HARTFORD WOLF PACK HOST FIRST CALDER CUP PLAYOFF GAME IN 8 YEARS
By: Alex Thomas Hartford Wolf Pack
HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack will host their first Calder Cup Playoff game since May 27th, 2015, at the XL Center tomorrow night. The Wolf Pack welcome their I-91 Rivals, the Springfield Thunderbirds, to town for Game Two of their best-of-three Atlantic Division First Round series.
Hartford leads the series 1-0 following a 6-1 victory in Game One on Wednesday night in Springfield. If the Wolf Pack win on Friday night, they will advance to the Atlantic Division Semifinals, a best-of-five series slated to begin next week. If Springfield evens the series, Game Three will occur on Saturday at 7:05 p.m. at the MassMutual Center.
The First Round series winner will face the Providence Bruins or Hershey Bears in the Atlantic Division Semifinals.
As it is every Friday night at the XL Center for Wolf Pack hockey, it’s $2 beers and $1 hot dog night! Fans can purchase $2 beers and $1 hot dogs until the end of the first intermission.
In addition, Hockey Happy Hour is BACK, thanks to Minuteman Press! Ticketed fans are encouraged to arrive at the XL Center early to score deals in the ‘Chill Zone’ of the Electric Boat Heritage Club. Hockey Happy Hour is slated to begin at 5:00 p.m. For more details on Hockey Happy Hour, visit xlcenter.com.
For tickets to Friday night’s Calder Cup Playoff game, please visit hartfordwolfpack.com/tickets/playoff-information.
ABOUT THE HARTFORD WOLF PACK: The Hartford Wolf Pack has been a premier franchise in the American Hockey League since the team’s inception in 1997. The Wolf Pack is the top player-development affiliate of the NHL’s New York Rangers and plays at the XL Center. The Wolf Pack has been home to some of the Rangers’ newest faces, including Igor Shesterkin, Filip Chytil, and Ryan Lindgren. Follow the Wolf Pack on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.
