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Wolf Pack Weekly, January 23-29

Wolf Pack Weekly, January 23-29

Jan 23, 2017

The Wolf Pack (15-23-3-1, 34 pts., .405) played their third three-game weekend of the season this past week, and finished the set with a 5-2 win at Providence Sunday, after home losses to Toronto Friday and Rochester Saturday.  Boo Nieves scored twice in Friday’s game, but the Wolf Pack were hampered by four second-period goals-against in a 7-4 defeat to the Marlies.  Hartford had a good start in Saturday’s contest, outshooting the Americans 14-6 in the first period and taking a 1-0 lead on a goal by Marek Hrivik, but Rochester would go on to get the next three scores.  The Wolf Pack were quick out of the gate Sunday against the P-Bruins as well, and this time made it hold up.  The Pack outscored the Bruins 3-0 in the first period, and a three-goal Hartford win was keyed by Chris Brown’s two goals, and a goal and two assists each from Hrivik and Mat Bodie.

For the latest AHL standings, click here.

This week:  The Wolf Pack head into the AHL’s All-Star break with a three-game week, hosting Hershey on Wednesday night at 7:00 PM, traveling to Bridgeport to take on the Sound Tigers at 7:00 on Friday night and locking horns with the Providence Bruins again Saturday night at the XL Center (7:00).

Wednesday, January 25 vs. the Hershey Bears (Washington) at the XL Center, 7:00 PM

  • This is another Wolf Pack “Click It or Ticket Family Value Pack” game.  The Family Value Pack includes two tickets, two sodas and two hot dogs, all for just $40. 
  • Once again this season, every Wednesday-night home game is a “Winning Wednesday”.  If the Wolf Pack win, fans can show their Winning Wednesday ticket at the Agera Energy Ticket Office at the XL Center and receive a free ticket to the next Wolf Pack home game, which is this Saturday, January 28 vs. Providence (some restrictions apply). 
  • The Wolf Pack trail the Bears by 13 points in the Atlantic Division standings, but Hartford is 2-0-0-0 vs. the Capitals’ farmhands this season.  That includes a 3-2 overtime win October 26 in Hershey’s only previous visit to the XL Center.
  • The Bears have fallen into a 1-7-2-0 funk in their last ten games, after losing only six times in regulation in their first 31 (18-6-5-2).
  • Hershey forwards Chris Bourque, Travis Boyd and Paul Carey and a goal and an assist each in the last meeting between the Wolf Pack and Bears, a 5-4 Hartford victory December 17 in Hershey.
  • Tickets for this and all 2016-17 Wolf Pack home games are on sale now at the Agera Energy Ticket Office at the XL Center, on-line at www.hartfordwolfpack.com and by phone at (877) 522-8499.  Tickets purchased in advance for kids 12 or younger are just $10 each, and all tickets will have a $2 day-of-game increase.
  • Broadcast – live with Bob Crawford and Mark Bailey on News Radio 1410 WPOP, on-line at newsradio1410.iheart.com and on iHeartRadio.  Video streaming at www.ahllive.com.

Friday, January 27 at the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (Islanders) at the Webster Bank Arena, 7:00 PM

  • The Wolf Pack have lost all three of their home games (0-2-1-0) vs. the Sound Tigers this season, but struck for a 5-2 in their one earlier visit to Bridgeport, December 26.
  • Sound Tiger rookie forward Josh Ho-Sang, a first-round pick by the parent New York Islanders in the 2014 NHL Draft, had his first multiple-goal game as a pro Sunday, scoring twice in Bridgeport’s 3-1 home win over Rochester
  • The Sound Tigers come into the week winners of four straight and 5-1-1-1 in their last eight, and have made their way past Hershey and into fourth place in the Atlantic Division.
  • Broadcast – live with Bob Crawford on News Radio 1410 WPOP, on-line at newsradio1410.iheart.com and on iHeartRadio.  Video streaming at www.ahllive.com.

Saturday, January 28 vs. the Providence Bruins (Boston) at the XL Center, 7:00 PM

  • The first 2,000 fans into this game will receive a 2016-17 Wolf Pack team trading card set. 
  • This is also “Stick it to Cancer” night, sponsored by Jefferson Radiology, with the Wolf Pack wearing special Stick it to Cancer jerseys, which will be auctioned off, with proceeds benefitting cancer charities.
  • Sunday’s 5-2 loss vs. the Wolf Pack was Providence’s third in its last six games, but only the Bruins’ fifth regulation defeat in 29 games (20-5-2-2) since November 18.
  • Rookie forward Peter Cehlarik had a goal and an assist against the Wolf Pack on Sunday, to move into a tie for the Providence team points lead with 18-12-30 in 36 games.
  • After Sunday’s win in Providence the Wolf Pack is 2-3-0-1 on the year against the Bruins, and the two clubs have split a pair of previous matchups at the XL Center.
  • Tickets for this and all 2016-17 Wolf Pack home games are on sale now at the Agera Energy Ticket Office at the XL Center, on-line at www.hartfordwolfpack.com and by phone at (877) 522-8499.  Tickets purchased in advance for kids 12 or younger are just $10 each, and all tickets will have a $2 day-of-game increase.
  • Broadcast – live with Bob Crawford and Mark Bailey on News Radio 1410 WPOP, on-line at newsradio1410.iheart.com and on iHeartRadio.  Video streaming at www.ahllive.com.

 

Wolf Pack Community Appearances:  The Wolf Pack have the following appearances scheduled this week.  For further information on these, or any other Wolf Pack community initiatives, contact Wolf Pack community relations manager Frank Berrian, at (860) 541-4728:

  • Saturday, January 28, 8:00 AM, Camp Berger, Wahnee Rd., Winchester, CT:  Sonar, the Wolf Pack’s lovable mascot, cheers on the youngsters skating in the second annual Berger Pond Hockey Tournament.
  • Sunday, January 29, 2:00 PM, Sears Park, 68 North Main St., East Hampton, CT:  Torpedo will be strapping on the blades for an East Hampton Parks & Rec. skate.

 

Recent Transactions:

Mackenzie Skapski – reassigned to the Wolf Pack by the New York Rangers from Greenville (ECHL) January 17.

Michael Joly – returned by the Wolf Pack to Greenville (ECHL) January 18.

Ahti Oksanen – returned by the Wolf Pack to Greenville (ECHL) January 18.

 

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

Tue., Jan. 24                 10:30 – 11:30 AM, XL Center

Wed., January 25          10:00 – 10:30 AM, XL Center (game vs. Hershey)

Thurs., January 26         10:30 – 11:30 AM, XL Center

Fri., January 27             10:00 – 10:30 AM, XL Center (game at Bridgeport)

Sat., January 28            10:10 – 10:45 AM, Champions Skating Center (game vs. Providence)

Sun., January 29           No practice – All-Star break

Mon., January 30           No practice – All-Star break

 

Pack Tracks:  On Saturday, February 4, when the Wolf Pack host the Rochester Americans at 7:30 PM, the first 1,000 kids 14 years old or younger will receive a free Wolf Pack youth jersey, courtesy of KeyBank.

Once again this season, fans can enjoy $1 hot dogs and $2 beers at every Friday Wolf Pack home game, through the start of the second period.  After this Friday, the next Friday-night home date is February 3, when the Pack host the Utica Comets at 7:15 PM.

Each of the Wolf Pack’s Sunday and Wednesday home games, as well as the one Tuesday home date, will feature the Wolf Pack’s “Click It or Ticket Family Value Pack”.  The Family Value Pack includes two tickets, two sodas and two hot dogs, all for just $40.  After this Wednesday, the next Family Value Pack game is Sunday, February 19, when the Wolf Pack host the Springfield Thunderbirds in a 5:00 PM game.

At every Sunday Wolf Pack home game, the first 2,000 fans will receive a “hockey bingo” card.  The spaces on these cards contain possibilities that might happen in the game, and if they do, fans can fill in the spaces to win Wolf Pack bingo prizes.  The next Sunday Wolf Pack home date is February 19, a 5:00 PM game vs. the Springfield Thunderbirds.

Wolf Pack home game tickets can be purchased at the XL Center ticket office, on-line at www.hartfordwolfpack.com and by phone at (877) 522-8499.  Tickets purchased in advance for kids 12 or younger are just $10 each, and all tickets will have a $2 day-of-game increase.

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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