KEELEY / CRAWFORD: (SUN) MARINERS ADD CHASE, WESLEY FROM HARTFORD 

Mariners get reinforcements ahead of crucial Sunday afternoon game

BY: Michael Keeley, Maine Mariners                                                                                                             

PORTLAND, ME – March 31, 2019 – The Mariners will get two key additions to their lineup Sunday afternoon, adding forward Greg Chase and defenseman Josh Wesley from the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack. Chase returns from loan and Wesley is assigned from Hartford for Sunday’s game.

Chase is Maine’s leading goal scorer, with 22 goals on the season – 20 of which he has scored in a Mariners uniform. Acquired in a December deal with the Allen Americans, Chase has 36 points in 36 games as a Mariner. The Sherwood Park, Alberta native has split his pro career between the AHL and ECHL and has been loaned to the Wolf Pack twice. With Hartford, the 24-year-old Chase has played in five games with no points and four penalty minutes.

Wesley, a 22-year-old defenseman under contract with the Carolina Hurricanes, has also been up and down between the AHL and ECHL the last three seasons. Drafted by the Hurricanes in round four of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, Wesley played nine games with the Charlotte Checkers (AHL) in 2016-17 and 48 games later that season with the ECHL’s Florida Everblades. After splitting the next two seasons between the two organizations, Wesley was loaned to Hartford on February 28^th, 2019 as part of a trade that sent goaltender Dustin Tokarski from Hartford to Charlotte. In 108 career ECHL games, Wesley has 13 goals and 34 assists.

The Mariners host the Adirondack Thunder this afternoon at the Cross Insurance Arena with a 3:00 PM puck drop. It’s a crucial game in the North Division playoff race, with the Mariners currently one point behind Brampton for fourth place and three behind idle Manchester for third. The Thunder can clinch a playoff spot with a win. A screening of D2: The Mighty Ducks will immediately follow today’s game on the video board, free for all fans who purchase tickets to the game. Tickets are available at MarinersOfMaine.com or at the Trusted Choice Box Office inside the Cross Insurance Arena.

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WOLF PACK ANNOUNCE ROSTER MOVES

Josh Wesley Reassigned to Maine of ECHL, Greg Chase Released from PTO 

BY: Bob Crawford, Hartford Wolf Pack 

HARTFORD, March 31, 2019:  Hartford Wolf Pack general manager Chris Drury announced today that the Carolina Hurricanes have reassigned defenseman Josh Wesley from the Wolf Pack to its ECHL affiliate, the Maine Mariners and that the Wolf Pack has released forward Greg Chase from his Professional Tryout (PTO) agreement.

Wesley has skated in nine games with the Wolf Pack, going scoreless with two penalty minutes and two shots on goal, since being reassigned by the Hurricanes February 28 from the Florida Everblades of the ECHL. In six AHL games with the Charlotte Checkers, the third-year pro had two assists and six PIM, and he has posted four goals and ten assists for 14 points, along with 26 PIM, in 39 games with the Everblades.

Chase is scoreless, with four PIM and two shots on goal, in five games with the Wolf Pack this season.  In 59 ECHL games this season with the Mariners, Wichita Thunder, and the Allen Americans, he has scored 22 goals, and added 23 assists for 45 points, while serving 83 minutes in penalties.

The Wolf Pack are next in action this Wednesday night, April 3, when they travel to Springfield to take on the Thunderbirds.  Faceoff is 7:05, and all of the action can be heard live on News Radio 1410 AM, and 100.9 FM, WPOP, and online at newsradio1410.com and iHeartRadio.  Video streaming is available at theahl.com/AHLTV.

The next home game for the Wolf Pack is this Saturday night, April 6, a 7:00 PM contest vs. the Utica Comets.  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.

Information about all of the Wolf Pack’s many attractive ticketing options can be found online at hartfordwolfpack.com.  To speak with a Wolf Pack representative, call (855) 762-6451, or click here to request more info.