Wolf Pack defeat NorAds in Back-to-Back Games
Saturday, January 12, 2008 - 11:36 PM
Friday, January 11: HARTFORD 4, NORFOLK 2
Hartford scored three times in the game’s first 10 minutes and cruised to a 4-2 road win over Norfolk at the Scope.
Dane Byers led the Wolf Pack with a goal and two assists on the night.
Corey Potter and
Andrew Hutchinson also scored in the first period, and
Ryan Callahan – Hartford’s leading goal-scorer in 2006-07 – netted a third-period goal in his first contest for the Wolf Pack this season.
Hartford goaltender
Al Montoya made 29 saves, helping his club end a season-high three-game slide (0-2-1-0).
Norm Milley and Rob Klinkhammer netted goals for the Admirals.
Saturday, January 12: HARTFORD 3, NORFOLK 2
On pink ice, Hartford built a 3-0 lead and held on for a 3-2 win over host Norfolk and a sweep of the teams’ two-game weekend set at the Scope.
Lauri Korpikoski,
Ryan Callahan, and
Tom Pyatt netted goals for the Wolf Pack, who had a three-goal advantage with 18:32 to play in the game.
But the Admirals scored a pair of power play goals, with Norm Milley converting at 6:53 and David Schneider pulling his club within a goal at 15:46.
Norfolk was unable to get the equalizer, as Wolf Pack goaltender
Al Montoya earned the win with 27 saves.
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.
The AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack is newly operated by Northland AEG LLC, a joint partnership between Northland Investment Corporation and AEG Facilities. The team is owned by Madison Square Garden LP.
