CRAWFORD: WOLF PACK SIGN FORWARD SHAWN O’DONNELL
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Veteran Winger has Played in 129 Career Wolf Pack Games
BY: Bob Crawford, Hartford Wolf Pack
HARTFORD, September 26, 2018: Hartford Wolf Pack general manager Chris Drury announced today that the Wolf Pack has signed forward Shawn O’Donnell to an American Hockey League contract.
O’Donnell, a sixth-year pro, has skated in 129 games with the Wolf Pack over parts of four seasons, including one game in 2017-18. In his Wolf Pack career, the 6-1, 192-pound O’Donnell has contributed seven goals and 11 assists for 18 points, while serving 208 minutes in penalties.
In addition to his one Wolf Pack outing last season, O’Donnell logged 46 games with the ECHL’s Cincinnati Cyclones. His 19 goals were good for a tie for fourth among Cyclone skaters, and O’Donnell also added 25 assists for 44 points, along with 26 penalty minutes.
A 30-year-old native of Halifax, Nova Scotia, O’Donnell has suited up for 135-career AHL games with the Wolf Pack and the Milwaukee Admirals, totaling seven goals and 11 assists for 18 points, plus 220 penalty minutes. In 110 career ECHL contests with the Cyclones, Florida Everblades and Greenville Road Warriors, he has registered 37 goals and 61 assists for 98 points, along with 84 PIM.
Prior to turning pro, O’Donnell played four seasons of university hockey at St. Mary’s University (Atlantic University Sport), where he posted career totals of 24-38-62, plus 84 PIM, in 103 games.
The Wolf Pack kick off their 2018-19 regular season next Friday, October 5, with their home-ice opener vs. the Providence Bruins. Faceoff is 7:15 PM, and tickets for that game, and all 2018-19 Wolf Pack home games are on sale now at the Agera Energy 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 $13 each, and all tickets will have a $3 day-of-game increase.
Season ticket information for the Wolf Pack’s 2018-19 AHL season can be found online at hartfordwolfpack.com. To speak with a representative about all of the Wolf Pack’s many attractive ticketing options, call (855) 762-6451, or click here to request more info.
