Wolf Pack's Hutchinson Captures Eddie Shore Award
AHL Recognizes Pack Captain as League's Top Defenseman
Thursday, April 10, 2008 - 3:36 PM
The American Hockey League today named
Hartford Wolf Pack captain Andrew Hutchinson the 2007-08 winner of the
Eddie Shore Award. The Shore Award is given each season to the AHL's
outstanding defenseman, as voted by league players, coaches and members
of the media in each of the league's 29 cities. Hutchinson's selection
as this year's winner makes him the first Wolf Pack blueliner in the
11-year history of the franchise to capture the award.
A sixth-year pro, Hutchinson has struck for 18 goals and 46 assists for
64 points, and is a +25, on the season, tops among all AHL blueliners in
points and assists and tied for the league lead in goals among
blueliners. His 18 goals and 64 points are Wolf Pack franchise records
for defensemen, and he has tied the franchise mark for assists by a
blueliner in a single season. Also, Hutchinson this year registered the
first hat trick ever by a Wolf Pack defenseman, February 8th at
Providence, and the first five-point game by a Pack blueliner, February
29th at home vs. Norfolk.
Hutchinson has played in 95 NHL games in his career, with Nashville and
Carolina (career totals: 10-23-33), and has logged 255 career AHL games,
with totals of 49-111-160.
The Pack wrap up the regular season with three games this week, starting
with a visit Friday night to Springfield (7:30 PM faceoff). The Wolf
Pack's final regular-season home game is this Saturday night, April
12th, a GEICO Connecticut Cup skirmish with Bridgeport at 7:00. That is
the Pack's annual "Fan Appreciation Night", as the Wolf Pack players
give the "Shirts Off Our Backs" to 29 lucky fans.
Wolf Pack single-game tickets are on sale 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, 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.
