Wolf Pack Weekly
April 6, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hartford Wolf Pack News Release
The Wolf Pack (38-23-5-4, 85 pts.) won two of their three games this week, pulling off third period comebacks at home both Friday and Saturday nights, against two of the AHL's top teams. The Wolf Pack dropped a 4-3 decision at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Wednesday night, and were down by two goals three separate times in Friday night's home battle with Northeast Division-leading Syracuse. A season-high five-goal outburst in the third period, though, led by a pair of Marek Hrivik goals, propelled the Pack to a 6-4 win over the Crunch. Then on Saturday night against the AHL leaders, the Manchester Monarchs, the Wolf Pack rebounded from a 2-0 third-period deficit, on a pair of Oscar Lindberg goals in the last 5:05 of regulation, and eventually won in a shootout, 3-2. The two victories lifted the Wolf Pack to a season-best 15 games over the .500 mark, and to within four points of Syracuse for first place in the Northeast.
AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE STANDINGS
Eastern Conference
Rank Team GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA STK P10 S/O PIM
1 *x Manchester Monarchs 70 45 16 6 3 99 0.707 221 162 3-0-0-1 8-1-0-1 1-3 1193
2 *x Hershey Bears 71 43 20 5 3 94 0.662 205 167 1-0-0-0 6-3-0-1 2-3 1380
3 *x Syracuse Crunch 70 40 21 9 0 89 0.636 204 196 0-3-1-0 5-4-1-0 3-0 1457
4 Wilkes-Barre/Scr. Penguins 70 40 23 3 4 87 0.621 191 151 1-0-0-0 5-4-1-0 0-4 1220
5 Providence Bruins 70 38 23 7 2 85 0.607 191 171 3-0-0-0 6-3-0-1 1-2 911
6 Hartford Wolf Pack 70 38 23 5 4 85 0.607 203 205 2-0-0-0 7-2-0-1 2-4 1054
7 Worcester Sharks 68 39 23 4 2 84 0.618 208 172 7-0-0-0 8-2-0-0 2-2 723
8 Portland Pirates 69 37 25 6 1 81 0.587 188 169 0-2-1-0 4-3-3-0 2-1 1089
9 Springfield Falcons 72 36 27 8 1 81 0.562 182 196 2-0-0-1 4-4-1-1 5-1 1216
10 Albany Devils 70 33 26 5 6 77 0.550 178 187 2-0-0-0 6-3-0-1 2-6 1291
11 St. John's IceCaps 72 30 32 8 2 70 0.486 169 224 0-4-1-0 2-6-2-0 4-2 1124
12 Lehigh Valley Phantoms 69 31 31 6 1 69 0.500 182 215 0-2-0-0 3-7-0-0 6-1 1678
13 Binghamton Senators 70 30 32 7 1 68 0.486 216 238 0-1-0-0 5-5-0-0 0-1 1492
14 Bridgeport Sound Tigers 69 26 36 6 1 59 0.428 196 225 1-0-0-0 4-6-0-0 3-1 1565
15 Norfolk Admirals 71 24 38 6 3 57 0.401 149 204 0-1-0-0 2-7-1-0 0-3 1374
Western Conference
Rank Team GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA STK P10 S/O PIM
1 *y Utica Comets 69 43 19 6 1 93 0.674 199 164 9-0-1-0 9-0-1-0 2-1 851
2 *x Grand Rapids Griffins 70 42 20 6 2 92 0.657 230 168 1-0-0-0 6-3-0-1 2-2 815
3 *x San Antonio Rampage 70 43 21 5 1 92 0.657 234 209 0-1-0-0 9-1-0-0 6-1 1179
4 x Rockford IceHogs 69 41 21 5 2 89 0.645 197 163 2-0-0-0 8-2-0-0 3-2 1128
5 Oklahoma City Barons 70 38 24 5 3 84 0.600 208 197 0-1-0-0 2-6-2-0 0-3 980
6 Texas Stars 70 35 21 13 1 84 0.600 218 201 3-0-0-0 7-3-0-0 2-1 834
7 Chicago Wolves 69 36 26 6 1 79 0.572 189 177 0-1-0-0 7-3-0-0 0-1 979
8 Milwaukee Admirals 71 33 25 7 6 79 0.556 195 196 1-0-2-1 2-4-2-2 2-6 1070
9 Hamilton Bulldogs 70 32 26 12 0 76 0.543 185 184 0-1-1-0 4-3-3-0 0-0 1099
10 Toronto Marlies 69 33 27 9 0 75 0.543 176 190 0-1-0-0 6-4-0-0 1-0 988
11 Adirondack Flames 69 33 28 6 2 74 0.536 213 210 1-0-0-0 3-5-1-1 1-2 1263
12 Lake Erie Monsters 69 31 26 8 4 74 0.536 184 213 3-0-2-0 4-2-3-1 1-4 1015
13 Charlotte Checkers 71 29 35 6 1 65 0.458 159 216 1-0-1-0 5-4-1-0 5-1 1263
14 Rochester Americans 70 27 37 5 1 60 0.429 195 231 0-4-0-0 2-8-0-0 2-1 1094
15 Iowa Wild 69 22 43 2 2 48 0.348 157 221 1-0-0-0 2-6-1-1 1-2 948
* Division Leader
x Clinched Playoff Position
y Clinched Division
* Division leaders are seeded 1, 2, and 3 in Conference standings.
Eight teams in each conference qualify for the playoffs: the three division winners will be seeded first through third in order of points, and the next five teams in order of points will be seeded fourth through eighth.
This week:
The Wolf Pack have three games on the schedule this weekend, the first two of them at home. The Pack and Springfield Falcons complete their ten-game season series at the XL Center on Friday night, with faceoff at 7:00 PM, and the Albany Devils visit the Wolf Pack on Saturday night, "Police and Fire Appreciation Night", also a 7:00 start. The Pack finishes the weekend in Providence on Sunday, taking on the Bruins at 3:00.
Friday, April 10 vs. the Springfield Falcons at the XL Center, 7:00 PM
- At this and all Friday-night Wolf Pack home games, fans can enjoy $1 hot dogs and $2 beers at the XL Center, through the start of the second period.
- The Falcons enter the week 36-27-8-1 for 81 points, tied with Portland for the eighth-and-final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference and four points behind the Wolf Pack. Springfield is 2-0-0-1 in its last three games, after winning only two of the previous 12 (2-8-2-0).
- This game wraps up a ten-game season series between the Wolf Pack and their I-91 rivals the Falcons, and the Pack have yet to lose in regulation in the first nine, going 6-0-0-3. The Wolf Pack are 2-0-0-2 in their previous four home games against Springfield.
- Falcon captain Ryan Craig had the game-winning goal and three assists in Springfield's regular-season home finale Saturday, a 5-2 win over Portland.
- For this and all Wolf Pack home games, tickets start as low as $12 for youth 12 years old or younger and are available at the XL Center ticket office, on-line at www.hartfordwolfpack.com and by phone at (877) 522-8499.
- Broadcast - live with Bob Crawford and Mark Bailey on Fox Sports Radio 1410, on-line at www.foxsportsradio1410.com and on iHeartRadio. Video streaming at www.ahllive.com.
Saturday, April 11 vs. the Albany Devils at the XL Center, 7:00 PM
- This is the Wolf Pack's "Police and Fire Appreciation Night", as the Pack salute the police officers, firefighters and other first responders who serve our community.
- The XL Center's Comcast Coliseum Club is featuring a special Saturday-night Wolf Pack buffet package. The menu includes: tender, juicy, endless prime rib, alongside seven premium Saturday-only buffet additions, those being delicious, nonstop peel 'n eat shrimp, a nightly chef special, fresh vegetables, potatoes, a kids' entree, salad, fresh fruit, antipasto and dessert, all for only $19.00.
- The Devils (33-26-5-6, 77 pts.) have won six of their last seven games, to climb to within four points of the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
- Albany scoring leader Paul Thompson (32-20-52 in 67 GP) finished this past week just two goals off the AHL lead, after ringing up his second hat trick in four games Saturday night, in a 4-1 Albany victory vs. Binghamton.
- This is the last regular-season visit to the XL Center for the Devils, against whom the Wolf Pack are 5-3-0-0 on the year, 3-1-0-0 at home.
- For this and all Wolf Pack home games, tickets start as low as $12 for youth 12 years old or younger and are available at the XL Center ticket office, on-line at www.hartfordwolfpack.com and by phone at (877) 522-8499.
- Broadcast - live with Bob Crawford and Mark Bailey on Fox Sports Radio 1410, on-line at www.foxsportsradio1410.com and on iHeartRadio. Video streaming at www.ahllive.com.
Sunday, April 12 at the Providence Bruins (Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence), 3:00 PM
- The Bruins (38-23-7-2, 85 pts.) and Wolf Pack enter the week tied for fifth place in the Eastern Conference, two points behind Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and one point ahead of Worcester. Providence has won three straight since a 5-0 loss to the Wolf Pack at the XL Center March 27.
- The Wolf Pack have blanked the P-Bruins in both of the last two meetings, both in Hartford, 1-0 on January 21 and 5-0 March 27, after a 4-1 loss November 21 in their only previous visit to Providence.
- Providence's Tyler Randell (9-8-17 in 69 GP) had back-to-back goal-and-an-assist games Friday and Saturday nights at St. John's, and his goal with 24 seconds left in the third period Saturday gave the Bruins a 5-4 win over the IceCaps.
- Broadcast - live with Bob Crawford on Fox Sports Radio 1410, on-line at www.foxsportsradio1410.com and on iHeartRadio . Video streaming at www.ahllive.com .
Recent Transactions:
Brady Skjei - signed by the Wolf Pack to an Amateur Tryout (ATO) agreement April 1.
Pack Tracks:
The Wolf Pack's lovable mascot, Sonar, is in the finals of the AHL's "Mascot Madness" contest. Fans can vote for Sonar once per hour, up to 24 times per day, through 12 noon on Wednesday, April 8, at bit.ly/15MMFinals.
Once again this season, every Friday-night Wolf Pack home game features $1 hot dogs and $2 beers, through the start of the second period. After this Friday night, the Wolf Pack are right back at the XL Center, for their last home game of the regular season, next Friday, April 17, when the Bridgeport Sound Tigers visit for a 7:00 PM game.
Friday, April 17 vs. Bridgeport is also the Wolf Pack's "Fan Appreciation Night" at the XL Center, as the Pack pay tribute to all of the great fans who have supported the team throughout the 2014-15 season.
Tickets all remaining 2014-15 Wolf Pack home games are now on sale at the XL Center ticket office, on-line at www.hartfordwolfpack.com and by phone at (877) 522-8499. Wolf Pack tickets start as low as $12 for youth 12 years old or younger.
To speak with a Wolf Pack representative about season or group tickets, or any of the Wolf Pack's many ticketing options, call (855) 762-6451.
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