The Maine Mariners were two separate professional ice hockey teams in the American Hockey League . They both played in Portland, Maine , at the Cumberland County Civic Center .
14-530: Maine Mariners may refer to: Maine Mariners (AHL) , an ice hockey team in Portland, Maine, which operated from 1977 to 1992 Maine Mariners (ECHL) , an ice hockey team in Portland, Maine, which has operated since 2018 Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Maine Mariners . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
28-2949: Is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in one National Hockey League game for the New York Rangers during the 1977–78 NHL season . He is also a former head coach of the Ontario Hockey League 's Barrie Colts and Toronto St. Michael's Majors . His son-in-law is Cory Stillman and his grandchildren are Riley Stillman and Chase Stillman . Career statistics [ edit ] Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1973–74 Oshawa Generals OHA-Jr. 67 25 32 57 22 — — — — — 1974–75 Oshawa Generals OMJHL 61 18 48 66 35 5 2 2 4 14 1975–76 Port Huron Flags IHL 71 26 30 56 59 15 4 4 8 16 1976–77 Port Huron Flags IHL 77 49 54 103 61 — — — — — 1976–77 New Haven Nighthawks AHL — — — — — 2 1 0 1 0 1977–78 New York Rangers NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1977–78 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 79 27 37 64 61 15 5 4 9 6 1978–79 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 51 18 40 58 71 10 3 7 10 21 1979–80 Tulsa Oilers CHL 71 19 44 63 61 3 0 0 0 9 1980–81 EC VSV AUT 34 32 40 72 71 — — — — — 1980–81 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 20 9 18 27 46 4 0 1 1 8 1981–82 EC VSV AUT 38 32 64 96 94 — — — — — 1981–82 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 16 6 5 11 24 4 2 1 3 11 1982–83 Springfield Indians AHL 80 30 40 70 65 — — — — — 1983–84 Maine Mariners AHL 57 26 24 50 47 17 12 9 21 16 1984–85 Maine Mariners AHL 75 19 34 53 67 11 1 7 8 12 1985–86 Maine Mariners AHL 68 32 39 71 70 2 0 0 0 6 1986–87 Maine Mariners AHL 29 9 12 21 34 — — — — — AHL totals 475 176 249 425 485 65 24 29 53 80 See also [ edit ] List of players who played only one game in
42-490: The Rochester Americans in a rematch of the previous year's finals four games to one. It was the local's third Calder Cup crown and their fifth finals appearance in seven years. Maine's 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
56-603: 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 Dusters . The Mariners are the only franchise in league history to win the Calder Cup title in their first two seasons (1977–78, 1978–79) and at
70-890: The Mariners franchise was moved to Providence, Rhode Island , following the 1991–92 season and renamed the Providence Bruins . The final Mariners home game took place on April 4, 1992, against the Fredericton Canadiens . Portland was not without AHL hockey for long; a season later, the Portland Pirates arrived and played in Portland until 2016 when the franchise was relocated to become the Springfield Thunderbirds . This market has also been served by: Two game combined total goals series. Bud Stefanski From Misplaced Pages,
84-644: The NHL External links [ edit ] Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or Eliteprospects.com , or Hockey-Reference.com , or The Internet Hockey Database Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bud_Stefanski&oldid=1220327913 " Categories : 1955 births Living people Canadian ice hockey centres Maine Mariners (AHL) players New Haven Nighthawks players New York Rangers draft picks New York Rangers players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in
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112-560: The 💕 Canadian ice hockey player Ice hockey player Bud Stefanski Born ( 1955-04-28 ) April 28, 1955 (age 69) South Porcupine , Ontario , Canada Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) Position Centre Shot Left Played for New York Rangers NHL draft 154th overall, 1975 New York Rangers Playing career 1975–1987 Stanley Michael " Bud " Stefanski (born April 28, 1955)
126-536: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maine_Mariners&oldid=1085506829 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Maine Mariners (AHL) Once the Cumberland County Civic Center began construction in 1976, there
140-591: The new AHL playoff MVP award. Following the 1986–87 season, the original Mariners franchise was moved to Utica, New York , as the Utica Devils . However, Portland was not without hockey, as the league approved an expansion team supplied by players from the Boston Bruins . The expansion team assumed the Mariners name and history and took on the Bruins' black-gold-white scheme. After five seasons in Portland,
154-700: The same season. Bob McCammon won his second AHL coach of the year award. In 1983–1984, the Flyers sold the Mariners to the New Jersey Devils of the NHL. However, it kept the Flyers' colors of orange, black and white rather than switch to the Devils' red, green and white. 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
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#1732779599303168-495: 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 1980–81 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
182-488: 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 team's sole top-level farm club, and in 1977, the agreement to create the Maine Mariners was struck. It proved to be bad news for
196-871: Was discussion of the building hosting a minor league hockey franchise. Three franchises eventually made bids to play hockey in Portland: the WHA's Quebec Nordiques , the American Hockey League 's Providence Reds , and the Philadelphia Flyers from the National Hockey League . Quebec, who had already a farm team in nearby Lewiston (the Maine Nordiques of the North American Hockey League ),
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