Pirates, Arena On a Short Lease ; the Team Will Stay in Portland for Two Years, but Keep Exploring Other Venues
Portland Press Herald › March 18, 2010
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A new lease agreement between the Portland Pirates and the Cumberland County Civic Center hasn't been signed yet, but the owner of the hockey team is already renewing the prospect of moving - within southern Maine.
The civic center's board of trustees approved the two-year lease Wednesday morning. Shortly afterward, Brian Petrovek, the Pirates' CEO and managing owner, and Neal Pratt, chairman of the trustees, pledged to work together toward renovating the 33-year-old arena.See the full content of this document
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Pirates, Arena On a Short Lease ; the Team Will Stay in Portland for Two Years, but Keep Exploring Other Venues
Petrovek said he is "100 percent" committed to working with the county on a renovation plan, but also "100 percent" focused on the possibility of a new arena in Saco and "100 percent" interested in the possibility of a different arena somewhere in Portland.
"The (Portland) peninsula is where we truly believe we can be the most successful ... but at the same time, we have to have a couple of other irons...See the full content of this document
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