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HARTFORD WOLF PACK VS SPRINGFIELD THUNDERBIRDS CALDER CUP PLAYOFF PREVIEW

By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT - The Hartford Wolf Pack has a familiar opponent for the first round of the Calder Cup playoffs. Behind three points from Chris Wagner and a four-goal third period, the Providence Bruins defeated the Springfield Thunderbirds 7-4 on Sunday afternoon. The loss locked the Thunderbirds into the fourth spot in the Atlantic division and will face the fifth-place Wolf Pack, who make their first appearance in the postseason in eight years. The Pack will now need to contend with goalie Joel Hofer who has had a fantastic season against the Wolf Pack. The series begins Wednesday in Springfield. On Friday, the two teams travel down I-91 to the XL Center for Game Two in Hartford. If Game Three becomes necessary, it will be played Saturday in Springfield. All the games have their opening faceoff at 7:05 PM. This is the second time in Hartford franchise history that the two cities have battled in a Best-of-Three series. The last time Springfield was known as the Falcons, they knocked them out in two straight in 2002. However, this is the first time the two meet with Springfield as the Thunderbirds. Hartford has the series edge over the Falcons (2-1)  and in games (6-4). This is the fourth time the two cities have met in the playoffs in 26 years. The last time the Wolf Pack was in the playoffs was May 15th, 2014. The series was against the Hershey Bears, and the Pack won Game 6, 6-3. That would be their last series win and the previous playoff series in eight years for the New York Rangers' top minor league team. In that series, the two home dates were played in Worcester because of XL Center conflicts with the circus that spring. They were then swept by the eventual Calder Cup champs Manchester Monarchs in the Conference Finals in their last season in Manchester before the Pacific Division was created. The Pack won another best-of-three when they eliminated Bridgeport beating the Sound Tigers behind two consecutive shutouts by Cam Talbot. After 14 straight seasons of making the postseason, the Wolf Pack missed the playoffs for the first time in 2009-2010. In four of the last five years with Ken Gernander behind the bench, the Wolf Pack missed the postseason, and overall it's been 13 of the previous 14 years without playoffs in HartCity. The Wolf Pack arrive in the playoffs after putting on a tremendous push over the final seven weeks of the regular season before clinching the last spot in the Atlantic Division. However, before the celebration of the achievement could even be felt, the Rangers recalled four essential cogs to the Wolf Pack machinery as forwards Jonny Brodzinski and Jake Leschyshyn, defenseman Libor Hájek, and goaltender Louie Domingue were recalled to be part of their Stanley Cup Black Aces. Leschyshyn and Hájek were healthy scratches for the games on Friday and Saturday. All four are important, but Brodzinski, the March AHL Player of the Month, is essential. Brodzinski's play, especially in third periods, willed his team out of its win-one, lose-one play. However, their play was excellent at the end of the season, winning their final eight games, the longest winning streak in two years. The streak allowed the Wolf Pack to surpass the Bridgeport Islanders and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and plant the Wolf Pack flag as the sixth entrant in their division. Brodzinski's recalls leave him numerically short of league-wide MVP consideration because of games played, but it's clear he was the MVP in Hartford. Recalling these critical components of the roster will not make it any easier on Pack head coach Kris Knoblauch. Brodzinski and Domingue have another year left on their contacts and will return. Leschyshyn has two more years on a one-way NHL money, paying him $775K yearly. Hájek has an expiring deal at the end of the season. The Rangers have decided that having these four in the stands is more important than having them play the most meaningful games in Hartford in eight years. Similarly, 31 years ago, the LA Kings airlifted seven prospects, seven weeks from the end of the season, to play for the Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL). It effectively killed off any New Haven Nighthawks chances of making the Calder Cup playoffs. With both of their parent teams out of the NHL playoffs, in Laval, the Montreal Canadiens received back Rafaël Harvey-Pinard, who scored in the two minutes in his first game back,  as well as Cayden Primeau, and Sean Farrell, making The Rocket a team to be wary of as the Calder Cup playoffs start. The Tucson Roadrunners received five players from the Arizona Coyotes. The old cliche about "next man up" and "creating opportunities for other players" comes to the forefront for the Wolf Pack. Someone must step up for those missing points with these three skaters gone. Dylan Garand will have big shoes to fill in Domingue's absence. He will need to be at his best between the pipes. The reconfigured lineup was on full display Friday with what is likely to be the lineup for the Springfield series. Will Cullye, a significant beneficiary of playing with Brodzinski this year, will likely skate with Ryan Carpenter, almost a point-a-game player, and Will Lockwood, who provided offense down the stretch. Tim Gettinger will likely stay on the second line on the left wing. He had no goals and six points last month until Friday night. Tanner Fritz and Lauri Pajuniemi will likely be pushed up to form a new troika. Anton Blidh will likely stay as the solid third-line left-wing as a net-front nemesis, along with the reliable Karl Henriksson and likely Bobby Trivigno, who added so much spark when he played alongside Henriksson. The fourth line should feature Matt Rempe, at the center, sidelined as a healthy scratch over the last eight games. His 6'8 presence plus faceoff skills will be critical in the short opening round series. Turner Elson will patrol the left side and can also take draws. He might be moved up to the first line. Anything is possible. One of the younger kids, Adam Sýkora or Bryce McConnell-Barker, may get some time on the wing. Adam Edström made a strong case for himself with his NHL move and shot on his first goal. Blake Hillman, like Rempe, saw little game activity by the end of the regular season. He could slide in for Hájek, The other pairings of Jones-Emberson and Clendening-Kalynuk will remain untouched. In net, it's Garand's from here on in. He has performed very well this season. How the defense complies? The backup in the net will be Talyn Boyko. POSSIBLE LINES: Cullye-Lockwood-Carpenter Gettinger-Fritz-Pajuniemi Henriksson-Trivigno-Blidh Elson-Rempe- Adam Sýkora or Adam Adam Edström (?) Jones-Emberson Blake Hillman-Scanlin Clendening-Kalynuk Garand Boyko SCRATCHES: Brett Berard #27 (healthy) Louie Roehl #4 (healthy) Bryce McConnell-Barker #8 (healthy) Easton Brodzinski #23 (healthy) Matt Robertson (upper body, week-to-week) Patrick Khordorenko (season-ending shoulder surgery) C.J. Smith (hip area surgery done for the season) NOTES: Media reports from Sweden speculate that Pajuniemi and his reps are conversing with several Swedish Hockey League clubs for the Finnish winger's services next year. Pajuniemi has an expiring two-year ELC deal at $925K-NHL/$70K-AHL. He has had no recalls in two years at all. One player not coming next year is junior prospect Jayden Grubbe. He's the team captain of the Red Deer Rebels (WHL). He had 67 points (18 goals,49 assists, and 71 PIM). Grubbe was drafted in the third round (65th overall) in 2021 and will be passed on. According to Eliotte Friedmann of TSN Sportsnet, the Rangers told all the other NHL organizations they would not offer him a contract and had a June 1st deadline to do so. So, as per the CBA, they will retain his rights till August 15th, then he can work out a free-agent deal with the other 31 NHL teams. The Rebels finished first in the WHL Central Division 43-19-3-3  and are currently in the WHL playoffs awaiting their second-round opponent after knocking off the Calgary Hitmen in five games in the first round. Grubbe had one goal and 10 points in the series. In four WHL seasons, the 20-year-old had 95 assists, 134 points in 194 games, and along with 195 PIM. He was a seventh overall pick in the 2018 WHL Bantam Draft and was team captain for three of those four years. He represented Canada on the U-17 World Championship team with another Rangers prospect, Brennan Othman, with three points in five games. ROY SOMMER San Diego Gulls head coach Roy Sommer, the all-time winningest coach in AHL history (828 wins) and who coached in the most games (1,814) in a career spanning over 25 years, announced his retirement before the team's last game of the season. Sommer won a Calder Cup with the original Maine Mariners in 1984. After that, he played for two years in the AHL. During his playing days, two teammates were current Springfield GM, former Hartford Whaler player, and Rangers Director of Scouting, Kevin Maxwell. His other teammate, who would become the head coach that year after injuries, ended his career was AHL HOF John Paddock, who is now coaching Regina (WHL). Sommer won the Louis A. Pieri AHL Coach of the Year in 2016-17 in San Jose. One of the best Sommer stories is that he was one of the first true-born and bred California players in the mid-1970s. It was a generation before seeing California as a player's hometown was common. He went to play junior hockey in the rough-and-tumble WHL in Western Canada. Sommer started his hockey journey in 1978-79 as a member of the Pacific Hockey League (PHL) with the Spokane (WA) Flyers playing against the legendary Bill "Goldie" Goldthorpe. At next year's AHL All-Star game at the Tech CU Center in San Jose, he would be a fitting addition to be inducted into the AHL Hall of Fame. For the Oakland, CA native, it would be a home run. They should also induct Colorado resident and Wolf Pack all-time great Derek Armstrong. Sommer teamed up with ex-Ranger, New England/Hartford Whalers Nick Fotiu as a coaching tandem with the Kentucky Thoroughblades for three years. BERT MALLOY Cheshire native and former Hartford Jr. Wolf Pack player, now a dual citizen, Robert "Bert" Malloy, began playing for the Australian National Team in the IIHF Division II Group A tournament in Madrid, Spain, for what is likely his last season of pro hockey. The Mighty Roo (their national team's name) lost their opening game to Croatia 6-4. After falling behind 4-0, they made it close twice, first 4-3 and then 5-4, but couldn't overcome the early, large deficit. Former AHL'er Borna Rendulic scored twice for Croatia. Malloy was a minus-one with two shots on goal for the game. HARTFORD WOLF PACK HOME Read the full article

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The Man - Feel It Still Preachervan - Love That Hurts Presidents Of The United States Of America - Lump The Pretenders - Brass In Pocket Pretty Girls Make Graves - Something Bigger, Something Brighter The Pretty Reckless - Follow Me Down, Heaven Knows The Primitives - Crash Primus - Jerry Was A Race Car Driver Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale The Protomen - Light Up The Night Puddle of Mud - Blurry, Control, She Hates Me Queen - Another One Bites The Dust, Bicycle Race, Bohemian Rhapsody, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Don't Stop Me Now, Fat Bottomed Girls, Hammer to Fall, I Want It All, I Want To Break Free, Killer Queen, One Vision, Play the Game, Radio Ga Ga, Somebody To Love, The Show Must Go On, Under Pressure, We Are The Champions, We Will Rock You, You're My Best Friend Queens Of The Stone Age - Go With The Flow, My God Is The Sun, No One Knows, 3’s & 7’s, In My Head Ram Jam - Black Betty R.E.M - It’s The End Of The World As We Know It, Losing My Religion, Man On The Moon, Orange Crush, The One I Love The Raconteurs - Steady As She Goes Radiohead - Creep, Karma Police Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name Of, Testify Rammstein - Du Hast Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop, I Wanna Be Sedated Rascal Flatts - Life Is A Highway, Me and my Gang, Summer Nights Ratt - Round And Round The Raveonettes - Last Dance Ray Parker Jr - Ghostbusters Razorlight - Stumble And Fall The Red Chord - Hour Of Rats Red Hot Chilli Peppers - By The Way, Californication, Dani California, Give It Away, Scar Tissue, Snow ((Hey Oh)), Under The Bridge, REO Speedwagon - Keep On Loving You The Replacements - Alex Chilton Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up Rick Derringer - Rock And Roll Hooch Koo Rick James - Super Freak Rilo Kiley - Portions for Foxes Rise Against - Give It All Riverboat Gamblers - Don't Bury Me Robert Palmer - Bad Case of Loving You Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter Roxette - The Look Roy Orbison - Only The Lonely, Pretty Woman, You Got It Ruby Rose Fox - Pain Killer, Sky Diver Rufus - Tell Me Something Good Rupert Holmes - Escape (The Pina Colada song) Rush - A Passage To Bangkok, The Trees, Tom Sawyer Saint Raymond - Young Blood Santana - Smooth Sara Evans - Suds In The Bucket Savage Garden - I want you Save Ferris - Come On Eileen Scandal - The Warrior Scorpions - No One Like You Seether - Fake It Semi-Precious Weapons - Magnetic Baby Semisonic - Closing Time Shaimus - Like A Fool Shania Twain - Any Man Of Mine, Party For Two, That Don’t Impress Me Much Shawn Mendes - Stitches, Treat You Better Sheryl Crow - All I Wanna Do Ships Have Sailed - Let’s Just Dance Sia - Chandelier, Cheap Thrills (ft. 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Smashing Pumpkins - Cherub Rock, Today, Zero The Smiths - Stop Me, This Charming Man Snoop Dogg - Beautiful, Drop It Like It's Hot, Who Am I - What’s My Name, Sensual Seduction, Tha Shiznit Snow Patrol - Take Back The City Social Distortion - I Was Wrong Soft Cell - Tainted Love Sonic Youth - Teen Age Riot Soul Remnants - Dead Black Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun, Superunknown The Sounds - Living In America Spacehog - In The Meantime Speck - Conventional Lover Spin Doctors - Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong, Two Princes Spinal Tap - Short And Sweet Spirit Kid - To My Romeo Squeeze - Cool For Cats, Tempted St. Vincent - Birth In Reverse Staind - It's Been A While, So Far Away Stan Bush - The Touch Starship - We Built This City Steely Dan - Bodhisattva Stephen And The Colberts - Charlene The Sterns - Supreme Girl Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle, The Joker, Rock’n Me, Space Cowboy Steve Pardo - Super Beat Sports Big Baos Battle Stevie Nicks - Edge Of Seventeen, Stand Back Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground, I Wish, Living For The City, Sir Duke, Superstition STL GLD - Good Stone Temple Pilots - Plush, Vaseline The Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog The Strokes - Reptillia Sublime - Santeria, What I Got, Wrong Way Sugar Ray - Every Morning Sugarland - Settlin Sum 41 - Fat Lip, In Too Deep Supergrass - Grace, Sun Hits The Sky Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger Sweet - Ballroom Blitz Swingin' Utters - This Bastard's Life Symbion Project – Exploited & Exposed System of a Down - Aerials, Chop Suey, Spiders T-Rex - 20th Century Boy, Children Of The Revolution, Ride A White Swan Talking Heads - Burning Down The House, Psycho Killer Taking Back Sunday - Liar, Makedamnsure, What It Feels Like To Be A Ghost Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World, Head over Heels, Shout Tegan and Sarah - The Con Tenacious D - Master Exploder, Rise Of The Fenix, Tribute Testament - Souls Of Black That Handsome Devil - Rob The Prez-O-Dent Them Crooked Vultures - Dead End Friends Thenewno2 - Crazy Tuesday Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back in Town (Live), Jailbreak (Live) Three Days Grace - I Hate Everything About You, Never Too Late Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life Tickle Me Pink - The Time Is Wrong Tigerman WOAH - Alone Time Tijuana Sweetheart - Pistol Whipped, Seven tiLLie - Save Yourself Timmy & The Lords Of The Underworld - Timmy & The Lords Of The Underworld Tokio Hotel - Humanoid Tom Petty - Free Fallin Tommy Tutone - 867-5309/Jenny Toto - Africa, Hold The Line, Rosanna Train - Drops of Jupiter Travis McCoy - Billionaire Tribe - Outside Twenty One Pilots - Heathens, Ride, Stressed Out Twisted Sister - I Wanna Rock, We're Not Gonna Take It U2 - Cedarwood Road, Desire, I Will Follow, One, Pride (In The Name Of Love), Vertigo UB40 - Red Red Wine Underoath - Desperate Times Vampire Weekend - A-Punk Van Halen - Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love, Panama Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl Vance Joy - Riptide Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby The Vapors - Turning Japanese Vesuvius - Promised Land The Vines - Get Free Walk The Moon - Different Colours, Shut Up and Dance WAR - Low Rider The Warning - Free Falling, Survive The Warning Shots - Closer Closer Warrant - Cherry Pie Warren Zevon - Werewolves Of London We Are the Fallen - Bury Me Alive We The Kings - Check Yes Juliet The Weeknd - Can’t Feel My Face, The Hills, Starboy Weezer - A Little Respect, Beverly Hills, Buddy Holly, El Scorcho, Hash Pipe, Island in the Sun, King of The World, My Name Is Jonas, Say It Ain’t So, (If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To When Particles Collide - Constant Disaster White Denim - At Night In Dreams The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army, The Hardest Button To Button Whitesnake - Here I Go Again Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music Wilson Phillips - Hold On The Who - Baba O’riley, Behind Blue Eyes, I Can See For Miles, My Generation (Live), Pinball Wizard, The Seeker, Who Are You, Won’t Get Fooled Again Willie Nelson - On the Road Again Wolfmother - Woman Worshipper - Black Corridor X - Los Angeles X Ambassadors - Renegades X Japan - I.V Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart, Roundabout Young the Giant - My Body The Zombies - She’s Not There The Zutons - Valerie

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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – American International College will host more than 100 employers Wednesday afternoon for the annual College Career Centers of Western Mass Career Fair.

According to American International College Spokesperson Candy Lash, the fair is sponsored by several colleges including AIC, Bay Pay University, Elms College, Holyoke Community College, Springfield College, Springfield Technical Community College, Western New England University, and Westfield State University. All eight colleges will have students attending the event.

Lash said AIC also teamed up with a mobile app called know.careers, which allows students attending the fair to scan and digitally upload their resumes so employers can easily access them.

Some companies attending the fair will be:

C & S Wholesale Grocers

Center for Human Development

Cooley Dickinson Healthcare

Domino’s

Hartford Healthcare

Hartford Central School Headstart

Health New England

Johnson & Hill Staffing

Liberty Mutual

Massachusetts Courts System

MassMutual

Mercy Medical Center

WesternMassNews

MGM Springfield

O’Connell Care at Home

Peace Corps

Performance Food Service

Six Flags New England

Springfield Public Schools

Springfield Thunderbirds

United Personnel

UPS

Walgreens

WWLP 22News

The career fair will take place from 12 p.m. until 3 p.m. at the Henry A. Butova Gymnasium on 125 Cortland Street in Springfield.

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CRAWFORD: WOLF PACK WEEKLY: December 23-29, 2019

BY: Bob Crawford, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT - The Wolf Pack (17-7-2-5, 41 pts.) headed into the Christmas holiday in a tie for first place in the Atlantic Division with Providence, after a 3-0 win over the Bruins Saturday night at the XL Center.  Igor Shesterkin made 31 saves in that game for his, and the team’s, third shutout of the season, and his second in the last two home games.  Phil DiGiuseppe scored for a third straight game, netting the game-winner, Matt Beleskey had a goal and an assist, and Vitali Kravtsov scored his first career North American pro goal.  That was after the Wolf Pack lost a pair of road games at Charlotte on consecutive nights, falling 6-3 to the Checkers Tuesday and 7-1 on Wednesday. For the latest AHL standings, click here. This week: The Wolf Pack return from their Christmas break with back-to-back divisional games, visiting Bridgeport at 7:00 on Friday night and hosting Providence in a 7:00 tilt on Saturday. Friday, December 27 at the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (Islanders) at Webster Bank Arena, 7:00 PM This is the fourth meeting of the year, and the first since October 27, for the AHL’s two Connecticut teams, and the Wolf Pack have swept the first three, including two overtime wins.  In their only previous visit to Bridgeport October 27, the Wolf Pack prevailed 2-1 in OT. After going 4-11-3-1 in their first 19, the Sound Tigers are 8-5-0-0 in 13 games since November 23, including wins in five of their last six home games. Kieffer Bellows has the game-winning goal in two of Bridgeport’s last three wins and has eight goals in the last 11 games (8-1-9), after scoring only once in his first 19 outings. Broadcast – live with Bob Crawford on-line at hartfordwolfpack.com.  Video streaming at theahl.com/AHLTV. Saturday, December 28 vs. the Providence Bruin (Boston) at the XL Center, 7:00 PM The first 2,000 fans into the game will receive a free Wolf Pack pennant flag, courtesy of NBC Connecticut. Fans are encouraged to bring their skates to this game, as there will be a free post-game skate on the XL Center ice. Saturday’s 3-0 loss to the Wolf Pack in Hartford was the Bruins’ second consecutive shutout-against.  Their previous outing was a 1-0 defeat at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Wednesday night.  Prior to those two losses, Providence had been 10-2-1-0 in its previous 13 contests. The ten-game season series between the Wolf Pack and Bruins starts its second half with this battle, after the Wolf Pack went 4-0-0-1 in the first five match-ups of the year. Former Wolf Pack and New York Ranger defenseman Steven Kampfer, a tenth-year pro, has four assists in six games since being assigned to Providence by the parent Boston Bruins December 9. At this and every Wolf Pack Friday or Saturday home game, fans are encouraged to come early for “Hockey Happy Hour” in the XL Center’s Coliseum Club.  From 5:00 PM until puck drop, a $5 wrist band gives fans access to the “Chill Zone” of the Coliseum Club, which features an appetizer buffet and $2 beers, presented by Minuteman Press. Tickets for this 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 hartfordwolfpack.com and by phone at (877) 522-8499.  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 hartfordwolfpack.com.  Video streaming at theahl.com/AHLTV. Recent Transactions: Ryan Dmowski – returned by the Wolf Pack to Maine (ECHL) December 18. Phil DiGiuseppe – recalled from the Wolf Pack by the New York Rangers December 22. Pack Tracks: Saturday, January 4, when the Wolf Pack host the Utica Comets at 7:00 PM, it’s #MillenialNight at the XL Center, featuring a reusable straw set giveaway to all fans attending the game, presented by ProHealth. Each of the Wolf Pack’s Sunday and Wednesday home games will 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.  The next Hat Trick Pack game is Wednesday, February 5, a 7:00 PM battle with the Springfield Thunderbirds. In partnership with the Hartford Chamber of Commerce, the Wolf Pack this year will be 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).  The Wolf Pack’s next Wednesday home date is February 5, when the Springfield Thunderbirds invade the XL Center for a 7:00 PM 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 January 10, 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 hartfordwolfpack.com and by phone at (877) 522-8499.  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 hartfordwolfpack.com. TRACK THE PACK ON-LINE AT HARTFORDWOLFPACK.COM Read the full article

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CRAWFORD: WOLF PACK WEEKLY: December 16-22, 2019

BY: Bob Crawford, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT - The Wolf Pack (16-5-2-5, 39 pts.) finished a stretch of six games in nine days with wins in two of their three games this past week.  On Wednesday night at home vs. Binghamton, Tim Gettinger and Nick Jones had a goal and an assist apiece, and Igor Shesterkin stopped 29 out of 30 shots, as the Wolf Pack downed the Devils for a second time in five days, 3-1.  Shesterkin was perfect on 26 Lehigh Valley shots on Friday night at the XL Center, for his second shutout of the season, and Jones scored twice, as the Wolf Pack tied a team season high with their fifth straight win, a 4-0 victory over the Phantoms.  Lehigh Valley turned the tables, though, in the second half of a home-and-home Saturday night in Allentown, putting an end to the Wolf Pack streak with a 4-2 verdict.  Ryan Gropp scored his first AHL goal of the season in that game, and Vinni Lettieri netted his team-leading tenth of the year. For the latest AHL standings, click here. This week: The Wolf Pack make their first trip of the season to Charlotte, NC, taking on the defending Calder Cup-champion Checkers Tuesday and Wednesday nights.  Both of those games are 7:00 PM face-offs.  Then, the Wolf Pack’s last pre-Christmas action is on home ice Saturday night, as they host the Providence Bruins at 7:00. Tuesday, December 17 at the Charlotte Checkers (Carolina) at Bojangles’ Coliseum, 7:00 PM The Checkers, who won the franchise’s first Calder Cup championship last season, are 11-12-3-0, for 25 points, through 26 games this year. This is the second of eight meetings on the year between the Wolf Pack and Checkers and the first since opening night, October 5, when the Wolf Pack scored a 5-3 victory in Hartford.  The Wolf Pack went 1-7-0-0 in 2018-19 against the Checkers and lost all four of their visits to Charlotte, where they are 0-10-0-0 all-time. Charlotte’s leading point-getter is defenseman Jake Bean, who is tied for fourth in the AHL in goals among defensemen, with 5-12-17 in 24 GP. Broadcast – live on-line HERE. Video streaming at com/AHLTV. Wednesday, December 18 at the Charlotte Checkers (Carolina) at Bojangles’ Coliseum, 7:00 PM This is the fourth game of a six-game homestand for Charlotte, which comes into the week 5-6-1-0 on home ice for the season.  The Wolf Pack are 5-4-2-3 in road action. Broadcast – live on-line HERE.  Video streaming at com/AHLTV. Saturday, December 21 vs. the Providence Bruin (Boston) at the XL Center, 7:00 PM This game features the Wolf Pack’s Holiday celebration.  Fans are encouraged to wear their best “ugly sweaters”; there will be gift-giving, and the Wolf Pack will be holding a coat drive.  Anyone who donates a new or gently-used winter coat will receive a ticket voucher redeemable for any remaining 2019-20 Wolf Pack home game. This is already the fifth meeting of the season between the Wolf Pack and the Bruins, and the Wolf Pack have gone 3-0-0-1 in the first four.  In the only previous XL Center battle, the Wolf Pack prevailed 5-2 on November 16. The Bruins swept a home-and-home from Springfield last weekend, winning 5-4 in overtime in Springfield Saturday and 5-0 at home on Sunday, to move back into a tie with the Wolf Pack for the Atlantic Division lead.  The 18-9-1-2 (39 pts.) Bruins are 9-2-1-0 in their last 12 games. Goaltender Dan Vladar denied all 42 Springfield shots in Providence’s 5-0 victory over the Thunderbirds Sunday in Providence, for his second shutout in seven appearances on the season.  He is 4-2-0, with a 1.56 goals-against average and a 94.5% save percentage. At this and every Wolf Pack Friday or Saturday home game, fans are encouraged to come early for “Hockey Happy Hour” in the XL Center’s Coliseum Club.  From 5:00 PM until puck drop, a $5 wrist band gives fans access to the “Chill Zone” of the Coliseum Club, which features an appetizer buffet and $2 beers, presented by Minuteman Press. Tickets for this 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 hartfordwolfpack.com and by phone at (877) 522-8499.  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 hartfordwolfpack.com.  Video streaming at theahl.com/AHLTV. Recent Transactions: Shawn McBride – returned by the Wolf Pack to Norfolk (ECHL) December 10. Ryan Gropp – reassigned by the New York Rangers to the Wolf Pack from Maine (ECHL) December 11. Ville Meskanen – recalled from the Wolf Pack by the New York Rangers December 12. Vitali Kravtsov – reassigned by the New York Rangers to the Wolf Pack from Traktor Chelyabinsk December 13. Pack Tracks: Saturday, December 28, when the Wolf Pack host the Providence Bruins at 7:00 PM, the first 2,000 fans into the game will receive a free Wolf Pack pennant flag, courtesy of NBC Connecticut.  Also that night, there will be a free post-game skate on the XL Center ice. Each of the Wolf Pack’s Sunday and Wednesday home games will 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.  The next Hat Trick Pack game is Wednesday, February 5, a 7:00 PM battle with the Springfield Thunderbirds. In partnership with the Hartford Chamber of Commerce, the Wolf Pack this year will be 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).  The Wolf Pack’s next Wednesday home date is February 5, when the Springfield Thunderbirds invade the XL Center for a 7:00 PM 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 January 10, 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 hartfordwolfpack.com and by phone at (877) 522-8499.  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 hartfordwolfpack.com. TRACK THE PACK ON-LINE AT HARTFORDWOLFPACK.COM Read the full article

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CRAWFORD: WOLF PACK WEEKLY: December 9-15, 2019

BY: Bob Crawford, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT - The Wolf Pack (14-4-2-5, 35 pts.) swept three games in three days this past weekend, to move into a first-place tie with the Providence Bruins in the Atlantic Division.  On Friday night in Springfield, in the last of five straight road games, the Wolf Pack rebounded from 1-0 and 2-1 deficits to score the last four goals of the game, in a 5-2 over the Thunderbirds.  A line of Danny O’Regan (2-1-3), Vinni Lettieri (1-1-2) and Phil DiGiuseppe (0-2-2) combined for seven points in that game, as the Wolf Pack snapped an 0-3-2-0 drought.  On Saturday night, the Wolf Pack improved their home-ice record to 9-1-0-2 in their return to the XL Center, knocking off the Binghamton Devils, also by a score of 5-2.  Steven Fogarty struck for the Wolf Pack’s first four-point game of the season to lead the way, with 2-2-4, and linemate Lias Andersson added 2-1-3.  Then, in a showdown with division-leading Providence on the road Sunday, the Wolf Pack got a goal from Patrick Newell 62 seconds into the game and never looked back, downing the Bruins 4-1.  Lettieri scored twice in that game, and Newell also added an assist, for his first multiple-point game as a pro. For the latest AHL standings, click here. This week: The Wolf Pack will play three games this week, finishing a busy stretch of six games in nine days.  The Binghamton Devils return to the XL Center on Wednesday night, for a 7:00 PM game, and then the Lehigh Valley Phantoms make their first Hartford visit of the year Friday night (7:15), for the first half of a home-and-home.  The two clubs rematch in Allentown Saturday night at 7:05. Wednesday, December 11 vs. the Binghamton Devils (New Jersey) 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 Devils’ last outing was their 5-2 defeat to the Wolf Pack Saturday night at the XL Center.  That dropped Binghamton to 7-13-4-0 on the year (18 pts.). Nathan Bastian and Joey Anderson scored the Devil goals in Saturday’s game, and Gilles Senn made 24 saves in net. The Wolf Pack have won both previous battles between themselves and the Devils this season.  Prior to Saturday’s tilt, Hartford nipped the Devils 4-3 in overtime on October 19 in Binghamton. Tickets for this 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 hartfordwolfpack.com and by phone at (877) 522-8499.  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 hartfordwolfpack.com.  Video streaming at theahl.com/AHLTV.  Friday, December 13 vs. the Lehigh Valley Phantoms (Philadelphia) at the XL Center, 7:15 PM This and every Friday-night Wolf Pack home game features $1 hot dogs, and $2 draft beers and fountain sodas, through the start of the second period, presented by Nomads Adventure Quest. This is the second meeting of the year between the Wolf Pack and Phantoms.  In the first, November 30 in Allentown, Lehigh Valley scored a 2-1 overtime win.  The Wolf Pack were 3-2-0-1 in last year’s season series, 2-1-0-0 at home. Since their win over the Wolf Pack, the Phantoms (10-10-1-4, 25 pts.) have lost three straight, including a 1-0 setback at Hershey in their last action Sunday. Defenseman Andy Welinski scored the overtime winner for Lehigh Valley against the Wolf Pack on November 30, and also had the primary assist on the other Phantom goal in that game. At this and every Wolf Pack Friday or Saturday home game, fans are encouraged to come early for “Hockey Happy Hour” in the XL Center’s Coliseum Club.  From 5:15 PM until puck drop, a $5 wrist band gives fans access to the “Chill Zone” of the Coliseum Club, which features an appetizer buffet and $2 beers, presented by Minuteman Press. Tickets for this 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 hartfordwolfpack.com and by phone at (877) 522-8499.  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 hartfordwolfpack.com.  Video streaming at theahl.com/AHLTV. Saturday, December 14 at the Lehigh Valley Phantoms (Philadelphia) at the PPL Center, 7:05 PM The Wolf Pack have won back-to-back road games, after going 0-2-2-1 in their previous five, to improve to 5-3-2-3 in enemy rinks for the season. The Phantoms are 8-3-1-2 on home ice, having split their last four home games after going 6-1-1-2 in the first ten. Broadcast – live online HERE .  Video streaming at 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: Tuesday, December 10, 11:00 AM, Artichoke Basille’s Pizza, 114 Asylum Ave., Hartford Sonar, the Wolf Pack’s beloved mascot, meets and greets patrons at the soft opening of Hartford’s newest pizza restaurant. Tuesday, December 10, 2:00 PM, Canton Intermediate School, 39 Dyer Ave., Canton, CT Wolf Pack head coach Kris Knoblauch, along with players Gabriel Fontaine and Tim Gettinger, are scheduled to join Sonar in speaking to middle-schoolers and delivering backpacks and school supplies. Saturday, December 14, 1:00 PM (weather permitting), Winterfest Rink, Bushnell Park, Downtown Hartford Sonar will join the Hartford Yard Goats’ Chompers and Chew Chew, and other local mascots, on the Winterfest ice for a free skating event in Bushnell Park. Recent Transactions: Sean Day – reassigned by the New York Rangers from the Wolf Pack to Maine (ECHL) December 4. Boo Nieves – returned to the Wolf Pack by the New York Rangers December 5. Ty Ronning – reassigned by the New York Rangers from the Wolf Pack to Maine (ECHL) December 6. Pack Tracks: Saturday, December 28, when the Wolf Pack host the Providence Bruins at 7:00 PM, the first 2,000 fans into the game will receive a free Wolf Pack pennant flag, courtesy of NBC Connecticut.  Also that night, there will be a free post-game skate on the XL Center ice. Each of the Wolf Pack’s Sunday and Wednesday home games will 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 night, the next Hat Trick Pack game is Wednesday, February 5, a 7:00 PM battle with the Springfield Thunderbirds. In partnership with the Hartford Chamber of Commerce, the Wolf Pack this year will be 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 night, the Wolf Pack’s next Wednesday home date is February 5, when the Springfield Thunderbirds invade the XL Center for a 7:00 PM 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.  After this Friday, the Wolf Pack’s next Friday-night home outing is January 10, 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 hartfordwolfpack.com and by phone at (877) 522-8499.  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 online, go to hartfordwolfpack.com. TRACK THE PACK ONLINE AT HARTFORDWOLFPACK.COM Read the full article

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CRAWFORD: WOLF PACK WEEKLY: December 2-8, 2019

BY: Bob Crawford, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT - The Wolf Pack (11-4-2-5, 29 pts.) made a two-game trip to the Keystone State this past weekend and came away with their first two overtime losses of the season.  On Saturday night in Allentown, in their first look of the season at the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, the Wolf Pack nursed a 1-0 lead for more than a period-and-a-half, courtesy of a Matt Beleskey goal in the first period, but fell in OT by a score of 2-1.  In Hershey on Sunday, Steven Fogarty’s second goal of the game, and his team-leading seventh of the season tied the score with 2:03 remaining in regulation, but the Bears prevailed in overtime, 4-3. For the latest AHL standings, click here. This week: The Wolf Pack start a three-game weekend, and a stretch of six games in nine days, Friday night, with their first visit of the year to Springfield.  Faceoff for that game, the last of five straight on the road for the Wolf Pack, is 7:05 PM.  Head Coach Kris Knoblauch’s team returns to the XL Center Saturday night, for a 7:30 game vs. the Binghamton Devils, and then travels to Providence to take on the Bruins Sunday at 3:05. Friday, December 6 at the Springfield Thunderbirds (Florida) at the MassMutual Center, 7:05 PM The Thunderbirds, who enter the week three points behind the Wolf Pack in the Atlantic Division standings, at 13-11-0-0 for 26 points, snapped a three-game losing streak in their last action Saturday, a 6-3 home win over Laval. The Wolf Pack swept their first two meetings with the Thunderbirds, both at the XL Center, winning 3-1 on October 12 and 1-0 on October 18.  The Thunderbirds won four of the five battles between the two teams in Springfield last season. Springfield’s leading point and goal-scorer is the team's rookie Owen Tippett, who is tied for the league rookie goals lead and is tied for second in points among first-year pros, with 10-10-20 in 22 games. Broadcast – live with Bob Crawford on-line at hartfordwolfpack.com.  Video streaming at theahl.com/AHLTV. Saturday, December 7 vs. the Binghamton Devils (New Jersey) at the XL Center, 7:30 PM This is “Star Wars Night” at the XL Center.  Fans can rub shoulders with their favorite Star Wars characters, and win some awesome Star Wars prizes. The first 2,000 fans through the doors for this game will receive a free Wolf Pack 2020 calendar, presented by Hartford Distributors. This is the second of four games on the season between the Wolf Pack and the Devils, and the Wolf Pack took the first meeting, winning 4-3 in overtime October 19 in Binghamton.  The Wolf Pack were 2-1-1-0 vs. the Devils last year and swept both XL Center encounters. Binghamton is 0-3-1-0 in its last four games and 7-11-4-0 (18 pts.) on the year. Veteran center Ben Street (8-16-24 in 22 GP) is the Devils’ points leader, and Brett Seney tops the club in goals, with 11-9-20 in 21 GP. At this and every Wolf Pack Friday or Saturday home game, fans are encouraged to come early for “Hockey Happy Hour” in the XL Center’s Coliseum Club.  From 5:30 PM until puck drop, a $5 wrist band gives fans access to the “Chill Zone” of the Coliseum Club, which features an appetizer buffet and $2 beers, presented by Minuteman Press. Broadcast – live with Bob Crawford and Mark Bailey on-line at hartfordwolfpack.com.  Video streaming at theahl.com/AHLTV.  Sunday, December 8 at the Providence Bruins (Boston) at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center Providence, 3:05 PM Providence has risen to the top of the Atlantic Division, with a 5-0-1-0 run since a 5-2 loss to the Wolf Pack November 16 at the XL Center.  The Bruins come into the week with a 14-7-1-2 record for 31 points. Rookie center Jack Studnicka, Providence’s leader in points and goals (10-10-20 in 22 GP), returned from his first career NHL action Sunday and had a goal and an assist in a 4-0 Bruin win at Charlotte.  That extended a goal-scoring streak to six games (6-4-10) for Studnicka, who is tied for second among AHL rookies in points and goals. The Wolf Pack are 2-0-0-1 in earlier action this year vs. the Bruins, with a win and a shootout loss to show for two previous visits to Providence. Broadcast – live with Bob Crawford on-line at 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: Thursday, December 5, 9:15 AM, New Hartford, CT The Wolf Pack’s lovable mascot, Sonar, visits three New Hartford schools (New Hartford Elementary, 40 Wicket St.; Bakerville School, 51 Cedar Lane; and Ann Antolini School, 30 Antolini Rd.) to promote the Wolf Pack’s “Read to the Rink” program. Thursday, December 5, 5:00 PM, Blue Back Square, West Hartford, CT Sonar helps kick off the Holidays in Blue Back Square’s “Holiday Stroll”. Saturday, December 7, 8:00 AM, West Farms Mall, West Hartford, CT Sonar will be delivering some of the toys collected in the Wolf Pack’s “Teddy Bear Toss” to Toys for Tots, in conjunction with NBC Connecticut. Saturday, December 7, 11:00 AM, Connecticut Science Center, 250 Columbus Blvd., Hartford Sonar will be on hand for a Science Center Sci-Fi event. Recent Transactions: None Pack Tracks: Saturday, December 28, when the Wolf Pack host the Providence Bruins at 7:00 PM, the first 2,000 fans into the game will receive a free Wolf Pack pennant flag, courtesy of NBC Connecticut.  Also that night, there will be a free post-game skate on the XL Center ice. Each of the Wolf Pack’s Sunday and Wednesday home games will 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.  The next Hat Trick Pack game is Wednesday, December 11, a 7:00 PM battle with the Binghamton Devils. In partnership with the Hartford Chamber of Commerce, the Wolf Pack this year will be 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).  The Wolf Pack’s next Wednesday home date is December 11, when the Binghamton Devils invade the XL Center for a 7:00 PM 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 December 13, when they entertain the Lehigh Valley Phantoms 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, online at hartfordwolfpack.com and by phone at (877) 522-8499.  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 online, go to hartfordwolfpack.com. TRACK THE PACK ONLINE AT HARTFORDWOLFPACK.COM Read the full article

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CANTLON: (WED) WOLF PACK LOSE IN SPRINGFIELD, 5-2

BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings SPRINGFIELD, MA - A strong start allowed the Springfield Thunderbirds to stay ahead of and eventually beat the Hartford Wolf Pack 5-2 on Wednesday night at the Mass Mutual Center. The Thunderbirds won the season series six games to four. For the Pack, the loss was their fifth in a row (0-4-1-0) and drops their record to 28-33-7-3 (66 pts) leaving them in 8th place. They will be in action on Saturday night against the Utica Comets at the XL Center. The Springfield record improves to 30-27-9-5 (74 pts), seven behind Providence, in fourth place, but with a game in hand and six games left for the Bruins. “They came out hard on us and while they're not mathematically eliminated, they're still in the (playoff) mix, and they came out with lots of desperation and took a little bit of time to get our feet under us." The Pack’s lack of desperation of any kind both early and for the better part of the second half of the season has been painfully obvious, no more so than in the game’s first ten minutes in which a white flag or towel could be seen. It didn’t take long for the Thunderbirds to score on the Pack. At 1:01, Joel Lowry was on the left side of Adam Huska and left unchecked. He was able to redirect Matt Mangene's right point shot for his ninth goal. Lowry bagged his second goal on the powerplay when he was again, unchecked, but this time on the left side of the net. He took a pass from Vincent Praplans and buried it at 3:24, just 30 seconds into Brandon Crawley’s hooking minor. “It’s not like we haven’t played them before,” said Pack center Gabriel Fontaine. “We know they're a big, fast team, and we weren’t ready to play.” The Pack responded back and cut it down to a one-goal deficit. Ty Ronning got the puck to Josh Wesley who was coming off the right point and he got all of it from 30 feet out for his first Wolf Pack goal at 5:36. The Thunderbirds were able to regain the two-goal advantage when Blaine Byron found a speeding Anthony Greco surging down the left wing. The Pack killer flipped a backhanded pass to a wide-open Jonathan Ang on the right wing, who easily slipped his fifth past Huska at 7:46 as he was getting zero defensive support. At the ten-minute mark, the shots read 10-5 Springfield, and a blowout was hanging ominously over center ice. “They had us on our heels early, and it took us getting that first goal to get ourselves back in the mix, and we got down one and closed the gap again, but that shorthanded goal was a dagger for us,” remarked Pack head coach Keith McCambridge. Pack rookie Nick Jones got his second point of the period & first professional goal when he sped down the right wing and put a wrist shot on net that eluded Chris Driedger at 13:45 and again made it a one-goal deficit. Matt Register also recorded his first Wolf Pack point on the play. Typically a goalie might get pulled in a situation like that. But McCambridge wasn't thinking about doing that to Huska. “The last thing I want is for our goalie to worry about the head coach at that point," McCambridge said. "Adam wasn’t at fault on any of those goals. There are times during the season you utilize that move, it wasn’t the time to do so.” In the third period, the Wolf Pack for the second period in a row, had a power play to start the period but failed to capitalize. Again, midway through the third, another man-advantage and Thunderbirds Driedger was a large part responsible for the power play outage as he shut the door on some strong Wolf Pack chances. “Give their goalie credit, he made saves in tight on us. I don’t have a problem with how we made the plays, we just couldn’t find a way to execute them,” said McCambridge. Byron scored an empty-net goal in the third at 18:36 for Springfield, his 13th of the season to close out the scoring and the game. The Wolf Pack played better defense in the second period and maintained puck possession in the offensive zone better, but one mistake on the power play cost them. “We were getting to loose pucks, we're coming out on some of those battles on top, we were just unable to find lanes to the net or take the eyes away from the goalie,” said McCambridge Wesley had two shots stopped, early in the period. Ronning was denied, and rookie Patrick Newell made a nice play off the half wall to Register who was stopped. On the flip side, Huska was finally getting some team defensive support and made some key stops on Juho Lammikko at 6:56 and a blocker save on Bobby Farnham’s shot from the slot. However, the season-long penchant for giving up the big play reared its ugly head once again. The Pack defensive pair of Sean Day and Darren Raddysh got caught and Greco took the lead pass from Lammikko who intercepted Ryan Gropp’s pass. It allowed Greco to race away after splitting them like a Sunday brunch cantaloupe and beat Huska, high over the right shoulder and popping the water bottle allowing the Thunderbirds to restore their two-goal lead at 12:54. It was Greco’s team-leading 27th goal and his second point of the night. The Pack had a great chance to cut the lead again on two on one and Gabriel Fontaine on the right wing a lefty shot missed the net entirely. SCRATCHES: Dawson Leedahl (upper body, still a week away) Terrence Wallin (healthy) Matt Beleskey (lower body, likely done for the season) Rob O’Gara (lower body flare up, day to day) Julius Bergman (healthy) Chris Bigras (ankle done for the season) LINES: Fontaine - Meskanen - Gettinger Fogarty - Gropp - Patrick Newell Ronning - Ryan Dmowski - Jones O’Donnell - Butler - St. Amant Linden - Raddysh Day - Crawley Wesley - Register NOTES: The Pack is 3-7-0 over their last 10 games. Their winning another game this season seems remote at this point. Newest Pack tryout Patrick Newell wore jersey #29 The Wolf Pack announced John Gilmour was named the team winner of its IOA/American Speciality Man of the Year Award and now joins 31 other team winners to potentially be selected as the AHL Yanick Dupre Award Winner. Some of the other team winners include, Ben Holmstrom (Bridgeport), Bobby Farnham (Springfield), ex-Pack Daniel Walcott (Syracuse) who missed most of the season thus far with offseason knee surgery,  Alex Lyon (Yale University) from Lehigh Valley and Stratford native who played high school hockey at Fairfield Prep and Salisbury Prep defenseman Jamie Sifers with Utica. The first winner of the award was Beast of New Haven and ex-Wolf Pack defenseman John Jakopin, Dupre who played with Hershey passed away after a 16 month battle in 1997 from leukemia, Hartford signed local Springfield product Shawn McBride, the captain of American International College (AIC) late this afternoon to an ATO deal. He is not yet listed on the roster and will likely play this weekend. AIC knocked off St. Cloud State in their first NCAA tourney game one of the biggest upsets in college hockey history. He is the second McBride to play for the Wolf Pack Brock played eight games in the 2008-09 season and is no relation and presently is an assistant coach with the Cornwall Colts (CCHL) one of the 10 Junior A leagues in Canada. The college signings continue as Quinnipiac University (ECACHL) free agent goalie, Andrew Shortridge, has signed with the San Jose Sharks for a one-year, two-way deal and was assigned to the San Jose Barracuda (AHL). Huska’s UCONN teammate, Miles Gendron, was released by Brampton (ECHL) after four games with one assist and 10 PIM. Gendron has a one-year AHL deal to play in Belleville next season. Wolf Pack fan jersey of the night - #23 Tomas Kloucek. Read the full article