Mar 30, 2023
You know, we only have two more of these blogs remaining during the 2022-23 season. Time flies when you’re having fun, doesn’t it? Of course, these final two and a half weeks of the regular season are going to be the most exciting. The playoff chase is fully in bloom, and thanks to three wins in four games since we last spoke, the Wolf Pack are now completely in control of their own destiny.
Times are exciting in Hartford. Not only are we in the midst of a playoff chase, but we’ve also got new faces with bright futures arriving.
Let’s not waste any time and jump into the blog, shall we?
1.) We said during the open of last Friday night’s broadcast that the Wolf Pack had to win at least two of their games over the weekend. Mission accomplished. Friday night might have been the most exciting game of the season. Down 5-2 a minute into the third period, the Wolf Pack scored four unanswered goals to stun the Springfield Thunderbirds 6-5.
Some impressive notes from that win? Hartford had just been 1-for-32 on the powerplay against the Thunderbirds this season before going 4-for-5 in the third period. It was also the first time this season that the Wolf Pack scored two goals with the extra attacker (six-on-four), and the first time a Wolf Pack player scored five points in a game. Jonny Brodzinski scored a goal and tacked on four assists.
Oh, and let’s not forget Will Cuylle. He scored his first career professional hat trick and finished the night with his first career four-point game (3 g, 1 a).
Will Lockwood told me on Wednesday night that it was one of the craziest games he has ever taken part in, and that the win proves that the Wolf Pack can overcome any deficit they face this season. Turner Elson agreed that it was the craziest game he’s ever played in, and he made sure to point out that the crowd was electric throughout the night.
Saturday’s game didn’t go Hartford’s way, a 4-0 loss to those same Thunderbirds. That made Sunday’s game, in the words of Cuylle, a “must win game”. Hartford delivered with a dominating 5-1 win over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Exactly the kind of road performance that the team has delivered consistently over the second half of the season. A workman-like effort that resulted in two huge points.
Last night, the Wolf Pack again turned in a strong effort, beating the Bridgeport Islanders 4-1. After trailing 1-0 after 20 minutes, Hartford dominated the…
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