Hartford Wolf Pack
City:	Hartford, Connecticut
League:	American Hockey League
Conference:	Eastern Conference
Division:	Atlantic Division
Founded:	1997
Home Arena:	Hartford Civic Center Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Colors:	navy blue, red, white, and silver
Owner(s):	Madison Square Garden L.P.
General Manager:	Jim Schoenfeld
Head Coach:	Ken Gernander
Media:	Hartford Courant ESPN Radio 1410
Affiliates:	New York Rangers (NHL) Charlotte Checkers (ECHL) Memphis 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

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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 4, 1997 The Hartford Whalers (known as the New England Whalers as a World Hockey Association (WHA) franchise from 1972-79), was a National Hockey League (NHL) team that played from 1979-97. ... The Carolina Hurricanes are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. ... The Binghamton Rangers were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. ... The Binghamton Whalers were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. ... The Reds logo used from 1972 until 1977. ... is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ...

The Hartford Wolf Pack have made the playoffs 10 years in a row, they have not ever missed the playoffs during the 10 years they have been in Hartford. Its best year was the 1999-00 season, when the team won the AHL championship, the Calder Cup. The Calder Cup is awarded annually to the playoff champion of the American Hockey League. ...

The market was previously served by:

• Hartford Whalers of the NHL (1979-1997)

The Hartford Whalers (known as the New England Whalers as a World Hockey Association (WHA) franchise from 1972-79), was a National Hockey League (NHL) team that played from 1979-97. ... “NHL” redirects here. ...

Year-by-year record

Current roster

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Goaltenders
#		Player	Catches	Acquired	Place of Birth
29		Al Montoya	L	2004	Glenview, Illinois
30		Alex Westlund	R	2004	Flemington Village, New Jersey
62		Miika Wiikman	L	2007	Mariestad, Sweden

Defensemen
#		Player	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth
2		David Liffiton	L	2004	Windsor, Ontario
3		Corey Potter	R	2003	Lansing, Michigan
4		Marvin Degon	R	2006	Millbury, Massachusetts
6		Darius Kasparaitis	L	2002	Elektrėnai, U.S.S.R.
7		Martin Richter	R	2000	Prostějov, Czechoslovakia
23		Ivan Baranka	L	2003	Ilava, Czechoslovakia
25		Jake Taylor	R	2002	Rochester, Minnesota
26		Bryce Lampman	R	2001	Rochester, Minnesota
28		Ryan Constant	L	2006	OCN, Manitoba

Forwards
#		Player	Position	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth
10		Dwight Helminen	C	L	2004	Hancock, Michigan
11		Francis Lessard	RW	R	2006	Montreal, Quebec
15		Greg Moore	RW	R	2004	Lisbon, Maine
16		Jarkko Immonen	C	R	2004	Rantasalmi, Finland
18		Alex Bourret	RW	L	2007	Drummondville, Quebec
19		Brandon Dubinsky	C	L	2004	Anchorage, Alaska
27		Hugh Jessiman	RW	R	2003	New York, New York
32		Zdenek Bahensky	RW	L	2004	Most, Czechoslovakia
34		Dane Byers	LW	L	2004	Nipawin, Saskatchewan
38		Bruce Graham	C	L	2004	Moncton, New Brunswick
44		Lauri Korpikoski	LW	L	2004	Turku, Finland
--		Joe Barnes	C	L	2007	Winnipeg, Manitoba

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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 (1999-00)

GAA: 1.59 Jason LaBarbera (2003-04)

SV%: .936 Jason LaBarbera (2003-04)

Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Brad Smyth (born March 13, 1973 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 88 games in the National Hockey League. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Derek Armstrong (Born April 23, 1973 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian Professional Hockey Centerman in the National Hockey League who has played for the New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators, New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Dale Purinton was born on the 11th of October, 1976, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... ...

Career

Career Goals: 184 Brad Smyth

Career Assists: 204 Derek Armstrong

Career Points: 365 Brad Smyth

Career Penalty Minutes: 1077 Dale Purinton

Career Goaltending Wins: 91 Jason LaBarbera

Career Shutouts: 21 Jason LaBarbera

Career Games: 599 Ken Gernander

External links

• Hartford Wolf Pack Official Website
• The Internet Hockey Database - Hartford Wolf Pack
• American Hockey League

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