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 that Illka Heikkinen…
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…
YOU CAN’T WIN THEM ALL
VERSUS CHARLOTTE’S HOME WIN STREAK SNAPPED AT SIX Gwinnett Wins Fourth Meeting In A Row, 5-2 The Charlotte Checkers could not seem to get anything going offensively and they dropped a 5-2 decision to the Gwinnett Gladiators on Wednesday at Time Warner Cable Arena….
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 exchange. Tortorella…
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…
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 month….
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…
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 then scored a…
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…
SOMETHING’S “BRUIN” IN HARTFORD
VERSUS Sometimes you win games that you probably should have lost. Other times you lose games you probably should have won. Yet there are other times still where you get what you deserve. Such has been the case for the Hartford Wolf Pack over…
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WOLF PACK PREGAME: ATLANTIC SEMIS VS. BRUINS
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack PROVIDENCE, RI – The Hartford Wolf Pack and Providence Bruins open their second Calder Cup Playoff series in as many years against each other tonight at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence. The puck drop is set for 7:05…
WOLF PACK COMPLETE PAIR OF TRANSACTIONS
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack Bryce McConnell-Barker Reassigned by Rangers, Maxim Barbashev Released from ATO HARTFORD, CT – New York Rangers President and General Manager Chris Drury announced today that the club has reassigned forward Bryce McConnell-Barker to the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack from…
ROAD WARRIORS LOST TO RABBITS; SWAMP RABBTS IMPRESSIVE IN DEFEAT
SOLAR BEARS TAKE SERIES LEAD WITH OVERTIME WIN Orlando puts Greenville on the brink despite Colton Young’s 3-point night, Bobby Russell’s pair of goals By: Mark Binetti, Greenville Swamp Rabbits ORLANDO, Fla. – Despite a high-scoring affair, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits fell to the Orlando…
WOLF PACK TO PLAY BRUINS IN ATLANTIC SEMIS
WOLF PACK TO FACE PROVIDENCE BRUINS IN ATLANTIC DIVISION SEMIFINALS Foes Faceoff For Second Straight Postseason HARTFORD, CT—For the second straight postseason, The Hartford Wolf Pack and Providence Bruins will face off in the Atlantic Division Semifinals. This series will follow a 2-2-1 setup, with the…
WOLF PACK PREGAME: ATLANTIC SEMIS VS. BRUINS
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack PROVIDENCE, RI – The Hartford Wolf Pack and Providence Bruins open their second Calder Cup Playoff series in as many years against each other tonight at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence. The puck drop is set for 7:05…
WOLF PACK COMPLETE PAIR OF TRANSACTIONS
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack Bryce McConnell-Barker Reassigned by Rangers, Maxim Barbashev Released from ATO HARTFORD, CT – New York Rangers President and General Manager Chris Drury announced today that the club has reassigned forward Bryce McConnell-Barker to the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack from…
WOLF PACK TO PLAY BRUINS IN ATLANTIC SEMIS
WOLF PACK TO FACE PROVIDENCE BRUINS IN ATLANTIC DIVISION SEMIFINALS Foes Faceoff For Second Straight Postseason HARTFORD, CT—For the second straight postseason, The Hartford Wolf Pack and Providence Bruins will face off in the Atlantic Division Semifinals. This series will follow a 2-2-1 setup, with the…
GARAND AND WOLF PACK ELIMINATE CHECKERS IN 3
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack CHARLOTTE, NC – Dylan Garand made a playoff career-high 39 saves on Sunday afternoon to help the Hartford Wolf Pack complete their First Round series victory over the Charlotte Checkers. The Wolf Pack used a five-on-five, powerplay, and shorthanded…
ORLANDO ENDS SWAMP RABBITS SEASON
Swamp Rabbits show life late, but Orlando pulls away to win the series BY: Mark Binetti, Greenville Swamp Rabbits GREENVILLE, SC– Jaydon Dureau’s two-goal night spearheaded a 5-1 Orlando Solar Bears win over the Greenville Swamp Rabbits on Tuesday to win the South Division Semifinals…
SWAMP RABBITS ANSWER BACK IN GAME 2
Eberle nets game-winner; three multi-point performers shine in win BY: Mark Binetti, Greenville Swamp Rabbits GREENVILLE, SC—Tanner Eberle broke a deadlock in a wild third period to headline the Greenville Swamp Rabbits’ Game 2 win over the Orlando Solar Bears by a 4-2 score on Monday…
SWAMP RABBITS DROP GAME 1 in OT
Spencer Kersten ends a 72-minute game to steal Game 1 from Greenville By: Mark Binetti, Greenville Swamp Rabbits GREENVILLE, S.C. – Spencer Kersten ended a marathon goalie duel to give the Orlando Solar Bears a lead in the South Division Semifinals, 1-0, over the Greenville…
SWAMP RABBITS SCHEDULE FOR SOUTH DIVISION SEMIFINALS
Swamp Rabbits and Solar Bears begin a best-of-seven series this Sunday in Greenville By: Mark Binetti, Greenville Swamp Rabbits GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings, announced the full schedule for the 2024 Kelly Cup Playoffs…
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