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April 4, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hartford Wolf Pack News Release


The Wolf Pack (37-30-3-0, 77 pts., .550 pts. percentage) dropped the Atlantic Division-leading Hershey Bears 5-1 at the XL Center on Friday night, paced by Brady Skjei's goal and two assists, but that victory was bookended by a pair of losses. The Pack were shut out, 3-0, by the Albany Devils Tuesday night in Albany and suffered a crucial defeat Saturday night at home, falling to the Portland Pirates, the team they are chasing for the last playoff spot, by a score of 4-1. The Wolf Pack finished the week six points behind the Pirates and Bridgeport Sound Tigers, with six games to play.

AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE STANDINGS

Atlantic Division

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

1 x Hershey Bears 70 39 19 5 7 90 0.643 238 205 1-0-1-0 5-3-2-0 5-7 1003

2 W-B/Scr. Penguins 70 41 24 4 1 87 0.621 219 185 0-2-0-0 5-5-0-0 1-1 1066

3 Providence Bruins 70 36 21 9 4 85 0.607 215 189 1-0-0-1 6-3-0-1 2-4 888

4 Portland Pirates 70 38 25 5 2 83 0.593 201 190 3-0-0-0 7-1-2-0 1-2 908

5 Bridgeport Sound Tigers 70 38 25 4 3 83 0.593 197 196 0-1-0-0 7-2-1-0 3-3 1124

6 Hartford Wolf Pack 70 37 30 3 0 77 0.550 179 186 0-1-0-0 6-3-1-0 7-0 687

7 Lehigh Valley Phantoms 70 31 32 4 3 69 0.493 195 207 4-0-0-0 4-4-2-0 5-3 847

8 Springfield Falcons 70 25 37 3 5 58 0.414 182 241 2-0-0-0 2-7-0-1 2-5 969

North Division

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

1 x Toronto Marlies 70 50 15 5 0 105 0.750 276 179 5-0-0-0 7-2-1-0 4-0 901

2 x Albany Devils 70 42 18 8 2 94 0.671 197 158 1-0-0-0 5-3-0-2 1-2 1035

3 Utica Comets 70 35 24 7 4 81 0.579 208 197 0-1-0-0 4-3-2-1 1-4 972

4 Syracuse Crunch 71 31 27 10 3 75 0.528 201 222 1-0-0-0 6-3-1-0 1-3 1217

5 Roch. Americans 70 33 34 2 1 69 0.493 190 230 0-1-0-0 3-7-0-0 3-1 889

6 St. John's IceCaps 72 29 32 8 3 69 0.479 195 231 0-4-0-0 2-8-0-0 2-3 1162

7 Bing. Senators 70 27 36 6 1 61 0.436 188 229 0-4-2-0 4-4-2-0 2-1 1283

Central Division

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

1 x Milwaukee Admirals 69 43 21 3 2 91 0.659 199 171 6-0-0-2 7-1-0-2 7-2 938

2 x Gr. Rap. Griffins 70 43 25 1 1 88 0.629 226 173 1-0-0-0 5-5-0-0 1-1 998

3 x Lk. Erie Monsters 70 39 21 5 5 88 0.629 191 173 5-0-0-0 8-2-0-0 2-5 1097

4 Rockford IceHogs 69 36 20 9 4 85 0.616 193 190 0-1-1-0 3-5-2-0 2-4 1183

5 Charl. Checkers 70 35 27 3 5 78 0.557 203 208 1-0-0-1 5-3-0-2 6-5 1021

6 Chicago Wolves 71 30 33 5 3 68 0.479 179 214 0-3-0-0 4-6-0-0 3-3 1162

7 Manitoba Moose 70 23 38 4 5 55 0.393 160 230 0-1-0-0 5-5-0-0 0-5 1024

8 Iowa Wild 70 23 39 4 4 54 0.386 155 208 2-0-0-0 3-6-1-0 3-4 876

Pacific Division

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

1 x Ontario Reign 63 40 18 4 1 85 0.675 174 129 1-0-0-0 6-4-0-0 0-1 981

2 San Diego Gulls 63 36 22 3 2 77 0.611 187 182 3-0-1-0 7-2-1-0 4-2 1124

3 Texas Stars 72 38 24 7 3 86 0.597 260 231 1-0-0-0 4-4-2-0 3-3 831

4 San Jose Barracuda 63 29 24 7 3 68 0.540 177 176 0-2-0-0 4-5-1-0 3-3 774

5 Bakersf. Condors 62 28 26 6 2 64 0.516 190 201 0-1-0-0 3-4-3-0 1-2 873

6 Stockton Heat 62 30 28 2 2 64 0.516 178 194 2-0-0-0 5-4-1-0 4-2 975

7 San Ant. Rampage 71 29 34 8 0 66 0.465 193 221 0-1-0-0 5-5-0-0 2-0 1075

x = Clinched Playoff Position

y = Clinched Division

This week:

The Wolf Pack play a home-and-home series with the Springfield Falcons, beginning Friday night with a 7:00 PM start in Springfield and concluding with the Pack's last regular-season home game Saturday night. That is "Fan Appreciation Night" at the XL Center, with faceoff at 7:00. The Wolf Pack's last three-game weekend of the season finishes Sunday in Portland, as the Pack get their last crack at the Pirates in a 3:00 game.

Friday, April 8 at the Springfield Falcons (Arizona) at the MassMutual Center, 7:00 PM

- This is the Wolf Pack's last regular-season visit to Springfield, where they are 3-0-0-0 on the year, including a pair of shutouts, a 1-0 victory January 15 and a 3-0 win in the teams' last meeting March 20. The Pack have won the last four games between the two clubs after dropping the first two.

- The Falcons finished a stretch of seven straight road games with back-to-back wins, defeating Albany 5-4 on Saturday and Bridgeport 3-1 on Sunday. Springfield still trails the field in the Atlantic Division, though, 11 points behind seventh-place Lehigh Valley.

- Falcon forward Jordan Szwarz clicked for a total of five points in Springfield's wins Saturday and Sunday, notching a goal and an assist Saturday in Albany and two goals, including the game-winner, in Sunday's visit to Bridgeport.

- Broadcast - live with Bob Crawford on-line at www.979espn.com and on iHeartRadio. Video streaming at www.ahllive.com.

Saturday, April 9 vs. the Springfield Falcons (Arizona) at the XL Center, 7:00 PM

- This is the Wolf Pack's last home game of the 2015-16 regular season, and it's "Fan Appreciation Night". The Wolf Pack will salute all of the great fans who have supported the team throughout the season, with numerous exciting prizes throughout the night, including a big screen TV, a grill and hundreds of dollars to local restaurants.

- The Wolf Pack will auction off the red alternate jerseys during this game's second intermission.

- The Wolf Pack won their last home game vs. Springfield, 4-3 in a shootout March 19, but the Falcons prevailed in their first two visits.

- The Wolf Pack's 4-1 loss to Portland Saturday night snapped a streak of six straight home games without a regulation loss (5-0-1-0) for the Pack.

- The Falcons are 10-20-2-4 on the road for the season, and prior to winning their last two away games, had been 0-9-0-1 in their previous ten in enemy rinks.

- Tickets for this game 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-line at www.979espn.com and on iHeartRadio. Video streaming at www.ahllive.com.

Sunday, April 8 at the Portland Pirates (Florida) at the Cross Insurance Arena, 3:00 PM

- After defeating the Wolf Pack 4-1 Saturday night in Hartford, the Pirates completed a perfect weekend with a 5-3 win at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Sunday. Portland has now won seven of its last eight games and is six points ahead of the Wolf Pack in the Atlantic Division playoff race.

- This is the last of ten games on the year between the Wolf Pack and Pirates, and the last of five Hartford visits to Portland. The Pack is 5-4-0-0 in the season series thus far, and the Wolf Pack have won their last two road games vs. the Pirates after losses in the first two.

- Pirate forward Wade Megan had two goals, including the game-winner, in Portland's 4-1 victory over the Wolf Pack Saturday at the XL Center.

- 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:

- Tuesday, April 5, 2:00 PM, Pleasant Valley School, 591 Ellington Rd., South Windsor, CT

Defenseman Chris Summers, the Wolf Pack's IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year, visits with Pleasant Valley students as part of the HP4K ("Hockey Players for Kids") program, joined by the Wolf Pack's beloved mascot, Sonar.

- Wednesday, April 6, 9:00 AM, Metropolitan Learning Center, 1551 Blue Hills Ave., Bloomfield, CT

Frank Berrian, the Wolf Pack's head of community relations and game presentation, speaks to students at Metropolitan Learning Center's Career Day.

Recent Transactions:

Steven Fogarty - signed by the Wolf Pack to an Amateur Tryout (ATO) agreement March 31.

Cristoval Nieves - signed by the Wolf Pack to an Amateur Tryout (ATO) agreement March 31.

Adam Chapie - signed by the Wolf Pack to an Amateur Tryout (ATO) agreement April 1.

Pack Tracks:

Tickets for all remaining 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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