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Pet friendly homes in Canada - Save Max

Are you a pet owner looking for a new home in Canada?

The good news is that options for renting with pets in the country are available. Make it a point to know your rights and navigate the rental market in Real Estate Canada effectively. We share the ins and outs of renting with pets in Canada, including the legalities, costs, and best housing choices for pet owners. So, let’s find your perfect pet-friendly home!

Pet Ownership in Canada: A Major Commitment

In Canada, pets are considered family members by a majority of households. A 2019 survey shows 95% of Canadians view their pets as part of the family. However, owning a pet comes with responsibilities and considerations. While the law allows pet ownership in rented homes, it’s essential to ensure the care and maintenance of your furry friend.

Before moving into your rented pet-friendly home, there are a few important points to consider:

Lifestyle Choices

Evaluate alternative care options for your pet when you work or travel.

Determine the amount of time you can dedicate to caring for your pet.

The Home You Live in

Review your rent agreement for pet ownership restrictions specific to your city or province.

Assess the available space in your home to accommodate the pet you plan to bring.

Factor in Costs

Take note of any unanticipated costs during your pet’s lifetime.

Create a list of all the annual expenses of owning a pet, including food, vaccinations, and other miscellaneous costs.

Owning a pet requires a significant commitment, and it’s essential to be prepared for the financial and time obligations that come with it. Now, let’s explore the best pet-friendly housing choices and costs associated with renting with pets in Canada.

The Best Pet-Friendly Home Choices for Rent

When seeking pet-friendly houses for rent in Brampton, your housing choice significantly influences your furry friend’s comfort. Let’s explore ideal options for pet owners:

Townhomes and Detached Homes:

Townhomes and detached homes are perfect for pet owners craving spacious backyards. These homes provide ample indoor and outdoor room for activities. Consider breeds like Boxers, Border Collies, and Huskies. Friendly and intelligent breeds such as Vizslas, Beagles, and Golden Retrievers make excellent companions for families with children.

If you prefer relaxed moments with your pet, consider Newfoundlands or Bulldogs, who are known for being cuddlers.

Apartments and Condos:

Renting with pets becomes challenging in apartments and condos, as some landlords may have restrictions or additional fees.

Suitable breeds for apartment living include Pugs, Terriers, Corgis, Greyhounds, Great Danes, and Basenjis. Surprisingly, even larger breeds like Great Danes can adapt with sufficient exercise.

Cats are generally more adaptable and fit well in apartments. Ragdolls, Persians, and British Shorthairs are fabulous for relaxed companionship. More active cats like Burmese, Siberians, and Savannahs may prefer more spacious, pet-friendly homes.

Remember, your pet’s happiness depends on your home’s interactive bubble and physical space. If you are concerned about your cat’s attention, adopting another feline companion could be the solution.

Costs of Owning a Pet in Canada

Pet owners have several financial responsibilities, such as veterinary care, food, collars, toys, insurance and license costs.

If you’re considering becoming a dog parent, you must know the annual costs. According to the Ontario Veterinary Medical Association (OVMA), the average cost of owning a dog in Canada is over CA$ 3,000 per year.

Compared to dogs, owning a cat in Canada is generally less expensive. The OVMA estimates the average annual cost of owning a cat to be about CA$ 2,000.

These costs are approximate and will vary depending on various factors, such as your pet’s breed, size, and individual needs.

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Hamilton, ON – The Hamilton Bulldogs have announced Vince Laise as head coach for the 2019-20 season. Laise, 36, a native of Brampton, has been in the role of associate coach to the Bulldogs since 2016 and helped lead the team to winning the OHL J. Ross Robertson Cup in 2018.

“Vince’s determination, passion and work ethic has prepared him for this position as head coach,” said Bulldogs President and General Manager Steve Staios. “He is on an incredible trajectory and has a progressive mind for the game with a focus on developing the athlete. We are incredibly excited to have Vince lead our hockey club.”

Laise spent three seasons as an assistant coach with the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League. Laise has also been an assistant coach with the Oakville Blades (OJHL) and Brampton Bombers (GOJHL). Prior to entering the coaching ranks, Laise spent four years with the University of Maine Black Bears playing in two NCAA Frozen Four Tournaments. After his collegiate career, Laise suited up in two professional games with the Fort Wayne Komets of the IHL.

Also returning to the coach’s bench will be Dave Matsos as associate coach, and assistant coaches Ron Wilson and Patrick Jarrett.

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ECHL mascots & teams

Gunnar - ADIRONDACK THUNDER

Biscuit the Bulldog - ALLEN AMERICANS

Maximus the Lion - ATLANTA GLADIATORS

Boomer - BRAMPTON BEAST

Twister - CINCINNATI CYCLONES

Swampee - FLORIDA EVERBLADES

Icy D Eagle - FORT WAYNE KOMETS

Stomper - GREENVILLE SWAMP RABBITS

Blue - IDAHO STEELHEADS

Nitro - INDY FUEL

Blizzard - JACKSONVILLE ICEMEN

Slappy - KALAMAZOO WINGS

Mac & Cheese - KANSAS CITY MAVERICKS

Beacon the Puffin - MAINE MARINERS

Max - MANCHESTER MONARCHS

??? - NEWFOUNDLAND GROWLERS

Hat Trick & Salty - NORFOLK ADMIRALS

Shades - ORLANDO SOLAR BEARS

Nugget & Digger - RAPID CITY RUSH

Slapshot the Lion & Tiara - READING ROYALS

Cool Ray - SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS

Spike - TOLEDO WALLEYE

Slick - TULSA OILERS

Grizzbee - UTAH GRIZZLIES

Spike - WHEELING NAILERS

Thunder Dog - WICHITA THUNDER

Trax - WORCESTER RAILERS

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CANTLON: PACK HOST THE BRUINS AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT

        VERSUS     

BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT - During the first six weeks of the regular season, the Hartford Wolf Pack are rarely in the confines of the XL Center. On Friday night, they will have one of their rare home games over the span against a familiar opponent, the Providence Bruins, who return to the XL Center as part of a weekend home-and-home between the two teams. On opening night, the Pack knocked off the Bruins 4-2 and are coming off a tough road loss, the first of this young season, on Wednesday night, 5-3, against the Binghamton Devils. “We were happy with our early results, but it's still early for us. It's still just two games,“ remarked head coach Keith McCambridge last Sunday. Tuesday saw the Devils score in the first and last minute of the first period. Defenseman John Gilmour said that he has to get on the puck and want it more than the other guy on Sunday after the Laval game. The goaltending of Dustin Tokarski immediately caught the team's eye. “He clearly impressed us the way he stopped shot. We are very confident having him and (Marek) Mazanec back there,” said Gilmour. Scoring in the first period has been good so far through the early part of the new season, a 180 degree turn from last season. “It's so critical to get off to quick starts. These two games, we have to keep it going to have success,” Gilmour, who saw the Pack outscored by a wide margin in the first period last season and got caught in that pattern on Wednesday night, said. The team's ability to respond quickly to their opponents is something else that he likes in this group. “It shows character and resiliency, and to see it in a young group like that, it's very good to see.” Tokarski is a seasoned AHL vet having had stops in Norfolk, St. John’s, Syracuse, Hamilton, San Diego, and last year in Lehigh Valley. Tokarski is as competitive as the next player, but clearly becoming a mentor is as valuable a tool he could bring to the rink along with his pads, stick, and glove. “You take it as a responsibility. Everybody is young once. As you get older, as I am, you try to do a bit extra to help the young guys to improve, get better and get to the NHL. That’s part of the job.” The Pack then will embark on a four-game road trip Saturday over seven days starting in Providence Saturday night. They then have their Canadian road trip to play Laval next Wednesday followed by Belleville on Friday and then finishing with Toronto. The Pack then return with a mid-week game against Lehigh Valley and their first meeting of the season with their intra-state and franchise rivals, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers before taking off on a five-game road trip. NEWS & NOTES: Former Yale Bulldog goalie Alex Lyon was sent to Lehigh Valley on Wednesday by the Flyers. Joel Bouchard clearly exudes the sense that the new Laval coach is looking to buy into the new pro game model and working it to convey that to a thoroughly revamped Laval Rocket. “We worked very hard, but it’s a major learning curve for results. This was a good learning experience for this team and our guys. You have to learn to play back-to-back games quickly, and that is an adjustment at this level. We have to learn to stick with it. It's gonna take time, but I will say they work hard, no complaints there. We got to learn better puck management, and that will take time. We went with a little more veteran lineup up front because we really have little experience on the backline right now. We got one unit. We have a Czech, Michael Moravcik, and on another, Cale Fleury, they will grow with time.” Bouchard seemed to wear all the hats in Blainville-Boisbriand (QMJHL), about 40 minutes North of Laval. He was the owner/GM, and the head coach. Things are a little more streamlined in the AHL. “It's an adjustment for me too. I played in the American League, so I know what it's all about, too. I still do a lot here. My number one job is to help make these guys good pro’s, and it’s a new challenge and I’m ready to help them get to Montreal.” Hartford holds very strong memories for Bouchard who played here for half a season in 2005-06 under Ryan McGill, who's now the assistant coach in Las Vegas. He's coming off as a frightening medical situation having survived meningitis. “It was a good experience for me, and a real turning point in my playing career. It got me back to the NHL. Ryan McGill, Nicky Fotiu, and Al Coates believed in me. It wasn’t long, but I was able to get my confidence back playing here. As we were driving here from Providence, I really thought about it that it was some of the best hockey I ever played and I was focused and dialed in and got back to the Rangers. It's fun to be back here.” Bouchard is going to be quite interesting to watch this season. He may set a new coaching fashion statement too. He’s the first coach to carry all his gear in a backpack. Could a Roots commercial be in Bouchard’s future (Roots is a major Canadian clothing store)? PLAYERS ON THE MOVE  The Sound Tigers lost out on a top talent as Jan Kovar, a free agent signee from the KHL, failed to accept an assignment to Bridgeport. He was waived and brought out of his $2 million dollar deal and is returning to Russia. The Islanders also sent back Tanner Fritz. Four more AHLer’s have signed in Europe. Brendan Kichton goes from Charlotte to SaiPa (Finland-FEL). Former Ranger draft pick, Ethan Werek, goes from Belleville to HC Ocelari Trinec (Czech Republic-CEL). Henrik Happala leaves Springfield to go to Tappara (Finland-FEL). Ex-Pack, Eric Selleck, goes from Belleville to HC Banska Bystrica (Slovakia-SLEL) making 83 AHL players who are heading over to Europe to Asia. Ex-CT Whale, TJ Hensick, signs with Toledo (ECHL) and a former Whale teammate, Kris Newbury, was claimed off waivers from Brampton (ECHL) by the Jacksonville (FL) IceMen on Thursday. ECHL camps are winding down as they start their regular season this week. Cut from Maine Jesse Schwartz (UCONN-HE), Enfield’s Robbie Baillargeon is traded from Orlando Solar Bears to the Tulsa Oilers, and Brady Vail, who was in Pack camp, is traded from Maine to Cincinnati. Other cuts include ex-QU goalie star, Eric Hartzell, who was let go by Tulsa, and Charlie Millen, the son of ex-Hartford Whaler, Greg Millen, was cut by Worcester. Former Sound Tiger and Rangers draft pick, Daniel Maggio, is sent to Norfolk (ECHL) by Tucson. Another son of an ex-Whaler, Carter Sandlak, whose father is Jim Sandlak, retires from Greenville to become a referee (AHL) and linesman (ECHL) this season. Ex-Pack, Henrik Tallinder, whose four games didn’t earn him a Rangers contract, went back home and after two seasons with TPS Turku, retires from the game. John Jaworski of the Northeast Generals (NAHL) makes a commit to Sacred Heart University (AHC) in 2020-21. Editor's Note: If you're in a hockey pool or playing fantasy hockey, knowing what the oddsmakers are thinking are valuable points are important to your competitive success. There are some great sites out there, but one of the best you can find HERE. Read the full article

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2020-21 University Of Minnesota, Duluth Bulldogs Roster

Wingers

#10 Kobe Roth (Warroad, Minnesota)

#11 Koby Bender (Cloquet, Minnesota)

#12 Ben Almquist (Victoria, Minnesota)

#13 Tanner Laderoute (Edmonton, Alberta)

#16 Luke Loheit (Minnetonka, Minnesota)

#17 Cole Koepke (Hermantown, Minnesota) A

#19 Jarrett Lee (Hibbing, Minnesota)

#21 Noah Cates (Stillwater, Minnesota) C

#23 Nick Swaney (Lakeville, Minnesota) A

#24 Luke Mylymok (Wilcox, Saskatchewan)

Centers

#7 Blake Biondi (Hermantown, Minnesota)

#15 Quinn Olsen (Calgary, Alberta)

#18 Jesse Jacques (Hermantown, Minnesota)

#20 Jackson Cates (Stillwater, Minnesota)

Defensemen

#2 Darian Gotz (Hermantown, Minnesota)

#3 Matt Anderson (Victoria, Minnesota)

#5 Wyatt Kaiser (Ham Lake, Minnesota)

#6 Louie Roehl (Eden Prairie, Minnesota) A

#8 Hunter Lellig (Waterloo, Iowa)

#22 Matt Cairns (Mississauga, Ontario)

#25 Connor Kelley (Maple Grove, Minnesota)

#27 Jake Rosenbaum (Rancho Santa Margarita, California)

Goalies

#35 Zach Stejskal (Grand Rapids, Minnesota)

#36 Ben Patt (Brampton, Ontario)

#39 Ryan Fanti (Thunder Bay, Ontario)

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Did this portrait of the bulldog named "Snak" today #sirfocus @streetcitytattoos IS the studio!! #toronto #mississauga #brampton #tattoo #tatoos #blackandgrey #blackandgreytattoo #bng #lowriderart #chicanoart #art #dogs #dogportrait #dogtattoo #handtattoo

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CANTLON'S CORNER: PACK PREPARE FOR ANOTHER PAIR OF GAMES

BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT - Another pair of weekend home games await the Hartford Wolf Pack. One is a divisional opponent who has owned them the past three years, the Springfield Thunderbirds. The others are non-divisional opponents who they've struggled with, the Rochester Americans, who they will play on Sunday afternoon. For Pack Head Coach, Kris Knoblauch, he's worried more about where his club is at this point in terms of their development than his opponent to some degree to this point in the season. While he was happy last weekend, he wasn’t satisfied with their team game last week. “You like the four points, but we easily could have lost both those games. The Charlotte game we left too many open areas, too many great chances and thankfully Shesty (goalie Igor Shestyorkin) played so well. We have a long way to go. Right now, I’m focused on our team and getting guys into our systems. We're adjusting to our team at this point and working on our identity.” The addition of Nick Ebert, who came to Hartford in the Vladimir Namestnikov deal, was a surprise in that the New York Rangers added yet another defenseman to an already deep organizational chart. Ebert has had only moderate success as a pro and spent some time in Europe. He a known quantity to Knoblauch. “We have tough decisions to make, and we liked how our defense played for the most part over the weekend. We're always looking to improve our team. He brings experience, is a good skater, moves the puck well and has a good shot. I’ll be honest, I’m surprised he hasn’t scored as much at the American (Hockey) League level. I coached against him in juniors. He was a very strong offensive player. It seems last year he has gotten his offensive game back,” said Knoblauch. Ebert played with Orebro HK (Sweden-SHL). His addition to the roster forced the team to move Brandon Crawley to their ECHL affiliate, the Maine Mariners. “We want Brandon to get playing time, and right now we are filled up on defense, and he’ll be a part of our recalls.” Knoblauch is getting an early tutorial on fluidity of AHL rosters. “I’m really learning it now about how much things can change. We want to win every night, but we are a development league. You have to learn to balance those things appropriately.” Ebert wasn’t the only new defenseman that Knoblauch had out on the ice. Yegor Rykov (pronounced Ree-kov) has been sent down and skated for the first time on Thursday since suffering an ankle injury in the Traverse City tournament. He isn’t likely to see game action for likely two more weeks, which will likely necessitate another reassignment to Maine. “He has started first with drills. He's getting back on the ice, and today was his first full (team) practice. It’s gonna be a few more weeks before he is game ready. I saw him in Traverse City (before the injury), and we were very pleased with what we saw. Now it's about getting that timing back.” The lineup will likely see a new, familiar face in Ryan Gropp. He was scratched last weekend and Knoblauch is eager to have him in the lineup. “We really liked him in the pre-season. He showed a very good shot and I really want to get him in the mix. I haven’t worked out my (lineup) details yet, but we'll be seeing him.” Vitali Kravtsov will be in the lineup, and the coach thinks the student understands things better. ‘We showed him some video. He’s aware he didn’t play well. We had a very hard team practice Tuesday and he was very competitive." Saturday’s game is a part of hockey doubleheader with UCONN and RPI starting at 3:30 pm and a 7:30 pm faceoff time with the Springfield Thunderbirds. NOTES: The Thunderbirds will be minus forward Paul Thompson, who was handed a two-game suspension for a blindside hit on Bridgeport’s Thomas Hickey last Friday in the regular-season opener. Sunday’s opponent, the Rochester Americans, will have a very familiar face in their lineup. Tage Thompson (Orange/UCONN), who scored two goals last weekend including an OT game-winner. Ex-Pack, Matt Register, starts the season with the Iowa Wild. The ECHL season starts this weekend with some players of note with ties to Connecticut. Adirondack: Eamon MacAdam (BST), Charles Curti (Yale), Craig Martin (QU) and Hayden Verbeek (the nephew of ex-Hartford Whaler, Pat Verbeek) Allen: Shawn O’Donnell, and Justin Salvaggio (HWP), Brampton: Miles Gendron (UCONN), Cincinnati: Justin Vaive (HWP/BST), Ft. Wayne: Shawn St. Amant (HWP), Florida: Logan Roe (Kent Prep), Greenville: Chris Nell (HWP), and Callum Booth (Salisbury Prep), plus Mike Pelech (HWP), Indy: Alex Krushelnyski (HWP), Charles Williams (HWP), and Karl El-Mir (UCONN), Kansas City: Derek Pratt (UCONN), Idaho: Spencer Naas (UCONN), and Kyle Schempp (BST). Jacksonville: Mitch Jones (the son of ex-New Haven Nighthawk, Brad Jones), and John Albert (HWP). Kalamazoo: Mitch Eliot (the son of Nighthawk, Daren Eliot), Norfolk: Brandon Halverson (HWP), Ben and Josh Holmstrom (BST), Orlando: Jake Marchment (the son of Whaler, Bryan Marchment), Rapid City: Chris Izmirlian (Yale), Reading: Frankie DiChara (Yale), David Drake (UCONN), Matt Gaudreau (BST), and Trevor Yates (the son of ex-Whaler, Ross Yates). South Carolina: Dan DeSalvo (HWP), Tommy Hughes (HWP), Parker Milner (BST/Avon Old Farms), Scott Davidson (QU), Toledo: Ryan Verbeek (the nephew of ex-Whaler, Pat Verbeek), Brendan Kotyk (HWP), T.J. Hensick (HWP), and Josh Winquist (BST), Tulsa: Josh Wesley (HWP), and Mike McKee (Kent Prep), Utah: Cole Cassels (the son of ex-Whaler, Andrew Cassels), Wichita: Jason Sims (UCONN, and the son of former Whaler/Nighthawk, Al Sims), Worcester: Jordan Samuels-Thomas (West Hartford/QU), Connor Doherty (SHU), Nic Pierog (Canterbury Prep), and Henrik Samuelsson (the son of ex-Whaler, Ulf Samuelsson). Former Wolf Pack, Dean Melanson, was the last cut by the Reading Royals. Ex-Pack, Adam Tambellini, was the last cut from the Bakersfield Condors training camp signs with MODO (Sweden-SHL) for the season. He is the second Tambellini to play there. Ex-Sound Tiger, his brother Jeff, played there and is presently a head coach/GM of the Junior A Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL). Landon Ferraro, the son of former Whaler, Ray Ferraro, who was with Iowa last year signs with Eisbaren Berlin (Germany-DEL). The two are the 71st and 72nd AHL’ers from last season to sign in Europe. Brandon Whistle, the nephew of former New Haven Nighthawk, Rob Whistle, goes from Sheffield (England-EIHL) and signs with Telford (England-NIHL). Mark Arcobello (Milford/Fairfield Prep/Salisbury Prep/Yale University) is playing with SC Bern (SwItzerland-LNA) with 10 points in 10 games. He signs a deal to play for HC Lugano (Switzerland-LNA) next season 2020-21. Philippe Hudon (Choate Prep) goes from Allen (ECHL) to Norfolk (ECHL). Congrats to former New Haven Nighthawks player and head coach, Robbie Ftorek, who was among the four new inductees to the AHL Hall of Fame on Thursday. Joining him are Darren Haydar, Denis Hamel, and Fred Thurler. The ceremony will take place in Ontario, CA site of the AHL All Star Classic the first to be held at a Pacific Division city. Ftorek ended his NHL career with the Rangers. He started out as a child prodigy in the Bobby Orr era at Needham High (MA). Played two years for the Red Wings affiliate Tidewater Wings before he left for the WHA and the Phoenix Roadrunners and Cincinnati Stingers (one of the best logos ever). He was the first and only American captain in the history of the Quebec Nordiques WHA or NHL. Ftorek played with New Haven accumulating 16 points in 17 games in New Haven in 1984-85. His last active game as a player was in New Haven the following season. Ftorek, who was a Guilford resident when he was in New Haven and was the head coach there for two-and-a-half seasons before getting the call to Los Angeles, but stayed there just a year-and-a-half. He had other AHL coaching stints in Halifax with the Citadels and the Utica Devils before he had a strong three-year stint with the highly successful Albany River Rats, before having a four-year coaching tenure in New Jersey. Ftorek returned to his roots spending two years with the Boston Bruins before heading back for a second stint in Albany where he had another strong three year period of winning and development. Ftorek also went the junior route spending six years as the head coach with the Erie (Otters (OHL) before a year as an assistant with Abbotsford. He concluded his coaching career with Norfolk (ECHL). UCONN hockey has its first two home games this weekend Friday night at 7 pm against the Army Black Knights (AHA). Saturday, in another non-conference matchup, with the RPI Engineers (ECACHL) at 3:30 pm. The school’s 2000 MAAC championship team will be honored throughout the day. The championship trophy will be on display on the concourse The Huskies earned a 3-3 tie with Sacred Heart University in their opener in Bridgeport, last week who they have yet to beat since going Division I. The Huskies Jachym Kondelik scored. Fellow Nashville Predator draftee, Tomas Vomacka, was sensational in net making 45 saves despite the hat trick by the Pioneers, Matt Tugnutt, icing his game-tying goal with three seconds left in regulation forcing overtime. Earlier in the week, SNY announced the time and dates for the first-ever Connecticut Ice Festival tournament in Bridgeport at the Webster Bank Arena in late January. The Huskies will kick-off the collegiate tournament against the Quinnipiac University Bobcats at 4 pm on Saturday, January 25th followed by Sacred Heart University playing the Yale University Bulldogs. All four games including the consolation and championship final will air live in the SNY. Read the full article

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CANTLON'S CORNER: WOLF PACK OFF SEASON VOLUME 16

BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT - Summer is winding down. The days aren't quite as long and the heat is subsiding a bit and that means fall is approaching and the 2019-20 hockey season is just around the corner. As Cantlon’s Corner exclusively reported last week, the XL Center's General Manager, Chris Lawrence, departed after six years of service in the Connecticut capital for an unspecified job in Michigan. It turns out that the job he took was as the new VP of Park Operations at Comerica Park in Detroit, the home of the American League's, Detroit Tigers. There is a Connecticut connection. The Tigers Single-A short-season affiliate is located in Norwich. The team is the Connecticut Tigers of the New York Penn League (NYPL) and they play at Dodd Stadium. Lawrence played college hockey at Michigan State in East Lansing, which is also where his wife is from. Lawrence’s replacement as the XL Center is his former Assistant GM, Ben Weiss, who was promoted to the position on Monday. PLAYER & COACHING MOVEMENT After all the controversy, former New Haven Nighthawk, Don Waddell, has signed a three-year deal to remain as the GM of the Carolina Hurricanes. Waddell did take an interview for the GM opening with the Minnesota Wild. Carolina also put pen and paper together by signing ex-Hartford Whaler, Hartford Wolf Pack, and New York Ranger goalie, Jason Muzzatti, as their new goaltending coach. Muzzatti held the same position with his alma mater, Michigan State (Big 10), over the last four years. There are five finalists for the Minnesota GM job. Two of those five have a Connecticut connection. Back in the 1970s, he played for the University of New Haven. His name is Dean Lombardi, who was an assistant with Minnesota as one of his first NHL gigs. New Canaan resident, and NBC-TV analyst, Pierre McGuire, has tossed his hat in the ring for the job. Congrats to one-time New Haven Nighthawks Marketing Director, Mike Santos, as he was named the new commissioner of the USA Tier-III junior level, Eastern Hockey League. Santos has held a variety of jobs in pro hockey since leaving the Elm City. Santos has an incredibly impressive resume. He was the Manager of Special Events for the National Hockey League and directed the 1993 NHL Draft in Hartford. He was the Assistant General Manager and Director of Hockey Operations of the New York Islanders for five years. Santos was Corporate Counsel and Director of Hockey Operations and Assistant General Manager for the Florida Panthers and was the Director of Hockey Operations for the Nashville Predators over four seasons. He also handled operations as General Manager of AHL franchises in Rochester, San Antonio, and Milwaukee. He also worked with the Norfolk Admirals (ECHL) as its team President for two years. Santos also held the title of Commissioner once before. He did that role with the Tier-II North American Hockey League (NAHL) with the title of Commissioner and President. North Branford native, Adam Erne, was traded by the Tampa Bay Lightning to the Detroit Red Wings for a 2020 fourth-round draft pick. The AHL’s potential 32nd franchise coming to Palm Springs, CA, which will be the first affiliate for the yet unnamed NHL Seattle franchise, has trademarked the name, "Palm Springs Firebirds." Read it in the Palm Springs Desert Sun HERE Defenseman Josh Wesley, who's the son of former Whaler, Glen Wesley, and who played 15 games with the Wolf Pack after being part of a reassignment/trade with Calder Cup champion Charlotte Checkers for goalie Dustin Tokarski, has signed a one-year AHL deal with the San Antonio Rampage. Boston announced they have signed a new ECHL agreement with Atlanta to be Providence’s secondary affiliate. Ft. Wayne has an agreement with the Vegas Golden Knights and the New Jersey Devils have renewed its affiliation agreement with Adirondack. The ECHL also saw Peter Karmanos part with the last of his hockey properties. He sold his controlling interest in the Florida Everblades. He also sold his OHL team in Plymouth, Michigan four years ago and the Hurricanes, where he is officially a minority owner of the franchise. Norfolk, Reading, and Jacksonville have all changed ownership this summer. Manchester folded just after their playoff season ended. Trevor Yates, the son of former Whaler, Ross Yates, who played with two AHL (Wilkes Barre/Scranton and Grand Rapids) and two ECHL (Wheeling and Toledo) last season has signed with Reading (ECHL) for the start of this season. Tobias Lindberg played with three AHL teams last season, Belleville, Wilkes Barre/Scranton, and ended the season with the Chicago Wolves. He heads back home signing with IK Oskarshamn (Sweden-SHL). That makes 65 AHL’ers to sign in Europe. Ex-Pack, Marek Hrivik, leaves Vityaz Podolsk (Russia-KHL) and signs with Leksands IF (Sweden-SHL). Charles Corcoran (New Canaan) has signed with the Coventry Blaze (England-EIHL) for next season after inking an original deal with HC Lyon (France-FREL), but the team may not be in the elite Magnus League this season. He played last year with Dundee (Scotland-EIHL). Four more collegiate grad transfers in Hockey East. The first two go to the Northeastern Huskies as Brendan Van Riemsdyk 23, leaves the University of New Hampshire and Craig Panton 24, from Merrimack. The other two go to Michigan (Big 10). They are Jacob Hayhurst from RPI (ECACHL) and Shane Switzer of Boston University (HE). There is one regular transfer. Bobby Hampton of Northeastern (HE) heads to Penn State (Big 10) but will have to sit out the 2019-20 season as per the NCAA transfer rule. Michael Dill becomes just the second transfer to Canadian college hockey as he departs UMASS-Lowell (HE) to Dalhousie University (AUAA). Jake Peters (Madison) is heading to Division III Nazareth (PA) College (UCHC) this season . Ex-Sound Tiger, Scott Munro, was named the new goalie coach at Trinity College (NESCAC). Former New Haven Nighthawk and New York Ranger, Mike Donnelly, will be inducted into the Michigan State Spartans Athletic Hall of Fame on Thursday, October 24th as part of their Celebrate weekend. Donnelly along with other inductees will be honored at halftime of the MSU-Penn State football game two days later. Donnelly played for the Spartans from 1982-1986. As a senior, he scored the game-winning goal in the NCAA Final with 2:51 left in regulation that allowed them to beat Harvard 6-5, claiming the Division I title. He led the nation in goal scoring with 59 and beat out Brett Hull, then at the University Minnesota-Duluth, by seven goals to win the title. He played 11 NHL seasons with and 465 games with 114 goals and 235 total points and in 197 AHL games has 112 goals and 244 points.. Donnelly played in New Haven on two different occasions. The first as a Rangers affiliate and the second with the Los Angeles Kings top farm team. Presently, he is a development coach with the Kings and enters his 18th year in the organization on the hockey operations side of the game. Five more US collegiate signed pro deals. Steven Ruggiero leaves Lake Superior State (WCHA) and signs with San Diego (AHL). Sean Romero departs Ohio State (Big 10) to go to Cincinnati (ECHL). Matt McArdle of Merrimack (HE) signs with Norfolk (ECHL). Ryan Cloonan leaves Boston University (HE) to sign with Utah (ECHL), and Matt McLeod leaves Canisius College (AHA) to sign a pro deal with Brampton (ECHL). Two more players head to Europe as Wes Baker leaves Mercyhurst University (AHA) and signs with HC Chambery (France Division-2). Duggie Lagrone jumps from Division III SUNY-Geneseo (SUNYAC) and after playing a few games with Utah and Allen (ECHL) at the end of the year also signs with the same French team. That makes 195 Division I players to sign pro deals, 53 in Europe and a total of 265 overall. The Arizona State Sun Devils (NCAA Division I, Independent) have signed Eddie Lack as their goalie coach. Lack played six games with Binghamton before being shut down. He had hip labrum surgery and is still recovering but decided to do some coaching before he attempts a comeback. Former Yale Bulldog goalie Patrick Spano (Westminster Prep) leaves HC Chambery (France Division-2) and heads to Belgium to play for the Liege Bulldogs (BEL-NEL). D.J. King, the son of former Whaler and present Rockford (AHL) head coach, Derek King, is traded for two draft picks from Hamilton (OHL) to Saginaw (OHL). Senna Peeters, a Belgian native from the Selects Academy program at South Kent Prep, signs with the Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) who took him as their first pick, 48th overall, in the CHL Import Draft in June. Long time Hartford sportscaster, Rich Coppola, who started on Day 1 with the Fox 61 WTIC-TV newscast that was christened April 10, 1989, after 30 years has parted ways with the station. His last broadcast was on Thursday. No future plans were announced. He has been the only Sports Director the station has ever had and is the last of the original crew from opening night. “It’s difficult, I would be lying if I said it wasn’t. Being the last of the original newscast says quite a bit about my longevity and its special to me. "All the events I have had the privilege to cover over the years, UConn games, Whalers, NCAA tournaments, the Wolf Pack, Super Bowls, state high school sports, are all wonderful experiences I treasure. but the friendships I have made along the way are even more important. "I have met so many talented and interesting people being in this business whether they were in TV, newspapers, or radio or any media outlet. This has been a great ride and run, but this isn’t the end. "After all these years of covering free agents in so many sports, I have a chance to be one myself,” Coppola said with a laugh. “I’m taking a chance on myself and in this business, like in sports, you get these chances only a few times, and if I’m gonna do it, now is the time." Coppola, a University of New Haven graduate, will still be doing NCAA Division I college hockey for the Quinnipiac University Bobcats on ESPN Plus. Coppola has also worked at ESPN, Channel 22 WWLP-TV in Springfield, an NBC affiliate, and started his career at WKCI-FM/WAVZ-AM radio in his early days in the business. An East Haven native, Cappola is a true fan of hockey, a rarity in the state media corps. He played the sport in high school for the Yellowjackets program and grew up with the Eastern Hockey League New Haven Blades at the New Haven Arena and AHL New Haven Nighthawks at the New Haven Coliseum. The Hartford market loses not only a great asset, but hockey in Hartford, at least for now, has lost its biggest voice. Read the full article

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CANTLON: NHL/AHL FREE AGENCY

BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT - The roster wheels were churning on Monday. It was going so quickly that not a single hamster or a gerbil on a Habitrail wheel would have kept pace. The New York Rangers led the parade of signings by inking the most sought after free agent, Artemi Panarin, away from the Columbus Blue Jackets to a seven-year contract that will pay the Russian winger $11.642 million per year. Earlier, the Blueshirts sent winger Jimmy Vesey to the Buffalo Sabres for a 2021 third round draft pick. The Rangers also began their rebuild of the Hartford Wolf Pack by signing two players, center Greg McKegg and forward Danny O'Regan. McKegg, 27, split his season between the AHL Champion Charlotte Checkers and skated in 41 NHL games with the parent, Carolina Hurricanes in 2018-19. While with the big club, McKegg registered six goals and five assists for 11 points, along with eight penalty minutes. McKegg is a solid two-way player who's particularly strong in taking draws. He has 146 faceoff wins in 286 (51%) taken this past season. He also helped Carolina advance to the Eastern Conference Final in the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs, and he recorded two goals in 14 playoff games. McKegg recorded his first career Stanley Cup Playoff goal/point, which also was the game-winning goal, in Game 4 of the Second Round against the New York Islanders on May 3rd; the goal helped the Hurricanes complete a sweep of the Islanders and advance to the Eastern Conference Final. While skating in 31 games in Charlotte in the 2018-19 season, the 6-0, 194-pounder registered six goals and 17 assists for 23 points, along with 18 penalty minutes. McKegg tallied at least one point in 17 of his 31 AHL games with the Checkers during the past season, and he recorded 13 points (four goals, nine assists) in his last 16 games with Charlotte prior to being recalled by the Hurricanes on Jan. 4, 2019. McKegg has skated in 132 career NHL games over parts of six seasons (2013-14 – 2018-19) with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Pittsburgh Penguins, and in Carolina, where he's amassed 13 goals and 11 assists for 24 points, along with 40 penalty minutes. During McKegg’s four-season career (2008-2012) in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), he served as the Erie Otters’ captain for parts of two seasons, played in the OHL All-Star Game during the 2009-10 season, and helped the London Knights win the OHL Championship in 2011-12. McKegg was originally selected by Toronto in the third round, (62nd overall), in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. McKegg’s great uncle is “Leapin” Lou Fontinato, who played parts of seven seasons with the Rangers (1954-1961) in 398 games he had 22 goals and 79 points and 939 PIM. He played his last two years of his 535 game NHL career in Montreal as he had 104 total career points and 1,274 PIM. Led the NHL with an unheard of then 202 PIM in 1955-56 again in 1957-58  for the Rangers and his first year in Montreal 1961-62. O’Regan like Rangers Head Coach David Quinn and Hartford GM and Rangers assistant GM Chris Drury, are all products of the BU Terriers. In 70 games with the AHL Rochester Americans, O’Regan, 25, this past season, registered 20 goals and 28 assists for 48 points, along with a plus-four rating and 42 penalty minutes. O’Regan helped the Americans advance to the 2019 Calder Cup Playoffs, and he skated in three playoff games. The 5-10, 180-pounder right winger has 182 career AHL games over three seasons (2016-19) with the San Jose Barracuda and the Americans. He's logged 56 goals and 90 assists for 146 points, along with a plus-eight rating and 68 penalty minutes. O’Regan received the Red Garrett Memorial Award as the AHL’s Rookie of the Year in 2016-17, as he led all AHL rookies with 58 points (23 goals and 35 assists) in 63 games with San Jose. O’Regan was also named to the AHL’s All-Rookie Team and played in the AHL All-Star Game in 2016-17. In addition, O’Regan has helped his team advance to the Calder Cup Playoffs in each of his three seasons in the AHL; he has tallied nine points (five goals, four assists) in 21 career Calder Cup Playoff games. O’Regan has also skated in 25 career NHL games over parts of three seasons (2016-19) with the San Jose Sharks and Buffalo Sabres, registering one goal and four assists for five points, along with two penalty minutes. Prior to beginning his professional career, O’Regan played four seasons at Boston University (2012-16), registering 66 goals and 88 assists for 154 points, along with a plus-28 rating in 154 games. O’Regan was named to the NCAA (East) Second All-American Team and the Hockey East First All-Star Team as a senior in 2015-16, as he led Boston University in goals (17), assists (27), and points (44) during the season. He also was named to the Hockey East Second All-Star Team in 2014-15, as he helped Boston University win the Hockey East Regular Season Championship and Hockey East Championship and advance to the National Championship Game. O’Regan established collegiate career-highs in goals (23), assists (27), points (50), and plus/minus rating (plus-40) in 2014-15. He was named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team in 2012-13, as he became the first freshman to lead Boston University in points since ex-Ranger Tony Amonte in 1989-90. O’Regan is tied for 15th on Boston University’s all-time points list. O’Regan was born in Germany while his father, former NHL player Tom O’Regan, was playing professionally. O’Regan has represented the United States in several international tournaments including winning a gold medal at the 2012 IIHF U18 World Championship while playing alongside current Rangers Brady Skjei, and Jacob Trouba. O’Regan also played alongside Skjei, and Trouba, with the U.S. National Team Development Program during the 2011-12 season. In addition, O’Regan, and Skjei were teammates with the United States at the 2014 IIHF World Junior Championship. O’Regan was originally selected by San Jose in the fifth round, 138th overall, of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. The Rangers then continued their revamp of the Wolf Pack to make it a more competitive team that can win games, as well as create an environment for young players to grow and build some organizational depth by announcing the signing of three players who all have won titles, been team-leaders. They will join McKegg and O'Regan to combat the laissez-faire hockey that has plagued the Pack the past five years. Defenseman Vincent LoVerde, a veteran of eight pro seasons, has spent the last two years with the Toronto Marlies of the AHL. In 68 games with the Marlies in 2018-19, the right-handed shooting LoVerde scored three goals and added eight assists for 11 points, while serving 33 minutes in penalties.  In 13 playoff games with Toronto, LoVerde had six assists. In 2017-18, LoVerde helped the Marlies to a Calder Cup, the second of his career. LoVerde, a 30-year-old native of Chicago, captained the LA Kings’ AHL affiliate’s for the previous three seasons, two with the Ontario Reign and one with the Manchester Monarchs.  In 2014-15 with Manchester, LoVerde won his first Calder Cup title, in the Monarchs’ last season in the AHL. In 432 career AHL games with the Marlies, Reign, and Monarchs, LoVerde has totaled 45 goals and 107 assists for 152 points and has registered 316 penalty minutes.  He played collegiately with Miami (OH) University when they were in the CCHA conference. Thomas McCollum, a 29-year-old netminder, just completed his tenth season of pro hockey, playing 34 games with the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL. The 6-3, 215-pounder went 12-10-10, with a 2.72 goals-against average, a .899% save percentage and had two shutouts.  McCollum was a first-round draft choice (30th overall) by the Detroit Red Wings in 2008. McCollum has seen action in 315 total AHL games with the Admirals, Grand Rapids Griffins, Charlotte Checkers, and Stockton Heat.  His career AHL stats are 147-117-23, with a 2.72 GAA, a .907% save percentage and 11 shutouts.  McCollum won a Calder Cup with the Grand Rapids Griffins in 2012-13. Prior to turning pro, McCollum played three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League, with the Guelph Storm and Brampton Battalion. Harry Zolnierczyk enters his ninth pro campaign. He played last season up I-91 with the AHL’s Springfield Thunderbirds as they tortured the Wolf Pack. The 5-11, 186-pound Toronto native had a pro-career-high 51 points, including a team-leading 36 assists (15-36-51), along with 38 penalty minutes, in 72 games. The former Brown University (ECACH;) product has skated in 84 career NHL games, with the Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Islanders, Anaheim Ducks, and Nashville Predators, totaling seven goals and six assists for 13 points, plus 93 penalty minutes.  Zolniercyczk has always been a fleet skater and has an agitating side as well has played in 426 career AHL contests with the Thunderbirds, Adirondack Phantoms, Norfolk Admirals, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Bridgeport Sound Tigers, San Diego Gulls, and Milwaukee Admirals, the 31-year-old Zolnierczyk has amassed 106 goals and 137 assists for 243 points, along with 446 PIM. Zolnierczyk was originally signed as a free agent by the Flyers March 8, 2011. There were several signees with Wolf Pack and Connecticut connections. Former Connecticut Whale and Ranger, Mats Zuccarello. He left the Dallas Stars to lay roots in Minnesota with the Wild where he signed a five-year/$30 million deal with former New Haven Nighthawk, now Wild GM, Paul Fenton. Bolton, CT native Ron Hainsey signed a one-year deal with the Ottawa Senators for $3.5 million. Former Kent Prep player, Noel Acciari, leaves the Boston Bruins and signs with the Florida Panthers earning a nice pay increase from $750K a year to $1.6M per year for four years totaling $5 million. Ex-Pack/Whale goalie, Cam Talbot, heads back out West and signs with the Calgary Flames for $2.75M on a one year deal. Former Yale Bulldog, Ken Agostino, departs the Devils and the swamps of New Jersey for the Maple Leafs on a two-year deal for a very cap friendly, $700K per year. Now ex-Pack, John Gilmour, as expected, left the Connecticut capital and choose to sign with the Buffalo Sabres who were among 13 suitors for the offensive-minded defenseman. He signs a one-year, one-way NHL deal at $700K. Former assistant captain Rob O’Gara, the other Wolf Pack Group 6 free agent remains unsigned at this writing. Gilmour’s now former teammate, Chris Bigras, landed a similarly sweet deal signing a two-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers. He will play with the AHL Lehigh Valley Phantoms on a two-year, one-way deal paying him $700K per year. Another ex-Pack, Chris Mueller, signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning / Syracuse Crunch earning the same $700K for one year. Ex-Sound Tiger, Aaron Ness, scored the same $700K deal with the Arizona Coyotes / Tucson Roadrunners for two years. Connor Clifton, the former Quinnipiac University Bobcat, signed a three-year extension at a million per year with Boston. He has one year left at $725K. Other players who have been made UFA’s and could be signed over the next few days include: Anaheim: Ex-Pack, Adam Cracknell Columbus: former Sound Tiger, J.F. Berube, signed with Philadelphia. Detroit: Wade Megan (Salisbury Prep) Edmonton: Ex-Pack, Al Montoya Minnesota: Landon Ferraro, the son of former Hartford Whaler, Ray Nashville: Ex-Pack, Cole Schneider Ottawa: Ex-Pack players Oscar Lindberg, Brian Gibbons, and Adam Tambellini Pittsburgh: Ex-Pack, Chris Summers Tampa Bay: Ex-Pack’s Dan Girardi, and Marek Mazanec Toronto: Ex-Sound Tiger, Steve Olesky. Washington: Ex-Pack, Jayson Megna, and goalie, Parker Milner (Avon Old Farms). The Calder Cup champion Checkers watched as two more players depart. Pat Brown went to the Las Vegas Golden Knights / Chicago Wolves (AHL)  on a $700K - NHL / $450K - AHL next year. His contract pays him $700K on a one-way in the second year. Andrew Poturlarski departs for California signing with the Anaheim Ducks / San Diego Gulls. Riley Barber of the Hershey Bears signs with Montreal/Laval for $700K-NHL/$400K-AHL. Tommy Cross (Simsbury/Westminster Prep) leaves Cleveland and signs a one year $700K deal with the Florida Panthers / Springfield Thunderbirds. Daniel Carr, the AHL's regular season MVP, leaves Chicago (AHL) and signs with the Nashville Predators / Milwaukee Admirals for $700K. Tomas Jurco rescued from Springfield by Charlotte, signs with the Edmonton Oilers on a one-year, one-way $750K contract. Former Whaler, John Stevens Sr., signs as an assistant coach with the Dallas Stars. Nick Lukko (Salisbury Prep), the son of NHL power executive, Peter Lukko (Florida) has retired to become the assistant coach with Reading (ECHL) next year as he was their captain last season. In a very lesser note, the Wolf Pack’s secondary affiliate, the Maine Mariners, tendered qualifying offers to five players including two ex-Pack’s in Greg Chase, the nephew of former Whaler, Kelly  Chase, and Alex Kile. 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CANTLON: WOLF PACK EDGE TORONTO ON LATE GOAL

BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT - Brandon Halverson made 43 saves and Tim Gettinger’s late goal allowed the Hartford Wolf Pack to pull out a 3-2 win over the visiting Toronto Marlies before an announced crowd of 1,548. The Wolf Pack record improves to 21-25-3-3 (48 points). They are still in last place in the Atlantic Division and nine points behind the idle Lehigh Valley Phantoms. They are off until Saturday night when they travel to Bridgeport to play the Sound Tigers. Toronto's record drops to 25-17-5-3 (59 points) and they hold on to third place in the North Division. The Marlies will play in Providence against the Bruins on Friday. For just the sixth time this season, the Wolf Pack won when the game was tied after two periods on Gettinger's goal. Ryan Lindgren’s left point shot hit some bodies and came right to Gettinger. With a perfect screen from Steve Fogarty, Gettinger amazingly got his tenth of the season making it 3-2, a lead they would hold onto. “We got the puck in deep and Lindy got the shot from the point. It was tipped in front and just turned around and shot it, plus I had the traffic in front and that was a big win for us,” Gettinger, who had a game-high six shots, said. The line of Fogarty, Gettinger and Ryan Gropp have been playing very well of late. “We’ve been able to keep them together for the last few games and they have been reliable defensively in addition to their offense. They did a really good job at getting pucks into the offensive zone with good net-front presence taking away the goalie’s eyes. Tim did a good job using his reach to get to loose pucks like he did there.” Pack Head Coach Keith McCambridge said. Fogarty picked two points of the line’s five for the game. “Every time Steven goes over the boards he plays the right way. We have seen him develop over the past three seasons from a one-dimensional defensive-type forward to a well-rounded player who plays a 200-foot game,” McCambridge said of Fogarty. They gained a lot of third-period ice time but they lost Ville Meskanen with an undisclosed injury in the third period. The Marlies picked up right where they left off in the first and Brandon Halverson kept the Marlies off the board. The Marlies' Griffen Molino had two chances on the same shift. The first was a snapshot that Halverson made a right pad save on. Molino was able to retrieve the rebound of his shot and curl back into the zone with another snapshot. Halverson deflected it away with his blocker. The veteran right-wing, Richard Clune, was all alone one in front and made a great redirect of a shot. Halverson made a glove save on it at 4:02. “They're a good team. I was able to make good saves and guys also were down blocking some shots too and we were able to hold them off,” remarked Halverson. He earned the number two star of the game and his head coach was enthusiastic about his play. “He was composed in net tonight. He made key saves at key moments. When guys came down on him point blank, he out waited them.” Halverson’s teammates appreciated his play. “The last three games he has played great. Tonight, every time we had a breakdown in the zone, he was there. He battled all night and kept us in the game,” remarked Gettinger. The Pack saw defenseman Chris Bigras suffer a potentially serious injury in the right wing corner of the Wolf Pack defensive zone. He had a hold of a Marlies players stick and went to kick the puck and either he stepped on the puck or caught a rut in the ice as he turned and collapsed in a heap on the ice. Bigras valiantly tried to rise three times, but to no avail. He was clearly favoring his right leg/knee and was taken off to the locker room by team staff at 4:52. The Wolf Pack's offensive forays were few and far between. Gettinger had a good rush up the left-wing but his shot was stopped and that was it...just one shot with no second or third chances. Vinni Lettieri won a rare one-on-one battle for the Pack and had his shot from ten feet out stopped. At 12:09, Fogarty found himself fifteen feet out, but his one shot was stopped. The Marlies kept pressing Michael Carcone and had a huge chance coming off the right wing side, but Halverson denied his bid then seconds later, Pierre Engvall was on the same side and motored his 6’5 frame past Sean Day. Engvall, a left-handed shot, snapped his thirteenth goal past a sprawling Halverson at 16:37 making it a 2-1 game. The Wolf Pack got a gift and made it count to even the game at two late in the second period. Gettinger was able to take the puck away from former QU Bobcat, Tanner MacMaster, a center ice head-on two-on-none with Fogarty slipped him a pass on the left-wing and didn’t miss the shorthanded chance beating Hutchison at 18:21 for his twelfth goal of the season. “I was right there and got the puck and looked up and saws Fogs on a breakaway, so I sent him the puck and it was a great move and helped us going into the third period tied.” The Toronto Marlies, one of the AHL’s best teams, got on the scoreboard first on the power play. Defenseman, Calle Rosen, was almost dead center at the blue line and took a drop pass on the left wing from Dmytro Timashov and fired a 50 foot slapper. The shot sailed past a partially screened Halverson making his third straight start at 4:40 for his sixth of the season. The Wolf Pack answered back on the very next shift, just 16 seconds later. Lettieri, returned for the third time this season, raced down the right-wing boards with Connor Brickley charging to the net, but the sharp angle pass went past Marlies netminder, Michael Hutchison, to the far side. The goal was Lettieri’s thirteenth of the season to even the game at one. “We didn’t like the first goal we gave up, but Vinni comes right back and we've been doing that a bit more lately. We battled hard all night,” said Gettinger. The remainder of the period was all Marlies as they launched 18 shots on goal. Among Halverson's 17 stops, were one to Vincent LoVerde from the left point, and Timashov and then Gabriel Gagne from the right wing. The Wolf Pack had just six shots of which two came from Lettieri's stick while the other came from Matt Beleskey at 13:08 from the left wing and Lettieri with 2:55 to go in the period off the rush dead center. SCRATCHES: Brandon Crawley (Healthy) Dawson Leedahl (Healthy) Ty Ronning (Just reassigned from Maine) Shawn St. Amant (Healthy) Rob O’Gara (Lower body, Week-to-Week) LINES: Fogarty-Gettinger-Gropp Holland-Beleskey-Meskanen Andersson-Lettieri-Brickley Fontaine-O’Donnell-Butler Gilmour-Lindgren Bigras-Hajak Tolkinen-Day NOTES: With the injury to Bigras, its looks likely Matt Petgrave, who was reassigned back to Brampton (ECHL), will likely be recalled. With Meskanen’s injury, depending on the severity, the team has several extra forwards to shoulder tap and insert in the lineup. Among the Toronto scratches were ex-Pack and leading Marlies scorer, Chris Mueller, and Mason Marchment, the son of ex-Hartford Whaler, Bryan Marchment. The Wolf Pack have the AHL’s third worst GAA at 182 behind Ontario and Stockton of the Pacific Division. The attendance of 1,548 was the fifth worst recorded in franchise history. Of the 36 under crowds of 2,000, a total of 23 have come during the Global/Spectra management run. It CLEARLY looked like there were far less than a 1,000 actual live bodies. The Wolf Pack lost goalie Marek Mazanec to a trade yesterday as the Rangers sent him to the Vancouver Canucks for a seventh round draft pick in 2020. Mazanec played in twenty games, the same this season, as Dustin Tokarski, while amassing a record of 8-7-4, and a .903 save percentage and a 3.01 GAA. The trade from Vancouver’s perspective according to the Vancouver Province was to deal with a current short term issue of injuries in goal and lack of experience. For Mazanec, it wasn’t an easy way to Anaheim from Hartford. With an EU passport, the Czech Republic native would have his work visa transferred to a Canadian team from a US based team. So Mazanec had to first go to Vancouver to present himself to Canadian immigration before he could go to Anaheim as the Canucks start a three game road trip. Ex-Pack, TJ Hensick, signed a SPC (standard player contract) deal with the San Jose Barracuda (AHL) from the Toledo Walleye (ECHL) where he was the ECHL league point getter with 58 points in 47 games. Henrik Samuelsson, the second son to former Whaler, New York Ranger, Wolf Pack and Avon Old Farms player and coach, Ulf Samuelsson, was reassigned from Rockford Ice Hogs (AHL) to the Idaho Steelheads (ECHL). Logan Roe (Kent Prep) was assigned to the Manitoba Moose from the Florida Everblades (ECHL). He’ll need to do some clothes shopping since it was minus-9 Fahrenheit (minus-23 Celsius) in Winnipeg yesterday. Providence received a pair of players from the Manchester Monarchs (ECHL) both with CT connections. Former Yale Bulldog Michael Doherty and Nic Pierog (Canterbury Prep). That helps with the loss of Karson Kuhlman to recall to Boston. Read the full article