Cross Arena, the former home of the AHL’s Portland Pirates, located in Downtown Portland, Maine, will once again be home to professional hockey.
Similar to the Kings’ recent relocation of their AHL affiliate (Monarchs) from Manchester, NH to Ontario, CA (Reign), the new Portland team will drop a rung from the AHL to the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL).
Early reports indicate that the team will be affiliated with the Flyers and will be run by former NHLer Danny Briere.
The team will start play in the 2018-2019 season in the ECHL Premier AA Hockey League.