Hartford Wolf Pack Head Coach Ken Gernander has got to be pleased with the 2008 – 2009 schedule that was announced today by The AHL.
A quick review of the schedule reveals some interesting :
On the HOME schedule:
* 11 – Wednesday-night games
* 11 – Friday-nights
* 15 – Saturday-nights
* 3 – Sunday homers
On the ROAD schedule:
* 1 – MONDAY game
* 1 – TUESDAY game
* 5 – Wednesday-nighters
* 13 – Friday-nights
* 10 – Saturday-nights
* 10 – Sunday roadies
* Overall a much better schedule for the Pack this year as opposed to last season’s schedule which was brutal. This season there aren’t really any long stretches of games that are out of the AHL ordinary.
* Three of the first five are on the road
* The team has a long seven game home stand that runs from October 24th to November 8th
* There is only one home-and-home series and that’s with Bridgeport in January
* There are two on the road back-to-back games. The first against Manitoba in January and the other against Manchester at the end of January and to start off February.
* There are four sets of four game road trips.
* The Pack will see four teams that they rarely play. Hamilton, Grand Rapids, Lake Erie and Manitoba
The schedule breaks out like this.
October – 6 Home / 3 Road
November – 6 Home / 6 Road
December – 6 Home / 7 Road
January ’09 – 8 Home / 6 Road
February – 7 Home / 6 Road
March – 4 Home / 9 Road
April – 3 Home / 3 Road
* March will by far be the toughest test for these young men.
Here’s the actual schedule broken up by home and road games.
HARTFORD WOLF PACK
Day Date Time Opponent
Sat 10/11/08 7:00 PM Springfield – Season Opener
Sun 10/12/08 4:00 PM Bridgeport
Fri 10/17/08 7:30 PM @ Hamilton
Sat 10/18/08 7:00 PM @ Toronto
Wed 10/22/08 7:05 PM @ Worcester
Fri 10/24/08 7:00 PM Philadelphia – Former Coach John Paddock returns to Hartford…
Sat 10/25/08 7:00 PM Manchester
Wed 10/29/08 7:00 PM Portland
Fri 10/31/08 7:00 PM Worcester
Sat 11/1/08 7:00 PM Albany
Fri 11/7/08 7:00 PM Worcester
Sat 11/8/08 7:00 PM Springfield – End of 7 game home stand
Fri 11/14/08 7:00 PM @ Grand Rapids
Sun 11/16/08 3:00 PM @ Lake Erie – Could Dale Purinton be coming back to Hartford?
Wed 11/19/08 7:00 PM Portland
Fri 11/21/08 7:00 PM Lowell
Sat 11/22/08 7:00 PM @ Portland
Sun 11/23/08 4:05 PM @ Providence
Fri 11/28/08 7:00 PM @ Bridgeport
Sat 11/29/08 7:00 PM Manchester
Sun 11/30/08 4:05 PM @ Providence
Wed 12/3/08 7:00 PM @ Bridgeport
Fri 12/5/08 7:05 PM @ Philadelphia
Sat 12/6/08 7:00 PM @ Hershey
Wed 12/10/08 7:00 PM Providence
Fri 12/12/08 7:00 PM Worcester
Sat 12/13/08 7:00 PM Springfield
Sun 12/14/08 4:05 PM @ Worcester
Wed 12/17/08 7:00 PM Providence
Sat 12/20/08 7:00 PM Hamilton
Sun 12/21/08 4:00 PM Toronto
Fri 12/26/08 7:00 PM @ Bridgeport
Sat 12/27/08 7:00 PM @ Springfield
Sun 12/28/08 4:00 PM @ Lowell
Fri 1/2/09 7:00 PM Grand Rapids
Sat 1/3/09 7:00 PM Hershey
Tue 1/6/09 7:30 PM @ Manitoba
Wed 1/7/09 7:30 PM @ Manitoba
Fri 1/9/09 7:30 PM @ Springfield
Sat 1/10/09 7:00 PM @ Bridgeport
Wed 1/14/09 7:00 PM Bridgeport
Fri 1/16/09 7:00 PM Springfield
Sat 1/17/09 7:00 PM Providence
Mon 1/19/09 1:00 PM @ Portland
Fri 1/23/09 7:00 PM Lowell
Sat 1/24/09 7:00 PM W-B/Scranton
Fri 1/30/09 7:00 PM Bridgeport
Sat 1/31/09 7:00 PM @ Manchester
Wed 2/4/09 7:00 PM Manchester
Sat 2/7/09 7:00 PM @ Springfield
Sun 2/8/09 4:00 PM @ Lowell
Wed 2/11/09 7:00 PM Manitoba
Fri 2/13/09 7:00 PM Lake Erie
Sat 2/14/09 7:00 PM Manitoba
Wed 2/18/09 7:00 PM Bridgeport
Fri 2/20/09 7:00 PM @ Lowell
Sat 2/21/09 7:00 PM Portland
Sun 2/22/09 4:00 PM @ Manchester
Wed 2/25/09 7:05 PM @ W-B/Scranton
Fri 2/27/09 7:00 PM Manchester
Sat 2/28/09 7:00 PM @ Portland
Wed 3/4/09 7:00 PM Worcester
Fri 3/6/09 7:30 PM @ Manchester
Sat 3/7/09 7:00 PM @ Springfield
Sun 3/8/09 4:00 PM @ Bridgeport
Fri 3/13/09 7:05 PM @ Worcester
Sat 3/14/09 7:00 PM Bridgeport
Sun 3/15/09 4:05 PM @ Worcester
Wed 3/18/09 7:00 PM Lowell
Fri 3/20/09 7:00 PM @ Portland
Sat 3/21/09 7:00 PM @ Springfield
Sun 3/22/09 4:05 PM @ Providence
Fri 3/27/09 7:00 PM @ Albany
Sat 3/28/09 7:00 PM Providence
Wed 4/1/09 7:00 PM Portland
Fri 4/3/09 7:05 PM @ Providence
Sun 4/5/09 4:00 PM Lowell
Wed 4/8/09 7:00 PM @ Manchester
Fri 4/10/09 7:00 PM @ Lowell
Sat 4/11/09 7:00 PM Springfield – Regular Season closes
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