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Wolf Pack Weekly, April 6-12

Apr 6, 2015

The Wolf Pack (38-23-5-4, 85 pts.) won two of their three games this week, pulling off third period comebacks at home both Friday and Saturday nights, against two of the AHL’s top teams.  The Wolf Pack dropped a 4-3 decision at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Wednesday night, and were down by two goals three separate times in Friday night’s home battle with Northeast Division-leading Syracuse.  A season-high five-goal outburst in the third period, though, led by a pair of Marek Hrivik goals, propelled the Pack to a 6-4 win over the Crunch.  Then on Saturday night against the AHL leaders, the Manchester Monarchs, the Wolf Pack rebounded from a 2-0 third-period deficit, on a pair of Oscar Lindberg goals in the last 5:05 of regulation, and eventually won in a shootout, 3-2.  The two victories lifted the Wolf Pack to a season-best 15 games over the .500 mark, and to within four points of Syracuse for first place in the Northeast.

 

For the latest AHL standings, click here.

 

This week:  The Wolf Pack have three games on the schedule this weekend, the first two of them at home.  The Pack and Springfield Falcons complete their ten-game season series at the XL Center on Friday night, with faceoff at 7:00 PM, and the Albany Devils visit the Wolf Pack on Saturday night, “Police and Fire Appreciation Night”, also a 7:00 start.  The Pack finishes the weekend in Providence on Sunday, taking on the Bruins at 3:00.

Friday, April 10 vs. the Springfield Falcons at the XL Center, 7:00 PM

  • At this and all Friday-night Wolf Pack home games, fans can enjoy $1 hot dogs and $2 beers at the XL Center, through the start of the second period.

  • The Falcons enter the week 36-27-8-1 for 81 points, tied with Portland for the eighth-and-final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference and four points behind the Wolf Pack.  Springfield is 2-0-0-1 in its last three games, after winning only two of the previous 12 (2-8-2-0).

  • This game wraps up a ten-game season series between the Wolf Pack and their I-91 rivals the Falcons, and the Pack have yet to lose in regulation in the first nine, going 6-0-0-3.  The Wolf Pack are 2-0-0-2 in their previous four home games against Springfield.

  • Falcon captain Ryan Craig had the game-winning goal and three assists in Springfield’s regular-season home finale Saturday, a 5-2 win over Portland.

  • For this and all Wolf Pack home games, tickets start as low as $12 for youth 12 years old or younger and are available at the XL Center ticket office, on-line at www.hartfordwolfpack.com and by phone at (877) 522-8499.

  • Broadcast – live with Bob Crawford and Mark Bailey on-line at www.979espn.com and on iHeartRadio.  Video streaming at www.ahllive.com.

Saturday, April 11 vs. the Albany Devils at the XL Center, 7:00 PM

  • This is the Wolf Pack’s “Police and Fire Appreciation Night”, as the Pack salute the police officers, firefighters and other first responders who serve our community.

  • The XL Center’s Comcast Coliseum Club is featuring a special Saturday-night Wolf Pack buffet package.  The menu includes: tender, juicy, endless prime rib, alongside seven premium Saturday-only buffet additions, those being delicious, nonstop peel ‘n eat shrimp, a nightly chef special, fresh vegetables, potatoes, a kids’ entree, salad, fresh fruit, antipasto and dessert, all for only $19.00.

  • The Devils (33-26-5-6, 77 pts.) have won six of their last seven games, to climb to within four points of the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

  • Albany scoring leader Paul Thompson (32-20-52 in 67 GP) finished this past week just two goals off the AHL lead, after ringing up his second hat trick in four games Saturday night, in a 4-1 Albany victory vs. Binghamton.

  • This is the last regular-season visit to the XL Center for the Devils, against whom the Wolf Pack are 5-3-0-0 on the year, 3-1-0-0 at home.

  • For this and all Wolf Pack home games, tickets start as low as $12 for youth 12 years old or younger and are available at the XL Center ticket office, on-line at www.hartfordwolfpack.com and by phone at (877) 522-8499.

  • Broadcast – live with Bob Crawford and Mark Bailey on-line at www.979espn.com and on iHeartRadio.  Video streaming at www.ahllive.com.

Sunday, April 12 at the Providence Bruins (Dunkin’ Donuts Center Providence), 3:00 PM

  • The Bruins (38-23-7-2, 85 pts.) and Wolf Pack enter the week tied for fifth place in the Eastern Conference, two points behind Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and one point ahead of Worcester.  Providence has won three straight since a 5-0 loss to the Wolf Pack at the XL Center March 27.

  • The Wolf Pack have blanked the P-Bruins in both of the last two meetings, both in Hartford, 1-0 on January 21 and 5-0 March 27, after a 4-1 loss November 21 in their only previous visit to Providence.

  • Providence’s Tyler Randell (9-8-17 in 69 GP) had back-to-back goal-and-an-assist games Friday and Saturday nights at St. John’s, and his goal with 24 seconds left in the third period Saturday gave the Bruins a 5-4 win over the IceCaps.

  • Broadcast – live with Bob Crawford on-line at www.979espn.com and on iHeartRadio.  Video streaming at www.ahllive.com.

 

Recent Transactions:

Brady Skjei – signed by the Wolf Pack to an Amateur Tryout (ATO) agreement April 1.

 

Practice:  All Wolf Pack practices at Champions Skating Center in Cromwell are open to the public.  Schedule is subject to change.

Tue., April 7                  10:30 – 11:30 AM, XL Center     

Wed., April 8                 10:30 – 11:30 AM, XL Center

Thurs., April 9                10:30 – 11:30 AM, XL Center 

Fri., April 10                  10:00 – 10:30 AM, XL Center (Game vs. Springfield)

Sat., April 11                 10:00 – 10:30 AM, XL Center (Game vs. Albany)

Sun., April 12                10:00 – 10:30 AM, XL Center (Game at Providence)

Mon., April 13               10:30 – 11:30 AM, XL Center

 

Pack Tracks:  The Wolf Pack’s lovable mascot, Sonar, is in the finals of the AHL’s “Mascot Madness” contest.  Fans can vote for Sonar once per hour, up to 24 times per day, through 12 noon on Wednesday, April 8, at bit.ly/15MMFinals.

Once again this season, every Friday-night Wolf Pack home game features $1 hot dogs and $2 beers, through the start of the second period.  After this Friday night, the Wolf Pack are right back at the XL Center, for their last home game of the regular season, next Friday, April 17, when the Bridgeport Sound Tigers visit for a 7:00 PM game.

Friday, April 17 vs. Bridgeport is also the Wolf Pack’s “Fan Appreciation Night” at the XL Center, as the Pack pay tribute to all of the great fans who have supported the team throughout the 2014-15 season.

Tickets all remaining 2014-15 Wolf Pack home games are now on sale at the XL Center ticket office, on-line at www.hartfordwolfpack.com and by phone at (877) 522-8499.  Wolf Pack tickets start as low as $12 for youth 12 years old or younger. 

To speak with a Wolf Pack representative about season or group tickets, or any of the Wolf Pack’s many ticketing options, call (855) 762-6451, or click here to request more info.

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