HARTFORD, January 14, 2014: Hartford Wolf Pack general manager Jim Schoenfeld today announced five Wolf Pack player transactions.
Forward Kyle Jean has been reassigned by the parent New York Rangers from the Wolf Pack to its ECHL affiliate, the Greenville Road Warriors, and goaltender Scott Stajcer has been reassigned to the Florida Everblades of the ECHL. Also, forwards Akim Aliu and Brodie Dupont, and defenseman Sam Klassen, have been released from their respective Professional Tryout (PTO) agreements.
Jean has played in 27 games for the Wolf Pack in this, his second pro season, scoring two goals and adding two assists for four points and serving 19 minutes in penalties. Stajcer, also a second-year pro, had re-joined the Wolf Pack from Greenville on Saturday, after going 4-4-0 in eight ECHL contests with the Road Warriors, with a 2.89 GAA and a 91.0 % save percentage. In eight games with the Wolf Pack Stajcer is 2-2-0 with a 2.51 GAA and an 89.3% save percentage.
Aliu has skated in nine games with the Wolf Pack since signing his PTO December 16. The fifth-year pro had one goal and seven penalty minutes in that action. Dupont has been with the Wolf Pack since the beginning of the season, having been inked to a PTO October 3. In 26 games in his second career stint with the Wolf Pack, Dupont scored one goal and had five assists for six points, along with 25 PIM. Klassen has played in nine games with the Pack this year on two separate PTOs, scoring one goal and adding one assist for two points, while serving one minor penalty. The fourth-year man, who also has 1-3-4 and 14 PIM in 20 games with Greenville, had signed his latest PTO with the Wolf Pack December 26.
The Wolf Pack’s next action is this Friday night, January 17, as they travel to Glens Falls, NY to meet the Adirondack Phantoms. Faceoff is 7:00 PM, and all the action can be heard live on Fox Sports Radio 1410, and on-line at www.foxsportsradio1410.com and iHeartRadio. Video streaming is available at www.ahllive.com.
The Wolf Pack’s next home game is Friday, January 24, a 7:00 PM contest against the Springfield Falcons. All Wolf Pack Friday-night home games feature $1 hot dogs and $2 beers through the start of the second period, presented by Marc’s Appliance Warehouse, located at 75 Prospect Ave., Hartford, CT.
Tickets for all Wolf Pack 2013-14 home games are on sale now at the Public Power Ticket Office at the XL Center, on-line at www.hartfordwolfpack.com and by phone at (877) 522-8499. Wolf Pack tickets start as low as $12 for youth 12 years old or younger. To speak with a representative about season or group tickets, call (855) 762-6451.
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