AHL Announces 2022-23 Regular-Season Schedule

By Bob Phillips

SPRINGFIELD–The Hartford Wolf Pack, in conjunction with the American Hockey League, has announced the club’s full schedule for the 2022-23 AHL regular season. This will be the 26th season for the Wolf Pack, the AHL affiliate of the New York Rangers, commencing with a pair of road games against the division rival Charlotte Checkers on Friday, Oct. 14 (7 p.m.) and Saturday, Oct. 15 (6 p.m.). This marks the first time since the 2014-15 season that the Wolf Pack will start on the road. The Pack will host their home opener on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. when the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins come to town for the first of three visits on the season.

The club sees three new teams added to the schedule for the 2022-23 season. The Milwaukee Admirals, Grand Rapids Griffins, and Rockford IceHogs will all make rare appearances at the XL Center.

The Admirals come to town on Friday, Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. Milwaukee’s visit to Hartford will be just their second-ever, and the first since Feb. 14, 2003. The Griffins will visit Hartford on Saturday, Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. It’ll be their first appearance in the Connecticut capital since January 2, 2009. The IceHogs, meanwhile, come to the XL Center for the first time ever on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m.

Once again, the club hosts a home game on the day after Thanksgiving, Nov. 25. The Pack will take on the Hershey Bears that night with the first puck dropping at 7 p.m. The club is also home for the last game prior to the holiday break on Thursday, Dec. 23. That night, the ‘Battle of Connecticut’ rages on as the Bridgeport Islanders come to town for a 5 p.m. faceoff.

New Year’s Eve and St. Patrick’s Day will see the ‘I-91 Rivalry’ take center stage at the XL Center. The defending Eastern Conference Champion Springfield Thunderbirds roll into town on both December 31 (5:30 p.m.) and March 17 (7 p.m.).

The Pack closes out the 2022-23 regular season on Saturday, April 15, when they visit the Springfield Thunderbirds at 7:05 p.m. The home portion of the schedule concludes on Friday, April 14, when the Penguins return to Hartford for a 7 p.m. puck drop.

The full 2022-23 Hartford Wolf Pack schedule can be viewed here.

For tickets, visit www.hartfordwolfpack.com/tickets.

Bridgeport Islanders Info:

Connecticut’s other AHL team, the Bridgeport Islanders, will open the 2022-23 season with three road contests—two in Providence and one in Springfield—starting on Friday, Oct. 14 in Providence vs. the Bruins. The Islanders home opener will be on Saturday, Oct. 22, vs. the Laval Rocket. First puck drops at the Total Mortgage Arena at 7 p.m. More information on the home opener, as well as the Islanders’ promotional schedule, will be released soon. Meanwhile, what we do know is this: .”

*25 of the team’s 36 home games will be played on weekend dates.

*The home schedule includes 12 Saturday night games, six Sunday afternoon games and six Friday night contests.

*Bridgeport will face 12 different opponents at Total Mortgage Arena in 2022-23.

*62 of the 72 regular-season games (86.1%) are against Atlantic Division opponents.

*Home Games by Month: October (2), November (8), December (5), January (6), February (5), March (5), April (5) .”

For a printable version of the Islanders’ schedule, click HERE.

Season Ticket Memberships for the 2022-23 campaign are currently on sale, as are group tickets, offering discounted pricing along with exclusive benefits such as an opportunity to get a Bridgeport Islanders hat for every member of the group, recognition on the videoboard, and access to exclusive group outing experiences. For more information, please visit www.bridgeportislanders.com. Information on single-game ticket sales will be forthcoming soon.