I believe the Pirates play in Maine, not Oregon.

Posted by JMH from NJ on 06/10/08 at 01:45 PM ET

The address from their website would seem to confirm they are located in Maine:
Portland Pirates
94 Free Street
Portland, ME 04101

Posted by mc keeper from The home of Lord Stan on 06/10/08 at 01:50 PM ET

Thanks—and indeed they do. My IQ is apparently on a lunch break while I work.

Scarily enough, this isn’t even the first time I’ve got them mixed up.

Posted by Alanah McGinley from British Columbia on 06/10/08 at 01:50 PM ET

Easy mistake to make though considering Portland, OR is a much bigger city, and more well known I guess you could say, than Portland, ME.

Posted by JMH from NJ on 06/10/08 at 01:52 PM ET

Alanah, I - as I’m sure most of the KK readers - appreciate the fact that you did not try to cover up the error that was made and that you’ve embraced it!  Most bloggers would simply remove the info and pretend that it didn’t happen!  We also appreaciate the fact that you’ve been updating the site quite early in the am given the fact that you are on the west coast!  You’ve been doing an amazing job at keeping us well informed in Paul’s absence!  Thanks for that!

Posted by Mac from Canada on 06/10/08 at 01:54 PM ET

JMH -- You’re very kind to look at it that way. Still, a pretty stupid mix-up on my part.

Mac -- Thanks for the kind words.  I’m also falling asleep based on EST these days.  It gets disorienting. (Which perhaps I can use as an excuse for future stupidity?)

Posted by Alanah McGinley from British Columbia on 06/10/08 at 02:14 PM ET

I’d say you were right before the edit.  Their former AHL team was in Rochester, less than an hour’s drive from Buffalo.  Considering how much the Sabres depend on their farm squad to get their good talent (and then not pay for it) and how hard Lindy Ruff worked during the lockout going back and forth between Rochester and Buffalo I think this is a stupid move made by people with too much pride on the line in both front offices.  They’re also alienating a big group of fans in Rochester who watch their favorite Amerks become Sabres and watch the parent club on TV.

Dumb move by the Sabres...but what else is new.

Posted by expat on 06/10/08 at 03:09 PM ET

You’d think with all the harping I’ve been doing lately about the lack of hockey in Oregon someone’d listen…

Posted by Teka from Hershey, PA on 06/10/08 at 04:43 PM ET

Man this sucks.  I’m with expat on this one.  I used to go to Amerk games all the time when I lived in Rochester and became a fan of the Sabres because of the influx of players from Rochester.  Sad to see this affiliation end after so many years.

Posted by Django on 06/10/08 at 08:06 PM ET