GOALIE SHUFFLE
Chad Johnson and Matt Zaba have switched places once again. With the HUGE game coming up Friday against Manchester at the XL Center, it’s a good move on the part of the Rangers and Wolf Pack organizations. Here’s the official release: New York…
PACK BRUIN OVERTIME VICTORY AT DUNKIN DONUTS CENTER
VERSUS Over the course of an 80 game season, you’re going to win some you don’t deserve to win and lose some you don’t deserve to lose. This battle between Atlantic Division rivals saw the Hartford Wolf Pack outwork the Providence Bruins…
GRACHEV, RUSSIAN TIGER TAMER
VERSUS Goals by Dale Weise and Evgeny Grachev in the third period led the Hartford Wolf Pack to their first time in 14 tries when trailing after two periods, knocking off their in-state and franchise rival Bridgeport Sound Tigers 3-2 in front of…
SHOT OUT IN SHOOT OUT
VERSUS After expending so much emotion and energy in a very spirited and gutsy game against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers less than 24 hours before, you had to figure that the Hartford Wolf Pack might have at least a little bit of a let down…
PACK CLAIM ON 2-POINTS STOLEN BY PIRATES
VERSUS “We made lots of mistakes,” Hartford Head Coach Ken Gernander said after his Wolf Pack blew a first period lead for the second time in three games and after allowing the tying goal disappeared dropping a 5-2 decision to the visiting Portland…
MORE MOVES THAN A BOWL OF JELLO
This has been a busy day for the Wolf Pack equipment guys with all the comings and going. Today as Howlings reported earlier, Matt Gilroy is on his way to the “Insurance Capital of the World.” Matt Zaba is on his way to the “Big Apple” while Chad Johnson…
SURPRISE !!! MATT GILROY TO HARTFORD
Andrew Gross is reporting in his Rangers Rants blog that Hobey Baker winner Matt Gilroy is being sent by the Rangers to Hartford effective immediately. Illka Heikkinen will remain and play with the Rangers. Gilroy, 25 will help the Wolf Pack immediately.…
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…