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WOLF PACK PERREAULT LEADS COMEBACK TO BEAT MONSTERS 3-2 By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack CLEVELAND, OH – The Hartford Wolf Pack scored their second third-period comeback win of the season on Saturday night, striking three times in the third period to beat the Cleveland Monsters 3-2. The first period featured the Monsters outshooting the Wolf Pack by an 8-4 margin, but Spencer Martin stood tall in his club debut, making eight saves. The Monsters opened the scoring 11:38 into the middle frame when Corson Ceulemans potted his second goal of the season. Ceulemans was knocked down to the ice, but from his stomach, he found a loose puck and slid it through the five-hole of Martin for his second goal of the season. Hunter McKown extended the lead to 2-0 at 16:21, potting his second goal in as many nights. McKown drove down the left-wing side, cut to the front of the net, and beat Martin with a forehand shot. The sides played an even third period until two penalties, 20 seconds apart, flipp...

WOLF PACK SENDS G SPENCER MARTIN TO NEW YORK RANGERS G Dylan Garand Assigned 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 recalled goaltender Spencer Martin from the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack. Additionally, the club has assigned goaltender Dylan Garand to the Wolf Pack. Martin, 30, signed a contract with the Rangers on Nov. 12. The native of Oakville, ON, split the 2024-25 season between the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes and the AHL’s Chicago Wolves. With the Hurricanes, Martin posted a record of 3-4-1 with an .846 save percentage, a 3.89 goals against average, and one shutout in nine appearances. As a member of the Wolves, Martin went 20-8-2 with a .909 save percentage, a 2.34 goals against average, and three shutouts in 31 games played. Before signing with the Rangers, Martin appeared in 14 games with CSKA Moscow of the KHL. There, he posted a record of 5-6-0 with a .905 save p...

BISON WIN ON MATSUSHIMA’S THREE-POINT NIGHT OVER HEARTLANDERS By: Erik Konwinski, Bloomington Bison Coralville, Iowa – Eddie Matsushima scored a goal and registered two assists as the Bloomington Bison defeated the Iowa Heartlanders 5-1 in dominant fashion at Xtream Arena Sunday. Shane Ott gave the Bison a 1-0 lead just 66 seconds after the opening faceoff when he slammed in a rebound from the near side of the net. Matsushima set up the play by forcing a turnover in neutral ice and creating the scramble in front. Mark Kaleinikovas dished the puck to Bloomington’s captain, and they each picked up assists in the ice-breaking goal. Iowa began to surge with seven minutes remaining, but after Dryden McKay made back-to-back, tricky saves, Bloomington added to its lead. Ott won a puck race past two Heartlanders from center ice and dropped it back to Brenden Datema at the blue line. Datema then sent a shot in that slowed down en route to the net, and Matsushima found the twine behind an open c...

WOLF PACK COMPLETE SET OF TRANSACTIONS By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – New York Rangers President and General Manager Chris Drury announced today that the club has reassigned goaltender Hugo Ollas to the ECHL’s Bloomington Bison from the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack. Additionally, Rangers Associate General Manager and Wolf Pack General Manager Ryan Martin announced today that the club has loaned forward Zakary Karpa to the Bison. Ollas, 23, has appeared in four games with the Bison this season. In that span, he has posted a record of 0-0-1 with an .880 save percentage and 4.57 goals against average. A season ago, Ollas appeared in 33 games split between the ECHL’s Bison and Worcester Railers. He posted a 10-9-2 record with the Railers and a 2-7-1 mark with the Bison. The native of Linköping, SWE, was selected in the seventh round, 197th overall, by the Rangers in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. Ollas made his AHL debut on Apr. 20, 2024, against the Springfield Thunderbirds. H...

By: Jason Shaya, Bridgeport Islanders Springfield, MA – In a rematch from yesterday afternoon in Bridgeport, the Islanders were looking for redemption after dropping the home game against the Atlantic Division foes, the Springfield Thunderbirds. Just as the previous night, the game entered the final period all tied up, but this time they needed a shootout to decide the winner, and it was the Islanders who came up victorious in the 3-2 decision. During the first period, forward Eetu Liukas helped the Islanders to a 1-0 lead as a shot by Liam Foudy sailed past goalie Georgii Romanov and the body of Liukas at 13:16 for his second goal of the season. Bridgeport left the period up by a goal. In the middle frame, Hugh McGing scored a shorthanded tally at 9:49 to tie the game at 1-1. We entered the third period all locked up, like the night before. In the final period of regulation, the Thunderbirds took the lead at 9:55 when Juraj Pekarcik snuck the puck under the crossbar and into the net,...

TREY FIX-WOLANSKY STRIKES TWICE AS WOLF PACK DOWN MONSTERS 6-4 By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack CLEVELAND, OH – Trey Fix-Wolansky’s return to Cleveland was extra special on Friday night. The Monsters’ all-time leader in goals, assists, and points scored twice for his new club as the Hartford Wolf Pack defeated the Cleveland Monsters 6-4 at Rocket Arena . Adam Sýkora opened the scoring 4:35 into the game, beating Ivan Fedotov for his fourth goal of the season. Casey Fitzgerald navigated his way into the offensive zone on the right-wing side, then carried the puck down the wall before sending a pass to Sýkora. Sýkora’s shot clipped the blocker of Fedotov and lit the lamp to make it a 1-0 game. The Monsters strung together a few shifts in the aftermath of the goal, eventually tying the game. Roman Ahcan flipped a puck from his own zone to center ice, where Hunter McKown found it. McKown burst in on a breakaway, got Callum Tung down, and beat him over his right pad with a backhander at ...

NY RANGERS ASSIGN F JUUSO PÄRSSINEN TO WOLF PACK  RECALL D CONNOR MACKEY By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – New York Rangers President and General Manager Chris Drury announced today that the club has assigned forward Juuso Pärssinen to the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack. Drury also announced that the Rangers have recalled defenseman Connor Mackey from the Wolf Pack. Pärssinen, 24, has recorded three points (2 g, 1 a) in 14 games with the Rangers this season. A season ago, Pärssinen appeared in games with the Rangers, Colorado Avalanche, and Nashville Predators. He appeared in 15 games with the Predators, recording five points (2 g, 3 a), before a trade to the Avalanche. In Colorado, he skated in 22 games and recorded six points (2 g, 4 a). The native of Hämeenlinna, FIN, was traded by the Avalanche to the Rangers on Mar. 1. Following the trade, he notched five points (2 g, 3 a) in eleven games. He also skated in eight games with Team Finland at the 2025 IIHF World Champions...

FORMER NHL GOALTENDER GARRET SPARKS JOINS BISON AS EBUG By: Erik Konwinski, Bloomington Bison Bloomington, Ill. –  Bloomington Bison Head Coach and VP of Hockey Operations, Phillip Barski, announced today that former NHL goaltender and AHL Champion Garret Sparks has joined the team as an emergency backup goaltender. Sparks, 32, most recently played during the 2023-24 season, when he appeared in two games with the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and five games with the Wheeling Nailers. The 6-foot-3, 201-pound Elmhurst, Illinois, native was selected 190th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft and has played in 40 NHL games. On November 30, 2015, Sparks made his NHL debut and became the first goaltender in Maple Leafs history to record a shutout in his first appearance. Sparks’ list of achievements includes winning an AHL Calder Cup Championship during the 2017-18 season with the Toronto Marlies, earning a spot on the AHL First All-Star Team, being named the...

THE HART BEAT - VOLUME 1, ISSUE 7 By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack conclude their season-long, six-game homestand tomorrow night at PeoplesBank Arena. Following the homestand, the Pack will hit the road for a rare trip to Ohio to battle the Cleveland Monsters. The Pack will have a chance on Wednesday night to take a stranglehold in the ‘I-91 Rivalry, presented by Braman Pest’, and could find themselves in sole possession of a playoff spot in the Atlantic Division. The Week That Was: Friday, Nov. 21, 2025 – vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (5-2 W): The Wolf Pack snapped an eight-game losing streak at the hands of the Penguins on Friday night with a 5-2 victory. Derrick Pouliot and Owen Pickering traded goals in the opening period, a frame in which the Penguins outshot the Wolf Pack 22-6. Callum Tung made 21 saves in the period, allowing the Wolf Pack to find its footing. The Pack allowed just eleven shots on goal in the final 40 minutes. Rafaë...

NEW YORK RANGERS REASSIGN GOALTENDER HUGO OLLAS TO HARTFORD WOLF PACK F Zakary Karpa Recalled from Loan to ECHL Bloomington By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – New York Rangers President and General Manager Chris Drury announced today that the club has reassigned goaltender Hugo Ollas to the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack from the ECHL’s Bloomington Bison. Additionally, Rangers Associate General Manager and Wolf Pack General Manager Ryan Martin announced today that the club has recalled forward Zakary Karpa from loan to the Bison. Ollas, 23, has appeared in four games with the Bison this season. In that span, he has posted a record of 0-0-1 with an .880 save percentage and 4.57 goals against average. A season ago, Ollas appeared in 33 games split between the ECHL’s Bison and Worcester Railers. He posted a 10-9-2 record with the Railers and a 2-7-1 mark with the Bison. The native of Linköping, SWE, was selected in the seventh round, 197th overall, by the Rangers in the 2020 NH...

" src="https://howlings.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/hartford-wolf-pack-on-the-move.webp">NEW YORK RANGERS RECALL DYLAN GARAND AND BRETT BERARD FROM HARTFORD WOLF PACK D Scott Morrow Assigned to Hartford By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – New York Rangers President and General Manager Chris Drury announced today that the club has recalled goaltender Dylan Garand and forward Brett Berard from the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack. Additionally, the club has assigned defenseman Scott Morrow to the Wolf Pack. Garand, 23, has appeared in eleven games with the Wolf Pack this season, posting a record of 3-6-2 with a .897 save percentage and a 2.96 goals against average. He has also recorded one shutout on the season. Over the parts of five seasons with the Wolf Pack, Garand is 52-48-19 with a .902 save percentage, 2.93 goals against average, and nine shutouts in 123 games. He was named to the 2025 AHL All-Star Game. The native of Victoria, BC, was selected in the ...

By: Jason Alwang, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT: The Hartford Wolf Pack blew a 2-0 lead in the third period, allowing three goals to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, losing 3-2 at the PeoplesBank Arena in front of 6,876 fans in downtown Hartford Saturday night. Denver Barkey was the hero for the Phantoms, cashing in backdoor past Dylan Garand (24 saves) off a feed from Alex Bump at 7:04 to give the Phantoms the 3-2 lead for his seventh of the season. The Wolf Pack left Bump open to deliver the feed backdoor to Barkey, proving to be the game winner. “They get pucks through way to easy on us.” Wolf Pack Head Coach Grant Potulny after the frustrating loss. “There’s not enough practice time for me to have all the things I want to do fit into two days.” BOX SCORE Brendan Brisson recorded his third goal of the season on the power play, after a couple of passes down low hit Brisson's stick, proceeding to lift it past Carson Bjarnason (17 saves) to give the Wolf Pack the 1-0 lead. Justin Dowl...

WOLF PACK SURRENDER THREE THIRD PERIOD GOALS, LOSE 3-2 TO PHANTOMS By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack took a 2-0 lead into the third period on Saturday night but could not hold off the visiting Lehigh Valley Phantoms. The Phantoms struck three times in the final frame to take a 3-2 decision . The opening stanza featured just ten combined shots, with the Wolf Pack outshooting the Phantoms 6-4. Dylan Garand and Carson Bjarnason were perfect through 20 minutes. Brendan Brisson opened the scoring 10:31 into the second period, striking on the power play. Jaroslav Chmelař took a pass down low on the left-wing side from Gabe Perreault, then quickly centered it for Justin Dowling. The puck went off Dowling and came to Brisson just inside the right-wing circle. He released a quick shot that beat Bjarnason for his third goal of the season. Perreault then extended the lead to 2-0 at 15:10. A turnover by the Phantoms deep in their own zone saw the puck bounce...

BISON DROP SPIRITED BOUT IN FORT WAYNE By: Erik Konwinski, Bloomington Bison Fort Wayne, Ind. – The Bloomington Bison out-chanced the Fort Wayne Komets in the final 40 minutes of play but came up short in a 5-2 loss against the Central Division leader at Memorial Coliseum Friday. Bloomington created the first two chances of the game, but after a Mark Kaleinikovas backhand bid and a Jonny Evans one-time blast were stopped, the Komets took control. Dryden McKay would face the next 15 shots over an 11-minute Fort Wayne onslaught that began with a diving goal-line save off a three-on-one rush by McKay. At 2:35 the Bison were called for a hooking penalty that was successfully killed off. The Komets took a 1-0 lead at 12:42 when they cashed in on a two-on-one from the near circle. Three minutes and 10 seconds later, Bloomington failed to clear its zone and Fort Wayne doubled its lead. On the response shift, Brett Budgell created a turnover in the corner and set up Daniel Tedesco for a point-...

DERRICK POULIOT RECORDS THREE POINTS AS WOLF PACK DOWN PENGUINS 5-2 By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack picked up their second straight victory on Friday night, scoring four unanswered goals to down the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 5-2 at PeoplesBank Arena . Derrick Pouliot opened the scoring with his first goal as a member of the Wolf Pack. With the sides battling four-on-four, Alex Alexeyev sent an errant pass into the slot in his own zone. Pouliot stepped into a blast that got by Filip Larsson at 11:37. The goal was Hartford’s second four-on-four strike of the season. Owen Pickering tied the game at 14:29, however, scoring his second goal of the season. Pickering fired a shot from the right-wing side that snuck through traffic and beat Callum Tung. Tung was busy in the first period, making 21 saves on 22 shots, keeping the game tied 1-1 through 20 minutes. Rafaël Harvey-Pinard gave the Penguins their first lead of the night just 1:12 into the ...

THE HART BEAT - VOLUME 1, ISSUE 6 By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack scored a dramatic comeback victory early Tuesday afternoon, ending the club’s seven-game losing streak. Now, the Wolf Pack enters a new weekend tied for the final playoff spot in the Atlantic Division and looking to build momentum against a pair of foes from Pennsylvania. The Week That Was: Friday, Nov. 14, 2025 – vs. Rochester Americans (3-4 OTL): The Wolf Pack jumped out to leads of 2-0 and 3-1 in the first period on Friday night, but were only able to manage one point against the visiting Rochester Americans. Blake Hillman, Anton Blidh, and Jaroslav Chmelař struck in the first period, giving the Wolf Pack a 3-1 cushion through 20 minutes. Trevor Kuntar drew the Americans within a goal 11:43 into the second period, then tied the game at 17:05 of the third period with a redirection of a Jack Rathbone shot on the power play. The goals gave Kuntar seven on the season. In overtime...

WOLF PACK TO HOST MILITARY APPRECIATION NIGHT NOV. 21 Club to host drive to benefit ‘Boxes to Boots’ By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack will host their annual ‘Military Appreciation Night’ game this Friday, Nov. 21, at 7:00 p.m. against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins at PeoplesBank Arena. The Wolf Pack will be recognizing the heroes among us and the sacrifices that they have made over their service tenure on this night. Military personnel can receive discounts at ‘The Hartford Box Office’ when showing a valid military ID. The Wolf Pack and ‘Boxes to Boots’ are excited to team up again this season to help give back to those serving our country. Fans are asked to bring any of the following items to the game on Friday night: KCups, oatmeal packets, fruit snacks, individual chip bags, popcorn, theater-sized candy, granola bars, beef jerky, honey sticks, tea, cereal bars, trail mix, protein bars, new Gatorade bottles, mac & cheese cups/boxes, ...

WOLF PACK BACK ON WINNING WAYS WITH 3-2 OT VICTORY By: Jason Alwang, Howlings HARTFORD, CT: The Hartford Wolf Pack snapped a seven-game losing streak (0-3-4-0), rallying from 2-0 down to defeat the Springfield Thunderbirds 3-2 in overtime in the annual school day game at PeoplesBank Arena on Tuesday afternoon. “There was so much adversity to overcome today that to finish it off with a win is kind of how it’s probably supposed to go.” Wolf Pack Head Coach Grant Potulny said in his post-game comments. Casey Fitzgerald tallied the overtime winner after Justin Dowling planted the puck on his stick in the slot. Fitzgerald buried it past TBirds netminder, Vadim Zherenko (28 saves). The goal was his first of the season. The Pack Captain's goal couldn’t have come at a better time for the Wolf Pack, who snapped a seven-game losing streak with the win. “It was great that (Dowling) had the vision, and he could find me (at the slot),” Fitzgerald said. “Proud of the team and the way they fought...

BISON ANNOUNCE DETAILS FOR TEDDY BEAR TOSS NIGHT PRESENTED BY BEER NUTS By: Erik Konwinski, Bloomington Bison Bloomington, Ill. –  Bloomington Bison President Andy Zilch announced today the details for Teddy Bear Toss Night presented by Beer Nuts on Saturday, December 6 at Grossinger Motors Arena, with the opening faceoff set for 7 p.m. Fans are encouraged to bring new or gently used stuffed animals to the arena for the event. Following the Bison’s first goal of the game, fans can throw those stuffed animals onto the ice, which will be collected and donated to local charities. Select Bison partners will host stuffed animal drives leading up to the game for fans who are unable to attend. Fans can drop off donations at the following locations: Bobcat of Bloomington (13955 Carole Drive, Bloomington), Commerce Bank (1339 E Empire St, Bloomington), DoubleTree by Hilton-Bloomington (10 Brickyard Dr, Bloomington), D.P. Dough (121 E Beaufort St, Normal), DR. McKay’s Bar & Grill (909 North ...

RANGERS AND WOLF PACK COMPLETE MOVES 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. Additionally, the team has also assigned forward Gabe Perreault to the Wolf Pack. Drury also announced that the Rangers have reassigned goaltender Callum Tung to the Wolf Pack from the ECHL’s Bloomington Bison. Rangers Associate General Manager and Wolf Pack General Manager Ryan Martin announced today that the club has recalled defenseman Chris Ortiz from loan to the Bison. Morrow, 23, has appeared in eleven games with the Wolf Pack this season, recording two points (1 g, 1 a). He notched his first goal with the club on the power play on Nov. 7 at Laval. During the 2024-25 season, Morrow recorded 39 points (13 g, 26 a) in 52 games with the AHL’s Chicago Wolves. He also appeared in 14 games with the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes, scoring six poi...

TUNG STOPS 36, BISON TOPPLE HEARTLANDERS ON SECOND-STRAIGHT NIGHT By: Erik Konwinski, Bloomington Bison Coralville, Iowa – Callum Tung made 36 saves and the powerplay recorded its first road goal of the season as the Bloomington Bison defeated the Iowa Heartlanders 3-1 at Xtream Arena on Saturday. Bloomington dominated the beginning of the contest and outshot Iowa on a 5-1 tear to start. Later on, the Bison opened the scoring when Parker Gavlas potted his second goal in as many games from the left circle. Ilya Tsulygin and Kyle Jackson assisted the 1-0 goal from behind the net at 7:37. Tung made 17 saves during the frame and the visitors took their lead into the middle frame despite being outshot 17-10. The Bison jumped up 2-0 just over three minutes into the second stanza with their first road powerplay goal of the season. Eddie Matsushima won a faceoff to Shane Ott, who set up Jackson for a one-timed shot from the far circle. Daniel Tedesco added to Bloomington’s total and gave his t...

By: Jason Shaya, Bridgeport Islanders Bridgeport, CT -- The Bridgeport Islanders returned home for a Sound Tiger Saturday, looking for a win against the Rochester Americans. Despite falling behind 3-1 in the first period, the Islanders fought back to tie the game at 3, but it ultimately wasn’t enough as they fell to the Americans 5-3. Rochester controlled the pace in the early stages and was rewarded at 16:18, when Jack Rathbone tucked home a net-front rebound for his first goal of the season, snapping Bridgeport’s four-game streak of scoring first. The Americans continued their fast start on their first power-play opportunity of the night. A point shot from Zach Metsa was deflected by Jagger Joshua at 13:38, extending the lead to 2-0. Bridgeport responded 49 seconds later, when Cam Thiesing recovered a loose puck on the doorstep and found the back of the net for his first goal of the season, cutting the Rochester advantage in half. Rochester continued its success on the man advantage...

WOLF PACK FALL 5-2 TO ROCKET By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack stormed back from a 2-0 deficit on Saturday night at PeoplesBank Arena, tying their tilt with the Laval Rocket 2-2. The Rocket would notch the next three goals, however, taking a 5-2 decision. The loss was the club’s seventh in a row (0-3-4-0). The Rocket opened the scoring with a power play strike in the final minutes of the first period. With Brett Berard in the penalty box for hooking, the Rocket worked in the offensive zone. Owen Beck handled the puck near the bottom of the left-wing circle, then sent a cross-ice pass to Florian Xhekaj. Xhekaj, on the right-wing side, had an easy tap-in for his second goal of the season at 14:16. Beck made it 2-0 at 18:37, potting his third goal of the season. Beck collected a pass from Filip Mešár in the right-wing circle after a period of sustained pressure for the Rocket. Beck snapped a quick shot that snuck through Garand and in. The point was...

SWAMP RABBITS WIN ON CHARLESON’S 28-SAVE NIGHT O’Reilly pots game-winner, Lovell assists both goals in 2-1 win to avoid sweep  By: Mark Binetti, Greenville Swamp Rabbits (GREENVILLE, S.C.) – Ryan O’Reilly hit paydirt for a second straight game, this time providing the game-winner in the second period, and with Tim Lovell’s pair of assists and Pierce Charleson’s 28-save game, helped lead the Greenville Swamp Rabbits to a 2-1 win over the Florida Everblades on Saturday. The Swamp Rabbits earned the game’s first goal for a ninth time in 12 games, and carried the advantage into the first intermission. Parker Berge opened the scoring with 9:10 left in the first when Dante Sheriff threaded a pass from inside the blue line to him on the right wall. On his knee, Berge uncorked a one-timer that beat Everblades goalie Dave Tendeck over his glove shoulder, giving the Swamp Rabbits a 1-0 lead (Sheriff and Tim Lovell assisted). The Everblades found a response after the midway point of the second, b...