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.…
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…
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…
PIRATES TIMBERS SHIVERED
VERSUS If the Hartford Wolf Pack wind up with an extended playoff run, they’ll look back to Friday night’s 4-3 overtime win over the visiting Portland Pirates as how they got themselves there. Dane Byers finished off their visitors from Maine…
“THE SHOW” MUST GO ON…
In what is certainly no surprise to regular Howlings readers, Bobby Sanguinetti has been recalled by the New York Rangers and will make his NHL debut Friday night in Tampa Bay. Sanguinetti, is currently number five in the AHL in scoring and tops amongst…
PACK GIVE LOWELL “DEVIL” OF A TIME
VERSUS This Thanksgiving the Pack will have a lot to be thankful for. Wednesday night the Pack got excellent goaltending again from rookie Chad Johnson, two goals from Dale Weise and two assists apiece from the AHL’s overall points leader,…