the fourth team in AHL history to win a Calder Cup title with a losing regular season record. The Mariners defeated the Rochester Americans in a rematch of the previous years finals four games to one. It was the locals third Calder Cup crown and their fifth finals appearance in seven years. Maines championship year was truly a team effort as no members of the club made the all-star team, won a league award during the regular season, or placed in the regular season top ten in scoring. Bud Stefanski was the first recipient of the new AHL playoff MVP award.

Following the 1986-87 season, the Mariners franchise was moved to Utica, New York, renaming themselves the Utica Devils. However, Portland was not without hockey, as the league approved an expansion team supplied by players from the Boston Bruins. The new affiliation with the Bruins saw the team's colors changed from Flyers orange and black (the team never wore the Devils colors during their affiliation) to Bruins black, gold and white. After five seasons in Portland, the Maine Mariners franchise was moved to Providence, RI following the 1991-92 season and renamed the Providence Bruins. The final Mariners home game took place on April 4, 1992 against Fredericton.

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Season-by-season results

Regular season

Season Games Won Lost Tied OTL Points Goals
for
Goals
against
Standing
197778 80 43 28 9 95 305 256 1st, North
197879 80 45 22 13 103 350 252 1st, North
197980 80 41 28 11 93 307 266 3rd, North
198081 80 45 28 7 97 319 292 1st, North
198182 80 47 26 7 101 325 272 2nd, North
198283 80 39 33 8 86 342 309 3rd, North
198384 80 33 36 11 77 310 312 3rd, North
198485 80 38 32 10 86 296 266 1st, North
198586 80 40 31 9 89 274 285 2nd, North
198687 80 35 40 5 75 272 298 5th, North
198788 80 44 25 7 4 99 308 284 1st, North
198889 80 32 40 8 72 262 317 5th, North
198990 80 31 38 11 73 294 317 5th, North
199091 80 34 34 12 80 269 284 5th, North
199192 80 23 47 10 56 296 352 5th, North

Playoffs

Season Prelim 1st round 2nd round Finals
197778 bye W, 43, NS W, 41, NH
197879 bye W, 42, NS W, 40, NH
197980 W, 42, NS L, 24, NB
198081 W, 43, SPR W, 43, NB L, 24, ADIR
198182 L, 13, NS
198283 W, 43, NS W, 42, FRED L, 04, ROCH
198384 W, 43, ADIR W, 41, NS W, 41, ROCH
198485 W, 42, NS L, 14, SHER
198586 L, 14, MONC
198687 Out of playoffs.
198788 W, 41, NS L, 14, FRED
198889 Out of playoffs.
198990 Out of playoffs.
199091 L, 712, FRED
199192 Out of playoffs.

Two game combined total goals series.

Team records

Single season

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Career

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