The Portland Pirates were a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. Their home arena was the Cross Insurance Arena in downtown Portland, Maine. The franchise was previously known as the Baltimore Skipjacks from 1982 to 1993. The Pirates were affiliated with the Washington Capitals (1993–2005), the Anaheim Ducks (2005–2008), the Buffalo Sabres (2008–2011) and the Arizona Coyotes (2011–2015). They have played host to the AHL All-Star Classic twice (in 2003 and 2010).