Wolf Pack's Miika Wiikman Named Co-AHL Player of the Week
Published on January 30, 2008 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Connecticut Whale News Release
HARTFORD, January 30, 2008: The American Hockey League today named Hartford Wolf Pack goaltender Miika Wiikman the co-winner of the Rbk AHL Player of the Week award for the week ending January 27th. Wiikman shares the honor with fellow netminder Daniel Taylor of the Manchester Monarchs, after Wiikman earned wins in all three of the Wolf Pack's games on the week and posted shutouts in two of them, stopping 92 out of 93 total shots.
Wiikman, a native of Mariestad, Sweden who played the last three seasons in Finland's top league, rang up his first career North-American pro shutout in the Wolf Pack's 1-0 win at Albany last Wednesday. Wiikman made 26 saves in that triumph, the Pack's first shutout in 45 games on the season. Then, after stopping 29 out of 30 Worcester shots in a 3-1 home victory on Friday night, Wiikman hung a zero on the league-leading Providence Bruins Saturday night at the XL Center, with a personal AHL-high 37 stops in a 3-0 win. That was the Wolf Pack's first victory in five tries on the year vs. the P-Bruins (1-2-1-1).
The big week raised Wiikman's record to 12-4-1 on the year and his save percentage to .924, third-best in the AHL. Wiikman's goals-against average now stands at 2.16, which ranks fifth among league backstops. He is the second Wolf Pack player this season to earn AHL Player of the Week honors. Nigel Dawes won the award for the week ending December 9th.
The Wolf Pack return from the AHL's All-Star break with back-to-back home games this Friday and Saturday, February 1st and 2nd. The Pack's I-91 rivals the Springfield Falcons invade the XL Center Friday on Guida's Family Value Night, and the Wolf Pack's annual "Scout Sleepover" highlights Saturday night, as the Pack take on the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in a GEICO Connecticut Cup matchup. Both games face off at 7:00.
Wolf Pack single-game tickets are on sale 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, and on-line at www.hartfordwolfpack.com. Throughout the 2007-08 Wolf Pack season, kids are always $10. Any seat. Any game.
Wolf Pack season tickets are also on sale now. For information on all of the Wolf Pack's ticketing options, including full-season, five, 10 and 20-game packages, coupon books and group discounts, contact the Wolf Pack Ticket Office at (860) 548-2000.
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