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Great Tit, Parus major, Shelford, Cambridgeshire by Jeremy Smith Photography https://flic.kr/p/2kH4cyV

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CANTLON'S CORNER: WOLF PACK BACK AT PRACTICE

BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT - The Hartford Wolf Pack start the second half of their season at their secondary training facility, Champions Skating Center in Cromwell, CT, over the next two days as they prepare for Friday's game with the Springfield Thunderbirds. The taxi squads have been a significant roster disruption for the last two months, but they appear to be gone now. Only one present roster issue remains up in the air. Jarred Tinordi was reassigned by the New York Rangers, as is Zac Jones. They are still with the Pack, who have nine defensemen. As expected, Zach Berzolla was shipped back to the Jacksonville Icemen, the Wolf Pack, and Rangers' ECHL affiliate to get ice time. With the NHL trade deadline approaching next month, it is likely that if the organization makes trades, they will deal from their logjam presently on the backline. The Pack host Springfield and Rochester and Friday and Saturday as they return to action with a full roster of players. NOTES The Bridgeport Islanders saw Austin Czarnik get picked up on waivers by the Seattle Kracken. Ex-Bridgeport Sound Tiger captain Ben Holmstrom will be with the Rochester Americans on Saturday after signing a PTO yesterday from the South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL). Former Wolf Pack Nikalas Jensen was part of Danish hockey history as they won their first Olympic game in 75 years. Denmark won 2-1 over the Czech Republic. Across the way was ex-Pack Tomas Kundratek. He hit the crossbar in the waning seconds for the Czechs as they sought to tie the game. After just one game with the Toronto Marlies (AHL), former QU goalie Keith Petruzzelli was sent back to Newfoundland (St. John's) Growlers (ECHL). Former Wolf Pack Shawn St. Amant plays under his full name Shawn Ouellette St. Amant with the Trois-Rivieres Lions (ECHL). It's common among French players to include either your middle name or your mother's maiden name. Team USA defeated China 8-0 as Sean Farrell had a hat trick and five points in their opening game of the Olympics. A former Yale Bulldog is a brand new father, Brian O'Neill (Jokerit Helsinki Finland-KHL), the only US player with Olympic experience, scored a power play goal. FAMILIAR NAMES A plethora of familiar names on both lineups. Ex-Sound Tiger named an alternate captain, Aaron Ness, now with the Providence Bruins. He was paired with ex-Pack Steven Kampfer who plays with AK Bars Kazan (Russia-KHL) in the opening lineup. He had a gorgeous primary assist on Farrell's second goal. Former Yale Bulldog Ken Agostino (Torpedo Novgorod Russia-KHL) was among the forwards selected by former Rangers coach David Quinn. China had goalie ex-Sound Tiger Jeremy Smith (Kunlun China-KHL) starting in net. The game's first penalty was the one-time Ranger draftee who was traded, Ethan Werek (Kunlun China-KHL). The Chinese assistant coach is former Ranger Alexei Kovalev. Ex-Pack Adam Cracknell (Bakersfield-AHL) and ex-Sound Tiger David Desharnais (HC Fribourg-Gotteron Switzerland-LNA) assisted on Canada's third goal in their opening 5-1 win over Germany. Ex-Pack Adam Tambellini (Rogle BK Sweden-SHL) had the primary assist on their last goal. Ex-Sound Tiger for Germany Tom Kuhnhackl (Skelleftea AIK Sweden-SHL) was held scoreless. Slovakia lost 6-2 to Finland as ex-Pack Marek Hrivik and ex-Springfield Falcons Tomas Jurco, Marko Dano, and ex-Springfield Thunderfield Martin Mancini were held pointless. Another ax-QU goalie Andrew Shortridge is recalled by the Stockton Heat from the Kansas City Mavericks (ECHL). Ivan Nikolishin, the son of the former Hartford Whaler Andrei Nikolishin, heads to his third team and league as he's loaned from Amur Khabarovsk (Russia-KHL) to Ilves Tampere (Finland-FHL). HARTFORD WOLF PACK HOME Read the full article

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#dieselanddust #midnightoil #martinrotsey #roberthirst #jimmoginie #waynelivesey #nicklaunay #johnockwell #gladreed #jeremysmith another great Australien Band both on record and live, actually “one of the greatest live bands in their prime! “ love that this extremely political record that calls out the plight of Australia’s indigenous peoples - much like our Native population here in North America. What I love so much about Peter Garrett is he became a politician - and was minister of education - this album song for song is astounding #bedsareburning and #thedeadheart simply brilliant - what a great and totally stands the test of time - today’s record is dedicated to #boneshillman the former bass player who passed away from cancer on November 7th of this year Great Band Great Record Enjoy! (at Hollywood Hills) https://www.instagram.com/p/CH1SfpSHrjw/?igshid=15loejn425vws

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Coral Reef, Red Sea by Jeremy Smith Photography https://flic.kr/p/2a73vuu

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CANTLON'S CORNER: MID-WEEK NEWS AND NOTES

BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT - The Olympics are into the medal round, and several former Hartford Wolf Pack players and those connected to Connecticut are doing well representing their homelands. Men's Team Canada knocked off the Chinese team on Tuesday, 7-2. Ex-Pack Adam Tambellini garnered five points with two goals, one coming on a penalty shot, with the other three being assists. Ex-Pack Adam Cracknell has one helper in four games. John Gilmour, who's on the taxi squad and has yet to play for the Canadians, has watched his team advance to the quarterfinals against Sweden. Ex-Bridgeport Sound Tiger David Desharnais has an assist in four games. Josh Ho-Sang has three assists in four games. Jack McBain, the son of former New Haven Senator Andrew McBain, registered a goal and an assist against China. MORE OLYMPIC NEWS The 7-2 loss eliminated China. Ex-Pack Ryan Sproul had two assists and goalie Jeremy Smith played in every game, going 0-3 and a 5.63 GAA. To make matters worse, he suffered a knee injury and was taken out of the game against Canada. Aforementioned, Sweden features ex-Pack netminder Magnus Hellberg. He has a 2.46 GAA in two games, while fellow ex-Pack, Carl Klingberg, has three points in three games. Ex-New York Ranger and Wolf Pack forward Marek Hrivik, playing for Slovakia, has a goal and two assists in the Olympics. The Slovaks face the American team on Wednesday at 11:10 PM EST. While playing in the Olympics, Hrivik had his KHL deal with Torpedo Novgorod (Russia) terminated by mutual consent. Instead, he signed a contract with his old Swedish team, Leksands IF (SHL), for the rest of the year. Ex-Springfield Falcon Tomas Jurco has one assist in three games for the Slovaks. Another former Falcon, Marko Dano, is pointless in three games. In four games, Marton Marincin, formerly of the Springfield Thunderbirds, has one goal. EX-PACK CAPTAIN KAMPFER Ex-Pack and Ranger Steven Kampfer, who is playing for ex-New York Rangers' head coach, David Quinn, behind the US bench, has three points in three games. Greenwich's Strauss Mann, like Kampfer, is a fellow Michigan alum. He has played very well. In his only game so far in the Olympic games, he is showing to the world why he is atop the Swedish league. Two former Yale Bulldogs, Brian O'Neill, and Kenny Agostino, have had a solid tourney. O'Neill has three points in three games, and Agostino had the game-winning goal against Canada. It's his only point in three games. Ex-Sound Tiger Aaron Ness has an assist in three games. Jake Sanderson, the son of former Hartford Whaler, Geoff Sanderson, has been limited to playing in only one game due to injury but has put one assist to his credit. Switzerland reached the quarterfinals by beating hockey powerhouse the Czech Republic, 4-2. Ex-Pack Raphael Diaz had a goal and an assist and, one he'd like to forget, in his own net. Andres Ambühl Andres Ambühl, 38, is playing in his fifth Olympics and has scored a goal. He is the second oldest player to score. Borje Salming, 40, a tremendous Swedish defenseman who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, had potted four goals for Sweden in 1992. Ambuhl is the oldest player to record his first goal. "Today, we played really tight defensively. Everybody came back. We blocked shots. We boxed them out. We won puck battles. Genoni had a hell of a game. He always stopped the first shot, and we cleared the rebounds. I think it was a good, strong effort from the whole team," Diaz told IIHF.com. Ambühl acknowledged his accomplishment. "It's nice to score my first goal at Olympics, but it was great especially for the team," he said to IIHF.com in a post-game interview. "We somehow didn't manage to bury the pucks before and today they bounced our way. Nobody was happy with the preliminary round so we wanted to show that we can play hockey and win too. We wanted to show this reaction. Now we have to continue like that without getting over excited." MORE RESULTS Switzerland faces off with Finland. Latvia was eliminated by upstart Cinderella Denmark 3-2. One Latvian defenseman is former Quinnipiac University (ECACHL) blueliner Karlis Cukste. His KHL deal with his hometown team, Dynamo Riga, dissolved by mutual consent. He signed an agreement with Lahti Pelicans (Finland-FEL) and will report there shortly. Goalie Kristers Gudlevsk, the ex-Sound Tiger, didn't play a game for Latvia. Germany was eliminated by the Slovaks 4-0. Tom Kühnhack had just one goal in the tourney against the US, while former Springfield Falcon Matthia Plachta had one assist in four games. Denmark has ex-Pack Niklas Jensen. He has an assist in four games, while ex-Sound Tiger Frans Nielsen has three assists in three games. He's playing for the ROC (Russian Olympic Committee), where ex-Pack Artem Anisimov has yet to play. ARIZONA The long-running saga in the desert is reaching the end of the story. A plan has been approved locally to have the sad-sack oft-troubled Arizona Coyotes play at the new on-campus venue at Arizona State for three years with an option for a fourth year. They're trying to wind through a skeptical local political windmill and get a third arena built in Tempe. A long-time trusted source was quite pointed on the subject. "The optics look just awful. A team like Seattle, who just spent a billion dollars renovating their arena and $650 million to get into the NHL, who are doing well, have to be looking on in horror. How can a league let a team play in a sub-standard AHL building, though it will be brand new at, say the 5,000 they are saying, let alone NHL level facility which it clearly will not be, for multiple years and not get priority dates (ASU will) and only game revenue (no building or naming rights)? "Simply put Gary Bettman does not want to ever lose a market like Arizona. I'm shocked there is not more of an uproar so far over this. This obviously has to affect the HRR (Hockey-Related-Revenue) between the players and the owners as agreed to in the CBA." There will be cries to move the team from many former and new cities looking to join the NHL. RELOCATION SITES? In Quebec City, there is a hockey palace already built waiting for an occupant. The Videotron Centre was built five years ago to NHL specs to replace the old Colisée de Québec (later known as Colisée de Pepsi at the end of its heyday). In Houston, the fifth-largest television market, there is also a ready-made already built arena. For Hartford, nothing has been done to the XL Center (nee Hartford Civic Center) in 25 years except for cosmetics to the concourse, a couple of Zambonis, and a new floor, ice, and chiller system. This same source opined about the speculation surrounding any possible moves from Arizona. "You can write this in stone and send it up the hill with Moses. There will NEVER be another NHL team in Quebec City again because of the currency problem, the ongoing language issue (in the province), and the Montreal Canadiens veto power over it. However, they want to extend their brand. They have an AHL team in Laval and an ECHL team in Trois-Rivieres 40 minutes away, halfway to Quebec City. "Hartford? Ha! They can't even get a new building in the twenty-plus years for an AHL team. "Houston will remain in reserve for a new team and say an $800 million dollar payday. Look there have been two expansions and they're still on the outside." HARTFORD WOLF PACK HOME Read the full article

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Coral Garden, Yolanda Wreck, Shark Reef, Ras Muhammad, Red Sea by Jeremy Smith Photography on Flickr.

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Shaft-tailed Whydah, Vidua regia, Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe by Jeremy Smith Photography https://flic.kr/p/262xB2q

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African Leopard, Panthera pardus pardus, Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe7FB by Jeremy Smith Photography https://flic.kr/p/27itRmZ

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African Buffalo, Syncerus caffer, Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe by Jeremy Smith Photography http://bit.ly/2BKEuKM

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Blue Triggerfish (Juvenile), Pseudobalistes fuscus, Alor, Indonesia by Jeremy Smith Photography http://flic.kr/p/WzmM5W

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Streaky-Headed Seedeater, Crithagra gularis, Chimanimani, Zimbabwe by Jeremy Smith Photography http://flic.kr/p/VSbdPL

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CANTLON: PRESEASON - WOLF PACK EDGE SOUND TIGERS 2-1

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BY: Gerry Cantlon, HOWLINGS HARTFORD, CT - Shawn Ouellette-St. Amant’s two goals were the difference makers as the Hartford Wolf Pack slipped past the Bridgeport Sound Tigers 2-1 Saturday afternoon at the Koeppel Community Sports Center on the campus of Trinity College in the team's lone preseason exhibition game. “I liked our compete for loose pucks," Pack head coach Keith McCambridge said. "We did a good job using our speed in the neutral zone to generate second and third opportunities.“ McCambridge had a long post-game meeting with Ranger brass as they worked on cuts that would be done later in the afternoon. St. Amant tallied the game-winner on a slick setup from Steven Fogarty at 4:18 of the third period. From near the goal line, Fogarty sent the puck through traffic over to St. Amant, who was creeping in from the left wing side. St. Armant just had to tap it in past Sound Tiger goalie, Jeremy Smith, who played the third period and faced twelve Wolf Pack shots. St. Amant play in the contest made his intentions loud and clear to remain in Hartford for next Friday’s opener against Providence. “He got those two goals,” McCambridge said of his 6’0 forward. “On top of that, he also did a lot of good things away from the puck. (He) made good decisions in all areas of the ice, and put himself in a position to generate scoring chances.” St. Amant put the Wolf Pack on the board first with a nice shorthanded tally at 12:33 of the first period. He flew up the right wing side and beat Bridgeport's starting netminder, Christopher Gibson, to the short-side. The Sound Tigers evened things in the second period after Yannick Rathgeb took a cross-ice pass from Josh Ho-Sang and buried a slap shot past the Pack's starting goalie Brandon Halverson at 5:04. Halverson was playing in his first game action since an off-season surgical procedure on his knee. Halverson was solid in stopping 21 of 22 shots. The Pack netminder displayed a strong glove making a save on Bridgeport’s Mike Cornell at 12:19 of the first, and was very strong on a four-on-three penalty kill situation midway through the second. He stopped three shots by David Quenneville, one from each point, and another from the top of the left wing faceoff circle “Halverson played a real strong game for us and he was in the right areas when there were breakdowns," McCambridge said. "He kept the puck on the right side of the goal line.” While several Pack players had solid games, Sean Day stood out. He had several strong rushes with the puck. The burly, 230-pound rookie rearguard, demonstrated some genuine speed, very deft stickhandling ability, and terrific skating in tight areas. On one of his better plays, Day cut in off the left wing, got past a defender and put a solid backhanded attempt on the net to test Gibson at 14:31 of the first. “He used his size effectively in his own zone and was able to take it out of trouble and had several strong rushes. I thought it was a very strong exhibition game for him to build off on.” McCambridge said of the first year pro who had a four year major junior career. Shawn O’Donnell, who signed an AHL contract earlier in the week, was all over the ice. He played his off wing (left) and had several high grade scoring chances from 15 feet out midway in the first period, and then set-up rookie Tim Gettinger early in the second period and again at 6:33, but was denied. “(O'Donnell) is a big rangy forward who showed how well he can skate and again got himself into areas of the ice to create offense," McCambridge commented of the veteran forward. Big 6’6 Tim Gettinger was on the puck an in position all game long and impressed his coach as well. “He’s a big body guy who used his size to create space for himself and good positioning to get some quality shots.” The Wolf Pack open the season next Friday night at the XL Center against the Providence Bruins. LINES: Gabriel Fontaine-O’Donnell-Mikael Lindqvist Bobby Butler-Riley Bourbonnais-Ty Ronning St. Amant-Fogarty-Drew Melanson Gettinger-Dawson Leedahl-Ville Meskanen Day-Vince Pedrie John Gilmour-Derek Pratt Lindgren-Scott Savage NOTES: Chris Nell was the second goalie. Wolf Pack GM, Chris Drury, was in the house as were course several scouts and team officials for each organization. Ryan Lindgren and Bridgeport's Woody Hudson had the game’s only scrap that was primarily a wrestling match at 8:21 of the third. Derek Pratt wore number nine. When asked if he selected it personally said with a laugh, “No, they just handed me the jersey. I didn’t pick it." Read the full article

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CRAWFORD: HARTFORD WOLF PACK 2, BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS 1

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BY: Bob Crawford, Hartford Wolf Pack Hartford, CT, September 29, 2018 – Shawn St. Amant scored both Hartford Wolf Pack goals in a 2-1 victory over the Bridgeport Sound Tigers Saturday afternoon at Trinity College’s Koeppel Community Sports Center, in AHL preseason action. Brandon Halverson stopped 21 of 22 Bridgeport shots to the get the win in the Wolf Pack net.  Yannick Rathgeb scored the only Sound Tiger goal. “I really liked our compete to loose pucks,” Wolf Pack head coach Keith McCambridge said.  “We did a good job using our speed in the offensive zone to generate second and third opportunities.” The only scoring of the first period was a shorthanded tally by St. Amant at 12:33. With Sean Day off for tripping, St. Amant rushed down the right side in the Bridgeport zone and beat Sound Tiger starting goaltender Christopher Gibson (29 saves) with a snapshot to the glove side. Bridgeport equalized at 5:04 of the second period, with Josh Ho-Sang feeding a cross-slot pass to Rathgeb in the right circle, and Rathgeb’s slap shot squeezing through Halverson. The winning goal came 4:18 into the third period, and again it was St. Amant with the finish.  He tapped in a Steven Fogarty pass from the right side of the goalmouth, victimizing Jeremy Smith (12 saves), who replaced Gibson in the Sound Tiger net at the start of the third. The Wolf Pack kick off their 2018-19 regular season this Friday, October 5, with their home-ice opener vs. the Providence Bruins.  Faceoff is 7:15 PM, and tickets for that game, and all 2018-19 Wolf Pack home games are on sale now at the Agera Energy Ticket Office at the XL Center, online at hartfordwolfpack.com and by phone at (877) 522-8499.  Tickets purchased in advance for kids 12 or younger start at just $13 each, and all tickets will have a $3 day-of-game increase. Season ticket information for the Wolf Pack’s 2018-19 AHL season can be found online at hartfordwolfpack.com.  To speak with a representative about all of the Wolf Pack’s many attractive ticketing options, call (855) 762-6451, or click here to request more info. Bridgeport Sound Tigers 1 at Hartford Wolf Pack 2 Saturday, September 29, 2018 - Koeppel Community Sports Center Bridgeport 0 1 0 - 1 Hartford 1 0 1 - 2 1st Period-1, Hartford, Ouellette-St. Amant 1   12:33 (SH). Penalties-J. Holmstrom Bri (tripping), 2:35; Meskanen Hfd (double minor - high-sticking), 2:35; Day Hfd (tripping), 11:09; Dal Colle Bri (tripping), 17:07. 2nd Period-2, Bridgeport, Rathgeb 1 (Ho-Sang, Dal Colle), 5:04. Penalties-Bellows Bri (roughing), 8:04; Melanson Hfd (roughing), 8:04; Bourbonnais Hfd (tripping), 9:10. 3rd Period-3, Hartford, Ouellette-St. Amant 2 (Fogarty, Leedahl), 4:18. Penalties-Hudson Bri (fighting), 8:21; Lindgren Hfd (fighting), 8:21; Eansor Bri (tripping), 16:50. Shots on Goal-Bridgeport 5-9-8-22. Hartford 15-15-13-43. Power Play Opportunities-Bridgeport 0 / 3; Hartford 0 / 2. Goalies-Bridgeport, Gibson 0-0-0 (30 shots-29 saves); Smith 0-1-0 (13 shots-12 saves). Hartford, Halverson 1-0-0 (22 shots-21 saves). A- Referees-Guillaume Labonte (35), Michael Sheehan (74). Linesmen-Brent Colby (7), Luke Galvin (2). Read the full article

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Lionfish, Red Sea by Jeremy Smith Photography https://flic.kr/p/28m3brC

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Hawksbill Turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, Red Sea by Jeremy Smith Photography https://flic.kr/p/28JHC3G