Pack sign Brad Brown to PTO
Published on April 21, 2008 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Connecticut Whale News Release
HARTFORD, April 21, 2008: Hartford Wolf Pack general manager Jim Schoenfeld announced today that the Wolf Pack have signed defenseman Brad Brown to a Professional Tryout (PTO) agreement.
This is the second Wolf Pack PTO this season for Brown, a 12th-year pro who has logged 330 career NHL games with the New York Rangers, Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Blackhawks, Minnesota Wild and Buffalo Sabres. He played 10 games with the Wolf Pack after signing his original PTO March 11th, registering one assist, five penalty minutes and a +4 rating.
After being released by the Wolf Pack April 6th, the 6-3, 221-pound Brown returned to the Florida Everblades of the ECHL, for whom he played 26 games, chipping in two goals and an assist for three points, along with 68 penalty minutes. Brown, a 32-year-old native of Baie Verte, Newfoundland, was scoreless in two playoff games for the Everblades.
The Wolf Pack will look to keep their Calder Cup playoff run alive tomorrow night, Tuesday, April 22nd, at the XL Center in Game Five of their first-round series against the Portland Pirates. Faceoff is 7:00. If the Wolf Pack can win the next two games of the series, the decisive Game Seven would also be at the XL Center, this Saturday night, April 26th, also at 7:00.
Wolf Pack playoff tickets are available at the XL Center Box Office and all Ticketmaster locations, including Macy's at the Buckland Hills Mall and at the Westfarms Mall. Tickets may also be charged by phone at (860) 525-4500, (203) 744-8100, (203) 624-0033 or (413) 733-2500, and on-line at www.hartfordwolfpack.com.
Wolf Pack 2008-09 season tickets are also on sale now. For information on all of the Wolf Pack's ticketing options, including full-season, six, 10 and 20-game packages, coupon books and group discounts, contact the Wolf Pack Ticket Office at (860) 548-2000.
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