2019-20 Media Guide & Record Book
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OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE & RECORD BOOK 2019-20 TABLE OF CONTENTS BASIC INFORMATION...............................................3 MAINE MARINERS STAFF........................................4 HOCKEY OPERATIONS STAFF BIOS.................5-7 AFFILIATE INFORMATION.......................................8 MARINERS HISTORY & TIMELINE.....................9-10 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE..............11 NORTH DIVISION & MARINERS OPPONENTS.....12 PORTLAND HOCKEY HISTORY.........................13-14 ABOUT THE ECHL/MARINERS AWARDS.......15-21 2018-19 RECAP & STATS..................................22-23 MARINERS RECORD BOOK.............................24-31 MEDIA RESOURCES & INFO Michael Keeley Media Relations & Broadcast Manager [email protected] (207) 761-0589 Radio Broadcasts: MarinersOfMaine.com/listen Mixlr.com/MaineMariners TV Broadcasts: ECHL.TV Local TV News Stations: News Center Maine (NBC) WLBZ (NBC - Bangor) WMTW (ABC) WGME (CBS) / WPFO (FOX) Mariners Social Media: Facebook: Maine Mariners Hockey Twitter: @MarinersOfMaine Instagram: @MarinersOfMaine MAINE MARINERS MEDIA GUIDE 2019-20 2 BASIC INFORMATION Maine Mariners 94 Free Street Portland, ME 04101 833-GO-MAINE MarinersOfMaine.com Cross Insurance Arena 1 Civic Center Square Portland, ME 04101 207-791-2200 CrossArenaPortland.com Year Established: 2017 Inaugural Season: 2018-19 Official Colors: Navy, Green, and White Arena: Cross Insurance Arena Capacity: 6,733 National Hockey League Affiliate: New York Rangers American Hockey League Affiliate: Hartford Wolf Pack Note about the Alaska Aces: The Maine Mariners are a continuation of the ECHL membership originally held by the Alaska Aces (2003-17). The membership was inactive during the 2017-18 season and all records contained within reflect the Maine Mariners franchise only. 2 3 MAINE MARINERS MEDIA GUIDE 2019-20 MAINE MARINERS STAFF LEADERSHIP Ownership: Comcast Spectacor Governor: Paul Holmgren V.P. of Operations/Alternate Governor: Danny Briere V.P. of Business Operations: Adam Goldberg HOCKEY OPERATIONS Head Coach/Assistant General Manager: Riley Armstrong Assistant Coach: Anthony Bohn Equipment Manager: Jake Rogers Athletic Trainer: Cole Libby MARKETING Director of Marketing: Natalie Tobey Media Relations & Broadcast Manager: Michael Keeley Game Operations & Marketing Coordinator: Ryer Smith SALES Director of Sales: Linsey MacDougall Director of Partnerships: Jordan Place Account Executive: Mitchell Ketchen Account Executive: Molly Brenerman Account Executive: Kevin Murphy Account Executive: Tyler Lessard Ticket Sales & Front Office Coordinator: Parker Asselin CROSS INSURANCE ARENA STAFF General Manager: Melanie Henkes Director of Events: Mike LoConte Director of Operations: Jim Leo Director of Marketing: Bill O’Malley Director of Partnerships: Zach Davis Director of Finance: Mark Eddy Director of Food & Beverage: Alan Foley MAINE MARINERS MEDIA GUIDE 2019-20 4 HOCKEY OPERATIONS BIOS Vice President of Operations Danny Briere Briere was named Mariners Vice President of Op- erations in June of 2017, two years after finish- ing his playing career. The former center played 973 NHL games over 17 seasons with the Phoe- nix Coyotes, Buffalo Sabres, Philadelphia Flyers, Montreal Canadiens, and Colorado Avalanche. He finished just shy of 700 career points and was a two-time All-Star. Briere was known as a clutch playoff performer throughout his career as well. As a 2010 Stanley Cup Finalist with the Flyers, he led the league in postseason scoring, putting up 30 points in 23 games. He averaged just under a point-per-game in his NHL playoff career (124 games). The Gatineau, Quebec native now resides in Philadelphia with his wife, Misha. Briere also has three sons, all of whom currently play hockey. NHL career stats Year Team GP G A P PO* G* A* P* 1997-98 Phoenix Coyotes 5 1 0 1 1998-99 Phoenix Coyotes 64 8 14 22 1999-00 Phoenix Coyotes 13 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 2000-01 Phoenix Coyotes 30 11 4 15 2001-02 Phoenix Coyotes 78 32 28 60 5 2 1 3 2002-03 Phoenix Coyotes 68 17 29 46 Buffalo Sabres 14 7 5 12 2003-04 Buffalo Sabres 82 28 37 65 2005-06 Buffalo Sabres 48 25 33 58 18 8 11 19 2006-07 Buffalo Sabres 81 32 63 95 16 3 12 15 2007-08 Philadelphia Flyers 79 31 41 72 17 9 7 16 2008-09 Philadelphia Flyers 29 11 14 25 6 1 3 4 2009-10 Philadelphia Flyers 75 26 27 53 23 12 18 30 2010-11 Philadelphia Flyers 77 34 34 68 11 7 2 9 2011-12 Philadelphia Flyers 70 16 33 49 11 8 5 13 2012-13 Philadelphia Flyers 34 6 10 16 2013-14 Montreal Canadiens 69 13 12 25 16 3 4 7 2014-15 Colorado Avalanche 57 8 4 12 TOTALS NHL Career 973 307 389 696 124 53 63 116 *Playoff games played, goals, assists, and points 4 5 MAINE MARINERS MEDIA GUIDE 2019-20 HOCKEY OPERATIONS BIOS Head Coach/Assistant G.M. Riley Armstrong Armstrong, 34, was named the first head coach in fran- chise history in February 2018, and was promoted this past offseason to add Assistant General Manager to his title. Riley joined the Mariners from the ECHL’s Wheeling Nailers, where he was an assistant coach for two seasons (2016-18). Armstrong is a native of Saskatoon, Saskatch- ewan, playing his junior hockey for the Kootenay Ice and Everett Silvertips of the WHL. The forward began his pro career in the AHL with the Cleveland Barons in 2004. Armstrong spent the next five seasons in the San Jose Sharks organization, playing primarily with the AHL’s Worcester Sharks, but also seeing action in two NHL games in 2008-09. That season, he enjoyed AHL career highs in points (42) and goals (25). After stops in AHL Abbotsford and Grand Rapids, Armstrong got his first look at the ECHL with the Utah Grizzlies in 2010-11. Armstrong’s playing career then took him to Germany, Finland, Sweden, and even Kazakhstan. The most productive season of his career came in 2013-14 as a member of the Landshut Cannibals of Germany’s DEL-2. That season, Armstrong put up 64 points in 45 games (24 goals, 40 as- sists). Scattered between his years overseas, he made stops with the Elmira Jack- als (ECHL), Binghamton Senators (AHL), Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL), and a return to the Utah Grizzlies. Armstrong spent his final professional season as a player in the ECHL with the Reading Royals in 2015-16. All in all, he played 2 career games in the NHL, 404 in the AHL, and 75 in the ECHL. Riley’s brother, Colby played 476 games in the NHL with Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Toronto, and Montreal. Riley current- ly resides in Gorham, ME with his wife, Amber, 7-year-old daughter, Peyton, and 3-year-old son, Ezra. Professional career stats (U.S./CAN only) Year Team GP G A P PO* G* A* P* 2004-05 Cleveland Barons (AHL) 70 8 11 19 2005-06 Cleveland Barons (AHL) 64 4 5 9 2006-07 Worcester Sharks (AHL) 73 19 17 36 6 0 1 1 2007-08 Worcester Sharks (AHL 64 15 19 34 2008-09 San Jose Sharks (NHL) 2 0 0 0 Worcester Sharks (AHL) 71 25 17 42 12 3 10 13 2009-10 Abbotsford Heat (AHL) 38 11 8 19 Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) 17 3 2 5 2010-11 Utah Grizzlies (ECHL) 2 0 2 2 2011-12 Elmira Jackals (ECHL) 9 3 4 7 Binghamton Senators (AHL) 5 1 2 3 2012-13 Utah Grizzlies (ECHL) 38 16 21 37 4 2 1 3 Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) 2 0 0 0 2015-16 Reading Royals (ECHL) 26 4 8 12 *Playoff games played, goals, assists, and points MAINE MARINERS MEDIA GUIDE 2019-20 6 HOCKEY OPERATIONS BIOS Assistant Coach Anthony Bohn Bohn, 34, was hired as assistant coach in June of 2018 after five seasons as a coach in the NAHL (North American Hockey League) and its affiliate league, the NA3HL. Most recently, Bohn served as the assistant coach for the Aberdeen Wings (NAHL) from 2015-17. He was also an assistant for the Topeka Roadrunners (NAHL) from 2013-15. Bohn was head coach/general manager for the Topeka Capitals (NA3HL) for two seasons, and later a third after they moved to Atlanta. A native of Spring Hill, Flori- da, Bohn played juniors with the NAHL’s Sante Fe Roadrunners, before attending St. Mary’s (Minnesota) for his college hockey. A forward, Bohn led the team in scoring three of his four years and averaged ex- actly a point-per-game in his college career. He graduated in 2010 and then began his coaching career in the Western States Hockey League (WSHL) with the El Paso Rhinos for three years before the NAHL came calling. Bohn and his wife, Falin have twin 2-year-old boys, Aki and Tuukka. Equipment Manager Jake Rogers Athletic Trainer Cole Libby Rogers was named Libby, ATC, enters his head equipment man- second season as Mar- ager this past summer iners Athetic Trainer after Mark Riepe’s Cole, like Rogers was a promotion to the stick boy for the Port- AHL. Rogers has been land Pirates. Cole at- involved in Portland tended Weber State University in Ogden, Utah where professional sports for over a de- he received a Bachelor of Science cade. As a kid, he was both a bat in Athletic Training while also play- boy for the Portland Sea Dogs ing on the school’s Division 1 club and stick boy for the Portland hockey team. His connection to for- Pirates. He made his way up the mer Portland Pirate Kevin Kaminski ranks with the Pirates, becom- helped land his first job as an ath- ing a locker room attendant and letic trainer after college with the eventually Assistant Equipment Louisiana IceGators of the SPHL. Manager by the 2010-11 season. After two years with the IceGators, He quickly became the Assis- Cole jumped up to the ECHL with tant Equipment Manager for the the Wichita Thunder and then the Mariners under Riepe in 2018-19, Utah Grizzlies, an organization that as hockey returned to Portland.