The Jokers Place

RIP

feeds@yuku.com (Wolverine) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:26:51 GMT

4 months, no posts, no enthusiasm from those who were the team's most loyal supporters.

RIP, Hartford Wolf*Pack

Is Anyone Still Out There?

feeds@yuku.com (Wolverine) — Fri, 01 May 2009 08:52:37 GMT

I have been on Wolf*Pack message boards since the beginning of the team, under a variety of identities. I recall that, thoughout the various boards over the years (until recently), there were posts (usually many posts) daily, whether during the season or in the off-season. Today, as Pack fans, we seem to be a pitiful shadow of what we once were; since the beginning of the year, there have been a total of only 10 posts on this board. Have we stopped caring about the Wolf*Pack? Or has...

And The Beat Goes On...

feeds@yuku.com (Wolverine) — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:55:42 GMT

Unless memory fails me, this is the third year in a row that Hartford has been knocked out of the Calder Cup playoffs in the first round, and the second year in a row that they were done in by a lower-seeded team. Yet, they seem to finish the regular season with a flourish that is inconsistent with their playoff performance. This defies my understanding. Does anyone have any insight as to how this team can sustain the momentum it seemes to develop each year after relatively dismal starts?...

Once More...

feeds@yuku.com (Wolverine) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 05:05:18 GMT

While I have been regularly monitoring this board, I have kept my silence, because there are those who feel I am too negative. But I cannot keep my silence this time. Every year since their inception, the Wolf*Pack have made a tradition of the "Shirts Off Our Backs" promotion on Fan Appreciation Night. This year, AEG decided instead to give out 3,000 towels that they probably had made up in China for 8 cents apiece.
Once more, AEG has slapped hardcore long-term Wolf*Pack...

Pucky Appreciation Night

feeds@yuku.com (Skypilot) — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:41:55 GMT

The seeds of a "Pucky Appreciation Night" have been planted. In the spirit of Hartford hockey heritage I thought we might wear a uniformed t-shirt.

The back would have the word "DIED" in the name-plate spot. And the number would be "97".

The price of the shirt is unknown yet. The price would be cost. (cost of order divided by the number of people who want to...

Northland's Goodwin Hotel - What's next ?

feeds@yuku.com (WTF) — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 07:23:37 GMT

Could the Civic Center be next ? Stay tuned . .

HARTFORD HOTELS

http://www.eurohockey.net/transfers/last_7_days.html

A new prospect on the way?

feeds@yuku.com (Skypilot) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:58:13 GMT

Here is part of a post on the Prospect Park blog. Prospect Park is part of the BS Bulletin family of Ranger blogs.

We'll see by the end of the week if BS stands for Blue Shirt or something else.

10 Nov 2008

HE IS COMING
[Photo]We have it on very good authority that the ranks of the Ranger prospects are about to be increased by one. We are not at liberty to announce his name just yet but we have to admit that we really are happy to hear...

Courant: This Average Doesn't Sit Well

feeds@yuku.com (Skypilot) — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 04:49:18 GMT

This Average Doesn't Sit Well
Jeff Jacobs
November 8, 2008

Worcester Sharks coach Roy Sommer got into a screaming match with Wolf Pack assistants Pat Boller and J.J. Daigneault. Frazer McLaren threw a water bottle at the Wolf Pack bench. When the game ended, the Wolf Pack's Justin Soryal and Brodie Dupont got into a fight with Brett Westgarth and McLaren.

After the nasty words, the splash of water and the drops of blood were spilled last weekend at the XL...

Courant: Sharks Defeat Wolf Pack

feeds@yuku.com (Skypilot) — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 04:48:44 GMT

Courant: Sharks Defeat Wolf Pack
Special To The Courant
November 8, 2008

Worcester scored four goals in the second period and defeated the Wolf Pack 4-3 before 3,423 at the XL Center Friday.

"I don't care what we have to do, but I'm not going to tolerate that again," Wolf Pack coach Ken Gernander said. "They've been warned, told, reminded about how second periods have not been ours. The third period was obviously a lot closer to the...

Matthew Ford to Hartford?

feeds@yuku.com (Skypilot) — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:05:53 GMT

A transaction being announced on the Checkers Board. I have not seen it anywhere else.

Charlotte:
Delete Matthew Ford, F loaned to Hartford

[GP: 5] [G: 6] [A: 3] [PTS: 9] [(+5)] [PIM: 4]

AHL.com - Wolf Pack producing producers

feeds@yuku.com (Skypilot) — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:44:19 GMT

Wolf Pack producing producers
11/01/2008
by Bob Crawford

In the first few years of the Hartford Wolf Pack's history, there was not much of a development pipeline between the Pack and the parent New York Rangers.

The Wolf Pack boasted excellent teams at the AHL level, and a number of players on those early Wolf Pack clubs went on to have some solid success in the NHL with other organizations, but the instances of young players cutting their teeth in Hartford...

Courant: Wolf Pack Beat Albany Behind Backup Zaba

feeds@yuku.com (Skypilot) — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 04:10:52 GMT

Wolf Pack Beat Albany Behind Backup Zaba
By DOM AMORE
November 2, 2008

Matt Zaba slipped in and out of town eight times last year, but never got to introduce himself.

He finally got the chance to say hello and take a bow Saturday night, stepping in goal and helping the Wolf Pack beat the Albany River Rats 3-1 at the XL Center.

"To have a good year, I have to play well when I get the chance," said Zaba, who has spent most of the season watching...

Courant: Pack Win Streak Ends

feeds@yuku.com (Skypilot) — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 03:16:22 GMT

Courant: Pack Win Streak Ends
Special To The Courant
November 1, 2008

Tom Cavanagh scored two goals as the Worcester Sharks rallied for a 4-2 victory over the Wolf Pack Friday night at the XL Center in a game that deteriorated into a brawl in the final minutes.

With 3:08 left, Sharks coach Roy Sommer got into a shouting match with Wolf Pack assistants Pat Boller and J.J. Daigneault as Worcester's Fraser McLaren tossed a water bottle at the Wolf Pack bench....

What Marketing Plan?

feeds@yuku.com (wolfpackgm) — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:53:22 GMT

One of the biggest blunders this franchise has done is what they currently have with regards to radio broadcast of the season. You barely put 2,000 fans per game in the seats and you put all the games on HD radio, which most people don't have, in order to get a couple of games on WTIC-am the 50,000 watt station. Back in the 70's the Rochester Americans were on the city's 50,000 watt station for every game home and away. With the entertainment dollar definately shrinking in most...

Rangers trade Jessiman to Predators

feeds@yuku.com (Skypilot) — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:16:10 GMT

Rangers trade Jessiman to Predators

Blueshirts to receive future considerations
Oct 30, 2008

New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the club has traded forward Hugh Jessiman to the Nashville Predators for future considerations.

Jessiman, 24, has appeared in six games with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL) this season....

Courant: Wolf Pack Defeat Pirates

feeds@yuku.com (Skypilot) — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:30:20 GMT

Courant: Wolf Pack Defeat Pirates
Staff Report
October 30, 2008

Miika Wiikman made 30 saves while keeping the Wolf Pack in the game long enough for Dane Byers to score at 3:16 of overtime in a 3-2 victory over the Portland Pirates before 1,927 at the XL Center Wednesday night.

"We were very lacking in a lot of areas, and Miika is the main reason we got a point, let alone two," Wolf Pack coach Ken Gernander said. "We have to sort things out and get...