Howlings was unable to attend tonight’s exhibition game where the Wolf Pack were supposed to be challenged by the Bridgeport Sound Tigers…unfortunatley the Sound Tigers forgot to challenge them.
The voice of the Hartford Wolf Pack, Bob Crawford, was there and filed this report:
Artem Anisimov struck for a hat trick, and Martin Houle made 24 saves for a shutout in his first Hartford Wolf Pack appearance, as the Wolf Pack downed the Bridgeport Sound Tigers by a score of 7-0 Friday in American Hockey League preseason action at the Northford Ice Pavilion.
Mike Taylor added a goal and a pair of assists for Hartford, and Bobby Sanguinetti contributed three assists. Dale Weise and Tom Pyatt had a goal and an assist each, and P.A. Parenteau and defensemen Ethan Graham and Jared Nightingale each chipped in a pair of helpouts. Justin Soryal also scored for the Wolf Pack.
Pyatt opened the scoring at 5:50 of the first period, when Bridgeport starting goaltender A.J. Bucchino sprawled to stop Pyatt’s shot and had the puck trickle into the net off of his pad. The tally was Pyatt’s second in two preseason games, and Nightingale and Taylor assisted.
Pyatt then set Taylor up with an open net for a 2-0 Hartford lead at 11:50, with a pass to the right side of the goalmouth. Weise also picked up an assist on the play. The Wolf Pack made it a 3-0 advantage in a four-on-four situation at 13:01, as Artem Anisimov beat Bucchino over the catching glove, one-timing a pass from 2007-08 Wolf Pack point-scoring leader Parenteau. Defenseman Tysen Dowzak was credited with the other assist.
The Hartford power play notched its first goal in 12 preseason attempts just 44 seconds into the second period, Anisimov netting his second of the game by deflecting in a Sanguinetti pass. Graham got credit for the second assist, and the same threesome hooked up at the 15:16 mark, with Anisimov getting his hat trick goal when his feed out of the right-wing corner hit a Sound Tiger defender in front of the goal and deflected past Bucchino.
Weise then made it 6-0 for the Wolf Pack at 2:41 of the third frame, off of a Taylor set-up. Soryal completed the scoring with Hartford’s second power-play marker of the game at 11:18, on a rebound of a shot by Nightingale.
The Wolf Pack were 2/8 on the man-advantage for the game and successfully killed eight Bridgeport power plays, making the Hartford penalty-kill a perfect 17 for 17 in the two preseason games thus far.
In the Bridgeport net, Bucchino allowed five goals on 20 shots in the first two periods. Michael Mole took over for the third period and surrendered two goals on 12 shots.
The Wolf Pack are now 2-0 on the preseason, while Bridgeport fell to 0-2.
Related
Mitch Beck
Related posts
Top picks
WOLF PACK SIGN ISAAC DUFORT TO CONTRACT
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 agreed to terms with forward Isaac Dufort on a one-year, standard AHL player contract. Dufort, 21, scored 46 points (27 g, 19 a) in 59 games with the QMJHL’s Baie-Comeau Drakkar…
SHAY COSTA REPORTING…CATCHING UP ON PAST COLLEGE AND WOLF PACK
EDITOR’S NOTE: Shay Costa worked hard covering these games and deserved to have them published. my full-time job has caused me to have to work close to 100 hours a week, and I haven’t had the time to post them. Getting them all posted here is important. She deserves respect for the effort she put in… – Mitch Beck All…
WOLF PACK – CATCHING UP ON PAST NEWS
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack RANGERS RECALL 13 FROM WOLF PACK HARTFORD, CT – New York Rangers President and General Manager Chris Drury announced today that the club has recalled 13 players from the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack. The club recalled seven forwards, five defensemen, and one goaltender from Hartford. Forwards: Alex Belzile, Brett Berard, Anton Blidh, Jake Leschyshyn,…
WOLF PACK ENJOYS STRONG 2023-24 SEASON IN THE COMMUNITY AND AT THE BOX OFFICE
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack completed another successful season both on and off the ice last week. On the ice, the club advanced to the Atlantic Division Finals of the Calder Cup Playoffs for the second consecutive season, winning two playoff rounds in the process. Off the ice, the Wolf Pack enjoyed…
HOCKEY HALL OF FAME TO SEEK NEW PRES AND CEO
HOCKEY HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCES UPCOMING SEARCH FOR THE NEXT PRESIDENT AND CEO By: Kelly Masse, Hockey Hall of Fame TORONTO (June 26, 2024)—Lanny McDonald, Chair of the Board of the Hockey Hall of Fame, announced today that long-time executive Jeff Denomme will retire from the office of President and CEO following the next annual general meeting in spring 2025….
WOLF PACK SIGN ISAAC DUFORT TO CONTRACT
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 agreed to terms with forward Isaac Dufort on a one-year, standard AHL player contract. Dufort, 21, scored 46 points (27 g, 19 a) in 59 games with the QMJHL’s Baie-Comeau Drakkar…
SHAY COSTA REPORTING…CATCHING UP ON PAST COLLEGE AND WOLF PACK
EDITOR’S NOTE: Shay Costa worked hard covering these games and deserved to have them published. my full-time job has caused me to have to work close to 100 hours a week, and I haven’t had the time to post them. Getting them all posted here is important. She deserves respect for the effort she put in… – Mitch Beck All…
WOLF PACK – CATCHING UP ON PAST NEWS
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack RANGERS RECALL 13 FROM WOLF PACK HARTFORD, CT – New York Rangers President and General Manager Chris Drury announced today that the club has recalled 13 players from the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack. The club recalled seven forwards, five defensemen, and one goaltender from Hartford. Forwards: Alex Belzile, Brett Berard, Anton Blidh, Jake Leschyshyn,…
SWAMP RABBITS ANNOUNCE 23-24 SEASON-ENDING ROSTER
The list features 20 players for the next stage of offseason roster maintenance By: Mark Binetti, Greenville Swamp Rabbits GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings, announced today the team’s 2023-24 Season Ending Roster. The following 20 players are on the 2023-24 Season Ending Roster, as submitted by new Head Coach…
SWAMP RABBITS NAME KYLE MOUNTAIN HEAD COACH
Former NCAA-III bench boss served as Assistant Coach in 2023-24 By: Mark Binetti, Greenville Swamp Rabbits GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings, announced that Kyle Mountain has been elevated from Assistant Coach and has been appointed the fifth Head Coach/Director of Hockey Operations of the Greenville Swamp Rabbits. “We’re excited to continue…
SWAMP RABBITS RELEASE 2024-25 SCHEDULE
The season begins at home on October 18th in the Kelly Cup Playoff rematch By: Mark Binetti, Greenville Swamp Rabbits GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits, the proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings, announced the team’s schedule for the 2024-25 ECHL Season, presented by Bon Secours. A schedule detailing promotions and specialty jerseys will be revealed…
CINCINNATI CYCLONES RELEASE 2024-25 SCHEDULE
72-game regular season schedule is revealed By: Dana Grey, Cincinnati Cyclones CINCINNATI, OH – The Cincinnati Cyclones, along with the ECHL, have released the 2024-25 regular season schedule. Cincinnati begins the 72-game slate on the road against Kalamazoo on Saturday October 19th. The Cyclones then return to the Heritage Bank Center ice for “First Faceoff” the next weekend on Saturday…