Wolf Pack Weekly

Published on February 11, 2008 under American Hockey League (AHL)
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The Wolf Pack extended an unbeaten-in-regulation streak to a team season-high nine straight games (6-0-2-1) this past week, by sweeping a pair of Atlantic-Division contests. The Pack wrapped up a season-high five-game homestand with a 3-1 victory over Manchester on Wednesday, and then took their second straight game in the season series with league-leading Providence Friday, winning a wild 7-5 affair in Providence. Andrew Hutchinson tallied the first hat trick ever by a Wolf Pack defenseman in that game, and also became the first Pack player ever to score three power-play goals in a single period (second period). The Wolf Pack rang up five power-play goals in a span of 4:52 in the second frame, setting franchise records for the fastest five goals ever by the Wolf Pack and for most power-play goals in a period. The five second-period scores also tied a team mark for most goals in a period.

This week:

After enjoying both a Saturday and a Sunday off this past week, the Wolf Pack face four games in five days this week. The Pack and the Springfield Falcons play a home-and-home series, Wednesday at the XL Center (7:00) and Friday in Springfield (7:30). Then the Wolf Pack entertain the Portland Pirates on Saturday night in Hartford (7:00), before heading to Bridgeport for a GEICO Connecticut Cup battle on Sunday (4:00).

Tuesday, February 12th - "Wolf Pack Confidential", at the M&M Restaurant at the Hilton Hartford, on ESPN Radio 1410

This week's edition of the Wolf Pack's weekly Tuesday-night talk show features Wolf Pack forwards P.A. Parenteau and Alex Bourret as scheduled guests. Wolf Pack Confidential airs live from the M&M Restaurant at the Hilton Hartford, located at 315 Trumbull St. in downtown Hartford, from 7:00-8:00 PM. Fans are welcome to be on hand at M&M for an exclusive opportunity to ask questions and speak one-on-one with the guests. Wolf Pack Confidential can be heard live on the radio home of the Wolf Pack, ESPN Radio 1410.

Wednesday, February 13th vs. Springfield at the XL Center, 7:00 p.m.

- The Falcons (23-19-4-5, 55 pts.) have reclaimed fourth place, and the final playoff spot, in the Atlantic Division by winning three straight, after a 6-2 loss to the Pack February 1st in their last visit to the XL Center.

- Patrick Thoresen, who has 13-20-23 in 25 GP and is second on the Falcons' club in goals, was returned to Springfield by the parent Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday, after having been up with the big club since December 1st.

- The Wolf Pack have won four of their five previous games vs. their I-91 rivals, and have swept the three earlier meetings in Hartford by a combined margin of 14-5.

- For all Wolf Pack Wednesday, Friday and Sunday home games, college students and members of the military showing ID at the XL Center box office can purchase tickets at the special discount rate of $10 each (limit four tickets per ID).

- Radio - live with Bob Crawford on ESPN Radio 1410, and on the web at: www.hartfordwolfpack.com, or watch on B2 Networks! Go to www.harfordwolfpack.com for details.

Friday, February 15th at Springfield (MassMutual Center), 7:30 p.m.

- The Wolf Pack have split two previous trips to Springfield this season, winning by a score of 3-2 on December 28th and falling to the Falcons, 3-1, on January 18th.

- The Falcons are unbeaten in regulation in their last six home outings (4-0-1-1).

- Radio - live with Bob Crawford on ESPN Radio 1410, and on the web at: www.hartfordwolfpack.com, or watch on B2 Networks! Go to www.harfordwolfpack.com for details.

Saturday, February 16th vs. Portland at the XL Center, 7:00 p.m.

- This game is Girl Scout Night with the Hartford Wolf Pack. The event includes discounted tickets, a unique Girl Scout patch, a Wolf Pack T-shirt, a post-game surprise, and much more. For more information, contact Wolf Pack account executive John Suchenski at (860) 246-7825 ext. 450 or jsuchenski@xlcenter.com, or Andrea Gargano with Girl Scouts at (860) 522-0163, ext. 250.

- This night has also been designated American Heart Association Night. Special $17 tickets can be purchased on-line at Ticketmaster.com by entering the special promo code: RED. Additionally, fans are encouraged to wear red to show their support for the Go Red for Women movement.

- Head Coach Kevin Dineen's Pirates are two points behind the second-place Wolf Pack in the Atlantic Division standings, at 31-17-2-3 for 67 points.

- The Pack are 2-1-1-1 in five games against the Pirates this season. Portland has won the last two get-togethers, both at the XL Center, one in a shootout and one in overtime.

- Leading Portland point-getter Andrew Ebbett (11-41-52 in 53 GP) is tied for third in the AHL in assists and stands sixth in the league in points, and Geoff Platt is tied for second in the AHL in goals with 25.

- Radio - live with Bob Crawford on ESPN Radio 1410, and on the web at: www.hartfordwolfpack.com, or watch on B2 Networks! Go to www.harfordwolfpack.com for details.

Sunday, February 17th at Bridgeport (Bridgeport's Arena at Harbor Yard), 4:00 p.m.

- With this year's GEICO Connecticut Cup series half over, the Wolf Pack have won only one of five games against the Sound Tigers (1-2-0-2). The Pack are 1-1-0-0 in two previous visits to Bridgeport.

- Jeff Tambellini has missed the Sound Tigers' last two games while on recall to the parent New York Islanders, but still leads the AHL in goals with 28 in 43 games.

- The Sound Tigers are 25-24-1-0 for 51 points through 50 games on the season and sit in sixth place in the East Division, five points behind Binghamton and Albany, who are tied for the division's fourth-and-final playoff spot.

- Radio - live with Bob Crawford on ESPN Radio 1410, and on the web at: www.hartfordwolfpack.com, or watch on B2 Networks! Go to www.harfordwolfpack.com for details.

Monday, February 18th - The Hartford Wolf Pack Community Foundation's annual "Tip-a-Player"

Dinner and Sports Carnival, at the XL Center, 5:00 - 9:00 PM

Fun for the whole family, this event benefits Gaylord Hospital and has raised $179,000 over the last four years. "Tip-a-Player" takes place on the floor of the XL Center and features dinner served by the Wolf Pack players, great food provided by area restaurants, raffles, zamboni pictures, tours of the Wolf Pack locker room, sports competitions, pictures and autographs with the players, a silent auction, and more. There are two dinner seatings, the first at 5:00 PM and the second at 7:00. For more information and to purchase tickets, call the Wolf Pack office at (860) 246-7825, or go on-line to www.hartfordwolfpack.com.

Recent Transactions:

Dane Byers - Recalled by the New York Rangers from the Wolf Pack February 4th, returned to the Wolf Pack February 6th.

Greg Moore - Recalled by the New York Rangers from the Wolf Pack February 5th, returned to the Wolf Pack February 7th.

Bruce Graham - Reassigned by the New York Rangers to the Wolf Pack from Charlotte (ECHL) February 5th.

Pack Tracks:

This Tuesday, February 12th from 5:30 - 6:30 PM, Wolf Pack players Mike Ouellette and Jordan Owens will be skating with the Connecticut Clippers' Mite Minor team in a practice at Champions Skating Center in Cromwell.

The Wolf Pack have moved their home game vs. the Providence Bruins that had been scheduled for Friday, February 22nd to the night before, Thursday, February 21st. Faceoff time remains 7:00. The change was made to accommodate a concert by the Spice Girls, who will appear at the XL Center on February 22nd. Tickets already purchased bearing the game date February 22nd will be honored on February 21st, and fans holding tickets dated February 22nd who cannot attend on February 21st can exchange those tickets, at the point of purchase, for tickets to any future 2007-08 Wolf Pack home game. Also, despite the fact that the game is being rescheduled from a Friday night to a Thursday night, February 21st will still be a Guida's Family Value Night. Family Value Night packages are available that include tickets, hot dogs or pizza slices, sodas and a Wolf Pack souvenir. Packages start as low as $39 per family. To purchase a Family Value Night package, call the Wolf Pack ticket office at (860) 548-2000, or go on-line to Ticketmaster.com and use the promo code: TFAM.

At the Wolf Pack's GEICO Connecticut Cup battle with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers Saturday, February 23rd (7:00), the first 5,000 fans into the XL Center will receive a free Wolf Pack Mr. Potato Head doll. That night will also feature a pre-game exhibition game between the U.S. Standing/Amputee Hockey Team and a team of able-bodied skaters from the New York City Police Department. The exhibition contest faces off at 4:00, and a ticket to the Wolf Pack game is also good for admission to the exhibition game. Fans can go on-line to www.ticketmaster.com and enter the promo code CHERNIK, and purchase red-level tickets, normally $23, for $18 each. $4 of each ticket purchased through this promotional code will go back to the U.S. Amputee Hockey Team.

The Wolf Pack are offering a new "Saturday Six-Pack" ticket package. Fans can select any six of the Wolf Pack's remaining Saturday-night dates, and purchasers of the Saturday Six Pack will receive a free Wolf Pack T-shirt. Saturday Six-Pack prices start at just $96 for adults (and $60 for fans 16 years old or younger) in the Blue Seats. For details, call the Wolf Pack ticket office at (860) 548-2000.

96.5 TIC's Acoustic Café Volume 7, the proceeds from which benefit the Hartford Wolf Pack Community Foundation, is on sale now at the Wolf Pack store at Hartford 21, Strawberries and FYE stores and on-line at www.965tic.com. Acoustic Café Volume 7 features exclusive performances by Daughtry, KT Tunstall, Lifehouse, Avril Lavigne, Mat Kearney, Bowling for Soup, The Fray, Collective Soul and Mandy Moore. The CD costs only $9.65, and each CD also includes a voucher redeemable for a free ticket to a Wednesday or Sunday Wolf Pack home game.

Individual tickets for Wolf Pack games are on sale now 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 (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.

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