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October 19, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hartford Wolf Pack News Release


The Wolf Pack swept three home games this past week, improving their record on the year to 3-1-0-0. On Wednesday night against Providence the Pack notched its first win of the season, as Adam Tambellini's first pro goal, an overtime power-play strike, gave Hartford a 4-3 victory over the Providence Bruins. Magnus Hellberg then posted the Wolf Pack's first shutout of the season Saturday night, stopping 30 Utica Comet shots in a 3-0 Hartford triumph. The Pack completed the perfect week on Sunday against Syracuse, with Brian Gibbons tallying a goal and an assist, and Ryan Bourque netting the power-play game-winner, in a 5-2 defeat of the Crunch.

AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE STANDINGS

Atlantic Division

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

1 Bridgeport Sound Tigers 6 5 1 0 0 10 0.833 24 15 0-1-0-0 5-1-0-0 0-0 93

2 W-B/Scr. Penguins 4 3 1 0 0 6 0.750 14 10 2-0-0-0 3-1-0-0 0-0 50

3 Hartford Wolf Pack 4 3 1 0 0 6 0.750 13 8 3-0-0-0 3-1-0-0 0-0 34

4 Portland Pirates 3 2 1 0 0 4 0.667 12 10 2-0-0-0 2-1-0-0 0-0 49

5 Providence Bruins 5 1 2 2 0 4 0.400 15 18 0-2-1-0 1-2-2-0 0-0 51

6 Lehigh Valley Phantoms 3 1 2 0 0 2 0.333 11 11 0-1-0-0 1-2-0-0 0-0 29

7 Hershey Bears 3 1 2 0 0 2 0.333 9 9 0-2-0-0 1-2-0-0 0-0 59

8 Springfield Falcons 3 0 3 0 0 0 0.000 5 14 0-3-0-0 0-3-0-0 0-0 44

North Division

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

1 St. John's IceCaps 4 3 1 0 0 6 0.750 15 11 2-0-0-0 3-1-0-0 0-0 80

2 Toronto Marlies 4 3 1 0 0 6 0.750 13 10 0-1-0-0 3-1-0-0 1-0 52

3 Syracuse Crunch 3 2 1 0 0 4 0.667 8 9 0-1-0-0 2-1-0-0 0-0 39

4 Roch. Americans 4 2 2 0 0 4 0.500 12 15 0-2-0-0 2-2-0-0 0-0 46

5 Albany Devils 3 1 1 1 0 3 0.500 6 9 1-0-1-0 1-1-1-0 0-0 64

6 Bing. Senators 2 1 1 0 0 2 0.500 5 3 0-1-0-0 1-1-0-0 0-0 58

7 Utica Comets 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.000 1 5 0-2-0-0 0-2-0-0 0-0 29

Central Division

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

1 Charlotte Checkers 4 3 1 0 0 6 0.750 21 16 0-1-0-0 3-1-0-0 1-0 42

2 Chicago Wolves 3 2 1 0 0 4 0.667 17 13 1-0-0-0 2-1-0-0 0-0 37

3 Lake Erie Monsters 3 1 1 0 1 3 0.500 7 8 1-0-0-1 1-1-0-1 0-1 32

4 Iowa Wild 4 1 2 0 1 3 0.375 7 13 1-0-0-0 1-2-0-1 1-1 55

5 Rockford IceHogs 4 1 3 0 0 2 0.250 8 21 0-3-0-0 1-3-0-0 0-0 57

6 Manitoba Moose 4 0 2 1 1 2 0.250 6 13 0-2-1-1 0-2-1-1 0-1 44

7 Milwaukee Admirals 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.000 3 12 0-2-0-0 0-2-0-0 0-0 56

8 Gr. Rap. Griffins 4 0 4 0 0 0 0.000 4 12 0-4-0-0 0-4-0-0 0-0 53

Pacific Division

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

1 Texas Stars 4 4 0 0 0 8 1.000 24 11 4-0-0-0 4-0-0-0 0-0 48

2 Ontario Reign 3 3 0 0 0 6 1.000 10 1 3-0-0-0 3-0-0-0 0-0 48

3 San Diego Gulls 2 2 0 0 0 4 1.000 10 7 2-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 1-0 17

4 San Ant. Rampage 3 2 0 1 0 5 0.833 11 7 2-0-1-0 2-0-1-0 0-0 44

5 San Jose Barracuda 3 2 1 0 0 4 0.667 10 8 2-0-0-0 2-1-0-0 0-0 35

6 Stockton Heat 2 1 1 0 0 2 0.500 8 4 0-1-0-0 1-1-0-0 0-0 14

7 Bakers. Condors 4 1 2 0 1 3 0.375 9 15 0-2-0-1 1-2-0-1 0-1 41

This week:

After playing their first four games of the season at the XL Center, the Wolf Pack start a string of four straight on the road with three games in enemy rinks this weekend. The Pack travel to Syracuse for a rematch with the Crunch this Friday (7:00 PM faceoff), and then head to Hershey for games against the Bears Saturday at 7:00 and Sunday at 5:00.

Friday, October 23 at the Syracuse Crunch (Tampa Bay) at the War Memorial Arena, 7:00 p.m.

- Syracuse's 5-2 loss to the Wolf Pack Sunday at the XL Center was the Crunch's first setback in three games on the season. Last year Syracuse went 41-25-10-0 for 92 points and finished three points behind the division-champion Wolf Pack in the Northeast.

- This game completes a quick two-game season series between the Wolf Pack and Crunch, who are no longer divisional rivals this year. The 2014-15 series saw the Wolf Pack go 3-5-0-0 vs. the Crunch, and the Wolf Pack lost their last three visits to the War Memorial Arena after winning their first.

- This is the Wolf Pack's first away game of the season. Last year on the road Ken Gernander's club was 19-16-1-2. The Crunch has won its only previous home game in 2015-16, a 2-1 victory Saturday night over Binghamton. Syracuse was 22-10-6-0 in home action last season.

- Former Quinnipiac University Bobcat Matthew Peca scored one of the Crunch's two goals in Sunday's game in Hartford. That was Peca's first tally of the season and the second of his pro career.

- Radio - live with Bob Crawford on News Radio 1410 WPOP, on-line at newsradio1410.iheart.com and on iHeartRadio. Video streaming at www.ahllive.com.

Saturday, October 24 at the Hershey Bears (Washington) at the Giant Center, 7:00 p.m.

- Last season's Wolf Pack scoring leader, Chris Bourque, who finished tied for fourth in the AHL in goals and fifth in points with 29-37-66 in 73 games, signed with Washington this past summer and has 1-2-3 in the Bears' first three games.

- The Wolf Pack and Bears met in the playoffs for the first time ever in 2014-15, and the Wolf Pack took the Eastern Conference Semi-final series in six games. In regular-season action between the two clubs, the Wolf Pack went 1-2-1-0 in four games, and the Pack and Hershey split a pair of battles at the Giant Center.

- Hartford and Hershey are in the same division, the Atlantic, for the first time in Wolf Pack history this season and will meet four times. The Pack sport a 13-7-0-1 all-time record in 21 regular-season games at the Giant Center.

- This is the Bears' home opener after four straight on the road. Hershey won its first game of the year, 5-1 in Springfield last Saturday, but dropped a pair in Portland this past weekend, 3-2 on Saturday and 5-2 Sunday.

- Radio - live with Bob Crawford on News Radio 1410 WPOP, on-line at newsradio1410.iheart.com and on iHeartRadio. Video streaming at www.ahllive.com.

Sunday, October 25 at the Hershey Bears (Washington) at the Giant Center, 5:00 p.m.

- Hershey had the second-best home record in the AHL last season, going 26-7-3-2 in Giant Center action. Overall in 2014-15, first-year head coach Troy Mann's club finished 46-22-5-3 for an even 100 points, good for tops in the East Division and second in the Eastern Conference.

- Fifth-year pro centerman Carter Camper is the Bears' leading point-getter through Hershey's first three games, with a goal and three assists for four points. Rookie Riley Barber paces the team in goals with three.

- Radio - live with Bob Crawford on News Radio 1410 WPOP, on-line at newsradio1410.iheart.com and on iHeartRadio. 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:

- Thursday, October 22, 5:00 PM, Bushnell Park, Downtown Hartford

Sonar, the Wolf Pack's beloved mascot, will be hoofing it in the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's "Light the Night" walk, to help raise funds for a cure for cancer.

- Friday, October 23, 8:00 AM, ESPN Campus, Bristol, CT

Sonar will be joining other local mascots in welcoming executives from the Walt Disney Co..

- Friday, October 23, 1:30 PM, Black Rock School, 57 Branch Rd., Thomaston, CT

Sonar travels to Thomaston to get youngsters pumped up about hockey.

- Friday, October 23, 3:30 PM, Valley View School, 81 High St., Portland, CT

Sonar enjoys an afternoon with the students in the Unified Sports program.

- Saturday, October 24, 10:00 AM, Blue Back Square, West Hartford, CT

Sonar joins Trick or Treaters in the annual Halloween Stroll around Blue Back Square.

Recent Transactions:

Nick Tarnasky - loaned to the Wolf Pack by the New York Rangers October 12.

Pack Tracks:

Join the Wolf Pack for some Howl-o-Ween hockey fun at the Pack's next home game Halloween Night, Saturday, October 31. The Providence Bruins invade the XL Center that night for a 7:30 PM faceoff.

Wednesday, November 4, when the Wolf Pack host the Toronto Marlies, it's the Wolf Pack's second annual "Sonar's Edu-Skate" school-day game, with faceoff at 11:00 AM. Fans will be invited to take the Wolf Pack's "Kindness Pledge" at the game, and there will be lots of educational fun on tap throughout the day. For information on bringing a school group to the Edu-Skate game, contact the Wolf Pack ticket office at (855) 762-6451

Once again this season, fans can enjoy $1 hot dogs and $2 beers at every Friday Wolf Pack home game, through the start of the second period. The first Friday-night home game of the new season is November 27, when the Pack host the Springfield Falcons at 7:15 PM.

The Wolf Pack have 11 Sunday home games this year, and all of those will feature the Wolf Pack's "Click It or Ticket Family Value Pack". The Family Value Pack includes two tickets, two sodas and two hot dogs, all for just $35. The next Wolf Pack Sunday home game is November 1, when the Rochester Americans visit the XL Center for a 5:00 game.

Wolf Pack "Winning Wednesdays" also return for the 2015-16 season. If the Wolf Pack win at home on a Wednesday night, each fan can get a free ticket to the Pack's next home game (some restrictions apply). The Wolf Pack's next Wednesday home outing is the "Sonar's Edu-Skate" 11:00 AM game November 4 vs. Toronto.

Tickets all 2015-16 Wolf Pack home games are now on sale at the XL Center ticket office, on-line at www.hartfordwolfpack.com and by phone at (877) 522-8499. Tickets purchased in advance for kids 12 or younger have been reduced to $10 this season, and all tickets will have a $2 day-of-game increase.

To speak with a Wolf Pack representative about season or group tickets, or any of the Wolf Pack's many ticketing options, call (855) 762-6451.

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