Portland, Maine - Portland Pirates General Brad Treliving announced today that the team has acquired goalie Peter Mannino and forward Kenndal McArdle via loan from the St. John’s IceCaps. In return, the Pirates will loan forward Brock Trotter to St. John’s.

Mannino, a 28 year-old from Farmington Hills, Michigan, has played in 10 games this season for the IceCaps. The 6’1”, 195 pound goalie holds a 4-5-0 record, a 2.77 goals against average and .909 save percentage. He’s spent most of the season playing for the Chicago Express of the ECHL, where he has 10-8-4 record, a 3.15 GAA, and an .899 save percentage in 22 appearances. Mannino was a member of the 2004-05 NCAA Champion Denver Pioneers. He’s played in six NHL games over his career; three for the New York Islanders in 2008-09, two for the Atlanta Thrashers in 2010-11 and one game for the Winnipeg Jets earlier this season. This is Mannino’s fourth professional season.

McArdle, a 25 year-old from Toronto, Ontario, has appeared in 35 for St. John’s this season, totaling seven goals and five assists for 12 points. The 5’11”, 190 pound left winger also has 64 penalty minutes and a plus-two rating this season. Prior to this year, McArdle spent four seasons with the Rochester Americans, totaling 34 goals and 34 assists for 68 points in his time with the Amerks. He has played a total of 42 NHL games over his career, 33 for the Florida Panthers and nine earlier this season for Winnipeg. McArdle was drafted 20th overall by Florida in the first round of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.

Trotter was acquired by Portland’s NHL parent club, the Phoenix Coyotes, via trade from the Montreal Canadiens on October 23. Since joining the Pirates, he’s appeared in 35 games, scoring 12 goals and adding 23 assists for 35 points. He also had two goals and five assists for seven points in five games played earlier this season for the Hamilton Bulldogs. Trotter is a 24 year-old, 5’10”, 185 pound center from Brandon, Manitoba.

As a condition of the deal, the Phoenix Coyotes will retain the recall rights to Trotter, while the Winnipeg Jets retain the recall rights to both Mannino and McArdle.

The Portland Pirates will return to the Cumberland County Civic Center to face off against the Worcester Sharks on Sunday, March 4 at 4:00 p.m. The first 2,500 fans in the Civic Center will receive a special edition Portland Pirates t-shirt, courtesy of Five County Credit Union. All fans will receive two free tickets to a future Pirates game with a donation to Goodwill.

Portland Pirates 20th Anniversary Season Tickets are now on sale! You can secure your seats for as low as $50! Season tickets include plenty of great perks! To find out more, call the Pirates Tickets Office at 828-4665, EXT 350 today!

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