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March 7, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hartford Wolf Pack News Release


The Wolf Pack (29-27-2-0, 60 pts., .517 pts. percentage) passed the three-quarter mark of their season this past week, with a split of a pair of games against the team immediately ahead of them in the Atlantic Division playoff race, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. On Wednesday night in Bridgeport, the Wolf Pack recovered from 2-0 and 3-1 deficits to post a 4-3 shootout win over the Sound Tigers, led by Calle Andersson's goal and an assist and Magnus Hellberg's team season-high 42 saves. In a rematch Sunday afternoon at the XL Center, though, Bridgeport turned the tables, battling back from an early 1-0 deficit to defeat the Wolf Pack by a score of 3-2. Defensemen Mat Bodie and Raphael Diaz scored the Hartford goals in that game.

AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE STANDINGS

Atlantic Division

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

1 Hershey Bears 60 34 16 3 7 78 0.650 209 178 0-1-0-0 7-3-0-0 3-7 844

2 W-B/Scr. Penguins 59 35 19 4 1 75 0.636 182 148 1-0-0-0 3-5-2-0 1-1 843

3 Providence Bruins 58 29 18 9 2 69 0.595 180 160 3-0-1-0 6-3-1-0 1-2 740

4 Portland Pirates 57 31 22 3 1 66 0.579 157 150 0-2-1-0 3-4-2-1 1-1 743

5 Bridgeport Sound Tigers 59 31 22 3 3 68 0.576 164 167 2-0-0-1 4-3-1-2 3-3 951

6 Hartford Wolf Pack 58 29 27 2 0 60 0.517 146 159 0-1-0-0 5-5-0-0 5-0 579

7 Lehigh Valley Phantoms 60 27 28 2 3 59 0.492 169 174 0-2-0-0 4-4-0-2 5-3 709

8 Springfield Falcons 58 21 30 3 4 49 0.422 152 198 0-4-0-0 3-7-0-0 1-4 794

North Division

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

1 Toronto Marlies 60 43 13 4 0 90 0.750 233 154 0-3-0-0 6-4-0-0 4-0 785

2 Albany Devils 57 34 15 8 0 76 0.667 160 131 1-0-0-0 7-2-1-0 1-0 895

3 Utica Comets 57 30 19 5 3 68 0.596 173 159 3-0-0-0 7-2-1-0 1-3 842

4 Roch. Americans 57 28 26 2 1 59 0.518 152 181 2-0-0-0 5-5-0-0 3-1 706

5 St. John's IceCaps 59 25 23 8 3 61 0.517 166 185 2-0-1-0 4-5-1-0 2-3 958

6 Syracuse Crunch 59 24 23 9 3 60 0.508 158 186 3-0-0-1 5-3-0-2 1-3 1017

7 Bing. Senators 57 22 31 3 1 48 0.421 157 190 1-0-0-0 5-4-0-1 1-1 1091

Central Division

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

1 Rockford IceHogs 57 32 14 7 4 75 0.658 168 151 2-0-2-0 5-3-2-0 1-4 963

2 Milw. Admirals 58 36 19 3 0 75 0.647 165 147 3-0-0-0 5-5-0-0 7-0 810

3 Gr. Rap. Griffins 58 36 20 1 1 74 0.638 182 142 8-0-0-0 9-1-0-0 1-1 845

4 Lk. Erie Monsters 60 31 19 5 5 72 0.600 156 152 0-2-0-1 5-3-0-2 2-5 944

5 Charl. Checkers 57 27 24 3 3 60 0.526 159 177 0-2-0-0 2-6-1-1 4-3 817

6 Chicago Wolves 58 25 26 5 2 57 0.491 151 177 0-1-2-0 2-5-3-0 3-2 965

7 Manitoba Moose 58 18 31 4 5 45 0.388 135 192 0-1-0-0 6-4-0-0 0-5 875

8 Iowa Wild 59 19 33 3 4 45 0.381 130 175 1-0-0-0 4-5-0-1 3-4 661

Pacific Division

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

1 Ontario Reign 51 33 14 3 1 70 0.686 139 99 3-0-0-0 6-4-0-0 0-1 810

2 Texas Stars 62 34 20 5 3 76 0.613 231 198 2-0-1-0 6-2-2-0 1-3 732

3 San Diego Gulls 52 28 20 2 2 60 0.577 147 152 5-0-1-1 7-1-1-1 4-2 951

4 San Jose Barracuda 53 25 19 6 3 59 0.557 153 150 1-0-0-0 6-3-1-0 3-3 651

5 Bakersf. Condors 52 25 22 3 2 55 0.529 160 161 0-1-0-0 5-4-1-0 1-2 734

6 Stockton Heat 50 24 23 1 2 51 0.510 147 161 1-0-0-0 6-4-0-0 4-2 725

7 San Ant. Rampage 60 24 28 8 0 56 0.467 164 191 0-3-0-0 2-7-1-0 2-0 902

This week:

After having only two games in a span of 11 days, the Wolf Pack will play three games this weekend, two on the road. The Pack will make their final regular-season visit to Providence on Friday night for a 7:05 game, and then will return to the XL Center for a 3:00 PM battle with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on Saturday. That is "Military Appreciation Day", and the Wolf Pack follow that up with a trip to Portland Sunday for a 3:00 game vs. the Pirates.

Friday, March 11 at the Providence Bruins (Boston) at the Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, 7:05 PM

- The Bruins come into the week at 29-18-9-2 for 69 points and a .595 points percentage, nine points up on the Wolf Pack in the Atlantic Division playoff battle. The Bruins are 3-0-1-0 in their last four games and 17-3-4-1 since January 3, and are 20-5-4-2 on home ice for the year.

- Providence rookie sniper Frank Vatrano completed a hat trick with the overtime game-winner, and had 11 shots on goal, in a 4-3 win vs. Portland Sunday. Vatrano leads the AHL in goals with 29, in only 28 games.

- The Wolf Pack have won their last two meetings the Bruins and are 4-2-0-0 in the season series, with three of the four victories coming in overtime. The Bruins have won two of the three previous encounters in Providence.

- Broadcast - 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, March 12 vs. the Lehigh Valley Phantoms (Flyers) at the XL Center, 3:00 PM

- This is "Military Appreciation Day" at the XL Center. The Wolf Pack will wear special military-themed jerseys in the game, and the jerseys will be auctioned off to benefit military-related charities.

- The first 2,000 fans at the game receive a Mackenzie Skapski bobblehead, presented by Xfinity.

- A Wolf Pack streak of 13 straight wins over the Phantoms, which tied a Wolf Pack franchise record for most consecutive wins against a single opponent, was snapped in Lehigh Valley's last visit to the XL Center February 28, in a 2-1 Hartford defeat. The Wolf Pack had taken the first three games of the season series prior to that, and are 1-1-0-0 in two home games vs. the Phantoms this year.

- The Phantoms finished last week one point behind the Wolf Pack in the Atlantic Division standings, with a record of 27-28-2-3 for 59 points and a .492 points percentage. This game is the third of five straight on the road for Lehigh Valley, which is 16-11-1-1 in enemy rinks on the year.

- Taylor Leier and Kevin Goumas scored third-period goals for the Phantoms in their 2-1 win February 28 at the XL Center, after Lehigh Valley had trailed that game 1-0 after two.

- Tickets for this and all remaining 2015-16 Wolf Pack home games are on sale now at the Agera Energy Ticket Office at the XL Center, 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.

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

Sunday, March 13 at the Portland Pirates (Florida) at the Cross Insurance Arena, 3:00 PM

- The Wolf Pack and Pirates have split six meetings thus far on the year, and the Pack are 1-2-0-0 in three previous trips to Portland. Hartford had won three straight between the two clubs before a 1-0 home loss in the last battle, February 24 at the XL Center.

- 5-6, 160-pound Rocco Grimaldi has five goals in the Pirates' last four games and is second only to Rob Schremp (17-17-34 in 57 GP) among Portland point-scorers, with 15-14-29 in 42 games.

- The 31-22-3-1 (66 pts., .579) Pirates are currently six points ahead of the Wolf Pack in the Atlantic. Portland was 0-2-1-0 in three games this past weekend and is 2-4-2-1 in its last nine outings.

- Broadcast - 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:

- Saturday, March 12, 11:00 AM, Downtown Hartford

Sonar, the Wolf Pack's iconic mascot, rides the IATSE Local 84 float in Hartford's annual St. Patrick's Day parade.

Recent Transactions:

Jack Combs - returned by the Wolf Pack to Greenville (ECHL) March 1.

Magnus Hellberg - recalled from the Wolf Pack by the New York Rangers March 4, returned later in the day and recalled again March 5.

Mackenzie Skapski - reassigned by the New York Rangers to the Wolf Pack from Greenville (ECHL) March 4.

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