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BY: Bob Crawford, Hartford Wolf Pack Allentown, PA, April 13, 2019 – The Hartford Wolf Pack scored the first two goals of the game Saturday night at the PPL Center, in their second-to-last game of the season, but the Lehigh Valley Phantoms battled back for a 3-2 shootout win. Adam Huska made 35 saves for the Wolf Pack, who got goals from Ryan Dmowski and Lewis Zerter-Gossage.  Colin McDonald and David Kase scored for Lehigh Valley, and Matthew Strome had the only goal of the shootout.  Mike McKenna stopped 29 shots in the Phantom net and went 3-for-3 in the shootout. “There was lots of compete in our game, guys playing on the right side of the puck, finishing checks, generating some scoring chances,” Wolf Pack head coach Keith McCambridge said.  “One of the things we wanted to get back on track was our d-zone coverage, and we felt like that was better tonight.” The first period was scoreless until only 31.7 seconds remained in it when Dmowski scored his first pro goal to give the Wolf Pack a 1-0 lead.  After Vinni Lettieri tied up Lehigh Valley’s Byron Froese on a draw to the right of McKenna, Steven Fogarty pushed the puck to Dmowski at the right side of the slot.  He sent a backhand toward the net that went off of McKenna and just inside the goal post to his right. The Wolf Pack were outshot 13-5 in the second period but were able to maintain the lead. After Dmowski’s late first-period tally, Zerter-Gossage upped the lead to 2-0 only 2:42 into the second, with his second goal in four pro games.  Gabriel Fontaine won a faceoff to McKenna’s right and moved towards the front of the net, jamming the puck on goal.  McKenna fought that off, but the rebound was flipped in by Zerter-Gossage from the left side. “It’s always nice for guys, when they come in, to get those goals early in their career,” said McCambridge.  Better balance, from top to bottom, in our lineup.” The Phantoms got on the scoreboard with 3:56 left in the second, on a goal by McDonald.  T.J. Brennan slid the puck towards the net from the right point, Adam Huska made the save, but McDonald collected the rebound and backhanded it around Huska and in. The Wolf Pack came close to making the 2-1 lead stand up, but Kase was able to even the score for Lehigh Valley with 3:29 left in the third.  He got by John Gilmour on the right wing in the Hartford zone and let go a shot from the bottom of the right circle that hit the inside of Huska’s right pad and found its way into the goal. Both goaltenders stopped four shots in overtime, and McKenna denied Lettieri, Patrick Newell, and Gilmour in the shootout.  Strome, the Phantoms’ first shooter, playing just his sixth pro game, put a shot just inside the post on Huska’s stick side, for what turned out to be the difference-maker. The Wolf Pack will finish the season Sunday in Hershey, taking on the Bears in a 5:00 PM game.  All of the action can be heard live on News Radio 1410 AM, and 100.9 FM, WPOP, and online at newsradio1410.com and iHeartRadio.  Video streaming is available at theahl.com/AHLTV. Information about all of the Wolf Pack’s many attractive ticketing options can be found online at hartfordwolfpack.com.  To speak with a Wolf Pack representative, call (855) 762-6451, or click here to request more info. Hartford Wolf Pack 2 at Lehigh Valley Phantoms 3 (SO) Saturday, April 13, 2019 - PPL Center Hartford         1 1 0 0 - 2 Lehigh Valley  0 1 1 0 - 3 1st Period-1, Hartford, Dmowski 1 (Fogarty, Lettieri), 19:28. Penalties-St. Amant Hfd (hooking), 10:21; Myers Lv (holding), 14:53. 2nd Period-2, Hartford, Zerter-Gossage 2 (Fontaine, Meskanen), 2:42. 3, Lehigh Valley, McDonald 13 (Brennan, Michel), 16:04. Penalties-St. Amant Hfd (fighting), 2:35; Myers Lv (fighting), 2:35; Froese Lv (hooking), 6:44; Newell Hfd (cross-checking), 6:55; Elmer Hfd (hooking), 16:50. 3rd Period-4, Lehigh Valley, Kase 8 (Willcox), 16:31. Penalties-Crawley Hfd (checking to the head, fighting), 1:19; Carey Lv (instigating, fighting, misconduct - instigating), 1:19; Wesley Hfd (roughing), 2:32; Strome Lv (roughing), 2:32; Wesley Hfd (hooking), 8:34; Wesley Hfd (fighting), 17:33; Goulbourne Lv (fighting), 17:33. OT Period- No Scoring. Penalties-No Penalties Shootout - Hartford 0 (Lettieri NG, Newell NG, Gilmour NG), Lehigh Valley 1 (Strome G, Knight NG). Shots on Goal-Hartford 8-5-14-4-0-31. Lehigh Valley 9-13-11-4-1-38. Power Play Opportunities-Hartford 0 / 2; Lehigh Valley 0 / 4. Goalies-Hartford, Huska 1-4-2 (37 shots-35 saves). Lehigh Valley, McKenna 8-7-0 (31 shots-29 saves). A-8,696 Referees-Beau Halkidis (48), Dan Kelly (55). Linesmen-Jud Ritter (34), J.P. Waleski (14). Read the full article

BY: Bob Crawford, Hartford Wolf Pack Laval, Quebec, October 17, 2018 – The Laval Rocket’s Michael Chaput scored two shorthanded goals against the Hartford Wolf Pack Wednesday night at Place Bell, leading the Rocket to a 5-2 win. Steven Fogarty scored twice in the third period for the Wolf Pack, after Charlie Lindgren had blanked Hartford through the first two periods. “We didn’t give ourselves a chance, in the offensive zone, to generate any scoring chances,” Wolf Pack head coach Keith McCambridge said.  “And that started with not winning those 50-50 puck battles so you can regain possession.  Then they had long blocks of time where we were on our heels, defending.  We get it (the puck) on the wall once, unable to get it out (of the defensive zone), twice, three times, and we still can’t get it out.  We all know, eventually, if you can’t get it out that many times, and you’re defending for a minute-plus in your own end, it’s going to be in the back of your net.” The only scoring of the first period was Chaput’s first of his two shorthanded goals, scored at 18:28 with Michael McCarron in the penalty box for high-sticking. After the Wolf Pack failed to convert a good chance, a Brett Lernout feed sent Chaput and Alex Belzile out on a 2-on-1.  Belzile got the one Wolf Pack player back, John Gilmour, to commit to him in the Wolf Pack zone and dished the puck to the left side for Chaput, whose shot beat Hartford goaltender Marek Mazanec (17 saves) to the glove side. The Rocket then put up three more in the second frame, starting just 3:43 in with Lukas Vejdemo’s first AHL point.  Mazanec stopped a shot from the left point by Brett Kulak, but the rebound went off of Mazanec and into the slot, and Vejdemo fought off Sean Day’s check and flicked the puck into the net. The Wolf Pack then gave up a second shorthanded goal in two power-play opportunities at 9:36, after Lernout was sent off for high-sticking at 8:46.  Again it was Chaput with the finish after Belzile poked the puck away from Chris Bigras in center ice.  That created a 2-on-0 on Mazanec, who made a fine save on Belzile’s initial shot from in front but could not control the rebound, and Chaput capitalized with a high shot from the right side. Later in the period, the Rocket were able to establish a strong forecheck, and that created a goal by Hunter Shinkaruk at 14:45.  After the Wolf Pack missed several opportunities to get the puck out of the defensive zone, Maxime Lamarche passed to the goal mouth from the right side of the slot, and Shinkaruk easily knocked it in on his forehand. The Wolf Pack power play turned things in a positive direction at 3:54 of the third period, with Fogarty getting Hartford on the board on a deflection following a call on Daniel Audette for slashing at 2:08.  Bigras shot the puck from the left point, and Fogarty tipped it past Lindgren. Byron Froese restored the two-goal margin at 11:13, knocking in his own rebound.  Mazanec disputed that goal, as his mask was knocked off, but it was allowed to stand. Fogarty’s second goal of the game made the final 5-2.  That was an unassisted score, as Fogarty worked the puck loose just inside the Rocket blue line and went off on a breakaway.  He faked Lindgren and slipped the puck through his legs with 1:49 left. The Wolf Pack continue their only Canadian road trip of the season, and a stretch of four straight and nine out of 11 on the road, this Friday night, October 19, when they travel to Belleville, Ontario to take on the Belleville Senators.  Faceoff is 7:00 PM and all of the action can be heard live on News Radio 1410 WPOP, and online at newsradio1410.com and iHeartRadio.  Video streaming is available at theahl.com/AHLTV. The next Wolf Pack home game is next Wednesday, October 24, a 7:00 PM contest vs. the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.  That is another opportunity to take advantage of the Wolf Pack’s “Click It or Ticket Family Value Pack,” which includes two tickets, two sodas, and two hot dogs, all for just $40. Tickets for all 2018-19 Wolf Pack home games are on sale now at the Agera Energy Ticket Office at the XL Center, online at hartfordwolfpack.com and by phone at (877) 522-8499.  Tickets purchased in advance for kids 12 or younger start at just $13 each, 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 online at 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. Hartford Wolf Pack 2 at Laval Rocket 5 Wednesday, October 17, 2018 - Place Bell Hartford 0 0 2 - 2 Laval       1 3 1 - 5 1st Period-1, Laval, Chaput 2 (Belzile, Lernout), 18:28 (SH). Penalties-St. Amant Hfd (interference), 0:30; McCarron Lav (high-sticking), 17:42. 2nd Period-2, Laval, Vejdemo 1 (Grenier, Kulak), 3:43. 3, Laval, Chaput 3 (Belzile), 9:36 (SH). 4, Laval, Shinkaruk 1 (Lamarche, Alain), 14:45. Penalties-Lindqvist Hfd (holding), 5:00; Lernout Lav (high-sticking), 8:46; Sklenicka Lav (interference), 19:41. 3rd Period-5, Hartford, Fogarty 2 (Bigras, Gilmour), 3:54 (PP). 6, Laval, Froese 3 (Vejdemo, Agostino), 11:13. 7, Hartford, Fogarty 3   18:11. Penalties-Audette Lav (slashing), 2:08; Chaput Lav (slashing), 8:55; Crawley Hfd (cross-checking), 11:13; Vejdemo Lav (roughing), 11:13; Holland Hfd (interference), 14:00; Shinkaruk Lav (slashing), 18:36. Shots on Goal-Hartford 5-8-9-22. Laval 8-10-4-22. Power Play Opportunities-Hartford 1 / 6; Laval 0 / 3. Goalies-Hartford, Mazanec 2-2-0 (22 shots-17 saves). Laval, Lindgren 3-1-0 (22 shots-20 saves). A-3,483 Referees-Jesse Gour (25), Michael Markovic (47). Linesmen-Guillaume Brunelle (63), Nicolas Piche (6). Read the full article