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Wolf Pack Weekly, March 9-15

Wolf Pack Weekly, March 9-15

Mar 9, 2020

The Wolf Pack (31-19-6-5, 73 pts.) endured a frustrating weekend, with home-ice defeats Friday night (1-0) and Saturday night (4-1) to the Hershey Bears and a 4-1 road setback Sunday in Springfield.  J-F Berube nearly matched Hershey’s Vitek Vanecek save-for-save in Friday’s game, making 16 stops, and Nick Jones tallied the only Wolf Pack goal in Saturday’s contest.  Ryan Dmowski netted his fourth goal in 30 AHL games on Sunday.

 

For the latest AHL standings, click here.

 

This week:

The Wolf Pack host the red-hot Providence Bruins at the XL Center on Wednesday night at 7:00, before visiting Springfield on Friday night (7:05) and Bridgeport on Saturday (7:00).

 

Wednesday, March 11 vs. the Providence Bruins (Boston) at the XL Center, 7:00 PM

  • This is another chance to take advantage of the Wolf Pack’s “Click It or Ticket Hat Trick Pack”.  The Hat Trick Pack includes two tickets, two sodas and a large popcorn, all for just $40.
  • This is also a “Suit to Sweater Wednesday”, offered in partnership with the Hartford Chamber of Commerce.  Any fan showing a company ID at the Sunwave Gas & Power Ticket office can purchase Blue-Level tickets to Wolf Pack Wednesday home games for only $15 each (limit two tickets per ID).
  • The Bruins (37-18-3-3, 80 pts.) come into the week riding an 11-game winning streak, the second-longest in the AHL this year, and have climbed to within one point of division-leading Hershey in the Atlantic Division.
  • A 3-2 defeat to the Bruins March 1 was the first regulation loss in the season series for the Wolf Pack, who are 6-1-0-1 on the year vs. Providence, 3-1-0-0 at home.
  • Providence point and goal-scoring leader Jack Studnicka (23-26-49 in 59 GP) now has 12 more points than the next highest-scoring Bruin, having notched at least a point in six straight games (3-5-8) and ten of the last 11 (5-8-13).
  • Tickets for this game, and all 2019-20 Wolf Pack home games, are on sale now at the Sunwave Gas & Power Ticket Office at the XL Center, on-line at www.hartfordwolfpack.com and by phone at (860) 722-9425.  Tickets purchased in advance for kids 12 or younger start at just $10 each, and all tickets will have a $3 day-of-game increase.
  • Broadcast – live with Bob Crawford and Mark Bailey on-line at www.hartfordwolfpack.com.  Video streaming at theahl.com/AHLTV.

 

Friday, March 13 at the Springfield Thunderbirds (Florida) at the MassMutual Center, 7:05 PM

  • This is the Wolf Pack’s second visit to Springfield in less than a week, and their last of five trips to the MassMutual Center on the year.  After Sunday’s 4-1 loss at Springfield, the Wolf Pack are 1-3-0-0 on the road against the Thunderbirds, but still lead the overall season series, five wins to three.
  • Sunday’s victory over the Wolf Pack snapped an 0-3-1-0 drought for the Thunderbirds, who begin the week eight points behind the Wolf Pack in the Atlantic Division standings.
  • Veteran goaltender Philippe Desrosiers made 34 saves against the Wolf Pack in Springfield’s 4-1 win Sunday, and has stopped 70 of 72 shots in the last two meetings between the two clubs.
  • Broadcast – live with Bob Crawford on-line at www.hartfordwolfpack.com.  Video streaming at theahl.com/AHLTV.

 

Saturday, March 14 at the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (Islanders) at the Webster Bank Arena, 7:00 PM

  • The Wolf Pack have won four straight meetings with their in-state rivals and are 7-1-0-0 in the season series.  Hartford has won three of its previous four visits to Bridgeport.
  • The Sound Tigers won two of their three games this past weekend, including a 6-5 shootout win at Lehigh Valley Sunday in which Bridgeport came back from a 5-2 third-period deficit.
  • Former Quinnipiac University Bobcat Travis St. Denis had a goal and two assists, and defenseman Grant Hutton chipped in three assists, in the Sound Tigers’ come-from-behind shootout win in Allentown Sunday.
  • Broadcast – live with Bob Crawford on-line at www.hartfordwolfpack.com.  Video streaming at theahl.com/AHLTV.

 

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:

  • Wednesday, March 11, 8:40 AM, Betances School, 42 Charter Oak Ave., Hartford:  Sonar, the Wolf Pack’s iconic mascot, cheers on the honorees in Betances’ monthly awards ceremony.
  • Thursday, March 12, 10:30 AM, Hartland School, 30 South Rd., East Hartland, CT:  Wolf Pack community relations manager Frank Berrian joins Sonar in promoting the Wolf Pack’s “Read to the Rink” reading program.
  • Saturday, March 14, 10:00 AM, Enfield Square Mall, 90 Elm St., Enfield, CT:  For a seventh straight year, Sonar joins in the fun of Girl Scout “Cookie Mania”.

 

Recent Transactions:

Zach Giuttari – signed by the Wolf Pack to an Amateur Tryout (ATO) agreement March 9.

 

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

 

Tue., March 10              10:30 – 11:30 AM, XL Center

Wed., March 11             10:00 – 10:30 AM, XL Center (game vs. Providence)

Thurs., March 12           10:30 – 11:30 AM, XL Center
Fri., March 13                10:00 – 10:30 AM, XL Center (game at Springfield)

Sat., March 14               10:00 – 10:30 AM, XL Center (game at Bridgeport)        

Sun., March 15              No practice

Mon., March 16             10:30 – 11:30 AM, XL Center

 

Pack Tracks:

Saturday, March 28, when the Wolf Pack host the Utica Comets at 7:00, is “Heroes Night” at the XL Center, as the Wolf Pack celebrates the heroes in everyone’s lives.  The night includes a “Battle of the Badges” pregame tilt between local police personnel and firefighters, plus free Wolf Pack baseball hats to the first 2,000 fans, presented by CT-DOT.

 

Each of the Wolf Pack’s Sunday and Wednesday home games feature the Wolf Pack’s “Click It or Ticket Hat Trick Pack”.  The Hat Trick Pack includes two tickets, two sodas and a large popcorn, all for just $40.  After this Wednesday, the next Hat Trick Pack game is next Wednesday, March 18, a 7:00 battle with the Springfield Thunderbirds.

 

In partnership with the Hartford Chamber of Commerce, the Wolf Pack are offering “Suit to Sweater Wednesdays”, to wash away the mid-week work blues.  Any fan showing a company ID at the Sunwave Gas & Power Ticket office can purchase Blue-Level tickets to Wolf Pack Wednesday home games for only $15 each (limit two tickets per ID).  After this Wednesday, the Wolf Pack’s next Wednesday home date is March 18, when the Springfield Thunderbirds invade the XL Center for a 7:00 game.

 

Once again this season, fans can enjoy $1 hot dogs, and $2 draft beers and fountain sodas, at every Friday Wolf Pack home game, through the start of the second period, presented by Nomads Adventure Quest.  The Wolf Pack’s next Friday-night home outing is March 20, when they entertain the Charlotte Checkers in a 7:15 PM game.

 

Wolf Pack home game tickets can be purchased at the Sunwave Gas & Power Ticket Office at the XL Center, on-line at www.hartfordwolfpack.com and by phone at (860) 722-9425.  Tickets purchased in advance for kids 12 or younger start at just $10 each, and all tickets will have a $3 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 (860) 722-9425, or click here to request more info.  To visit the Wolf Pack on line, go to www.hartfordwolfpack.com.

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