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April 7, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hartford Wolf Pack News Release


The Wolf Pack (33-31-1-6, 73 pts.) defeated three teams ahead of them in the Eastern Conference standings this past weekend, and have now won five straight, matching their longest win streak of the season. David LeNeveu posted his franchise-record third straight shutout Friday night at Eastern Conference-leading Manchester, making 37 saves in a 2-0 victory. The Pack then got their first win in six tries on the year against the Providence Bruins Saturday night at home, prevailing 2-1 in a shootout, and on Sunday at the XL Center, Jesper Fast's two goals and an assist led the Wolf Pack to a 3-2 triumph over the Norfolk Admirals.

AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE STANDINGS

Eastern Conference

Rank Team GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA STK P10 S/O PIM

1 *x Manchester Monarchs 72 45 19 2 6 98 0.681 231 184 2-0-0-0 7-3-0-0 5-6 914

2 *y Springfield Falcons 71 44 21 1 5 94 0.662 233 199 0-1-0-0 7-3-0-0 9-5 1193

3 * Binghamton Senators 70 41 23 1 5 88 0.629 257 214 1-0-0-0 6-3-0-1 3-5 1404

4 St. John's IceCaps 70 42 22 2 4 90 0.643 233 189 1-0-1-1 5-3-1-1 4-4 1215

5 Wilkes-Barre/Scr. Penguins 71 40 23 3 5 88 0.620 195 172 0-1-0-0 7-3-0-0 3-5 1431

6 Providence Bruins 71 38 23 2 8 86 0.606 226 201 5-0-0-1 6-2-1-1 11-8 1057

7 Albany Devils 71 35 23 5 8 83 0.585 204 187 0-2-1-0 4-3-2-1 5-8 983

8 Hershey Bears 70 37 25 4 4 82 0.586 207 195 5-0-0-0 7-3-0-0 7-4 1283

9 Norfolk Admirals 70 36 25 2 7 81 0.579 184 180 0-1-0-0 4-5-1-0 9-7 1336

10 Worcester Sharks 71 34 31 4 2 74 0.521 182 214 0-1-1-1 4-4-1-1 10-2 1226

11 Hartford Wolf Pack 71 33 31 1 6 73 0.514 187 210 5-0-0-0 7-2-1-0 6-6 1412

12 Syracuse Crunch 70 29 30 4 7 69 0.493 182 211 2-0-0-0 5-4-0-1 3-7 1597

13 Bridgeport Sound Tigers 71 27 36 2 6 62 0.437 176 226 0-7-0-2 1-7-0-2 4-6 1742

14 Adirondack Phantoms 70 27 36 1 6 61 0.436 167 209 2-0-0-2 3-5-0-2 3-6 1718

15 Portland Pirates 70 24 35 3 8 59 0.421 212 259 0-3-1-0 3-6-1-0 5-8 1428

Western Conference

Rank Team GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA STK P10 S/O PIM

1 *y Texas Stars 71 45 17 3 6 99 0.697 256 187 9-0-0-0 9-1-0-0 2-6 868

2 *x Grand Rapids Griffins 72 45 21 2 4 96 0.667 231 175 1-0-0-0 7-3-0-0 5-4 910

3 *y Toronto Marlies 70 42 22 2 4 90 0.643 205 181 1-0-0-0 6-3-0-1 5-4 1461

4 x Chicago Wolves 70 40 20 5 5 90 0.643 215 178 1-0-0-2 5-1-1-3 7-5 930

5 Abbotsford Heat 71 39 25 5 2 85 0.599 220 204 2-0-0-0 6-4-0-0 5-2 906

6 Milwaukee Admirals 70 34 23 6 7 81 0.579 196 189 0-1-0-0 6-3-0-1 5-7 1159

7 Oklahoma City Barons 71 33 27 2 9 77 0.542 224 242 4-0-0-2 4-3-1-2 2-9 1159

8 Rochester Americans 70 33 27 6 4 76 0.543 196 205 3-0-0-0 3-7-0-0 2-4 1064

9 Rockford IceHogs 70 33 28 5 4 75 0.536 217 241 0-2-0-0 3-6-0-1 4-4 1086

10 Charlotte Checkers 72 36 33 1 2 75 0.521 220 227 0-3-0-0 5-5-0-0 4-2 1086

11 Utica Comets 70 31 30 5 4 71 0.507 174 204 0-1-1-0 5-3-2-0 6-4 983

12 Hamilton Bulldogs 71 31 33 1 6 69 0.486 171 210 2-0-0-2 5-3-0-2 4-6 1276

13 Lake Erie Monsters 70 29 32 0 9 67 0.479 182 218 0-3-0-0 3-4-0-3 6-9 1535

14 San Antonio Rampage 71 29 33 3 6 67 0.472 200 216 2-0-0-0 3-7-0-0 11-6 986

15 Iowa Wild 70 27 33 6 4 64 0.457 158 214 1-0-0-0 2-8-0-0 8-4 1119

* Division Leader

x Clinched Playoff Position

y Clinched Division

* Division leaders are seeded 1, 2, and 3 in Conference standings.

Eight teams in each conference qualify for the playoffs: the three division winners will be seeded first through third in order of points, and the next five teams in order of points will be seeded fourth through eighth.* Division Leader

This week:

The Wolf Pack play their final three road games of the season this week, starting Wednesday night in Worcester against the Sharks at 7:00 PM. After that the Pack are off to St. John's, Newfoundland, where they battle the IceCaps Saturday at 6:00 PM and Sunday at 2:30.

Wednesday, April 9 at the Worcester Sharks (DCU Center), 7:00 PM

- The Sharks (34-31-4-2, 74 pts.) begin the week in tenth place in the Eastern Conference, one point ahead of the 11th-place Wolf Pack and eight points out of a playoff spot. Worcester is 0-1-1-1 in its last three games, but has at least a point in 12 of its last 16 (10-4-1-1).

- This is the last of four games on the year between the Wolf Pack and Sharks, and Worcester has won the last two, after a 3-2 Wolf Pack overtime win in the first meeting December 28 at the XL Center. The Sharks took the only previous encounter in Worcester, winning by a 3-1 score January 10.

- Worcester points leader Freddie Hamilton (21-19-40 in 59 GP) scored one of the Sharks' goals, and assisted on the other, in the team's last game, a 5-2 home loss to Manchester on Sunday.

- Broadcast - live with Bob Crawford on-line at www.979espn.com and www.iheart.com/live/97-9-ESPN-5238/?autoplaytrue. Video streaming at www.ahllive.com.

Saturday, April 12 at the St. John's IceCaps (Mile One Centre), 6:00 PM

- The Wolf Pack and IceCaps have met twice previously this year, both in Hartford, and St. John's has swept both games, outscoring the Pack 12-3 in the process. The IceCaps won 6-2 on January 25 and 6-1 on March 21. - The Wolf Pack have never won a home game against the IceCaps in St. John's' three-year history, going 0-5-1-0 in six meetings, but Hartford won both of its two visits to Newfoundland last year, 4-1 on February 9 and 7-3 the next day. - The IceCaps (42-22-2-4, 90 pts.) needed a 3-1 win Saturday over Springfield to break an 0-2-1-1 streak, but before that, St. John's won 13 of 14 games. The IceCaps currently stand fourth in the Eastern Conference, two points ahead of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, and trail division-leading Manchester by eight points in the Atlantic Division. - Goaltender Tyler Beskorowany stopped 23 out of 24 shots in Saturday's IceCap win over Springfield, after lasting only 9:30, and giving up three goals on eight shots before being pulled, in an 8-7 overtime loss to the Falcons on Friday night.

- Broadcast - live with Bob Crawford on Fox Sports Radio 1410, on-line at www.foxsportsradio1410.com and on iHeartRadio. Video streaming at www.ahllive.com.

Sunday, April 13 at the St. John's IceCaps (Mile One Centre), 2:30 PM

- The Wolf Pack are 14-18-1-2 on the road for the season and have won three straight away from home.

- The IceCaps' home-ice record is 21-9-2-2, and they are 7-1-1-1 in their last ten at Mile One Centre.

- Broadcast - live with Bob Crawford on-line at www.979espn.com and www.iheart.com/live/97-9-ESPN-5238/?autoplaytrue. Video streaming at www.ahllive.com.

Wolf Pack Community Appearances:

The Wolf Pack have the following appearances scheduled this week. For further information on these, or any other Wolf Pack community initiatives, contact Wolf Pack community relations manager Frank Berrian, at (860) 541-4728:

- Friday, April 11, 9:00 AM, Seymour School, 185 Hartford Ave., East Granby, CT

Frank Berrian, the Wolf Pack's head of community relations and game presentation, takes part in Seymour's School's Career Day.

- Friday, April 11, 10:00 AM, Farmington KinderCare, 35 South Rd., Farmington, CT

Sonar, the Wolf Pack's lovable mascot, joins in the fun of KinderCare's reading event.

- Saturday, April 12, 10:00 AM, PETCO, 1065 Kennedy Rd., Windsor, CT

Sonar lends his presence to Friends of Windsor Animal Control's Easter Egg Hunt.

- Saturday, April 12, 4:30 PM, McGee Middle School, 899 Norton Rd., Berlin, CT

Sonar attends the Berlin Lions Club's pasta dinner fundraiser for Team Ava.

Recent Transactions:

Chris McCarthy - Signed by the Wolf Pack to an Amateur Tryout (ATO) agreement April 1.

Kyle Jean - reassigned by the New York Rangers from the Wolf Pack to Greenville (ECHL) April 2.

J.T. Miller - returned to the Wolf Pack by the New York Rangers April 2.

Justin Baker - Signed by the Wolf Pack to an Amateur Tryout (ATO) agreement April 3.

Jesper Fast - recalled from the Wolf Pack by the New York Rangers April 7.

Pack Tracks:

The Wolf Pack's community support program, "Selfless Saturdays", allows fans purchasing tickets for Saturday Wolf Pack home games to earmark a portion of their ticket purchase to be donated to one of five charities. Those beneficiaries are the Susan G. Komen Foundation, March of Dimes, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, the You Can Play Project and the Police Activities League (PAL), a non-profit arm of the Hartford Police dedicated to helping underprivileged youth. The Wolf Pack's last Saturday home game of the regular season is April 19, when the Pack host the Bridgeport Sound Tigers at 7:00 PM. When purchasing tickets for that game on-line, through the Wolf Pack's official website, www.hartfordwolfpack.com, fans can enter a special promotional code. The particular code entered will direct the Wolf Pack to donate $2 from each ticket purchased to a specific one of the five charities. The promo codes are: KOMEN, for the Susan G. Komen Foundation, DIMES, for March of Dimes, BGCA, for Boys and Girls Clubs of America, PLAY, for the You Can Play Project, and PAL, for the Police Activities League. At each and every Friday-night Wolf Pack home game this year, fans can enjoy $1 hot dogs and $2 beers at the XL Center through the start of the second period, presented by Marc's Appliance Warehouse, located at 75 Prospect Ave., Hartford, CT. The Pack's last Friday home outing of the season is April 18, when the Springfield Falcons visit for a 7:00 game.

Tickets for all Wolf Pack 2013-14 home games are on sale now at the Public Power Ticket Office at the XL Center, on-line at www.hartfordwolfpack.com and by phone at (877) 522-8499. Wolf Pack tickets start as low as $12 for youth 12 years old or younger. To speak with a representative about season or group tickets, call (855) 762-6451.

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