FREE-FALLIN’
VERSUS Four consecutive losses became five when the Hartford Wolf Pack were trounced for the second time this season by the Hershey Bears 9-2 Sunday afternoon at the Giant Center in front of 7,302. The horrible effort capped a three game…
BRUTAL
VERSUS Southwest Airlines must have had the Hartford Wolf Pack in mind when they came up with their slogan, “Wanna get away?” That had to be the only thought on Head Coach Ken Gernander’s mind as well watching his troops completely embarrassed…
SURPRISE
Here’s one of those expected, yet unexpected surprises. You knew that Wade Redden was questionable. The obvious choice to fill that need was Bobby Sanguinetti. If you’re a regular Howlings reader then you know that we were just writing about the fact…
THOMAS WOLFE PROVEN RIGHT
In 1940, Thomas Wolfe wrote a famous novel that people to this day use as a popular expression. The phrase is, “You can’t go home again.” In the year 2009, former Wolf Pack goaltender Steven Valiquette will put that theory to the test. The now former…
RANGER MOVES…JOHNSON VALIQUETTE SWAPPING JERSEYS?
According to Steve Zipay at Blue Notes and Andrew Gross at Rangers Rants goaltender Steve Valiquette has been put on waivers. If he clears, he will be sent to Hartford. Zipay and Gross spoke with Head Coach John Tortorella and reports the following…
CHAPPELL HEADING BACK TO CHARLOTTE
In a move that is not unexpected, Chris Chappell has been returned to the Charlotte Checkers so that the can continue to develop. Chappell has been sitting for a few games now and he needs to be playing so this will get him back in the contest. Here’s…
COREY LOCKE, AHL PLAYER OF THE MONTH
The American Hockey League announced today that Hartford Wolf Pack center Corey Locke has been named the Reebok/AHL Player of the Month for November. Locke tallied five goals and 14 assists for 19 points along with a plus-6 rating in 13 games during the…
SANGUINETTI BACK IN THE FOLD
This is certainly a good news bad news story. Bobby Sanguinetti has been returned to the Hartford Wolf Pack. The good news aspect of it is that the team needs him to get the power play working again and the level of talent that he brings to the fold…
WOLF PACK WEEKLY: November 30 – December 6, 2009
The Wolf Pack (13-8-1-2, 29 pts.) went unbeaten in regulation in four games (2-0-1-1) over Thanksgiving week, to move into second place in the Atlantic Division. The Pack started the week with a 4-1 win Wednesday at division co-leading Lowell, and…
SHOT BY THE SHOOTOUT
VERSUS The fourth game in five nights of which the last three straight were all overtime affairs. How about injuries to two of the team’s top defenseman? What about having their replacements rushed up from Charlotte of the ECHL and one of them…