Wolf Pack Weekly

Published on November 28, 2005 under American Hockey League (AHL)
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The Wolf Pack recorded a pair of wins and a shootout loss in three divisional games last week. They started off with a bang, rolling up a season-high seven goals in a 7-2 home-ice victory over Albany. A Friday-night visit to Manchester ended in a 2-1 shootout loss, but the Pack rebounded to beat Providence Saturday evening at the Hartford Civic Center by that same score. Robert Gherson, signed to a PTO (Professional Tryout agreement) Tuesday, played all three of the week's games, allowing a total of only four goals on 105 shots (1.30, 96.2). In Wednesday's game, Nigel Dawes registered the Wolf Pack's first four-point game of the season with two goals and two assists and Jeff Taffe chipped in a Pack season-high three assists.

This week:

The Wolf Pack play three road games in three days this coming weekend. They return to Manchester Friday to take on the Monarchs (7:35), move on to visit division-leading Portland Saturday (7:05), and finish the weekend with a GEICO Connecticut Cup tilt in Bridgeport Sunday (4:05).

Tuesday, November 29 - "Wolf Pack Confidential" at Little Mark's Big Barbecue on ESPN Radio 1410
The Wolf Pack's weekly hourlong live radio show originates live from Little Mark's Big Barbecue, 279 West Main Street (Route 44) in Avon, from 7 to 8:00 p.m. Scheduled to join host Bob Crawford this week are Bruce Graham and Jake Taylor. They will be taking questions from the live audience at Little Mark's (all are invited), and the show can be heard on ESPN Radio 1410 and on-line at www.hartfordwolfpack.com.

Friday, December 2 at Manchester (Verizon Wireless Arena), 7:35 p.m.
* This is the second straight Friday-night visit to Manchester for the Wolf Pack, who are unbeaten in regulation this year vs. the Monarchs (1-0-0-2) but have lost in shootouts in their last three trips to Manchester, dating back to last season.
* The Monarchs lost their first two games of the season, but since then have suffered only one regulation defeat in 17 outings (13-1-0-3), and are 8-0-0-2 in their last 10 contests.
* Manchester has gone to overtime in 12 of their 19 games (4-0-8) and eight of their last 10 (2-0-6).
* The Monarchs' Jeff Tambellini is the AHL's leading rookie scorer (14-11-25 in 18 GP).
* Radio - live with Bob Crawford on ESPN Radio 1410 and on the web at: www.hartfordwolfpack.com or watch on B2 Network! Go to www.hartfordwolfpack.com for details.

Saturday, December 3 at Portland (Cumberland County Civic Center), 7:05 p.m.
* The Wolf Pack are 0-2-0-0 vs. the Pirates (15-5-1-0, 31 pts.), who lead the Atlantic Division by a margin of two points over Manchester.
* Portland has lost two of its last three (1-1-1-0).
* The Pirates' two top scorers, Dustin Penner (11-9-20 in 16 GP) and Zenon Konopka (7-10-17 in 13 GP), are currently on recall to parent-club Anaheim, but they have been replaced by Ryan Getzlaf (2-6-8 in 4 GP) and Corey Perry (3-5-8 in 4 GP).
* Radio - live with Bob Crawford on ESPN Radio 1410 and on the web at: www.hartfordwolfpack.com or watch on B2 Network! Go to www.hartfordwolfpack.com for details.

Sunday, December 4 at Bridgeport (Bridgeport's Arena at Harbor Yard), 4:05 p.m.
* The Wolf Pack have won both of the GEICO Connecticut Cup games played thus far. This is their first visit to Bridgeport on the season.
* The Sound Tigers had won six straight games coming into their last game with the Pack, November 18th in Hartford. A 6-4 defeat to the Wolf Pack that night started a run of five consecutive losses (0-4-1-0).
* Veteran winger Rob Collins is Bridgeport's leading point-getter, with 6-15-21 in 20 games.
* Broadcast - live with Bob Crawford on the web at: www.hartfordwolfpack.com or watch on B2 Network! Go to www.hartfordwolfpack.com for details.

Injury Report:
Bryce Lampman - dislocated left shoulder (four weeks).
Al Montoya - broken finger (two weeks).
Dale Purinton - knee sprain (2-4 weeks).
Daniel Sparre - viral infection (indefinite).

Recent Transactions:

Robert Gherson - signed to a Professional Tryout agreement (PTO) by the Wolf Pack November 22.
Chris Holt - reassigned by the New York Rangers from the Wolf Pack to Charlotte (ECHL) November 22.
Dale Purinton - recalled by the New York Rangers November 22 and reassigned to the Wolf Pack November 25.
Chad Wiseman - returned to the Wolf Pack by the New York Rangers November 25.

Pack Tracks:

The Wolf Pack's next home game is coming up Saturday, December 10th, as the defending Calder Cup-champion Philadelphia Phantoms invade the Hartford Civic Center for a 7:00 game. That is a Guaranteed Win Night-if the Wolf Pack do not beat the Phantoms, then fans can turn in their tickets at the Civic Center Box Office for complimentary tickets to the Pack's home game December 14th against Manchester. Also on December 10th, the Wolf Pack and the Hartford Fire Department will team up to collect donations for Hartford's Operation Fuel. Operation Fuel operates fuel banks, providing emergency energy assistance to elderly, disabled and low-income working poor families who are facing financial crisis.

The Wolf Pack and the U.S. Women's National Ice Hockey Team are offering hockey fans a doubleheader of action on December 17th at the Hartford Civic Center. The Wolf Pack will take on the Bridgeport Sound Tigers that night at 7:00 PM in a GEICO Connecticut game. Prior to that, at 3:00 PM, the Team USA women will play Finland as part of the "Hilton Family Skate to 2006 Tour". Presented by the Hilton Family of Hotels, that is an 11-game U.S. tour in preparation for the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Torino, Italy. These two games on December 17th will be a single admission, a Wolf Pack/Sound Tigers ticket gets you in to see both contests.

On January 6th the Wolf Pack will honor Ron Francis, Kevin Dineen and Pack assistant coach Ulf Samuelsson in a ceremony to celebrate their careers and the significant impact and influence that all three individuals had upon the sport of hockey in Hartford. ALL are scheduled to appear in the pre-game festivity. The Pack go up against Dineen's Portland Pirates that night in a 7:00 game.

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 Hartford Wolf Pack "Pack Shop", located at 100 Allyn Street is open from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, as well as two hours prior to and one hour after each and every Wolf Pack home game, including Saturday and Sundays. A full line of Wolf Pack merchandise is available, while a limited selection of items will still be available in the Civic Center Mall before games.

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