PACK ALREADY DOWN A “GOAL” to BRIDGEPORT
Okay, the headline is a bit misleading. In reality, the Pack will play tonight against the Sound Tigers without Miika Wiikman as the Pack have recalled Maxime Daigneault from Charlotte. Wiikman is feeling a bit under the weather and will be rested…
A STEP UP
Jared Nightingale will not likely be heading back to Charlotte any time soon. The 6’ 3” defenseman has signed an AHL Contract after playing 22 games on a Professional Try-Out Contract. Nightingale has done a good job patrolling the blue line for the Wolf…
GREG MOORE NAMED TEAM CAPTAIN
Congratulations to Greg Moore who has been named the fourth team Captain in Wolf Pack history. More on Moore later… Meanwhile, here’s the official release: WOLF PACK NAME GREG MOORE CAPTAIN * * * * * Becomes Fourth Captain in Team History Hartford…
FRITSCHE GONE
According to the Minnesota Wild’s website Dan Fritsche has been traded to the Wild in exchange for defenseman Eric Reitz. The Detroit, Michigan native, Reitz, 26 (7/29/82), had two points (1g, 1a, 2points) and 41 penalty minutes in 37 (31 this season)…
WOLF PACK WEEKLY: January 28 – February 1, 2009
The Wolf Pack (23-18-2-3, 51 pts.) headed into the AHL’s All-Star break by splitting a pair of home games last weekend. The division-rival Lowell Devils eked out a 3-2 win over the Pack on Friday, but the Wolf Pack bounced back with a 4-1 triumph…
SANGS SINGS SORTA…
Bobby Sanguinetti was the Rangers first round draft pick in 2006 (#21 overall). He’s having a breakout rookie season and was named to the AHL All Star Classic to play for PlanetUSA along with teammate Artem Anisimov. A deflected puck wound up in his…
FRITSCHE TO HARTFORD IS A POSSIBILITY
Dan Fritsche was waived by the New York Rangers first according to Sam Weinman and then Steve Zipay and Andrew Gross in their blog reports. If the center, who was obtained by the Rangers as part of the deal that sent Christian Backman and former Pack…
SPECIAL TEAMS SPECIAL AS SPECIALS LEAVE FOR SPECIAL GAME…
VERSUS The Hartford Wolf Pack came into Saturday night’s contest against a very talented Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins team having lost two-in-a-row at home and needing a win heading into the AHL All-Star break. The Penguins came in…
ONE DOWN…
VERSUS You would think that having a teammate honored by being named to the AHL All Star Classic would motivate the Hartford Wolf Pack. You would think that having the opportunity to play for a share of first place in the Atlantic Conference, for the…
WHO SAYS THERE’S NO JUSTICE IN THIS WORLD…
The AHL has done the right thing and corrected an injustice. Today, the AHL and the Hartford Wolf Pack announced that Center Artem Anisimov has been added to the 2009 All Star Classic Event this coming Sunday and Monday. Anisimov, who was earlier named…