Hartford Wolf Pack

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Hartford Wolf Pack
City: Hartford, Connecticut
League: American Hockey League
Conference: Eastern Conference
Division: Atlantic Division
Founded: 1997
Home Arena: XL Center
Colors: Navy Blue, Red, White, Silver

                   
Owner(s): Madison Square Garden L.P.
General Manager: Flag of Canada Jim Schoenfeld
Head Coach: Flag of the United States Ken Gernander
Media: Hartford Courant
WTIC (AM)
Affiliates: New York Rangers (NHL)
Charlotte Checkers (ECHL)
Mississippi RiverKings (CHL)
Franchise history
1926 to 1976: Providence Reds
1976 to 1977: Rhode Island Reds
1977 to 1980: Binghamton Dusters
1980 to 1990: Binghamton Whalers
1990 to 1997: Binghamton Rangers
1997 to Present: Hartford Wolf Pack
Championships
Regular Season Titles: 1 1999–00
Division Championships: 2 1999–00, 2003–04
Conference Championships: 1 1999–00
Calder Cups: 1 1999–00

The Hartford Wolf Pack are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Hartford, Connecticut at the XL Center. Their mascots are "Sonar" and "Torpedo".

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History

The team was formed in 1997, after Hartford's only major-league sports team, the Hartford Whalers, moved to become the Carolina Hurricanes. The team had previously been known as the Binghamton Rangers, the Binghamton Whalers and the Providence Reds. The Pack's first game was October 3, 1997.

The Hartford Wolf Pack have made the playoffs 11 years in a row, they have not ever missed the playoffs during the 11 years they have been in Hartford. Its best year was the 1999–00 season, when the team won the AHL championship, the Calder Cup.

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Retired Numbers

Season-by-season results

Regular Season

Season Games Won Lost Tied OTL SL Points GF GA Standing
1997–98 80 43 24 12 1 — 99 272 227 2nd, New England
1998–99 80 38 31 5 6 — 87 256 256 2nd, New England
1999–2000 80 49 22 7 2 — 107 249 198 1st, New England
2000–01 80 40 26 8 6 — 94 263 247 2nd, New England
2001–02 80 41 26 10 3 — 95 249 243 2nd, East
2002–03 80 33 27 12 8 — 86 255 236 3rd, East
2003–04 80 44 22 12 2 — 102 198 153 1st, Atlantic
2004–05 80 50 24 — 3 3 106 206 160 2nd, Atlantic
2005–06 80 48 24 — 6 2 104 292 231 2nd, Atlantic
2006–07 80 47 29 — 3 1 98 231 201 2nd, Atlantic
2007–08 80 50 20 — 2 8 110 266 198 2nd, Atlantic

Playoffs

Season Prelim 1st round 2nd round 3rd round Finals
1997–98 — W, 3–0, NH W, 4–3, WOR L, 1–4, SJ —
1998–99 — W, 3–0, SPR L, 0–4, PRO — —
1999–2000 — W, 3–2, SPR W, 4–1, WOR W, 4–3, PRO W, 4–2, RCH
2000–01 — L, 2–3, PRO — — —
2001–02 — W, 3–2, MAN L, 1–4, HAM — —
2002–03 L, 0–2, SPR — — — —
2003–04 — W, 4–1, POR W, 4–0, WOR L, 3–4, WBS —
2004–05 — L, 2–4, LOW — — —
2005–06 — W, 4–3, MAN L, 2–4, POR — —
2006–07 — L, 3–4, PRO — — —
2007–08 — L, 1–4, POR — — —

Team records

Single season
Goals: 50, Brad Smyth (2000–01)
Assists: 69, Derek Armstrong (2000–01)
Points: 101, Derek Armstrong (2000–01)
Penalty Minutes: 415, Dale Purinton (1999–2000)
GAA: 1.59, Jason LaBarbera (2003–04)
SV%: .936, Jason LaBarbera (2003–04)
Shutouts: 13, Jason LaBarbera (2003–04)
Goaltending Wins: 34, Jason LaBarbera (2003–04)
Career
Goals: 184, Brad Smyth
Assists: 204, Derek Armstrong
Points: 365, Brad Smyth
Penalty Minutes: 1077, Dale Purinton
Shutouts: 21, Jason LaBarbera
Goaltending Wins: 91, Jason LaBarbera
Games: 599, Ken Gernander

Team captains

Current roster

As of September 29, 2008.[1]

Goaltenders
# Player Catches Acquired Place of Birth


30 Flag of Canada Matt Zaba L 2007 Yorkton, Saskatchewan
35 Flag of Canada Mike Brodeur L 2008 Calgary, Alberta
62 Flag of Finland Miika Wiikman L 2007 Mariestad, Sweden
Defensemen
# Player Shoots Acquired Place of Birth
2 Flag of the United States Brian Fahey R 2008 Glenview, Illinois
3 Flag of the United States Corey Potter R 2003 Lansing, Michigan
4 Flag of the United States Michael Sauer R 2005 St. Cloud, Minnesota
6 Flag of the United States Chris Murray R 2008 Dover, Massachusetts
7 Flag of Belarus Vladimir Denisov L 2008 Navapolatsk, Belarus
20 Flag of the United States Bobby Sanguinetti R 2006 Trenton, New Jersey
— Flag of Canada David Urquhart L 2008 Thorold, Ontario
Forwards
# Player Position Shoots Acquired Place of Birth
8 Flag of Canada Brodie Dupont LW L 2007 Russell, Manitoba
15 Flag of the United States Greg Moore — A RW/C R 2004 Lisbon, Maine
17 Flag of Canada P.A. Parenteau RW R 2007 Hull, Quebec
21 Flag of Belarus Sergei Demagin F L 2008 Togliatti, Russia
27 Flag of the United States Hugh Jessiman RW R 2003 New York, New York
34 Flag of Canada Dane Byers LW L 2004 Nipawin, Saskatchewan
42 Flag of Russia Artem Anisimov C L 2006 Yaroslavl, Russia
44 Flag of Canada Mike Ouellette C R 2006 Kamloops, British Columbia
45 Flag of the United States Mike Taylor C L 2008 Maple Grove, Minnesota
46 Flag of Canada Jordan Owens LW L 2007 Toronto, Ontario
48 Flag of Slovakia Tomas Zaborsky LW L 2006 Banska Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
50 Flag of Sweden Andreas Jamtin RW L 2008 Danderyd, Sweden
91 Flag of Slovakia David Skokan C L 2007 Poprad, Czechoslovakia

References

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