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Emberson Scores Shorthanded Goal, But Wolf Pack Fall 4-2 to Thunderbirds

December 22, 2022 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hartford Wolf Pack News Release


HARTFORD, CT - Ty Emberson scored the Wolf Pack's first home shorthanded goal this season in the team's Thursday night contest against the Springfield Thunderbirds. However, the Pack couldn't take this installment of the I-91 rivalry, falling to the Thunderbirds by a final score of 4-2.

Martin Frk scored the eventual game-winner for Springfield late in the second period. Frk took a pass from Matthew Highmore and blasted a one-timer by Louis Domingue to push the score to 3-1. The patented one-timer from the veteran would stand as the eventual game-winner.

Emberson broke open the scoring with a shorthanded goal in the first period. After Bobby Trivigno was called for tripping, Emberson found his way into the Springfield zone and beat Joel Hofer with a backhand shot to break the ice at 11:42. It was Emberson's fourth goal of the season and his first shorthanded. It was the club's third shorthanded goal of the season, and their first at the XL Center.

Springfield answered back to the tune of three goals in the second period. Mitchell Hoelscher opened the scoring for the T-Birds, firing a shot by Domingue to tie the contest at 2:53. The tally was Hoelscher's first AHL goal.

Jake Neighbours put the Thunderbirds in front for good about nine minutes later. Blake Hillman partially blocked a Will Bitten shot, but Neighbours pounced on the loose puck and buried it into the Hartford net, giving the Thunderbirds a 2-1 lead. Neighbours' goal was his fourth in Springfield's last five games.

Frk capped off the scoring at 18:30, putting the game out of reach for good with his sixth goal of the campaign.

Gustav Rydahl drew the Pack within one in the third period. Rydahl tipped a pass from Emberson into the Springfield net to give Hartford a fighting chance at 3:51. Rydahl's marker was his fourth goal of the season, and his second tally in the last three games.

Hugh McGing added an insurance goal at 6:30 of the third period, potting his sixth goal of the season to thwart the Hartford comeback bid. Hofer slammed the door shut from there, stopping thirteen Wolf Pack shots in the final period to cement the T-Birds second win in three meetings.

The Wolf Pack return to the ice tomorrow night, December 23rd, for the next installment in the 'Battle of Connecticut' against the Bridgeport Islanders. Puck drop is set for 5:00 pm. Join us for $2 beers and $1 hot dogs until the start of the second intermission. To get tickets, visit www.hartfordwolfpack.com. # # # About OVG360: OVG360, a division of Oak View Group, is a full-service venue management and hospitality company that helps client-partners reimagine the sports, live entertainment, and convention industries for the betterment of the venue, employees, artists, athletes, and surrounding communities. With a portfolio of more than 200 client-partners spanning arenas, stadiums, convention centers, performing arts centers, cultural institutions, and state fairs around the globe, OVG360 provides a set of services, resources and expertise designed to elevate every aspect of business that matters to venue operators. Service-oriented and driven by social responsibility, OVG360 helps facilities drive value through excellence and innovation in food services, booking and content development, sustainable operations, public health and public safety and more.

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