The Portland Pirates would be the AHL affiliate within the NHL's Buffalo Sabres. This past season, 2009-10, five Ontario Hockey League alumni played to your Pirates. Despite finishing fifth during the American Hockey League during the regular season, Portland was swept with the first round of the AHL playoffs by Manchester.Mike Weber was picked from the second round by way of the Sabres in 2006 draft. They have played a total of 23 games with the NHL club since entering the field professional hockey in 2007. However, Mike totally complete 2009-10 season together with the Pirates. Mike played four seasons around the OHL from 2003-04 to 2006-07. His first three seasons were used the Windsor Spitfires while his fourth and final season was split, 30 games apiece, between Spitfires and the Barrie Colts.Cody McCormick played four seasons within the OHL in the Belleville Bulls from 1999-00 to 2002-03. Drafted by your Colorado Avalanche in 2001, Cody played in 190 games when using the NHL club before investing a full season in alongside Portland this current year.Jeff Cowan played three seasons during the OHL from 1993-94 to 1995-96. His initial couple of seasons were spent aided by the Guelph Storm and his awesome final season was a student in Barrie using the Colts. Jeff has played over 400 NHL games with the Calgary Flames, Atlanta Thrashers, La Kings and Vancouver Canucks. It's Jeff's first season while using the Pirates.Mark Mancari played four seasons inside OHL, with the Ottawa 67's, from 2001-02 to 2004-05. Drafted by the Sabres in your seventh round from the 2004 draft, Mark has played just 16 games with Buffalo over five seasons, spending the remainder of his time in the AHL. Mancari has placed solid offensive numbers considering the Rochester Americans and also the Pirates since starting in the AHL and it can certainly only be reliant on time before he finds a spot during the NHL.Drew Schiestel played four seasons in your OHL, all with the IceDogs (2 in Mississauga as well as in Niagara) from 2005-06 to 2008-09. Another round pick of the Sabres in 2007, he played his first season of pro hockey at the moment entirely using the Pirates.
