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WOLF PACK DROP 4-3 OVERTIME DECISION TO PHANTOMS By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack took leads of 2-0 and 3-1 on Friday night at PeoplesBank Arena against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Despite that, the Wolf Pack were only able to manage one point in a 4-3 overtime loss . For just the third time this season, the Wolf Pack opened the scoring. On their first power play of the night, Bryce McConnell-Barker found a loose puck near the top of the crease and jammed home his third goal of the season at 12:12. The goal gave the Wolf Pack power play strikes in three straight games. Talyn Boyko, making his second start of the season, made nine saves in the opening period. Jaroslav Chmelař made it a 2-0 game just 33 seconds into the middle frame, backhanding a loose puck by Carson Bjarnason. Justin Dowling won a battle along the right-wing side and then cut to the net. With the puck loose, Chmelař pounced and found his second goal of the season. It marked the ...

ISLANDERS LOSE ON THE ROAD TO PENGUINS, 3-2 By: Jason Shaya, Bridgeport Islanders Wilkes-Barre, PA – The Bridgeport Islanders headed into enemy territory as they continued to battle Atlantic Division foes when they stepped onto the ice in Wilkes-Barre to play the Penguins. The Islanders faced off against them earlier in the season at home, and Friday night’s game marked the first road trip into Mohegan Arena. During the contest, both teams tallied goals in the opening period and headed into the last frame tied at one goal each. The Penguins found the go-ahead goal late in the third to eventually capture the victory as the Islanders lost their third straight contest. In the opening period, the Penguins scored first when a backhand shot by Sam Poulin deflected in past Marcus Hogberg at 14:14 putting the Islander down 1-0. The Islanders punched back when Alex Jefferies shot goalie, Filip Larsson at 16:45 for his second of the season assisted by defensemen, Cole McWard and Marshall Warren...

BISON ANNOUNCE DETAILS FOR 2025-26 COACHES SHOW By: Erik Konwinski, Bloomington Bison Bloomington, Ill. –  Bloomington Bison President Andy Zilch announced today that Elroy’s will be the official Bison Coaches Show location for the 2025-26 season. The first show of the season will be Tuesday, November 4 at 6 p.m., when fans will get a chance to speak with Head Coach and VP of Hockey Operations Phillip Barski. The Bison will be giving away free tickets to an upcoming game and free merchandise, while everyone in attendance can take advantage of food and drink specials. Elroy’s is located at 102 W Washington Street in downtown Bloomington, serving burgers, wings and more mere minutes away from Grossinger Motors Arena. The coaches show is set to take place on the following Tuesday evenings at 6 p.m. during the 2025-26 season and is free to attend and open to public: November 4, November 18, December 16, January 6, January 20, February 3, February 24, March 3, March 24 and April 7. Single-g...

WOLF PACK JUMP CHECKERS, 4-1 By: Jason Alwang, Howlings HARTFORD, CT: The Hartford Wolf Pack won their second straight game as they defeated the Charlotte Checkers with a final score of 4-1 on Wednesday night at PeoplesBank Arena. “I think we're taking steps in the right direction, and now it’s about continuing to build momentum.” Wolf Pack Head Coach Grant Potulny on the team's overall gameplay in the past two games. The game-winning goal came from Justin Dowling 30 seconds into the second period. Dowling received the puck and went right to the net towards Cooper Black and put on a nifty deke with the backhander to lift it up past Cooper Black (13 saves) to give the Wolf Pack the 2-1 lead. Dowling’s first of the season. Gabe Perreault fed the puck to Dowling for his third assist of the season. “Sometimes, offensive players need to have something like that to happen that just unlocks them a little bit.” Potulny said on Perreault. BOX SCORE  Jack Devine got the scoring started ...

THE HART BEAT - VOLUME 1, ISSUE 3 By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack will look to end the month of October on a positive note as they welcome the Lehigh Valley Phantoms to town for a pair of home games. After that, the Pack will hit the road to Canada to face a pair of North Division foes for the first time this season. In this week’s edition of ‘The Hart Beat’, we’ll take a look back at the club’s first three-game-in-four-night segment, the Pack’s midweek showdown with the Checkers, preview that weekend that will be, and look at what the Pack have been up to in the community. The Week That Was: Friday, Oct. 24, 2025 – Vs. Bridgeport Islanders (0-3 L): The Wolf Pack got the first few shifts they wanted on Friday night but quickly found themselves down 3-0 after the Islanders punched back. Joey Larson opened the scoring on the Islanders first shot of the game, beating Dylan Garand at 3:38 from the left-wing circle. Larson’s bid zipped over the rig...

ISLANDERS SUFFER HOME LOSS TO BEARS 3-1 By: Jayson Shaya, Bridgeport Islanders Bridgeport, CT – The Bridgeport Islanders returned to Total Mortgage Arena on Wednesday night after their first two road games of the season, eager to return to the winning column against the visiting Hershey Bears. Leaving the first period with a 1-0 advantage, the Islanders were unable to maintain their lead as Hershey scored three goals in the second period to win the Atlantic Division rivals’ first matchup of the season, 3-1. The opening frame featured back-and-forth action as the Islanders and Hershey traded quality chances, but both goaltenders stood tall to keep the game scoreless early. At 18:06 of the first, Cam Berg broke the ice, sniping home a beautiful feed from Calum Ritchie between the hashes for the game’s opening tally. The goal marked Berg’s second straight game lighting the lamp and the Islanders’ fourth consecutive contest striking first. Hershey responded just 2:38 into the middle frame...

JUSTIN DOWLING STRIKES TWICE AS WOLF PACK DOWN CHECKERS 4-1 By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – Justin Dowling scored the first two goals of his Wolf Pack tenure on Wednesday night, while rookie Gabe Perreault recorded his first career three-point game (1 g, 2 a) as the club downed the Charlotte Checkers 4-1 at PeoplesBank Arena . Gracyn Sawchyn won a battle along the wall in his own zone, getting the puck to Tobias Bjornfot. Bjornfot collected the puck and flipped it out to center ice, where Jack Devine gained possession. Devine sped into the offensive zone, creating a breakaway, and beat Dylan Garand to make it 1-0. The goal, scored at 8:33, was Devine’s third of the season. The Wolf Pack began to turn the tide in their favor late in the period, stacking shifts and drawing two power play looks. On their second power play, Scott Morrow fired a shot that clipped Trey Fix-Wolansky and snuck through the right pad of Cooper Black at 18:52. Hartford’s second power play goal ...

RANGERS ASSIGN DEFENSEMAN SCOTT MORROW TO WOLF PACK By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – New York Rangers President and General Manager Chris Drury announced today that the club has assigned defenseman Scott Morrow to the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack. Morrow, 22, split the 2024-25 season between the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes and the AHL’s Chicago Wolves. He recorded six points (1 g, 5 a) in 14 games with the Hurricanes and 39 points (13 g, 26 a) in 52 games with the Wolves. He was named to the 2025 AHL All-Star Classic and was named to the AHL’s Top Prospects Team following the season. During the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Morrow skated in five games with the Hurricanes. He also appeared in two Calder Cup Playoff games with the Wolves. The native of Darien, CT, was selected in the second round, 40th overall, by the Hurricanes in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. He was acquired by the Rangers via trade from the Hurricanes on Jul. 1, 2025. Hartford Wolf Pack transactions during the 2...

WOLF PACK RELEASE DEFENSEMAN VINCENT SÈVIGNY FROM PTO By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – New York Rangers Associate General Manager and Hartford Wolf Pack General Manager Ryan Martin announced today that the club has released defenseman Vincent Sévigny from his professional tryout agreement (PTO). Sévigny, 24, recorded 19 points (4 g, 15 a) in 49 games with the ECHL’s Trois-Rivières Lions during the 2024-25 campaign. He also skated in 18 Kelly Cup Playoff games with the Lions, scoring seven points (2 g, 5 a) en route to the club’s first Kelly Cup Championship. The native of Québec, QC, also skated in five games with the AHL’s Laval Rocket, registering six PIMs. He will report to the ECHL’s Reading Royals. Hartford Wolf Pack transactions during the 2025-26 season are powered by Verizon. Join the Wolf Pack for the 2025-26 season! Single game tickets are on sale now! To buy, click here. ABOUT THE HARTFORD WOLF PACK : The Hartford Wolf Pack has been a premier franchise in ...

SWAMP RABBITS RALLY FALLS SHORT AGAINST STINGRAYS Mastrodonato and Isogai bring the Swamp Rabbits within one, but South Carolina hangs on By: Mark Binetti, Greenville Swamp Rabbits (GREENVILLE, S.C.) – Keaton Mastrodonato and Kenta Isogai started a third period rally, the latter scoring his first professional goal, but the Greenville Swamp Rabbits fell short of the South Carolina Stingrays by a 4-3 score on Sunday afternoon. The Swamp Rabbits went 1-2-0-0 on their season-opening “three-in-three”. Tate Singleton put the Swamp Rabbits on the board first, but the in-state rivals left the opening frame tied. At 5:14 of the first, Hudson Schandor sneakily slipped a pass to a streaking Ryan O’Reilly, who went down the ice two-on-one with Singleton. O’Reilly found his man on the left, and Singleton rifled a shot past Antoine Keller’s blocker, giving the Swamp Rabbits a 1-0 lead (Schandor picked up his first career point with the assist). Simon Pinard leveled the playing field with 2:39 remain...

RANGERS ASSIGN CONNOR MACKEY TO WOLF PACK By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – New York Rangers President and General Manager Chris Drury announced today that the club has assigned defenseman Connor Mackey to the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack. Mackey, 29, skated in 66 games with the Wolf Pack during the 2024-25 season, recording 24 points (6 g, 18 a). He also appeared in two games with the Rangers. The native of Tower Lakes, IL, recorded one shot in the Wolf Pack’s season opening 2-1 loss to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Oct. 11. Over parts of three seasons, Mackey has appeared in 111 games with the Wolf Pack, scoring 35 points (8 g, 27 a). Hartford Wolf Pack transactions during the 2025-26 season are powered by Verizon. Join the Wolf Pack for the 2025-26 season! Single game tickets are on sale now! To buy, click here. ABOUT THE HARTFORD WOLF PACK : The Hartford Wolf Pack has been a premier franchise in the American Hockey League since the team’s inception in 1997. Th...

ISLANDERS LOSE AT HOME TO BRUINS By: Jason Shaya, Bridgeport Islanders Bridgeport, CT --  After an opening-night matchup last Saturday that saw the Bridgeport Islanders fall in overtime to the Providence Bruins, the two Atlantic Division foes met once again at Total Mortgage Arena with redemption on the line. However, Providence struck early and often — including three power-play goals — en route to a 5-3 victory over the Islanders. Providence wasted no time opening the scoring, as Billy Sweezey’s shot from the point deflected off the pad of Marcus Hogberg and right to Riley Tufte, who gave his club the lead just 37 seconds into play. Their momentum carried onto the power play, where Alex Steeves netted his second goal of the season for Providence at 6:42, just six seconds into the man advantage. The Islanders responded nine minutes into the period when Alex Jeffries pickpocketed Providence goaltender Michael DiPietro along the boards and centered the puck to Calum Ritchie, who backhan...

PALMETTO SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISES SWAMP RABBITS HOCKEY Station to broadcast home games as main partner of the Swamp Rabbits Broadcast Network By: Mark Binetti, Greenville Swamp Rabbits (GREENVILLE, S.C.) - The Greenville Swamp Rabbits, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings and AHL’s Ontario Reign, announced today that Palmetto Sports & Entertainment Network will televise Swamp Rabbits home games throughout the 2025-26 ECHL Season as the main partner of the Swamp Rabbits Broadcast Network, presented by Bon Secours. Partnering for a second season, Swamp Rabbits home games can be seen live on television in the Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville-Anderson TV market over the air with antenna on WHNS 21.2 and on Spectrum Channel 703. In the latter half of the 2024-25 campaign, the team had 12 games showcased on one of the fastest growing sports networks in the southeast region. Additionally, the team’s “School Day Game”, presented by AFL Global, on Wednesday, Novem...

WOLF PACK INK DEFENSEMAN VINCENT SÈVIGNY TO PTO By: Alex Thomas, Hartfod Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – New York Rangers Associate General Manager and Hartford Wolf Pack General Manager Ryan Martin announced today that the club has signed defenseman Vincent Sévigny to a professional tryout agreement (PTO). Sévigny, 24, recorded 19 points (4 g, 15 a) in 49 games with the ECHL’s Trois-Rivières Lions during the 2024-25 campaign. He also skated in 18 Kelly Cup Playoff games with the Lions, scoring seven points (2 g, 5 a) en route to the club’s first Kelly Cup Championship. The native of Québec, QC, also skated in five games with the AHL’s Laval Rocket, registering six PIMs. Prior to joining the Rocket organization, Sévigny spent two seasons with the AHL’s Bridgeport Islanders. During those two seasons, Sévigny skated in 86 games with the Islanders, scoring 22 points (6 g, 16 a). Hartford Wolf Pack transactions during the 2025-26 season are powered by Verizon. Join the Wolf Pack for the 2025-26 ...

THE HART BEAT - VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1 By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – The 2025-26 Hartford Wolf Pack season is officially underway. The club kicked off the 29th season of AHL hockey in Hartford last Saturday night with a 2-1 road loss at the hands of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. This weekend, the Wolf Pack will open the newly renovated PeoplesBank Arena on Friday night, then hit the road for Rhode Island on Saturday night. Welcome to a new weekly feature, ‘The Hart Beat’. In this space, we’ll recap the week that was, preview the week ahead, and look at some quick facts around the team. The Week That Was: Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025 - @ Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (1-2 L): Trey Fix-Wolansky opened the scoring 10:43 into the season with his first strike as a member of the Wolf Pack. Fix-Wolansky took a feed from Gabe Perreault on a delayed penalty and broke the ice by beating Sergei Murashov. Despite a strong first period, the Wolf Pack were unable to hold off the P...

HARTFORD WOLF PACK NAME 2025-26 LEADERSHIP GROUP By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack, AHL affiliate of the New York Rangers, announced today its leadership group for the 2025-26 season. Defenseman Casey Fitzgerald will serve as the club’s captain for the second straight season. He was named the 15th captain in Wolf Pack history on Nov. 6, 2024. The native of North Reading, MA, scored a career-high five goals in his first season with the Wolf Pack a year ago. He finished the campaign with 21 points (5 g, 16 a) in 66 games. He also served as captain during his collegiate career, wearing the ‘C’ for Boston College during the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons. Forwards Anton Blidh and Justin Dowling, and defenseman Connor Mackey will serve as Alternate Captains during the 2025-26 season. Blidh, a native of Mölnlycke, SWE, will wear the “A” for a third straight season in Hartford. The Rangers acquired him during the 2022-23 campaign from the Colorado Avalanc...

HARTFORD WOLF PACK NAME 2025-26 LEADERSHIP GROUP By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack, AHL affiliate of the New York Rangers, announced today its leadership group for the 2025-26 season. Defenseman Casey Fitzgerald will serve as the club’s captain for the second straight season. He was named the 15th captain in Wolf Pack history on Nov. 6, 2024. The native of North Reading, MA, scored a career-high five goals in his first season with the Wolf Pack a year ago. He finished the campaign with 21 points (5 g, 16 a) in 66 games. He also served as captain during his collegiate career, wearing the ‘C’ for Boston College during the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons. Forwards Anton Blidh and Justin Dowling, and defenseman Connor Mackey will serve as Alternate Captains during the 2025-26 season. Blidh, a native of Mölnlycke, SWE, will wear the “A” for a third straight season in Hartford. The Rangers acquired him during the 2022-23 campaign from the Colorado Avalanc...

HARTFORD WOLF PACK NAME 2025-26 LEADERSHIP GROUP By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack, AHL affiliate of the New York Rangers, announced today its leadership group for the 2025-26 season. Defenseman Casey Fitzgerald will serve as the club’s captain for the second straight season. He was named the 15th captain in Wolf Pack history on Nov. 6, 2024. The native of North Reading, MA, scored a career-high five goals in his first season with the Wolf Pack a year ago. He finished the campaign with 21 points (5 g, 16 a) in 66 games. He also served as captain during his collegiate career, wearing the ‘C’ for Boston College during the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons. Forwards Anton Blidh and Justin Dowling, and defenseman Connor Mackey will serve as Alternate Captains during the 2025-26 season. Blidh, a native of Mölnlycke, SWE, will wear the “A” for a third straight season in Hartford. The Rangers acquired him during the 2022-23 campaign from the Colorado Avalanc...

SWAMP RABBITS ACQUIRE CARTER SAVOIE FROM ALLEN AMERICANS Fourth-year forward comes back to the Upstate following career-high 24-goal campaign last year By: Mark Binetti, Greenville Swamp Rabbits (GREENVILLE, S.C.) - The Greenville Swamp Rabbits, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings and AHL’s Ontario Reign, announced via a Swamp Rabbit Moving Transaction that fourth-year forward Carter Savoie has been acquired in a trade from the Allen Americans in exchange for the rights to Hank Crone. Savoie comes back to the Upstate after posting career-highs across the board as a professional. The 5’10”, 195-pound forward paced the Swamp Rabbits with 24 goals, and added 23 assists for 47 point in 57 games, ending the season as the team's active leading scorer. Among his many accomplishments during his career campaign, Savoie strung together the longest goal-scoring streak (4 games from February 1st to February 8th) and the longest point streak (6 games from January 29th to Februar...

SWAMP RABBITS ACQUIRE CARTER SAVOIE FROM ALLEN AMERICANS Fourth-year forward comes back to the Upstate following career-high 24-goal campaign last year By: Mark Binetti, Greenville Swamp Rabbits (GREENVILLE, S.C.) - The Greenville Swamp Rabbits, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings and AHL’s Ontario Reign, announced via a Swamp Rabbit Moving Transaction that fourth-year forward Carter Savoie has been acquired in a trade from the Allen Americans in exchange for the rights to Hank Crone. Savoie comes back to the Upstate after posting career-highs across the board as a professional. The 5’10”, 195-pound forward paced the Swamp Rabbits with 24 goals, and added 23 assists for 47 point in 57 games, ending the season as the team's active leading scorer. Among his many accomplishments during his career campaign, Savoie strung together the longest goal-scoring streak (4 games from February 1st to February 8th) and the longest point streak (6 games from January 29th to Februar...

RANGERS RECALL DEFENSEMAN SCOTT MORROW FROM WOLF PACK By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – New York Rangers President and General Manager Chris Drury announced today that the club has recalled defenseman Scott Morrow from the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack. Morrow, 22, split the 2024-25 season between the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes and the AHL’s Chicago Wolves. He recorded six points (1 g, 5 a) in 14 games with the Hurricanes and 39 points (13 g, 26 a) in 52 games with the Wolves. He was named to the 2025 AHL All-Star Classic and was named to the AHL’s Top Prospects Team following the season. During the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Morrow skated in five games with the Hurricanes. He also appeared in two Calder Cup Playoff games with the Wolves. The native of Darien, CT, was selected in the second round, 40th overall, by the Hurricanes in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. He was acquired by the Rangers via trade from the Hurricanes on Jul. 1, 2025. He recorded three shots in his Wolf Pack...

BISON ACQUIRE DEFENSEMAN DATEMA, RIGHTS TO DEFENSEMAN ORTIZ IN SEPARATE TRADES By: Erik Konwinski, Bloomington Bison Bloomington, Ill. - Bloomington Bison Head Coach and VP of Hockey Operations, Phillip Barski, announced today that the team has acquired signing rights to defenseman Chris Ortiz from the Wheeling Nailers in exchange for the rights to right wing Connor Lockhart. In an additional trade, the Bison acquired defenseman Brenden Datema from the Atlanta Gladiators in exchange for future considerations. Ortiz, 24, signed an AHL contract with the Hartford Wolf Pack on July 16, 2025 after finishing last season on a professional tryout agreement with the Providence Bruins. He tabbed seven assists in 23 regular season games and one assist in eight playoff games with Providence. The 6-foot, 185-pound defenseman appeared in 45 games with the Nailers during the 2024-25 season and recorded 39 points (5g, 34a) with 39 penalty minutes and a +19 rating. He was also loaned to Wilkes-Barre fo...

SWAMP RABBITS SIGN TATE SINGLETON, ACQUIRE RIGHTS TO HANK CRONE 3rd year forward returns after 37pts in 51 games in 24/25; Drake and Geregach go to Norfolk for Crone’s rights By: Mark Binetti, Greenville Swamp Rabbits (GREENVILLE, S.C.) - The Greenville Swamp Rabbits, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings and AHL’s Ontario Reign, announced a series of Swamp Rabbit Moving Transactions: - The Swamp Rabbits have signed Tate Singleton (F) to an SPC - The Swamp Rabbits have traded defensemen David Drake and Dustin Geregach to the Norfolk Admirals in exchange for the rights to Hank Crone (F) Singleton comes back to the Swamp Rabbits entering his third professional season. The 5’9”, 185-pound forward began this year in the AHL with the Cleveland Monsters in training camp. Last season, he logged 10 regular season games in the AHL with the Ontario Reign and added an appearance in the 2025 Calder Cup Playoffs. Representing the Upstate on assignment from the Reign, Singleton rac...

Marshall Warren Named Howies Hockey/AHL Player of the Week  By: Jason Shaya, Bridgeport Islanders Bridgeport, CT --  The American Hockey League announced today that Bridgeport Islanders defenseman Marshall Warren has been selected as the Howies Hockey/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending October 12, 2025. Warren recorded two goals, two assists and a plus-4 rating in a pair of games as the Islanders opened their 25th-anniversary season by earning three of a possible four standings points. Warren began his second professional season by picking up an assist on the Islanders’ first goal on opening night, Saturday’s 3-2 overtime loss to Providence. Then on Sunday afternoon, Warren scored twice and added another assist to help Bridgeport past Belleville, 6-2. A Long Island native, Warren tallied four goals and 13 assists in 53 games as a rookie with Bridgeport in 2024-25. He signed an entry-level deal with the New York Islanders on Apr. 16, 2024, after playing collegiately at Boston ...

Bridgeport Gains Point in 3-2 Overtime Loss to Bruins on Home Opener By: Jason Shaya, Bridgeport Islanders Bridgeport, CT  – The Bridgeport Islanders opened their 25th season with a nod to their past, skating in their classic Sound Tigers throwback jerseys before a packed house at Total Mortgage Arena. As the crowd roared and the puck dropped on the 2025–26 campaign, the Islanders began their year with an Atlantic Division showdown against the Providence Bruins, ultimately falling 3-2 in overtime. Bridgeport’s determination to start fresh after last season was clear from the opening faceoff, as the Islanders struck twice in the first period. Alex Jeffries’ neutral-zone pass sprung Cam Berg down the right wing, and the rookie forward buried a backhander at 5:25 for the team’s first goal of the season. Just under two minutes later, reigning Calder Cup champion Cole McWard capitalized on a loose puck in front and buried his first as an Islander at 7:10, doubling the early lead. Providence...