Wolf Pack Sign Forward Matt Schepke to ATO
April 8, 2009 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Connecticut Whale News Release
HARTFORD, April 8, 2009: Hartford Wolf Pack general manager Jim Schoenfeld announced today that the team has signed forward Matt Schepke to an Amateur Tryout (ATO) agreement.
Schepke comes to the Wolf Pack from their ECHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers. In 12 games since joining the Checkers out of Michigan State University, Schepke has scored six goals and added three assists for nine points, while registering 23 penalty minutes. A 5-9, 197-pound native of Warren, Michigan, the 24-year-old Schepke was Michigan State's point and goal-scoring leader this season, with 14 goals and 10 assists for 24 points in 38 games. He also served 67 minutes in penalties.
Schepke spent three seasons at Michigan State, totaling 28 goals and 26 assists for 54 points, along with 122 penalty minutes, in 98 career games.
The Atlantic Division-leading Wolf Pack are back in action tonight, as they travel to Manchester to take on the Monarchs (7:00 PM faceoff, 96.5 WTIC HD2, www.hartfordwolfpack.com, www.wtic.com, www.ahllive.com). The next home game for the Pack is "Fan Appreciation Night", the last game of the regular season, this Saturday, April 11th. Faceoff is 7:00, and the first 3,000 fans into the game will receive a free Wolf Pack rally towel. It's also the last game for $10 adult tickets, courtesy of Click It or Ticket.
Pack 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 1-800-745-3000., and on-line at www.hartfordwolfpack.com.
Information on all of the Wolf Pack's ticketing options, including full-season, coupon books and group discounts, is available at www.hartfordwolfpack.com, and by contacting the Wolf Pack Ticket Office at (860) 548-2000.
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