Wolf Pack Weekly

Published on March 3, 2008 under American Hockey League (AHL)
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This week:

The Wolf Pack embark on their most distant road trip of the season this week, a junket to the Lone Star State that sees them visit Houston on Friday night (8:35) and San Antonio on Saturday (8:00).

Tuesday, March 4th - "Wolf Pack Confidential", on ESPN Radio 1410 The Wolf Pack's weekly Tuesday-night talk show returns this week to its regular home, the M&M Restaurant at the Hilton Hartford, located at 315 Trumbull St. in downtown Hartford, with Wolf Pack defensemen Andrew Hutchinson and Corey Potter as scheduled guests. Wolf Pack Confidential airs live from 7:00-8:00 PM, and 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.

Friday, March 7th at Houston (Toyota Center), 8:35 p.m.

- This is the second meeting of the year between the Wolf Pack and the Minnesota Wild's top affiliate the Aeros. Houston handed the Wolf Pack a 6-1 defeat the first time the two teams clashed, December 12th in Hartford.

- The Aeros stand tied for sixth in an extremely-competitive West Division, with a record of 31-22-2-3 for 67 points, and are currently riding a four-game winning streak.

- Goaltender Nolan Schaefer owns the AHL's third-best goals-against average, at 2.10, and his .924 save percentage is good for fifth in the league.

- 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, March 8th at San Antonio (AT&T Center), 8:00 p.m.

- New Wolf Pack additions goaltender David LeNeveu and winger Josh Gratton, and former Pack goaltender Al Montoya, now with the Rampage, will all get a chance to go up against their former teams in this first meeting of the year between the Pack and San Antonio.

- Head Coach Greg Ireland's Rampage is in third place in the West, at 32-17-3-7 for 74 points.

- Veteran Matt Murley is the Rampage's leading point-scorer, having totaled 14-32-46 in 56 games, and Bill Thomas has 20 goals and 40 points in 54 contests.

- 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.

Recent Transactions:

David LeNeveu - Assigned to the Wolf Pack by the New York Rangers, after having been acquired from Phoenix, February 26th.

Josh Gratton - Assigned to the Wolf Pack by the New York Rangers, after having been acquired from Phoenix, February 26th.

Chris Holt - Reassigned by the New York Rangers from the Wolf Pack to Charlotte (ECHL) February 26th.

Al Montoya - Recalled by the New York Rangers from the Wolf Pack, and traded to Phoenix, February 26th.

Jared Nightingale - Released from Professional Tryout (PTO) agreement by the Wolf Pack February 26th.

Tom Pyatt - Reassigned by the New York Rangers from the Wolf Pack to Charlotte (ECHL) February 26th.

Bruce Graham - Reassigned by the New York Rangers from the Wolf Pack to Charlotte (ECHL) February 28th.

Pack Tracks:

Sonar, the Wolf Pack's lovable mascot, will be attending the year-end ceremony of the Avon/Canton/Farmington youth hockey association to help hand out awards. The ceremony will be held this Sunday, March 9th from 8:00 - 10:00 AM at the Avon Old Farms School's rink, 500 Old Farms Rd. in Avon, CT.

Kids will receive a free Wolf Pack snap bracelet, courtesy of "Click it or Ticket", at the Pack's home game Friday, March 14th (7:00) vs. Al Montoya and the San Antonio Rampage. That's also the Wolf Pack's next 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.

Saturday, March 15th, when the Wolf Pack host the Manchester Monarchs at 7:00, it's Scout Night at the XL Center. The first 3,000 scouts into the game receive a bobblehead of Sonar as a goaltender, dressed in a scout uniform. To order tickets for your scouts, 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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