CRAWFORD: WOLF PACK SIGN FORWARD PATRICK NEWELL TO ATO
Was NCHC Forward of the Year this Season with St. Cloud St.
BY: Bob Crawford, Hartford Wolf Pack
HARTFORD, April 2, 2019: Hartford Wolf Pack general manager Chris Drury announced today that the Wolf Pack has signed forward Patrick Newell to an Amateur Tryout (ATO) agreement.
Newell, who agreed to terms on an NHL contract with the parent New York Rangers on Saturday, just completed a four-year career at St. Cloud St. University. The 5-10, 170-pound native of Thousand Oaks, CA earned National Collegiate Hockey Conference Forward of the Year honors this season, leading all NCHC skaters in points and goals with 21-26-47 in 39 games and posting the best plus/minus rating in all of Division I, with a +35. He topped St. Cloud skaters in points, goals, and assists, helping the Huskies to their second consecutive NCHC regular-season championship. The 23-year-old Newell is also a finalist for Hobey Baker Award, given annually to the top collegiate hockey player in the U.S.
In 145 career games with St. Cloud St., Newell totaled 38 goals and 82 assists for 120 points.
PATRICK NEWELL’S AMATEUR RECORD
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 on-line at hartfordwolfpack.com. To speak with a Wolf Pack representative, call (855) 762-6451, or click here to request more info.
