PARENTEAU 2008-2009 AHL FIRST ALL-STAR
In Airplane II, Buck Murdock (William Shatner) utters the immortal line, “Irony can be pretty ironic sometimes.” Such was the case on Thursday as the Pack’s P.A. Parenteau was named a first team AHL All-Star as voted on by coaches, players and the media.…
PACK PUT PIRATES OUT TO SEA
VERSUS Personal matters prevented us from witnessing Wednesday night’s 5-3 key victory over the Portland Pirates. Bruce Berlet did take in the action and files this report (also available at…
AHL ALL ROOKIE TEAM ANNOUNCED
The AHL Announced their 2008-2009 All-Rookie team…no Wolf Pack players made the squad. Bobby Sanguinetti would most likely have been the top nominee the Pack would have had to offer. The Pack did see all of these players this season with the exception of…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Tuesday is a very special day for the hockey world. Two of the all-time greats rightfully share a birthday and a common history that have both touched my life. On March 31st, 1928 “Mr. Hockey,” Gordie Howe was born and on Tuesday he will celebrate,…
WOLF PACK WEEKLY: March 30 – April 5, 2009
The Wolf Pack (42-26-3-3, 90 pts.) won both of their games last week, thereby clinching their 12th trip to the playoffs in 12 years of existence. That run of 12 consecutive postseason appearances is the longest active such streak in the AHL. …
MOVEMENT NEWS
As just about everyone knows, Michael Sauer has been returned back to Hartford after his ever too brief stint with the Rangers. In his place, Corey Potter was sent up. With Miika Wiikman and Matt Zaba now both healthy Maxime Daigneault has been returned…
PLAYOFFS ANYONE?
VERSUS The outdoor marquee was turned off and the lights surrounding the exits were dimmed Saturday night at the XL Center to honor Earth Day. Inside the arena however, the young Wolf Pack electrified…
DROWNING RATS IN THE RIVER
VERSUS With Saturday night’s battle for first place with the Providence Bruins looming and the danger of looking past a weaker opponent in front of them, the Hartford Wolf Pack overcame a slow start…
WEISE NAMED HARTFORD WOLF PACK’S 2008-09 AMERICAN SPECIALTY/AHL MAN OF THE YEAR
Congratulations to the Hartford Wolf Pack’s Dale Weise. The right winger was named the team’s winner of the American Specialty/AHL Man of the Year award for his outstanding contributions to the Hartford community during the 2008-09 season. Dale’s been…
BROCK MCBRIDE TAKES A BITE OUT OF HOCKEY
The Wolf Pack announced on Wednesday that the team has signed St. Lawrence University forward Brock McBride to an Amateur Try Out (ATO) agreement. This year with St. Lawrence, McBride, a 5-10, 192-pound native of Cornwall, Ontario put up 33 Points (12g,…