THE WOLF AND THE HAWK
By Bruce Berlet One is “Mr. Wolf Pack.” The other is “Hawk” – thought whether it’s for his ample nose or being a fan of the reigning Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks is open to debate. But there’s no debating the influence that Ken Gernander and…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet Chad Kolarik was chilling out around 4 p.m. Thursday when he got a phone call from Columbus Blue Jackets assistant general manager Chris McFarland. To his stunning surprise, the right wing on the Springfield Falcons’ No. 1 line learned he…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet Left wing Dane Byers will be playing in the Wolf Pack’s home finale Saturday night – for the opposition. Byers, the Wolf Pack’s fourth captain, was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets by the New York Rangers on Thursday for…
NOW YOU SEE’EM, NOW YOU DON’T
VERSUS The players on the Hartford Wolf Pack talked about not getting too high or too low after dismantling the injury depleted Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Sunday, but that it was something they could build on. Well, so much for that. “I didn’t like…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet Wolf Pack coach Ken Gernander has never been averse to shuffling lines to try to shake up his troops, but he has changed them more this year than his socks. And that’s something considering the Wolf Pack usually don’t play more than four…
WOLF PACK KNOCK KING KONG OFF THEIR BACKS
VERSUS (We owe our faithful readers an explanation as to why this report is so late. When we came home from the game last night there was no power in our house and it stayed that way through almost 11am today. Once the power came back on it was a…
GRACHEV BACK IN HARTFORD
New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that forward Evgeny Grachev has been assigned to the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL). Grachev, 20, skated in six consecutive games following his recall on…
NINE AND COUNTING
VERSUS Two gift goals for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers sucked the life out of the Hartford Wolf Pack and led to their team record ninth consecutive defeat Saturday 4-1 in front of 5,046 at the Arena at Harbor Yard. “We’re just fortunate that…
SNAKEBITTEN
VERSUS The old saying goes, “When it rains; it pours.” That’s the best phrase to describe the Wolf Pack 13 games into the season. The team continues to find themselves in holes that they don’t have the offensive strength to dig their way out…
NOW THAT’S HOCKEY
VERSUS Hartford, CT – The Connecticut Whale came into Saturday night’s contest with the visiting Worcester Sharks looking to build off a strong win in Providence the night before.…