CRAWFORD / KEELEY: GOALTENDER CHRIS NELL REASSIGNED TO MAINE MARINERS 

Second-year Pro has Seen Two Games of Action with Wolf Pack in 2018-19

BY: Bob Crawford, Hartford Wolf Pack 

HARTFORD, March 11, 2019:  Hartford Wolf Pack General Manager Chris Drury announced today that the parent New York Rangers have reassigned goaltender Chris Nell from the Wolf Pack to its ECHL affiliate, the Maine Mariners.

Nell, a second-year pro out of Bowling Green University, has appeared in two games with the Wolf Pack this season, totaling 71 minutes of action, and is 1-0-0 with one goal-against on 37 shots.  Prior to being reassigned to the Wolf Pack February 20, Nell played 27 ECHL games for the Greenville Swamp Rabbits, going 11-14-0 with a 3.09 goals-against average, an 89.9% save percentage and one shutout.  He has also appeared in four games with the Mariners (1-3-0, 3.53 GAA, 90.2% save percentage).

Nell was signed as a free agent by the Rangers March 23, 2017.

The next action for the Wolf Pack is a home game this Wednesday night, March 13 vs. the Binghamton Devils.  Faceoff is 7:00 PM, and that is another chance to take advantage of the Wolf Pack’s “Click It or Ticket Family Value Pack”, which includes two tickets, two hot dogs and two sodas, all for just $40.

Tickets for 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 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.

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Nell reassigned to Maine, had been in Hartford

BY: Michael Keeley, Maine Mariners 

PORTLAND, ME – March 11, 2019 – Goaltender Chris Nell was reassigned to the Mariners from the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack on Monday morning. Nell, who is under contract with the New York Rangers, began the season in Maine and was recalled and subsequently loaned to the Greenville Swamp Rabbits in November. He has spent the last month in Hartford.

The Green Bay, WI native made his Mariners debut on October 19^th, in a 6-4 loss to the Reading Royals at the Cross Insurance Arena. After a pair of rocky starts, Nell registered the franchise’s first road win when he made 34 stops to beat the Royals in Reading on November 7^th. He played well again in what would be his final Mariners start of 2018 on November 16^th, as he took a tough-luck loss in Brampton, stopping 43 of 46 Beast shots. When Connor LaCouvee returned from his loan to AHL Utica, Nell was the odd man out and was moved to Greenville, where he finished the 2017-18 season.

In 27 games with the Swamp Rabbits, the 24-year-old Nell posted an 11-14-0-2 record with a 3.09 GAA and a .899 SV%. He registered one shutout. On February 20^th, Nell was recalled to the Wolf Pack and has appeared in two games, starting one. He defeated Providence on February 24^th, making 29 saves on 30 shots. The Rangers recently signed University of Connecticut goaltender Adam Huska to an entry-level deal, placing him in Hartford to backup Brandon Halverson.

The Mariners released Hannu Toivonen on Sunday to make room for Nell on the roster.

The Mariners are off until Saturday when they travel to Worcester to take on the red-hot Railers at 7:05 PM. They’re home a week from Sunday when they host the Newfoundland Growlers at 3:00 PM for Beacon’s Birthday Bash presented by Evergreen Credit Union. Only six home games remain in the regular season Tickets to can be purchased at MarinersOfMaine.com or by calling the Trusted Choice Box Office at 207-775-3458.