Wolf Pack Get Goaltender

February 14, 2006 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Connecticut Whale News Release


Hartford, February 14, 2006: Hartford Wolf Pack general manager/head coach Jim Schoenfeld announced today that the parent New York Rangers have reassigned goaltender Chris Holt to the Wolf Pack from Charlotte of the ECHL.

In seven games this year with the Wolf Pack, Holt is 2-2-1 with a 4.49 goals-against average and an 87.6% save percentage. He has also appeared in one NHL game with the Rangers, December 3rd at Washington, in which he stopped both shots he faced in 10 minutes of work. In 16 ECHL games with the Checkers, the rookie out of the University of Nebraska-Omaha was 6-6-0 with a 3.73 GAA and an 89.9% save percentage.

The Wolf Pack return to action Friday night, February 17th, with a visit to Albany (7:00 faceoff). Then on Saturday the Pack host Providence at the Hartford Civic Center (7:00). Fans at that game will receive a Torpedo bobblehead from Verizon Wireless, while supplies last. The weekend concludes with a visit to Atlantic Division-leading Portland on Sunday (4:05).

Individual tickets for Wolf Pack games are on sale now at the Hartford Civic Center Box Office and all Ticketmaster locations, including Filene'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 or online at www.Ticketmaster.com. Season tickets, five, 10 and 20 game packages and group tickets are also available. Contact 860-548-2000 for more details.

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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