Wolf Pack and Sound Tigers Battle for State Supremacy
October 21, 2004 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Connecticut Whale News Release
Hartford, October 21, 2004: The American Hockey League's Hartford Wolf Pack and Bridgeport Sound Tigers will battle not only for position in the Atlantic Division this season, but for state bragging rights in the first year of the GEICO Connecticut Cup.
The teams face-off against each other ten times this season. The club winning the most games takes the trophy home and claims hockey supremacy in the state for the season. The first game of the series will be played in Bridgeport this coming Saturday, October 23, with the first game of the series at the Civic Center to be played on Saturday, November 6. Willy O'Ree, the first black player in the NHL is scheduled to drop the puck at that contest.
"There's such an intense rivalry between our parent clubs already, this seems a natural," said Wolf Pack General Manager Jim Schoenfeld. "Not only is there competition between the players on the two teams, this rivalry extends to the fans as well. We hope to see a lot of Bridgeport fans at the Civic Center for these games, and I can assure you our Booster Club and fans will be out in full force down the road in Bridgeport."
The winning team will be presented the GEICO Connecticut Cup on March 26 in Bridgeport. Games that will count in the challenge series are:
Saturday, October 23 - in Bridgeport Saturday, November 6 - in
Hartford
Friday, November 26 - in Bridgeport Sunday, December 26 - in
Bridgeport
Wednesday, January 12 - in Hartford Saturday, January 15 - in
Hartford
Sunday, January 30 - In Bridgeport Friday, February 25 - in
Hartford
Friday, March 11 - in Hartford Saturday, March 26 - in
Bridgeport
The AHL's Hartford Wolf Pack hockey club is part of Madison Square Garden LP. Cablevision Systems Corporation owns a controlling interest in MSG LP, which also includes the New York Rangers (NHL), New York Knicks (NBA), the New York Liberty (WNBA), the MSG Network, Fox Sports Net and the Madison Square Garden arena complex.
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