Wolf Pack Weekly
Published on January 9, 2006 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Connecticut Whale News Release
The Wolf Pack won three out of four games this week, and finished it just a single point out of second place in the Atlantic Division. The Pack snapped a three-game losing streak with a 6-4 victory at home Wednesday over Syracuse, and downed the first-place Portland Pirates Friday by a score of 5-2 at the Hartford Civic Center, on "Whalers Appreciation Night". The team then hit the road and scored a 5-1 Saturday-night win in Manchester, before dropping a 5-3 decision to the Pirates in a rematch at Portland on Sunday.
Chad Wiseman and Jarkko Immonen (4-3-7 each) led the way offensively for the Wolf Pack during the week, and defenseman Joe Rullier chipped in with 1-5-6. The crowd of 12,206 Friday was the Wolf Pack's largest home attendance since they drew 12,513 October 7, 2000, their home opener that season, and the fifth-best home-ice throng in team history.
This week:
The Wolf Pack attempt to keep their perfect (5-0-0-0) GEICO Connecticut Cup record intact in a visit to Bridgeport on Wednesday (7:35). Two home games follow that, as Hershey makes its lone regular season visit to the Hartford Civic Center Friday (7:00) on Guida's Family Value Night, and the Portland Pirates invade the Civic Center again on Saturday (7:00). That game is Scout Sleepover night, featuring a Wolf Pack team pennant giveaway to all fans at the game.
Tuesday, January 10 - "Wolf Pack Confidential" at Little Mark's Big Barbecue on ESPN Radio 1410
The Wolf Pack's weekly hourlong live radio show originates 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 Dwight Helminen and Dave Liffiton. 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.
Wednesday, January 11 at Bridgeport (Bridgeport's Arena at Harbor Yard),
7:35 p.m.
* The Sound Tigers come into this week the hottest team in the AHL.
Head Coach Dave Baseggio's team has won six straight games and is unbeaten
in regulation in its last eight outings (7-0-0-1).
* The Wolf Pack are 5-0-0-0 in the GEICO Connecticut Cup series vs.
their in-state rivals and can clinch their second straight GEICO Connecticut
Cup title with a win in this game.
* Rob Collins is the Sound Tigers' top point-scorer, with 9-23-32 in
34 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.
Friday, January 13 vs. Hershey at the Hartford Civic Center, 7:00 p.m.
* This is the second and final meeting on the year between the Wolf
Pack and the Washington Capital farmhands. The Wolf Pack defeated the Bears
in Hershey on October 22nd by a score of 6-5.
* Hershey has lost only eight games in regulation all year (22-8-2-6,
52 pts.) and trails league-leading Wilkes-Barre/Scranton by nine points in
the East Division.
* The Bears' top scorer is first-year pro Eric Fehr (15-19-34 in 37
GP), who is tied for third in the AHL in rookie scoring.
* It's Guida's Family Value Night at the Civic Center. Family Value
Night packages of three or four tickets are available, with each package
consisting of a hot dog or a pizza slice per ticket, and a Wolf Pack
souvenir. Three packs start as low as $33. For more details, call the Wolf
Pack ticket office at (860) 548-2000.
* 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, January 14 vs. Portland at the Hartford Civic Center, 7:00 p.m.
* The third meeting in nine days between these two Atlantic Division
rivals; after splitting two games with the Wolf Pack last week, the
first-place Pirates (24-9-3-1, 52 pts.) lead Manchester by four points and
the Pack by five.
* Corey Perry (16-18-34 in 19 GP) and Ryan Getzlaf (8-25-33 in 17 GP),
co-winners of the Rbk Hockey AHL Rookie of the Month award for December,
were recalled by the parent Anaheim Mighty Ducks just prior to Sunday's Wolf
Pack-Pirates tilt in Portland. Team scoring leader Dustin Penner (19-24-43
in 27 GP) remains with the Pirates, however, and has 7-11-18 in his last
seven games.
* This night is the Wolf Pack's fifth annual "Scout Sleepover". All
fans at the game will receive a Wolf Pack pennant and a nylon lunch bag,
courtesy of Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield and Anthem Rewards.com. The
evening is part of the Anthem and Hartford Wolf Pack Scout Series.
* 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:
Bruce Graham - viral infection (indefinite).
Bryce Lampman - dislocated left shoulder (out for the season).
Dale Purinton - broken right pinky finger (five weeks).
Jake Taylor - facial fractures (two weeks).
Recent Transactions:
Thomas Pöck - returned to the Wolf Pack by the New York Rangers January 6.
Maxim Kondratiev - traded by the New York Rangers to the Anaheim Mighty
Ducks January 8.
Pack Tracks:
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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