Wolf Pack Weekly: October 15 - 21, 2007

Monday, October 15, 2007 - 1:27 PM

The Wolf Pack earned three out of a possible four points in their first two road games of the season this past weekend. The Pack trailed at Manchester, 3-0 and 4-1, on Friday night, and then roared back to tie the score and earn a standings point in a game that ended in a 5-4 shootout loss.

Then on Saturday evening in Syracuse, the Wolf Pack outshot the Crunch by a margin of 46-23 on the way to their first win of the year, a 5-3 verdict.

Nigel Dawes shot to the top of the Pack scoring statistics with a goal and four assists in the two games, and 19-year-old Russian-born rookie Artem Anisimov notched the first three goals of his North-American pro career. Those included the tying goal in Friday's game with less than two seconds remaining in the third period.

This week:
The Wolf Pack complete a season-high stretch of four straight road games with their first trip to Canada in five seasons. The Pack will visit defending Calder Cup-champion Hamilton on Saturday night (7:00) and make their first-ever trip to Toronto Sunday (4:00).

Tuesday, October 16th - "Wolf Pack Confidential", at the M&M Restaurant at the Hilton Hartford, on ESPN Radio 1410
This season's premiere edition of the Wolf Pack's weekly Tuesday-night talk show, hosted by Bob Crawford, features Wolf Pack forwards Dane Byers and Mitch Fritz as scheduled guests. The show airs live from a new home, the M&M Restaurant at the Hilton Hartford, located at 315 Trumbull St. in downtown Hartford, from 7:00-8:00 PM. Fans are welcome to be on hand at M&M for an exclusive opportunity to ask questions and speak one-on-one with the players. Wolf Pack Confidential can be heard live on the radio home of the Wolf Pack, ESPN Radio 1410.

Saturday, October 20th at Hamilton (Copps Coliseum), 7:00 p.m.
The Bulldogs are the defending Calder Cup champions, having captured the first Cup in franchise history with a five-game triumph over the Hershey Bears, the previous year's champs, in this past spring's Finals.
This is the first regular-season meeting between the Wolf Pack and Bulldogs, the top affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens, since January 23, 2000, and only the fifth all-time.
Hamilton is unbeaten in regulation in its first three games, with two wins and a shootout loss. Maxim Lapierre is tied for the AHL points lead with 4-4-8 in the three contests.
Radio - live with Bob Crawford on ESPN Radio 1410, unless there is a conflict with postseason baseball action, and on the web at: www.hartfordwolfpack.com or watch on B2 Network!

Sunday, October 21st at Toronto (Ricoh Coliseum), 4:00 p.m.
This is the first-ever meeting between the Wolf Pack and the Marlies, a third-year franchise in the AHL and the top affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The Pack have not played a Maple Leaf affiliate since a March 26, 2003, 7-4 home loss to the St. John's Maple Leafs.
The Marlies, under second-year head coach Greg Gilbert, are a perfect 3-0 on the year, after a last-place finish in the North Division (34-29-2-5, 75 pts.) last season.
Defenseman Derrick Walser (3-3-6) is the Marlies' top point-getter and leads all AHL blueliners in scoring.
Radio - live with Bob Crawford on ESPN Radio 1410, unless there is a conflict with postseason baseball action, and on the web at: www.hartfordwolfpack.com or watch on B2 Network!

Recent Transactions:
Pierre Parenteau - loaned to Wolf Pack by the New York Rangers October 12th.

Pack Tracks:
The Wolf Pack is proud to announce that the Guida's Family Value Night packages for every Friday home game are back. Packages include tickets, hot dogs or pizza slices, sodas and a Wolf Pack souvenir. Packages start as low as $39 per family. To purchase your Family Value Night pack, call the Wolf Pack ticket office at 860-548-2000.

Individual tickets for Wolf Pack games are on sale now at the Hartford Civic 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 or online at www.Ticketmaster.com. Season tickets, five, 10 and 20 game packages and group tickets are also available. Contact 860-548-2000 for more details.



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