Wolf Pack Weekly: October 22 - 28, 2007

Monday, October 22, 2007 - 1:55 PM

The Wolf Pack split their first trip to Canada since 2003 over the weekend, losing to defending Calder Cup-champion Hamilton by a score of 2-1 on Saturday night and rebounding to best Toronto, 4-3 in a shootout, on Sunday. Greg Moore registered a goal and an assist in the two games, and Miika Wiikman notched his first North-American pro win in Sunday's game, in relief of Al Montoya.

This week:
After playing four of its first five games on the road, the Wolf Pack now starts a stretch in which it plays four out of the next five contests at home.

The Providence Bruins pay a visit to the Hartford Civic Center on Wednesday night (7:00), and then the Springfield Falcons invade the Civic Center on Guida's Family Value Night Friday (7:00).

The Wolf Pack wrap up the three-game week by traveling to Worcester on Saturday (7:05).

Tuesday, October 23th - "Wolf Pack Confidential", at the M&M Restaurant at the Hilton Hartford, on ESPN Radio 1410
This week's edition of the Wolf Pack's weekly Tuesday-night talk show, hosted by Bob Crawford, features Wolf Pack head coach Ken Gernander and assistant coach J.J. Daigneault 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 guests. Wolf Pack Confidential can be heard live on the radio home of the Wolf Pack, ESPN Radio 1410.

Wednesday, October 24th vs. Providence at the Hartford Civic Center, 7:00 p.m.
Providence is off to a 4-1-0-0 start, playing their first 10 games of the season on the road while the Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence is being renovated. Head Coach Scott Gordon's club just suffered its first loss of the season Sunday, a 5-3 defeat at Worcester.
Veteran Jeff Hoggan has been the Bruins' top gun thus far, with 3-3-6 in the five games.
Last year's regular-season series saw the Wolf Pack go 6-4-0-0 against the Bruins, but they were only 2-3-0-0 at home. The Pack won the last four games between the two clubs, after Providence had taken four of the first six, but the Bruins ended the Pack's season in the Atlantic Division Semifinals, beating the Pack in seven games.
Radio - live with Bob Crawford on ESPN Radio 1410 and on the web at: www.hartfordwolfpack.com or watch on B2 Network!

Friday, October 26th vs. Springfield at the Hartford Civic Center, 7:00 p.m.
This is the first of 10 games in this year's battle between the Wolf Pack and Falcons, the Pack's most familiar rival. The Pack were 5-4-0-1 in the series against their cross-border rivals last season, including 3-1-0-1 at home.
This is the Wolf Pack's first Guida's Family Value Night of the season. Fans can purchase Family Value Night packages that include tickets, hot dogs or pizza slices, sodas and a Wolf Pack souvenir and start as low as $39 per family. To purchase your Family Value Night pack, call the Wolf Pack ticket office at 860-548-2000.
After finishing last in the Atlantic Division last season as a Tampa Bay affiliate (28-49-1-2, 59 pts.), Springfield has started its first year of affiliation with the Edmonton Oilers 5-2-0-1 for 11 points and sits atop the Atlantic.
Patrick Thoresen, last week's Rbk/AHL Player of the Week, is the Falcons' top scorer with 5-4-9. That is good for a tie for second in the AHL in goals.
The Wolf Pack Community Foundation will be auctioning off a pink hockey stick during the second intermission, in the atrium of Hartford 21, outside the box office. Proceeds from the auction will benefit breast cancer research. The stick was autographed at New York Ranger training camp, and features the signatures of such players as Jaromir Jagr, Brendan Shanahan, Henrik Lundqvist, Michal Rozsival, Sean Avery, Petr Prucha, Blair Betts, Ryan Hollweg and more.
Radio - live with Bob Crawford on ESPN Radio 1410 and on the web at: www.hartfordwolfpack.com or watch on B2 Network!

Saturday, October 27th at Worcester (DCU Center), 7:05 p.m.
At 4-0-0-0 for eight points, the Sharks are one of only two teams in the AHL with perfect records. The Chicago Wolves are the other.
Mike Iggulden (2-5-7) and Graham Mink (1-6-7) have paced the Sharks' offense, and Nate Raduns leads all AHL rookies in goals with five.
The Wolf Pack were 5-4-1-0 against the Sharks in their first year of existence last season, and went 3-2-0-0 in Worcester.
Radio - live with Bob Crawford on ESPN Radio 1410 and on the web at: www.hartfordwolfpack.com or watch on B2 Network!

Recent Transactions:
Nigel Dawes - recalled from the Wolf Pack by the New York Rangers October 17th.
Dave Scatchard - signed Professional Tryout (PTO) agreement with Wolf Pack October 17th.

Pack Tracks:
The Hartford Wolf Pack Community Foundation will be holding its annual Bowl-a-Thon to benefit Special Olympics Connecticut Eastern Region on Sunday, December 16th at AMF Silver Lanes in East Hartford. Teams of four bowlers raise pledges to bowl alongside a Wolf Pack player. Space is limited, so interested participants are urged to call soon for more information or to sign up. Call Danielle Nardi at the Wolf Pack office at (860) 246-7825, ext. 350.

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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