By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack
HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack, in conjunction with the American Hockey League (AHL), announced today the club’s full schedule for the 2025-26 season.
The club’s 29th season begins on the road on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. The Wolf Pack will face off against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins at the Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre, PA, at 6:05 p.m. This marks the fourth consecutive season in which the Wolf Pack has opened on the road.
The Pack is back at PeoplesBank Arena on Friday, Oct. 18, 2025, for the annual home opener. It’ll be the second of six meetings on the season with the Penguins. The puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m.
Two teams return to the schedule for the 2025-26 season. The Wolf Pack will make return trips to both Cleveland and Toronto after not facing either team during the 2024-25 season.
The Wolf Pack and Cleveland Monsters will play four times this season, twice in Hartford (Wednesday, March 11, 2026, and Friday, March 13, 2026) and twice in Ohio (Friday, November 28, 2025, and Saturday, November 29, 2025).
The Wolf Pack and Toronto Marlies, meanwhile, will play twice this season. The Marlies visit Hartford on Saturday, January 24, 2026, and then the Wolf Pack visit Toronto on Saturday, March 21, 2026.
The ‘School Day Game’ is back in Hartford for the third consecutive season. The Wolf Pack will welcome the Springfield Thunderbirds to town on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, at 11:00 a.m.
Thanksgiving Eve also returns to PeoplesBank Arena for the third straight season. The Wolf Pack takes on the Thunderbirds in the ‘I-91 Rivalry’ on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025, at 7:00 p.m.
The 2025-26 season concludes with a home-and-home set against the Thunderbirds. The Wolf Pack will finish the home portion of their schedule on Friday, Apr. 17, 2026, against the T-Birds at 7:00 p.m. The regular season concludes the next night, Saturday, Apr. 18, 2026, in Springfield at 6:05 p.m.
The Wolf Pack will face 14 opponents during the 2025-26 season. They’ll face each of the other seven teams in the Atlantic Division and all seven teams in the North Division.
Atlantic Division: Bridgeport Islanders (12 GP, 6 H, 6 A), Springfield Thunderbirds (10 GP, 5 H, 5 A), Providence Bruins (10 GP, 5 H, 5 A), Charlotte Checkers (8 GP, 4 H, 4 A), Lehigh Valley Phantoms (6 GP, 3 H, 3 A), Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (6 GP, 3 H, 3 A), and Hershey Bears (4 GP, 2 H, 2 A)
North Division: Cleveland Monsters (4 GP, 2 H, 2 A), Utica Comets (2 GP, 1 H, 1 A), Syracuse Crunch (2 GP, 1 H, 1 A), Rochester Americans (2 GP, 1 H, 1 A), Belleville Senators (2 GP, 1 H, 1 A), Laval Rocket (2 GP, 1 H, 1 A), and Toronto Marlies (2 GP, 1 H, 1 A)
The full 2025-26 Hartford Wolf Pack schedule can be viewed here.
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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 PeoplesBank Arena. The Wolf Pack has been home to some of the Rangers’ newest faces, including Igor Shesterkin, Will Cuylle, and Matt Rempe. Follow the Wolf Pack on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.
