BROUILLETTE ON LOAN
Julien Brouillette has been loaned to Hartford from the Charlotte Checkers and will join the Wolf Pack against Lowell this afternoon. This begs two questions: 1) The Pack already have David Urquhart available on the defense which would mean if they need…
PENALTY…KILLERS
VERSUS It’s the same old story these days for the struggling Hartford Wolf Pack, no discipline leading to bad penalties and “We need to score more goals,” Head Coach Ken Gernander told reporters after both were the culprit in a third…
AND WHAT OF VALIQUETTE?
As we wrote Friday night based upon the sources we spoke to, the Checkers have been assigned Miika Wiikman and the Rangers have a new backup netminder in New York in Alex Auld. It appears now, for the time being anyway that all of the Rangers goaltending…
FALCON CREST
VERSUS The Hartford Wolf Pack have been among the American Hockey League’s most successful teams in the past 12 years. They hold the AHL record for playoff success from inception with 12 straight appearances in the post-season. However in…
COMINGS AND GOINGS
Andres Ambühl is back from a very successful turn in the Vancouver Olympics. While Ambühl didn’t score any points, he played exceptionally well on defense and played center as well and was good on face-offs. In the games since Ambühl left Hartford on…
YOU KNOW THE OLYMPICS ARE ALMOST OVER WHEN…
The goalie shuffle between the New York Rangers and the Hartford Wolf Pack begins…and it’s begun today. The Rangers have sent Steve Valiquette and his broken finger back to the Wolf Pack and recalled Chad Johnson. Sending Johnson and not Matt Zaba makes…
CHANGES IN THE WIND
Our good friend Gerry Cantelon (www.Eurohockey.net) and I spoke with Jim Schoenfeld, General Manager of the Hartford Wolf Pack between the second and third period of Sunday’s game with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. He files this report. Changes abound in…
WOLF PACK WEEKLY: February 22-28, 2010
The Wolf Pack (26-26-3-4, 59 pts.) finished up a stretch of five games in seven days, and seven in ten days, this past week, with a 1-3-0 slate in their last four outings. The Pack absorbed a 7-3 defeat at the hands of the Norfolk Admirals at the XL…
“ONE STEP FORWARD, TWO STEPS BACK…”
VERSUS Frustration, Head Coach Ken Gernander agreed, would be the best word to describe how he feels after watching his troops play a hard fought game but come up short for the 33rd time in 59 games (26-26-3-4) as the Bridgeport Sound Tigers…
“WHO ARE THESE GUYS?…”
VERSUS The Hartford Wolf Pack finally snapped a five game losing streak with a home win over the Worcester Sharks, 4-2. Midway through the first period, a fan appropriately shouted from just behind the press box, “Who are these guys?” It was a…