WOLF PACK TO HOST THUNDERBIRDS IN OPENER
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack
HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack, in conjunction with the American Hockey League (AHL), announced today that the club will host the Springfield Thunderbirds on Friday, October 18th, at 7:00 p.m. at the XL Center for the team’s 2024-25 home opener.
This is the first time in the franchise’s 28-year history that the Wolf Pack open the home portion of their schedule against the Thunderbirds. It is the fourth time in franchise history that the Wolf Pack have hosted a Springfield-based team in the home opener. The club welcomed the Springfield Falcons to the XL Center for the home opener in 2006-07 (October 7th, 2006, 3-2 loss), 2008-09 (October 11th, 2008, 4-3 loss), and 2009-10 (October 10th, 2009, 7-3 victory).
The Wolf Pack and Thunderbirds met ten times during the 2023-24 season. Each side won five games in regulation time, posting identical 5-5-0-0 records.
At the XL Center, the Wolf Pack posted a record of 2-3-0-0 against the Thunderbirds. The club claimed a 5-3 victory in the final meeting in Hartford on April 12th, clinching a spot in the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs in the process.
The win was punctuated by Louis Domingue’s goalie goal, the first of his career and the second in Wolf Pack history.
The full 2024-25 AHL regular season schedule will be released on Thursday, July 11th.
Full-season tickets, 20-game plans, 12-game plans, and flex plans for the 2024-25 season are on sale now! Visit hartfordwolfpack.com/tickets or call 860-722-9425 for more details!
Single-game tickets will go on sale on a to-be-announced date later this summer. Stay tuned to hartfordwolfpack.com for more details regarding single-game tickets.
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ABOUT THE HARTFORD WOLF PACK: The Hartford Wolf Pack has been a premier franchise in the American Hockey League since its 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.
