ECHL: The new 2018-19 ECHL team to be based in Portland (ME) recently announced five finalists from its name-the-team contest: the Mariners, Watchmen, Lumberjacks, Puffins and Wild Blueberries. The city had previous higher-level teams in the American Hockey League called the Maine Mariners and the Portland Pirates. The Portland Pirates moved to Springfield (MA) prior to the 2016-17 season.