WOLF PACK WEEKLY 

The Wolf Pack secured the franchise’s fifth straight 40-win season, and the ninth 40-win campaign in the team’s 11-year history, by taking two out of three games this past week. The Pack registered their third shutout of the year Friday night at home, blanking the San Antonio Rampage, 4-0. The Manchester Monarchs downed the Wolf Pack by a 3-1 score at the XL Center on Saturday night, but the Pack rebounded for a 4-1 win Sunday at Worcester, upping their season record vs. the Sharks to 7-0-0-0. Jordan Owens was the Wolf Pack’s most consistent offensive producer in the three games, rolling up three goals and an assist, including his first two-goal game in the AHL in Sunday’s win. Fellow AHL rookie Mike Ouellette also tallied his first AHL multiple-goal game, scoring twice in Friday’s victory.

This week:

The Wolf Pack lead into the Easter holiday with three games this week. The Pack get their two-game season series with the Philadelphia Phantoms out of the way in a span of three days, with a quick home-and-home set. Wednesday’s battle with the Phantoms at the XL Center (7:00 faceoff) is highlighted by a special appearance, and in-game concert, by Latina R&B star Kat DeLuna. The two teams then stage a rematch Friday night (7:05) in Philadelphia. On Saturday night, the Wolf Pack return to Atlantic-Division action with a trip to Springfield (7:00).

Tuesday, March 18th – “Wolf Pack Confidential”, on ESPN Radio 1410

This week’s edition of the Wolf Pack’s weekly Tuesday-night talk show features Wolf Pack goaltender Miika Wiikman and forward Lauri Korpikoski as scheduled guests. Wolf Pack Confidential airs live from the M&M Restaurant at the Hilton Hartford, located at 315 Trumbull St. in downtown Hartford, from 7:00-8:00 PM. Fans are welcome to be on hand at M&M for an exclusive opportunity to ask questions and speak one-on-one with the guests. Wolf Pack Confidential can be heard live on the radio home of the Wolf Pack, ESPN Radio 1410.

Wednesday, March 19th vs. Philadelphia at the XL Center, 7:00 p.m.

• The Wolf Pack, Kiss-95.7 FM and Coca-Cola present a special appearance by star recording artist Kat DeLuna at this game. The 19-year-old DeLuna, whose smash-hit “Whine Up” has been an international sensation, will perform an in-game concert during the first intermission. Prior to that, she will conduct a special “meet-and-greet”, which will be open to all fans holding tickets for the game, from 6:00 – 6:45 PM in the XL Center atrium. DeLuna will also sing the National Anthem and drop the ceremonial first puck.

• The Phantoms are one of two 40-win teams in the East Division, and lead the East with 85 points (40-23-2-3).

• This is the first of two meetings on the year between the Pack and Phantoms. The Wolf Pack swept a two-game season series last season, including a 3-2 victory December 13, 2006 in the last game between the two teams in Hartford.

• Philadelphia’s leading scorer is center Jared Ross, who has totaled 18-33-51 in 57 GP, and goaltender Scott Munroe carries the AHL’s sixth-best goals-against average, at 2.25.

• For all Wolf Pack Wednesday, Friday and Sunday home games, college students and members of the military showing ID at the XL Center box office can purchase tickets at the special discount rate of $10 each (limit four tickets per ID).

• Radio – live with Bob Crawford on ESPN Radio 1410, and on the web at: www.hartfordwolfpack.com, or watch on B2 Networks! Go to www.harfordwolfpack.com for details.

Friday, March 21st at Philadelphia (Wachovia Spectrum), 7:05 p.m.

• The Wolf Pack are 8(w)-3(l)-1(t)-1(otl) in 13 all-time visits to the City of Brotherly Love.

• Broadcast – live with Bob Crawford at www.hartfordwolfpack.com, or watch on B2 Networks! Go to www.hartfordwolfpack.com for details.

Saturday, March 22nd at Springfield (MassMutual Center), 7:00 p.m.

• Falcons leading scorer Rob Schremp (17-45-62 in 65 GP) has moved into the AHL’s top ten in point-scoring, currently ranking ninth in the league, and he stands sixth in the AHL in assists.

• At 30-27-5-5 for 70 points, the Falcons hold down the fourth-and-final playoff spot in the Atlantic Division, but they lead fifth-place Manchester by only a single point.

• The Wolf Pack are 6-1-0-0 in seven I-91 battles against the Falcons this year, and triumphed by a 6-1 score in their last visit to Springfield, February 15th.

• Broadcast – live with Bob Crawford at www.hartfordwolfpack.com, or watch on B2 Networks! Go to www.hartfordwolfpack.com for details.

Recent Transactions:

Brad Brown – Signed Professional Tryout (PTO) agreement with the Wolf Pack March 11th.
Mark Lee – Recalled by the Wolf Pack from loan to Charlotte (ECHL) March 13th.

Pack Tracks:

This Thursday, March 20th, the Wolf Pack will be presented with an “Outstanding Business” award at the Special Olympics Connecticut Hall of Fame Dinner. The dinner takes place at the Aqua Turf Club, located on Mulberry St. in Plantsville, CT, starting at 6:00 PM.

The Wolf Pack’s home game Friday, March 28th vs. the Worcester Sharks (7:00 face-off) will feature a special appearance by some of your favorite Looney Tunes characters. Additionally, the Wolf Pack will be collecting new and gently-used children’s books to donate to the Community Renewal Team. Those books will be used to start classroom libraries for CRT’s Head Start program in Hartford. March 28th is also the last Friday Guida’s Family Value Night of the regular season. Family Value Night packages are available that include tickets, hot dogs or pizza slices, sodas and a Wolf Pack souvenir. Packages start as low as $39 per family. To purchase a Family Value Night package, call the Wolf Pack ticket office at (860) 548-2000, or go on-line to Ticketmaster.com and use the promo code: TFAM.

The first 3,000 fans into the Wolf Pack’s home game Saturday, March 29th against the Springfield Falcons will receive a free Wolf Pack miniature hockey stick. Also at that game, fans can meet Jimmy Neutron. Face-off is 7:00.