Wolf Pack Get Into Holiday Spirit

HARTFORD—Hartford Wolf Pack players helped generate nearly $7,000 over the past two weeks, in support of a pair of significant local community causes. On Sunday, Dec. 2, the Wolf Pack held its annual “Bowl-a-Thon” in conjunction with Special Olympics Connecticut (SOCT). The entire Wolf Pack team hit the lanes at Revolutions Bowling and Lounge in South Windsor, bowling alongside teams of Special Olympics athletes. Ten teams solicited donations, and a total of 55 bowlers participated, clearing a total of $5,171 for SOCT.

Factoring in a Hartford Wolf Pack Community Foundation grant of $5,000 earlier this fall, earmarked for SOCT’s Northern Time Trials, the Bowl-a-Thon funds bring the total raised by the Wolf Pack for SOCT this year to upwards of $10,100.

 

Special Olympics Connecticut is a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering individuals with intellectual disabilities to become physically fit, productive and respected members of society through sports training and competition. SOCT was formed in 1969 to serve the needs of people with intellectual disabilities throughout the state.

The Wolf Pack also spent time assisting the Channel 3 Kids Camp, at Holiday Light Fantasia in Hartford’s Goodwin Park. Wolf Pack players Gabriel Fontaine, Ryan Gropp and Ryan Lindgren joined the Wolf Pack’s lovable mascot, Sonar, at Goodwin Park Tuesday, Nov. 27, helping to collect ticket payments and assisting Holiday Light Fantasia visitors in navigating the displays. Better than $1,500 was raised for Channel 3 Kids Camp during the time the Wolf Pack contingent was on-site.

Channel 3 Kids Camp, located in Andover, CT, yearly provides nearly 3,000 individuals, from Connecticut and areas throughout New England, with the opportunity to connect with the outdoors through recreational and educational camp experiences, regardless of economic, physical or developmental challenges.

The Wolf Pack’s next game is Thursday night, the first of two games against the Charlotte Checkers at Bojangles’ Coliseum in Charlotte. Faceoff is at 7 p.m., and the game can be heard live on News Radio 1410 WPOP, and on-line at www.newsradio1410.com and iHeartRadio. Video streaming is available at theahl.com/AHLTV.

The next home game for the Wolf Pack is Wed., Dec. 19, vs. the Providence Bruins. First puck drops at 7 p.m. at the XL Center, and it will be another chance to take advantage of the Wolf Pack’s “Click It or Ticket Family Value Pack,” which includes two tickets, two hot dogs and two sodas for $40.

Tickets for all 2018-19 Wolf Pack home games are on sale now at the Agera Energy Ticket Office at the XL Center, on-line at http://www.hartfordwolfpack.com and by phone at (877) 522-8499. Tickets purchased in advance for kids 12 or younger start at $13, and all tickets will have a $3 day-of-game increase.

Season ticket information for the Wolf Pack’s 2018-19 AHL season can be found on-line at www.hartfordwolfpack.com. To speak with a representative about all of the Wolf Pack’s many attractive ticketing options, call (855) 762-6451, or click here to request more info.

—Staff Reports