POTTER PLANTED IN NY
Corey Potter has been recalled to join the New York Rangers in Ottawa for their game against the Senators. Potter’s recall is insurance in case Michael Del Zotto, chest laceration, cannot play tomorrow night. It also could be an opportunity to showcase…
HARD TIMES
VERSUS If it’s not one thing, it’s another… If the Hartford Wolf Pack stand any chance at all of making the American League playoffs, they’re going to need their star players to elevate their games. That’s not news. General Manager Jim…
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…
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…
CATCHING?
VERSUS The Hartford Wolf Pack have lost by an aggregate score of 27-12 over their last four games. The Charlotte Checkers meanwhile, prior to their 2-1 defeat in Gwinnett on Sunday, had won four straight overwhelming their opponents by a…
WHO’LL STOP THE RAIN…?
VERSUS The old cliché states that, “When it rains it pours.” For the Hartford Wolf Pack, after being blown out for the fourth straight time and having lost their fourth-in-a-row for the third time this season, they must feel like they’re in the…