WOLF PACK INK DEFENSEMAN GRANT GABRIELE TO PTO
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack
HARTFORD, CT – New York Rangers Assistant General Manager and Hartford Wolf Pack General Manager Ryan Martin announced today that the club has signed a defenseman to a professional tryout agreement (PTO).
Gabriele, 26, has scored five assists in seven games with the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye this season. He also appeared in one game with the AHL’s Rochester Americans, dressing in the club’s 4-3 victory over the Utica Comets on November 10th. He inked a PTO with the Americans earlier that day.
The native of Brighton, MI, spent the 2022-23 season with the ECHL’s Maine Mariners. He notched 25 points (9 g, 16 a) in 67 games as a rookie pro. He also dressed in five Kelly Cup Playoff games with the Mariners.
The Wolf Pack take on the Syracuse Crunch in a weekend home-and-home set. The back-to-back begins tomorrow night in Syracuse with a 7:00 p.m. puck drop before shifting back to the XL Center on Saturday night. The puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m. as the Wolf Pack host ‘Military Appreciation Night’! There will also be a postgame skate with select Wolf Pack players.
More information and tickets are available at hartfordwolfpack.com.
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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.
