Archive for AHL
Pack routed by Baby Bruins
Posted by: | CommentsProvidence Bruins 5, Hartford Wolf Pack 0
By Meghan O’Reilly
Hartford, CT, November 4, 2017 – The Hartford Wolf Pack outshot the Providence Bruins 33-29 Saturday night at the XL Center, but could not beat Bruin goaltender Jordan Binnington in a 5-0 loss.
Jacob Forsbacka Karlsson, Kenny Agostino and Colton Hargrove all had a goal and an assist apiece for Providence, and Zach Senyshyn and Josh Hennessy also scored. Chris Nell started in goal for the Wolf Pack and took the loss, with four goals-against on 20 shots, and Alexandar Georgiev allowed one goal on nine shots in relief.
Joe Whitney nets two in Pack loss
Posted by: | CommentsSpringfield Thunderbirds 5, Hartford Wolf Pack 3
Springfield, MA, November 3, 2017 – Joe Whitney scored twice for the Hartford Wolf Pack Friday night at the MassMutual Center, and the Wolf Pack had three power-play goals, but Curtis Valk had two tallies for the Springfield Thunderbirds, and Samuel Montembeault made 38 saves to get his first pro win, as the Thunderbirds prevailed by a score of 5-3.
Ryan Sproul had two assists for Hartford, his first two Wolf Pack points. Henrik Haapala had three assists for the Thunderbirds, and Dryden Hunt had two helpers.
Springfield jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period, on goals by Anthony Greco and Valk.
Fogarty nets two in Pack loss
Posted by: | CommentsHershey Bears 4, Hartford Wolf Pack 3
Hershey, PA, October 29, 2017 – Steven Fogarty scored his first two goals of the season for the Hartford Wolf Pack Sunday at Giant Center, but the Hershey Bears scored two power-play goals and hung on for a 4-3 win.
With both teams playing their third games of the weekend, Hershey was 2-for-8 on the power play, and got a goal and an assist each from Chris Bourque and Wayne Simpson. Liam O’Brien’s third-period goal turned out to be the game-winner, and Travis Boyd had two assists. Dan Catenacci had a pair of assists for the Wolf Pack.
Chytil with a three point night in Pack win
Posted by: | CommentsHartford Wolf Pack 5, Lehigh Valley Phantoms 4
Allentown, PA, October 28, 2017 – Cole Schneider’s game-winning goal with 1:43 left capped a wild third period Saturday night at the PPL Center, as the Hartford Wolf Pack snapped a four-game losing streak with a 5-4 win over the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.
After the Wolf Pack took a 2-1 lead into the third, the two clubs combined for six goals in the final frame, and Hartford came back from 3-2 and 4-3 deficits. Schneider had two assists on the night in addition to his winning goal, and Filip Chytil also had a goal and two helpers for the Wolf Pack. Oskar Lindblom and Philippe Myers had a goal and an assist apiece for the Phantoms, who had won six straight coming into the game.
Chytil scores, Pack gets blown out by Bridgeport
Posted by: | CommentsBridgeport Sound Tigers 5, Hartford Wolf Pack 1
By Ben Harff
Hartford, CT, October 27, 2017 – The Bridgeport Sound Tigers completed a sweep of a pair of back-to-back games with the Hartford Wolf Pack Friday night at the XL Center, defeating the Wolf Pack 5-1.
Bridgeport had downed the Wolf Pack by a 6-3 score Sunday in Bridgeport in the teams’ first meeting of the year.
Josh Ho-Sang and Connor Jones had a goal and an assist each for the Sound Tigers, and Travis St. Denis, Ben Holmstrom and Alan Quine also scored. Michael Dal Colle had two assists. Filip Chytil scored the lone Hartford goal.
Crawley/Pedrie get first pro goals, but Bridgeport smacks Pack
Posted by: | CommentsBridgeport Sound Tigers 6, Hartford Wolf Pack 3
Bridgeport, CT, October 22, 2017 – Three first-period goals sent the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on their way to a 6-3 win over the Hartford Wolf Pack Sunday at Webster Bank Arena.
The Wolf Pack, playing their third game of the weekend, tried to battle back in the final 40 minutes, but were unable to overcome the deficit.
Hartford defensemen Brandon Crawley and Vince Pedrie both scored their first pro goals, and Adam Tambellini had his team-leading fourth of the season, but Mitch Vande Sompel, Tanner Fritz and Michael Dal Colle all had a goal and an assist each for Bridgeport.
Chytil notches an assist as Pack gets blown out
Posted by: | CommentsBelleville Senators 5, Hartford Wolf Pack 1
By Meghan O’Reilly
Hartford, CT, October 20, 2017 – Despite outshooting the Belleville Senators 35-28 Friday night at the XL Center, the Hartford Wolf Pack could not get those shots in the net and fell, 5-1.
The game was the first-ever meeting between the Wolf Pack and Senators, who are a new AHL franchise this year.
“We had enough chances to win the game but we didn’t put the puck in the net and it seemed like everything was bouncing their way,” said Wolf Pack forward Cole Schneider, who had the only goal for the Wolf Pack.
Chytil shines in Pack win
Posted by: | CommentsHartford Wolf Pack 4, Springfield Thunderbirds 3
Springfield, MA, October 14, 2017 – Filip Chytil had the game-winning goal and two assists, for his first North American pro points, Saturday night at the MassMutual Center, as the Hartford Wolf Pack defeated the Springfield Thunderbirds by a score of 4-3.
The game was the Wolf Pack’s first road outing of the season, after the club went 2-1-0-0 in three straight home games to begin the year.
Chytil, 18, the youngest player to suit up in the AHL since October of 1974, was playing in his second game since being assigned to the Wolf Pack by the parent New York Rangers on Tuesday.
Nieves with goal and assist as Pack tops Marlies
Posted by: | CommentsHartford Wolf Pack 5, Toronto Marlies 2
By Meghan O’Reilly
Hartford, CT, October 13, 2017 – Boo Nieves had the game-winning goal and an assist, and Scott Kosmachuk added three assists, as the Hartford Wolf Pack downed the Toronto Marlies 5-2 Friday night at the XL Center.
The Wolf Pack scored early, a developing trend for the team, thanks to Adam Tambellini and assists from Nieves and Kosmachuk. That goal occurred at 5:07 of the first period, and it was on the team’s first shot on goal of the game. After a series of penalties, the Wolf Pack was outshot in the first period 11-5.
The second period started uneventfully, but it did not stay that way for long. At 6:29, the Wolf Pack’s Matt Puempel changed the tone of the game by putting the rebound of his own shot past Toronto goaltender Garret Sparks (25 saves), making the score 2-0. Ryan Graves and Alexei Bereglazov were credited with the assists.
Pack rights the ship, wins in shootout
Posted by: | CommentsHartford Wolf Pack 2, Lehigh Valley Phantoms 1 (SO)
By Ben Harff
Hartford, CT, October 8, 2017 – Adam Tambellini scored the only goal of the shootout, and the only Hartford Wolf Pack regulation goal, against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms Sunday at the XL Center, in a 2-1 Wolf Pack win.
The game featured a fine goaltending duel between the Wolf Pack’s Chris Nell, who made 28 saves and went 3-for-3 in the shootout, and Lehigh Valley’s Alex Lyon, who stopped 35 shots and was 2-for-3 on shootout attempts.
Just like Friday’s Wolf Pack opener, a 5-4 loss to the Charlotte Checkers, the Wolf Pack scored first in Sunday’s matchup. After Lehigh Valley racked up slashing penalties to T.J. Brennan and Phil Myers, the Pack was given a 5-on-3 opportunity. At the 9:40 mark, Joe Whitney snapped a pass to a wide-open Tambellini on the left back door. Defensemen Nick Pionk also assisted on the goal.