Wolf Pack Weekly

Published on October 14, 2008 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Connecticut Whale News Release


The Wolf Pack started their 2008-09 season by splitting a pair of home games this past week. Saturday night's season opener at the XL Center saw the Wolf Pack storm out to a 3-0 first-period lead over the Springfield Falcons, only to have the visitors come back and score the final four tallies of the contest and hand the Pack a 4-3 defeat. Sunday in Hartford, in the first game of this season's GEICO Connecticut Cup series, the Wolf Pack outlasted the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, 2-1 in a shootout. Brodie Dupont and Artem Anisimov each had assists in both games, and Anisimov scored the shootout-winning goal on Sunday.

This week:

The Wolf Pack hit the road for the first time this weekend, journeying to the Province of Ontario for a pair of games. The Pack visit the Hamilton Bulldogs for a 7:30 game this Friday, October 17th, and then travel on to Toronto to battle the Marlies on Saturday night (7:00).

Friday, October 17th at Hamilton (Copps Coliseum), 7:30 p.m.

- Head Coach Don Lever's Bulldogs swept their first two games of the season, winning a pair of games in Winnipeg over the Manitoba Moose, 3-1 on Friday and 5-3 on Saturday.

- 11th-year pro goaltender Marc Denis, a veteran of 348 career NHL games, played both of the first two games for the Bulldogs and allowed a total of only four goals on 68 shots.

- The Wolf Pack and Bulldogs split a pair of games last season, the Bulldogs taking a 2-1 decision in Hamilton and the Pack winning by a 3-2 score in Hartford.

- Radio - live with Bob Crawford in HD on WTIC's 96.5 HD 2 and on-line at www.hartfordwolfpack.com and www.wtic.com.

Saturday, October 18th at Toronto (Ricoh Coliseum), 7:00 p.m.

- The Wolf Pack and Marlies met for the first time last year, and both teams won on the other's home ice. The Pack prevailed, 4-3 in a shootout, in their first-ever visit to Toronto, and the Marlies were 5-2 winners in their maiden voyage to the XL Center.

- The Marlies, who won the North Division last year with 50 wins and 109 points, registered one standings point in their first two games this season. They lost 2-1 in a shootout to Binghamton at home on Friday and dropped a 4-3 decision at Lake Erie on Saturday.

- Defenseman Richard Petiot, with a goal and an assist, was the only multiple-point scorer for Toronto in its first two contests.

- Radio - live with Bob Crawford in HD on WTIC's 96.5 HD 2 and on-line at www.hartfordwolfpack.com and www.wtic.com.

Recent Transactions:

Brandon Sugden - signed to Professional Tryout (PTO) agreement by the Wolf Pack October 9th.

Pack Tracks:

Friday, October 24th is "Pink in the Rink" night at the XL Center, as the Wolf Pack battle Head Coach John Paddock and the Philadelphia Phantoms in a 7:00 game. The night benefits Susan G. Komen for the Cure. That's also the first "Guida's Family Value" Friday night home game of the season. Family Value packages start at $39 and include three tickets, three hot dogs or pizza slices, three sodas and a Wolf Pack souvenir. To order your Family Value Night pack, visit the XL Center box office, or go on-line to www.ticketmaster.com.

The Wolf Pack has a new broadcast partnership this season with WTIC NewsTalk 1080 and WTIC-FM. All of the Wolf Pack's regular-season and playoff games will air on 96.5 WTIC-FM's HD 2 channel and will be streamed on-line at www.wtic.com . Select games will be carried live on the 50,000-watt AM powerhouse, WTIC NewsTalk 1080. And, as part of the partnership, all Wolf Pack full season ticket accounts will receive a free HD car radio, with installation from JoDi's Sound Center, courtesy of the two stations and the Wolf Pack. To purchase your season seats, contact the Wolf Pack ticket office at 860-548-2000.

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, six, 10 and 20-game packages, coupon books and group tickets are also available. Contact 860-548-2000 for more details.

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