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Wolf Pack Weekly, April 10-16

April 10, 2017 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hartford Wolf Pack News Release


The Wolf Pack (24-43-4-2, 54 pts., .370) finished their home schedule this past week with a 4-3 victory Friday night over Springfield and a 2-1 defeat to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Saturday night. Then, in Bridgeport on Sunday, the Wolf Pack fell behind 3-0 in the second period vs. the Sound Tigers, and then fell one goal short of coming all the way back in the third, falling by a score of 3-2. Marek Hrivik and Chris Brown had a goal and an assist each in Friday's win, Adam Tambellini scored the only Wolf Pack goal on Saturday, and Matt Carey and Dan Catenacci had Sunday's third-period tallies.

AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE STANDINGS

Atlantic Division

Rank Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA STK P10 S/O PIM

1 y W-B/Scr. Penguins 73 50 19 3 1 104 0.712 240 162 4-0-0-1 8-1-0-1 1-1 1010

2 Lehigh Valley Phantoms 73 45 23 5 0 95 0.651 249 213 1-0-0-0 5-4-1-0 2-0 925

3 Providence Bruins 73 43 21 5 4 95 0.651 222 176 0-1-0-0 7-3-0-0 3-4 846

4 Hershey Bears 74 41 22 8 3 93 0.628 247 210 3-0-0-0 6-4-0-0 0-3 1046

5 Bridgeport Sound Tigers 74 44 26 3 1 92 0.622 216 200 1-0-0-0 6-3-1-0 5-1 1061

6 Springfield Thunderbirds 73 29 33 9 2 69 0.473 181 202 0-3-0-0 3-6-1-0 2-2 1120

7 Hartford Wolf Pack 73 24 43 4 2 54 0.370 186 264 0-2-0-0 3-7-0-0 3-2 857

North Division

Rank Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA STK P10 S/O PIM

1 x Toronto Marlies 74 41 28 4 1 87 0.588 239 200 1-0-0-0 8-2-0-0 3-1 1068

2 x Syracuse Crunch 73 35 24 7 7 84 0.575 216 222 1-0-1-0 4-3-1-2 2-7 1296

3 Albany Devils 73 37 31 2 3 79 0.541 191 198 0-1-0-0 3-6-0-1 3-3 1101

4 St. John's IceCaps 74 35 29 8 2 80 0.541 209 214 2-0-0-0 4-4-1-1 3-2 1150

5 Utica Comets 73 34 30 7 2 77 0.527 186 204 0-2-0-0 5-5-0-0 2-2 858

6 Rochester Americans 73 31 40 0 2 64 0.438 198 230 0-1-0-0 7-3-0-0 1-2 835

7 Binghamton Senators 73 27 42 2 2 58 0.397 185 256 0-1-0-0 3-7-0-0 2-2 894

Central Division

Rank Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA STK P10 S/O PIM

1 x Chicago Wolves 73 42 19 7 5 96 0.658 243 193 3-0-0-0 5-2-1-2 2-5 915

2 x Grand Rapids Griffins 73 44 23 1 5 94 0.644 241 186 0-1-0-1 4-5-0-1 2-5 806

3 x Milwaukee Admirals 73 41 25 4 3 89 0.610 216 207 0-2-1-0 5-4-1-0 2-3 1173

4 Charlotte Checkers 73 39 29 5 0 83 0.568 206 199 4-0-0-0 7-2-1-0 3-0 796

5 Cleveland Monsters 74 38 28 4 4 84 0.568 190 193 5-0-1-0 8-1-1-0 7-4 1000

6 Iowa Wild 73 34 30 7 2 77 0.527 173 190 3-0-1-0 4-5-1-0 3-2 813

7 Manitoba Moose 74 28 36 5 5 66 0.446 192 237 3-0-1-0 5-4-1-0 2-5 1040

8 Rockford IceHogs 73 25 36 9 3 62 0.425 170 233 0-1-0-0 4-6-0-0 6-3 956

Pacific Division

Rank Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA STK P10 S/O PIM

1 y San Jose Barracuda 65 43 15 2 5 93 0.715 226 167 1-0-0-0 6-3-0-1 1-5 1017

2 x San Diego Gulls 65 40 20 3 2 85 0.654 207 171 0-3-0-0 5-5-0-0 3-2 909

3 x Ontario Reign 65 35 20 10 0 80 0.615 190 179 2-0-0-0 6-3-1-0 2-0 912

4 Stockton Heat 65 33 25 5 2 73 0.562 203 182 6-0-1-1 7-1-1-1 1-2 1213

5 Bakersfield Condors 65 32 27 5 1 70 0.538 195 179 1-0-0-0 6-4-0-0 1-1 692

6 Texas Stars 73 32 36 1 4 69 0.473 216 256 0-2-0-0 4-6-0-0 3-4 1028

7 Tucson Roadrunners 65 26 31 8 0 60 0.462 175 228 0-3-1-0 2-6-2-0 3-0 1057

8 San Antonio Rampage 73 26 40 5 2 59 0.404 175 232 0-1-0-0 2-8-0-0 2-2 1001

x Clinched Playoff Position

y Clinched Division

This week:

This is the last week of the season for the Wolf Pack, as they continue a stretch of four straight road games to finish the campaign. The Wolf Pack will be in Albany on Wednesday night for a 7:00 PM game vs. the Devils, and then head to Utica for a 7:00 date with the Comets on Friday night. The curtain comes down on the season Saturday night in Springfield, as the Wolf Pack and the Thunderbirds face off at 7:05.

Wednesday, April 12 at the Albany Devils (New Jersey) at the Times Union Center, 7:00 PM

- The Devils come into the week in a flat-footed tie with St. John's for the last playoff in the North Division, and three points ahead of fifth-place Utica.

- Rookie forward Nick Lappin, who has 13-13-26 in 32 AHL games on the year, had four goals in Albany's three games this past week, two wins and a loss.

- This is the last of four games on the year between the Wolf Pack and Devils, and the second of two Hartford visits to Albany. The Wolf Pack are 0-2-1-0 in the season series so far, with a 4-3 loss April 1 to show for their only previous trip to the Times Union Center.

- Broadcast - live with Bob Crawford on News Radio 1410 WPOP, on-line at newsradio1410.iheart.com and on iHeartRadio. Video streaming at www.ahllive.com.

Friday, April 14 at the Utica Comets (Vancouver) at the Utica Memorial Auditorium, 7:00 PM

- After a three-game winning streak, the Comets have been shut out in their last two games, a 5-0 loss at Rochester on Saturday night and a 1-0 home defeat Sunday vs. St. John's.

- This game concludes a four-game season series between the Wolf Pack and the Comets, and the Wolf Pack are 1-1-1-0 through the first three games. In the only previous matchup in Utica November 12, the Wolf Pack fell in overtime by a score of 3-2.

- Darren Archibald, who has 22-22-44 in 73 games on the year, is the Comets' leading goal-scorer, and he is tied for the team points lead with Alexandre Grenier (17-27-44 in 66 GP) and Curtis Valk (16-28-44 in 72 GP).

- Broadcast - live with Bob Crawford on-line at www.979espn.com and on iHeartRadio . Video streaming at www.ahllive.com.

Saturday, April 15 at the Springfield Thunderbirds (Florida) at the MassMutual Center, 7:05 PM

- This season finale is the last of ten matchups on the year between the Wolf Pack and the Thunderbirds, and the Wolf Pack have won two of the last three. All told, Hartford is 4-5-0-0 on the year vs. Springfield, 1-3-0-0 in four road games.

- The Thunderbirds come into the season's final week on a three-game losing streak, and 2-6-1-0 in their last nine games.

- Springfield point-scoring leader Chase Balisy (16-27-43 in 73 GP) scored for the Thunderbirds in the second period of Friday night's 4-3 loss to the Wolf Pack at the XL Center, and then lit the lamp again Saturday night at Lehigh Valley, one of Springfield's 46 shots in a 4-2 setback vs. the Phantoms.

- Broadcast - live with Bob Crawford on-line at www.979espn.com and on iHeartRadio . Video streaming at www.ahllive.com.

Recent Transactions:

Taylor Beck - recalled from the Wolf Pack by the New York Rangers April 7.

Magnus Hellberg - recalled from the Wolf Pack by the New York Rangers April 9.

Nick Niedert - signed by the Wolf Pack to a Professional Tryout (PTO) agreement April 9, and released later that day.

Practice:

All Wolf Pack practices are open to the media at the XL Center or Champions Skating Center in Cromwell. As schedules are subject to last-minute changes, please call the public relations department at (860) 541-4791 before attending a practice.

Tue., April 11 10:30 - 11:30 AM, Champions Skating Center

Wed., April 12 10:00 - 10:30 AM, Champions Skating Center (game at Albany)

Thurs., April 13 Practice in Utica

Fri., April 14 Game at Utica

Sat., April 15 11:00 - 11:30 AM, Champions Skating Center (game at Springfield)

Pack Tracks:

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, or click here to request more info.

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