Kevin William Dineen (born on October 28, 1963, Quebec City, Quebec) is a retired professional ice hockey player and is currently the head coach of the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League. Outside of the world of ice hockey, Dineen is a spokesperson for the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America.. He is the son of former NHL player & coach Bill Dineen and a brother of former NHL players Gord and Peter.

Eric Weinrich (born 19 December, 1966 in Roanoke, Virginia) is an American ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League (AHL). Weinrich was drafted 32nd overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. He played 1,157 career NHL games, scoring 70 goals and 318 assists for 388 points. He grew up in the small town of Gardiner, Maine, went to high school at North Yarmouth Academy in Yarmouth, Maine, …

Jim Carey (born May 31, 1974 in Dorchester, Massachusetts) is an American retired National Hockey League goaltender. He was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, second round, 32nd overall. He played for the NCAA's University of Wisconsin, AHL's Portland Pirates and Providence Bruins, the NHL's Washington Capitals, Boston Bruins, St. Louis Blues, …

Barry Trotz (born July 15, 1962 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is the head coach of NHL ice hockey team Nashville Predators. He was previously the coach of the American Hockey League's Baltimore Skipjacks and Portland Pirates, with whom he won an AHL championship in 1994. That same year, he won the Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award, which is awarded to the outstanding coach in the AHL as voted upon by the AHL Broadcasters and Writers.

Zenon Konopka (born January 1, 1981 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada) is a professional ice hockey forward who currently is playing in the Columbus Blue Jackets system. Konopka was undrafted after his time with the Ottawa 67's and has made his way through the ECHL, AHL and finally saw some ice time in the NHL. In his rookie NHL season (2005-2006) Konopka played 23 games - scoring 4 goals and 3 asssists for a total of 7 points.

Ryan Shannon (born March 2nd, 1983) is an American centerman for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League. Before the Anaheim Ducks, he has also played for Boston College, Cincinnati Mighty Ducks and the Portland Pirates. He won the Stanley Cup in 2007 with Anaheim.

Petteri Wirtanen is an ice hockey player. Wirtanen was selected 172nd overall in the 6th round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Anaheim Mighty Ducks. He is currently playing for Portland in the AHL.

Jan Bulis (born March 18, 1978 in Pardubice, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional hockey winger. He is currently playing for the Vancouver Canucks.

Gerald Coleman (born April 3, 1985 in Romeoville, Illinois) is a professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for the Portland Pirates of the AHL. He was drafted 224th overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He is the first graduate of the NHL Diversity Program to play in the NHL, making his debut for the Lightning, in relief, on November 11, 2005.

Glen A. Hanlon (born February 20, 1957 in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada) is a Canadian former National Hockey League goaltender and current head coach. Hanlon is currently head coach of the Washington Capitals. He was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1977 NHL Entry Draft, in the third round (40th overall pick). He has played for the Vancouver Canucks, St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings. He has also played in the WCHL, Central Hockey League, …

Joe Beninati is the television play-by-play announcer for the Washington Capitals. Along with color analyst Craig Laughlin he provides Capitals game coverage for CSN. He has also done freelance announcing for ESPN, Westwood One, WFAN and as a prominent hockey voice on Versus (formerly OLN), where he calls one of the NHL's Conference Finals series each year (usually the one ranked #2 as far as ratings and market sizes).

Kent Huskins (born May 4, 1979 in Almonte, Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League.

Graham Mink (born May 12, 1979 in Stowe, Vermont) is an American ice hockey player. Signed in 2001 as a free agent originally by the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League, Mink was signed a year later by the Washington Capitals, although he would continue to play for the Pirates and later on the Hershey Bears, guiding them to the 2006 Calder Cup. Notably, Mink has recently battled back from hernia surgery. On July 14, 2006, Mink signed a two-year, …

Gregg Naumenko (born March 30, 1977 in Chicago, Illinois, USA) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender. He played two seasons for the USHL's North Iowa Huskies and one season for the University of Alaska Anchorage before beginning his professional career. Naumenko appeared in two NHL games in the 2000-01 season with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, recording an 0-1 record with a 6.00 GAA and a .759 save percentage.

Jaroslav "Yogi" Svejkovsky (born October 1, 1976, in Plzen, Czechoslovakia) is a retired Czech ice hockey left wing. He was drafted in the first round, 17th overall, by the Washington Capitals in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. Drafted from the Western Hockey League's Tri-City Americans, Svejkovsky made his professional debut with the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League in the 1996-97 season. He made his NHL debut during the same season with the Capitals, …

Brooks Laich (pronounced "LIKE"; born June 23, 1983) is a Canadian ice hockey player with the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League. Laich was born in Wawota, Saskatchewan in 1983. In 2000-01, he was playing for the Moose Jaw Warriors in the Western Hockey League. Scouting reports noted that he was a steady point scorer who was also prepared to work in a defensive role but he needed to work to develop his body to meet the demands of the NHL.

Sebastien Charpentier (born on April 18, 1977 in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada) is an ice hockey goalie currently playing with Tver MVD HC in Russia. Charpentier was drafted 93rd overall by the Washington Capitals in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft were he spent most of his professional career with their AHL affiliate the Portland Pirates. He played a total of 24 NHL games for the Capitals.

Brian Willsie (born 16 March, 1978 in London, Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL. Willsie was drafted 146th overall by the Colorado Avalanche in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, and was claimed by the Capitals in the Waiver Draft on October 3, 2003. Willsie has played 200 career NHL games, scoring 36 goals and 35 assists for 71 points.

Maxim Kondratiev (born January 20, 1983 in Togliatti, USSR) is a professional ice hockey defenceman who signed to play for the Russian Hockey Super League team HC Lada Togliatti for the 2006-2007 season. Kondratiev skated for the Portland Pirates, the AHL affiliate team of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks of the NHL during the second part of the 2005-2006 season. Anaheim acquired Kondratiev in a trade on January 8, 2006, from the New York Rangers.

Stephen Peat (born March 10, 1980 in Princeton, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian ice hockey right wing. He was drafted in the second round, 32nd overall, by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. Anaheim traded his rights to the Washington Capitals in exchange for a draft pick before the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. Peat played five seasons in the Western Hockey League before joining the Capitals' American Hockey League affiliate, the Portland Pirates.

Alexandre Volchkov (born September 25, 1977 in Moscow, Russia) is a retired Russian ice hockey player. Selected as the fourth player overall in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals, Volchkov was a talented right-wing who put up impressive numbers while playing for the Barrie Colts. Although talented physically, the enigmatic Volchkov never reached his potential due to his poor attitude.

Mike Farrell (born October 20, 1978 in Edina, Minnesota) is an American ice hockey defenceman. Drafted by the Washington Capitals in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, Farrell spent several years in the Capitals system before he was traded to the Nashville Predators in 2003.

Patrick Boileau (born February 22, 1975 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman. Selected by the Washington Capitals in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, he spent years in the Capitals system mainly with their AHL affiliate Portland Pirates until he signed with the Detroit Red Wings in 2002. In 2003 he signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Todd Nelson (born May 15, 1969 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan) is a former Canadian ice hockey player, and is the older brother of Jeff Nelson. Originally drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, Nelson played primarily in the minors and played just one game for the Penguins. Signed as a free agent by the Washington Capitals, he helped guide the Capitals' minor league affiliate Portland Pirates to the Calder Cup in 1994.

Frank Fixaris (born May 6, 1934 in Torrington, Connecticut; died January 13, 2006 in Falmouth, Maine) was an American sportscaster, anchor, and reporter, spending the majority of his career at WGME-TV in Portland, Maine. He also co-hosted a morning radio show on WJAB after his television run. Fixaris graduated from Emerson College in 1956 and worked at several radio stations early in his career.

Mark Alan Kumpel (born March 7, 1961 in Wakefield, Massachusetts) is a former American ice hockey player. Selected by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft, Kumpel also played for the Detroit Red Wings and Winnipeg Jets. After his playing career, Kumpel moved into coaching, including a tenure as coach/assistant coach with the Portland Pirates from 1998 to 2004. Most recently, he was head coach of the Port Huron Beacons during the 2004-05 season.

Brett Skinner (born on June 28, 1983, in Brandon, Manitoba) is a professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the NHL's Anaheim Ducks organization. Skinner was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks 68th overall in the 3rd round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. Brett was a member of the Trail Smoke Eaters in the BCHL in 2000-2001, the Des Moines Buccaneers in the USHL in 2001-2002, and then the University of Denver from 2002-2005.

Francois Methot (born April 26, 1978 in Montreal,Quebec, Canada) is an ice hockey centre currently playing for the Mannheim Eagles in the Deutsche Eishockey-Liga. He was the Buffalo Sabres' third pick, 54th overall, in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft from the Shawinigan Cataractes, but never played a game in the NHL. He played four seasons with the Rochester Americans and one with the Portland Pirates, both of the American Hockey League, before moving to Germany.

Michael Wall (born July 25, 1985 in Telkwa, BC) is a professional hockey goaltender currently playing for the Arizona Sundogs of the CHL.

Kayle Short is a Canadian hockey player with the English ice hockey club Sheffield He played with the Dukes of Hamilton, Sudbury Wolves and Guelph Storm. Short attended the University of New Brunswick and the Canadian National Team. He was with the Portland Pirates of the AHL and Hampton Roads Admirals of the East Coast Hockey League in 1997-1998.

Tim Stapleton (born July 9, 1982 in La Grange, Illinois) is an American professional ice hockey forward. After two seasons with the Green Bay Gamblers, Stapleton represented the University of Minnesota-Duluth for four seasons, where he led the team in scoring as a freshman and had back-to-back 40 point seasons. After a brief stint with the Portland Pirates of the AHL, he signed with Jokerit of the Finnish SM-liiga, completing a tryout which led to a one-year contract.

Matthew Yeats (born April 6, 1979 in Innisfail, Alberta) is a Canadian ice hockey goaltender. Originally drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, Yeats was signed in 2003 as a free agent by the Portland Pirates, and then later the Washington Capitals. He played five games for the Capitals near the end of the 2003-04 NHL season.

Olaf Kolzig or Olaf Kölzig is a German goaltender for the NHL's Washington Capitals. "Olie the Goalie" has been a part of the Washington Capitals franchise since being selected by them in the 1989 Draft. He spent several years in the American Hockey League with the Baltimore Skipjacks, Hampton Roads Admirals, Rochester Americans, and Portland Pirates, after playing major junior hockey for the New Westminster Bruins and Tri-City Americans of the WHL.

Jean-Francois Fortin is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman. He was drafted in the second round, 35th overall, by the Washington Capitals in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. Currently, he is playing for EV Duisburg Die Füchse of Germany's Deutsche Eishockey-Liga. After playing four seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with the Sherbrooke Faucons/Beavers, …