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By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack  HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack conclude a brief two-game homestand tonight as they open a weekend back-to-back at the XL Center against the Providence Bruins. Puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m., and coverage is available on both AHLTV and Mixlr. Tale of The Tape: This is the ninth of ten meetings between the Wolf Pack and the Bruins this season. It is the fifth and final meeting between the sides at the XL Center. They’ll wrap up their season series in eight days on April 8th in Providence. The Wolf Pack scored a 3-2 comeback victory in overtime in the last meeting between the foes on February 18th, stunning the visiting Bruins. Marc McLaughlin put the Bruins ahead 1-0 12:58 into the second period, converting on a powerplay for his tenth goal of the season. Jack Ahcan would make it 2-0 for the Bruins just 4:40 into the final stanza, seemingly putting the game out of reach. Bobby Trivigno had other ideas, however. Trivigno sent a perfect pass to Karl Henriksson, who jammed home his fourth goal of the season at 7:20. Hartford then tied the game at 10:11 when Trivigno lit the lamp himself for the seventh time on the season. In overtime, Jonny Brodzinski made quick work of the Bruins, snapping home the game-winner just 17 seconds in on the first overtime shot. The Wolf Pack are 4-3-1-0 in eight prior meetings with the Bruins this season, while the Bruins are 4-1-3-0 head-to-head with the Wolf Pack. Wolf Pack Outlook: On Wednesday night, the Wolf Pack won their second straight game, scoring four unanswered goals to beat the Bridgeport Islanders 4-1 at the XL Center. Paul Thompson opened the scoring 13:07 in, giving the Isles an early lead, but Louis Domingue would slam the door shut from there. Brodzinski tied the tilt 2:10 into the second, snapping a shot over Cory Schneider’s glove on a two-on-one. Hartford took the lead for good on the powerplay at 9:49, as Jake Leschyshyn beat Schneider on the short side. The lead was extended at 17:02 when Henriksson tipped home a point shot from Brandon Scanlin. Brodzinski hit the 20-goal mark at 17:57 of the third period, hitting the empty net to cement the victory. The win pushed Hartford one point ahead of Bridgeport for the final playoff spot in the Atlantic Division. Brodzinski leads the Wolf Pack in points with 43 (20 g, 23 a) in 41 games. Will Cuylle, meanwhile, leads the team in goals with 24. Bruins Outlook: The Bruins won their eighth straight game on Wednesday night, knocking off the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 4-3 in the shootout. Trailing 2-1 through forty minutes of play, the Bruins found the equalizer 4:51 into the final frame when Luke Toporowski scored his 13th goal of the season. Valtteri Puustinen needed less than a minute to put the Penguins back in front, scoring his second goal of the night and 23rd of the season at 5:43 to make it 3-2. Again, the Bruins responded as Fabian Lysell scored at 9:05 to force overtime. After OT solved nothing, the sides headed to a shootout, where Lysell scored in the first round for Providence. Brandon Bussi stopped all three Penguins to preserve the win. Rookie Georgii Merkulov leads the Bruins in scoring with 51 points (23 g, 28 a) in 59 games. His 23 goals also lead the Bruins in that category. Game Information: WATCH: AHLTV LISTEN: Mixlr Play-by-play voice of the Wolf Pack, Alex Thomas, will have ‘Wolf Pack Pregame’ starting live at 6:45 p.m. on both AHLTV and Mixlr. The Wolf Pack conclude their back-to-back set tomorrow night when they visit the Lehigh Valley Phantoms at the PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The puck drop is set for 7:05 p.m. The Pack is back at the XL Center on Wednesday night when the Wolf Pack hosts the Toronto Marlies for the only time this season. The puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m. Tickets are available at hartfordwolfpack.com. HARTFORD WOLF PACK HOME Read the full article

By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack hosted the Bridgeport Islanders at the XL Center on Wednesday night for a crucial tilt in the Atlantic Division playoff chase. Jonny Brodzinski continued to torch the Isles, potting a pair of goals as the Wolf Pack earned a key 4-1 win in the penultimate installment in the ‘Battle of Connecticut.’ Jake Leschyshyn tallied the eventual game-winner midway through the second period. Chris Terry was sent to the box for hooking, giving the Wolf Pack their second powerplay opportunity of the game. Lauri Pajuniemi fed the puck to Leschyshyn, who skated to the bottom of the left circle and snapped a shot from a sharp angle over the blocker of Cory Schneider. The goal gave the Pack a lead they would not give up. The goal was Leschyshyn’s first game-winning tally as a member of the Wolf Pack and his tenth point in thirteen games with Hartford. The Islanders broke the ice just over thirteen minutes into the first period. Collin Adams freed the puck from a scrum along the right wall, and Paul Thompson corralled it. Thompson then snapped a shot over the glove of Louis Domingue from the right-wing circle, giving the Islanders the game’s first lead. The goal was the veteran forward’s fourth against the Wolf Pack this season and stood as the only blemish on Domingue’s record in the contest. The Wolf Pack answered back to the tune of three goals in the middle stanza for the second straight meeting. Brodzinski stole the puck at center ice and had a partial two-on-one breakaway opportunity with Will Cuylle. Brodzinski powered into the right circle and elected to shoot, ripping a shot by the glove of Schneider to tie the contest at one. The goal was Brodzinski’s eighth against the Islanders on the campaign and his team-leading 42nd point. Leschyshyn struck on the powerplay at 9:49, putting the game out of reach for good. Karl Henriksson stretched the lead to two just over the seventeen-minute mark of the period. Brandon Scanlin blasted a one-timer from the blue line that hit two sticks on its way to the goal. The puck grazed off Terry’s stick, and then Henriksson deflected the puck past Schneider's blocker. The goal was Henriksson’s sixth of the campaign, and the Wolf Pack took a 3-1 lead into the final stanza. Brodzinski ended the intrigue at 17:57 of the third period, scoring his second goal of the game on an empty Bridgeport net. It was the Wolf Pack captain’s 20th goal of the season, becoming the second member of the Wolf Pack to hit that mark. The tally also represented Brodzinski’s team-leading 43rd point of the campaign. The Islanders peppered Domingue in the final stanza, firing sixteen shots on the veteran netminder. However, Domingue denied all of them, and the Wolf Pack earned a pivotal 4-1 victory over their in-state rivals. The Wolf Pack returns to the XL Center on Friday, March 31st, hosting the Providence Bruins. Join us for ‘Miracle League Night’ and $2 beers and $1 hot dogs! The puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m. To get tickets, visit hartfordwolfpack.com. HARTFORD WOLF PACK HOME Read the full article

By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack  HARTFORD, CT – Despite trailing three times in the contest, the Hartford Wolf Pack won a crucial victory over the Bridgeport Islanders on Wednesday night. Six different Wolf Pack players lit the lamp as the team earned a 7-5 comeback victory in the ninth installment of the ‘Battle of Connecticut.’ Jonny Brodzinski completed the comeback bid for good about thirteen minutes into the final period. Playing in his first game since being assigned to Hartford by the New York Rangers on March 11th, Brodzinski took a feed from Jake Leschyshyn and blasted a one-timer from the left circle that Cory Schneider couldn’t stop. The goal was Brodzinski’s second of the contest and stood as the eventual game-winner. The Islanders broke the ice just under two minutes into a wild opening period. Ruslan Iskhakov started the scoring, collecting a loose puck at center ice and dancing his way into the offensive zone before wrapping around the Hartford net and lighting the lamp just 1:56 into the contest. The tally was Iskhakov’s 15th of his rookie campaign and gave the Islanders the game’s first lead. Fellow rookie Will Cuylle would find the equalizer just under a minute later. Cuylle, stationed in the slot, tipped a pass from Ty Emberson past Schneider to tie up the contest. The goal was Cuylle’s 20th of his rookie campaign, becoming the first member of the Wolf Pack to reach the 20-goal mark. The goal was also Cuylle’s 34th point of the season, good for the team lead. Bridgeport reinstated the lead with a pair of goals in four minutes. Kyle MacLean put the Islanders back on top just over the five-minute mark in the period. MacLean grabbed the puck out of the air in the left-wing circle, rotated towards the goal, and sniped a shot from a sharp angle that squeezed by the glove of Domingue and into the net, putting Bridgeport back on top. Andy Andreoff pushed the Isles lead to two just over four minutes later. Chris Terry fired a shot from the right circle that Domingue turned away. Andreoff pounced on the rebound and buried it into the Hartford net to give the Islanders their biggest lead of the night. The goal was Andreoff’s team-leading 26th of the campaign. The Wolf Pack drew back within one late in the opening stanza. The Islanders had a powerplay killed, but before Paul Thompson could get back into the action, Lauri Pajuniemi sniped a long-range shot past Schneider for his 17th goal of the season. Pajuniemi’s 17 goals are good for second on the team, and his tally sent the Wolf Pack into the second period trailing by one. The Pack once again evened the score to start the middle stanza. Brodzinski took a shot from a sharp angle, and the puck deflected off the back of Schneider and into the net, tying the contest just 1:26 into the period. The Islanders protested as the net was dislodged in the mayhem, but the officials ruled that the goal stood, officially giving Brodzinski his 13th tally of the campaign. Bridgeport would grab the lead for the third time just over six minutes later. William Dufour kept the puck in the offensive zone and fired a shot from the blue line. Commotion in front of the net caused the puck to trickle by Domingue, putting the Wolf Pack in a 4-3 hole heading into the third period. For the third time in the game, the Wolf Pack would draw even thanks to a goal early in the final stanza. Ryan Carpenter managed to keep the puck in the offensive zone with an impressive backward pass, and Will Lockwood collected it. Lockwood skated to the right wall before firing a centering pass for Carpenter, who unleashed a shot from the slot that beat the blocker of Schneider. The goal was Carpenter’s 16th of the campaign and evened the score at four apiece. Tim Gettinger gave the Wolf Pack their first lead of the night about five minutes later. Carpenter rimmed the puck around the boards, and Schneider went out to settle it. However, the puck took a wild bounce off the wall, and Gettinger corralled it before beating a diving Schneider to give the Pack a lead they would not lose. It was the twelfth time Gettinger has lit the lamp this season, and he has given him points in his last three games. Will Lockwood earned the extra helper on Gettinger’s goal, his third point of the night. It was Lockwood’s first multi-point game since joining the Wolf Pack on March 8th. Brodzinski found twine for the second time on the night at 12:59, putting the game out of reach for good. The goal gave Brodzinski three points (2 g, 1 a) in the game; he has seven points (4 g, 3 a) in his last two games against the Islanders. Tanner Fritz added an insurance tally just over the seventeen-minute mark, scoring on the empty Bridgeport net. Cuylle and Brodzinski earned assists on the score, each earning their third point of the game. Collin Adams would tack on an extra goal for Bridgeport with 50 seconds remaining in the contest, but the intrigue ended there, and the Wolf Pack picked up a 7-5 victory. The Wolf Pack returns to the ice on Friday, March 17th, hosting the Springfield Thunderbirds in the latest installment of the ‘I-91 Rivalry’. Join us for $2 beers and $1 hot dogs, and a specialty pint glass giveaway presented by Four Dads Pub! The puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m. To get tickets, visit hartfordwolfpack.com. HARTFORD WOLF PACK HOME Read the full article

WOLF PACK SWEEP PRESEASON OVER ISLANDERS WITH A 5-1 VICTORY AT TRINITY COLLEGE By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack completed a sweep of their preseason home-and-home series with the Bridgeport Islanders on Friday night. Five different Wolf Pack players scored as Hartford came away with a 5-1 victory on the campus of Trinity College. Tim Gettinger would put the Wolf Pack back in front for good, just 6:08 into the middle stanza. Defenseman Brandon Scanlin fired a wrist shot from the high slot toward the Islander goal, where Gettinger was positioned. In front of Islander starter Jakub Skarek, Gettinger tipped the shot home for his first preseason goal and Hartford’s first five-on-five goal of the contest. The Wolf Pack would open the scoring with a powerplay goal, their third of the preseason. Tanner Fritz hit Lauri Pajuniemi with a cross-ice pass, setting up the Finnish forward on the far side of the Islander zone. Pajuniemi then sent a pass to the goal crease, where Turner Elson was stationed. The veteran Elson would tap home his first goal of the preseason at 9:09 of the opening frame. The Islanders would respond, scoring the game’s first five-on-five goal in the final minute of the opening period. Ryan MacKinnon fired a shot from the point that found its way through traffic and by Wolf Pack starter Louis Domingue. The goal was MacKinnon’s first of the preseason. Gettinger’s redirection of the Scanlin shot kickstarted a strong middle stanza for the Pack. Bobby Trivigno would jam home a rebound to extend the Hartford lead to 3-1 at 14:07. Austin Rueschhoff fired a shot at Islander goalie Cory Schneider, who played the second half of the game, after collecting possession in the offensive zone. The shot created a rebound, which Trivigno pounced on for his first goal of the exhibition season. Hartford would take a 4-1 lead 5:06 into the third period as Karl Henriksson deposited his first of the preseason. Defenseman Tim Theocharidis carried the puck deep into the Islander zone, eventually swinging a pass to Henriksson at the side of the net. Henriksson collected the pass and beat Schneider, allowing Hartford to pull away. Bridgeport had a golden opportunity to draw back into the game in the final ten minutes, as Jimmy Lambert was awarded a penalty shot. Lambert, however, was denied by Domingue on the try, keeping Hartford’s lead at three. Tanner Fritz then finished the scoring on this night, firing home his first of the preseason at 14:27 of the third to make it 5-1 for Hartford. The Wolf Pack open the 2022-23 season on Friday, October 14th, when they visit the Charlotte Checkers at 7:00 p.m. The club hosts its home opener on Saturday, October 22nd, at 7:00 p.m. when the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins come to town. To run with the Pack during the 2022-23 season, visit hartfordwolfpack.com/tickets for information on ticket packages and to purchase single-game tickets. HARTFORD WOLF PACK HOME Read the full article

BY: Jason Chaimovitch, American Hockey League SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Kaapo Kahkonen of the Iowa Wild is the winner of the Aldege “Baz” Bastien Memorial Award as the AHL’s outstanding goaltender for the 2019-20 season. The award is voted on by coaches, players, and members of the media in each of the league’s 31 cities. Named a 2019-20 First Team AHL All-Star last week, Kahkonen made 34 appearances for the Wild this season, helping the club to the best regular-season record in franchise history. Kahkonen led the AHL in victories (25-6-3) and shutouts (seven) and ranked fourth in goals-against average (2.07) and save percentage (.927) while placing among the top 10 in minutes played and shots faced. The CCM/AHL Goaltender of the Month for February, Kahkonen finished the year with a 10-1-1 record (1.16, .961) and five shutouts in his last 12 starts. A 23-year-old native of Helsinki, Finland, Kahkonen also made his National Hockey League debut this season, going 3-1-1 with a 2.96 GAA and a .913 save percentage in five appearances with the Minnesota Wild. Kahkonen, Minnesota’s fourth-round selection in the 2014 NHL Draft, shows a record of 42-20-11 with a 2.45 GAA, a .916 save percentage and 13 shutouts in his two seasons with Iowa, and is the first goaltender since Martin Biron (1997-99) to lead the AHL in shutouts in back-to-back seasons. The Aldege “Baz” Bastien Memorial Award, which was first presented in 1984, honors former Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Baz Bastien, who played four seasons in goal with the AHL’s Pittsburgh Hornets (1945-49) before suffering a career-ending eye injury. Bastien would go on to serve as head coach and general manager of the Hornets, leading them to the 1967 Calder Cup championship. Previous winners of the award include Jon Casey (1985), Sam St. Laurent (1986), Mark Laforest (1987, 1991), Felix Potvin (1992), Corey Hirsch (1993), Manny Legace (1996), Martin Biron (1999), Dwayne Roloson (2001), Jason LaBarbera (2004, 2007), Ryan Miller (2005), Michael Leighton (2008), Cory Schneider (2009), Jonathan Bernier (2010), Jake Allen (2014), Matt Murray (2015), Peter Budaj (2016), Troy Grosenick (2017), Garret Sparks (2018) and Alex Nedeljkovic (2019). In operation since 1936, the American Hockey League continues to serve as the top development league for all 31 National Hockey League teams. Nearly 90 percent of all players competing in the NHL are AHL graduates, and through the years the American Hockey League has been home to more than 100 honored members of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Read the full article

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