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| Star Wars Night will be on Saturday at the XL Center. Fans are invited to rub shoulders (or wands) with their favorite Star Wars characters. |
HARTFORD—The
Wolf Pack (11-4-2-5, 29 pts.) made a two-game trip to the Keystone State this
past weekend and came away with their first two overtime losses of the
season. On Sat. night in Allentown, in their first look of the season at
the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, the Wolf Pack nursed a 1-0 lead for more than a
period-and-a-half, courtesy of a Matt Beleskey goal in the first period, but
fell in OT by a score of 2-1. In Hershey on Sun., Steven Fogarty’s second
goal of the game, and his team-leading seventh of the season, tied the score
with 2:03 remaining in regulation, but the Bears prevailed in overtime, 4-3.
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This week:
The Wolf Pack start a three-game
weekend, and a stretch of six games in nine days, Fri. night, with their first
visit of the year to Springfield. Faceoff for that game, the last of five
straight on the road for the Wolf Pack, is 7:05 p.m.. Head Coach Kris
Knoblauch’s team returns to the XL Center Sat. night, for a 7:30 game vs. the
Binghamton Devils, and then travels to Providence to take on the Bruins Sun. at
3:05.
Fri., Dec. 6 at the Springfield
Thunderbirds (Florida) at the MassMutual Center, 7:05 p.m.
The Thunderbirds, who enter the week three points behind
the Wolf Pack in the Atlantic Division standings, at 13-11-0-0 for 26 points,
snapped a three-game losing streak in their last action Sat., a 6-3 home win
over Laval.
The Wolf Pack swept their first two meetings with the
Thunderbirds, both at the XL Center, winning 3-1 on October 12 and 1-0 on
October 18. The Thunderbirds won four of the five battles between the two
teams in Springfield last season.
Springfield’s leading point and goal-scorer is rookie
Owen Tippett, who is tied for the league rookie goals lead, and is tied for
second in points among first-year pros, with 10-10-20 in 22 games.
Broadcast – live with Bob Crawford on-line at www.hartfordwolfpack.com. Video streaming at theahl.com/AHLTV.
Sat., Dec. 7 vs. the Binghamton
Devils (New Jersey) at the XL Center, 7:30 p.m.
This is “Star Wars Night” at the XL Center. Fans
can rub shoulders with their favorite Star Wars characters, and win some
awesome Star Wars prizes. The first 2,000 fans through the doors for this game will
receive a free Wolf Pack 2020 calendar, presented by Hartford Distributors.
This is the second of four games on the season between
the Wolf Pack and the Devils, and the Wolf Pack took the first meeting, winning
4-3 in overtime October 19 in Binghamton. The Wolf Pack were 2-1-1-0 vs.
the Devils last year and swept both XL Center encounters.
Binghamton is 0-3-1-0 in its last four games and 7-11-4-0
(18 pts.) on the year.
Veteran center Ben Street (8-16-24 in 22 GP) is the
Devils’ points leader, and Brett Seney tops the club in goals, with 11-9-20 in
21 GP.
At this and every Wolf Pack Fri. or Sat. home game, fans
are encouraged to come early for “Hockey Happy Hour” in the XL Center’s
Coliseum Club. From 5:30 p.m. until puck drop, a $5 wrist band gives fans
access to the “Chill Zone” of the Coliseum Club, which features an appetizer
buffet and $2 beers, presented by Minuteman Press.
Broadcast – live with Bob Crawford and Mark Bailey
on-line at www.hartfordwolfpack.com. Video streaming at theahl.com/AHLTV.
Sun., Dec. 8 at the Providence
Bruins (Boston) at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center Providence, 3:05 p.m.
Providence has risen to the top of the Atlantic Division,
with a 5-0-1-0 run since a 5-2 loss to the Wolf Pack Nov. 16 at the XL
Center. The Bruins come into the week with a 14-7-1-2 record for 31
points.
Rookie center Jack Studnicka, Providence’s leader in
points and goals (10-10-20 in 22 GP), returned from his first career NHL action
Sun. and had a goal and an assist in a 4-0 Bruin win at Charlotte. That
extended a goal-scoring streak to six games (6-4-10) for Studnicka, who is tied
for second among AHL rookies in points and goals.
The Wolf Pack are 2-0-0-1 in earlier action this year vs.
the Bruins, with a win and a shootout loss to show for two previous visits to
Providence.
Broadcast – live with Bob Crawford on-line at www.hartfordwolfpack.com. Video streaming at theahl.com/AHLTV.
Wolf Pack Community Appearances:
The Wolf Pack have the following
appearances scheduled this week. For further information on these, or any
other Wolf Pack community initiatives, contact Wolf Pack community relations
manager Frank Berrian, at (860) 541-4728:
- Thurs., Dec. 5, 9:15 AM, New Hartford, CT: The
Wolf Pack’s lovable mascot, Sonar, visits three New Hartford schools (New
Hartford Elementary, 40 Wicket St.; Bakerville School, 51 Cedar Lane; and Ann
Antolini School, 30 Antolini Rd.) to promote the Wolf Pack’s “Read to the Rink”
program.
- Thurs., Dec. 5, 5:00 p.m., Blue Back Square, West
Hartford, CT: Sonar helps kick off the Holidays in Blue Back
Square’s “Holiday Stroll”.
- Sat., Dec. 7, 8:00 AM, West Farms Mall, West Hartford,
CT: Sonar will be delivering some of the toys
collected in the Wolf Pack’s “Teddy Bear Toss” to Toys for Tots, in conjunction
with NBC Connecticut.
- Sat., Dec. 7, 11:00 AM, Connecticut Science Center, 250
Columbus Blvd., Hartford: Sonar will be on hand for a Science Center Sci-Fi
event.
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Pack Tracks:
Sat., Dec. 28, when the Wolf Pack
host the Providence Bruins at 7:00 p.m., the first 2,000 fans into the game
will receive a free Wolf Pack pennant flag, courtesy of NBC Connecticut.
Also that night, there will be a free post-game skate on the XL Center ice.
Each of the Wolf Pack’s Sun. and
Wednesday home games will feature the Wolf Pack’s “Click It or Ticket Hat Trick
Pack”. The Hat Trick Pack includes two tickets, two sodas and a large
popcorn, all for just $40. The next Hat Trick Pack game is Wednesday, Dec.
11, a 7:00 p.m. battle with the Binghamton Devils.
In partnership with the Hartford
Chamber of Commerce, the Wolf Pack this year will be offering “Suit to Sweater
Wednesdays”, to wash away the mid-week work blues. Any fan showing a company
ID at the Sunwave Gas & Power Ticket office can purchase Blue-Level tickets
to Wolf Pack Wednesday home games for only $15 each (limit two tickets per
ID). The Wolf Pack’s next Wednesday home date is Dec. 11, when the
Binghamton Devils invade the XL Center for a 7:00 p.m. game.
Once again this season, $1 hot dogs,
and $2 draft beers and fountain sodas are available at every Friday Wolf Pack
home game,through the start of the second period. The Wolf Pack’s next Friday-night
home outing is Dec. 13, when they entertain the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in a
7:15 p.m. game.
Wolf Pack home game tickets can be
purchased at the XL Center box office, on-line at www.hartfordwolfpack.com and by phone at (877)
522-8499. Tickets purchased in advance for kids 12 or younger start at
just $10 each, and all tickets will have a $3 day-of-game increase.
To speak with a Wolf Pack
representative about season or group tickets, or any of the Wolf Pack’s ticketing
options, call (860) 722-9425, or click here to request more info. To visit the Wolf Pack
on line, go to www.hartfordwolfpack.com.
—Staff Reports
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