There aren’t a lot of things New England Patriots QB Tom Brady doesn’t do well.
He grew up playing golf, was a standout baseball and football player, add to that he also cooks up a pretty good pancake. He has his mom to thank for that.
In this spot, he shares a moment with her, making pancakes, a tradition he continues with his kids to this day.
In the previous spot, Brady played golf with his father.
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UConn in the NFL: Week 6 [jim fuller – new haven register]
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Recruit Dangerfield to be at UConn’s First Night [carl adamec – sny uconn]
On Eve Of First Practice, Auriemma Talks Health, New Players [rich elliott – ct post]
Geno said UConn’s Stewart “got an education” playing with national team [jim fuller – new haven register]
UConn celebrating its dual national championships side by side [jim fuller – new haven register]
Rebecca Lobo there from the start [espnW]
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Kevin Ollie: Huskies Will ‘Contest On Defense, Punch On Offense’ [dom amore – hartford courant]
Kevin Ollie, Geno Auriemma talk the talk at Oakdale Theater [david borges – new haven register]
Ollie offers early look at 2014-15 Huskies at “Champions” dinner [william paxton – ct post]
UConn celebrates at ‘Champions’ dinner [ct post]
UConn celebrates titles, looks toward future [new haven register]
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M. & W. Soccer. Rizza’s Gift Sparks Off-Field Excitement For UConn Soccer [uconn huskies]
Field Hockey. Field Hockey To Honor Diane Madl on Friday Night [uconn huskies]
M. Soccer. UConn Dropped By No. 2 Syracuse, 4-0, On Tuesday [uconn huskies]
M. Golf. UConn Wins Connecticut Cup For 2nd Straight Year [uconn huskies]
W. Soccer. Huskies Host USF On Thursday Night [uconn huskies]
W. Volleyball. UConn Set for Weekend Road Matches with Tulane, Houston [uconn huskies]
This Week
The New England Patriots host their AFC East Rivals the New York Jets at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro MA on Thursday at 8:25 p.m.
Patriots Hall of Fame Inductee Ty Law will be honored at halftime. Law is the 22nd player inducted into the Hall at Patriots Place.
| The Jets | The Patriots | |||
| Overall Record | 1-5 | Overall Record | 4-2 | |
| Road Record | 0-2 | Home Record | 2-0 | |
| AFC East | 0-0 | AFC East | 1-1 | |
| AFC Conf | 1-2 | AFC Conf | 3-2 | |
Bill Leavy is the referee for the game.
The Line/Prediction
As of Tuesday the line on the game from SportsBetting.ag via Yahoo Sports has the Patriots at MINUS 10. The over/under is 45.
My Prediction is Patriots 33, Jets, 24.
Take the points (Jets) and take the over. I am 3-3 against the spread and 3 of 6 on calling the over/under in 2014.
Tickets
The Patriots are reporting the game as a sell out. It is the 221st consecutive sell out dating back to the 1994 season opener. The record includes preseason, regular season and playoff games.
Tickets to the game, if available, can be purchased through Ticketmaster. You can check the availability here.
After market tickets are available through the Official Patriots Ticket Exchange where season ticket holders can sell their unused seats to fans on the season ticket waiting list.
Getting to the Game
If you’re lucky enough to be going to the game in Foxboro make sure you check out the links.
Here is the up to date weather forecast from the Weather Channel for Foxboro MA.
Click for all the game day information including Gillette Stadium directions, parking information, seating chart and map.
Tailgating
Here’s a bunch of different tailgating recipes from Tailgating.com. There’s something there for everyone and every type of meal or snack. I’ve tried some of the recipes and they’re very good.
And with tailgating many people enjoy some adult beverages. With that in mind check out Drink Nation for how to make all sorts of great drinks. You can look things up by name, ingredient(s) or theme.
Whether it’s at the game, a bar or a friend’s house moderation is always the key to a great time. Please don’t drink and drive and designate a sober driver. Remember drive sober or get pulled over.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Television
CBS in televising the game nationally, Jim Nantz will do play by play, former NFL QB Phil Simms will provide the game analysis and Tracy Wolfson works the sidelines. You can look here for your local affiliate.
There is no DirecTV Sunday Ticket channel designation.
Here are all the rules on NFL TV broadcasts including explaining the blackout rules; flex scheduling and commercial breaks.
Radio
The Patriots Radio Network broadcasts the game from flagship station WBZ-FM, 98.5 the Sports Hub in Boston. Bob Socci handles the play-by-play and former Patriots QB Scott Zolak will do the game analysis. It all starts with Gary Tanguay and Andy Gresh with the pregame show at 5 p.m. on the network. The post game starts after the final gun and continues for three hours along the network.
The Patriots Radio Network call is available on Sirius Channel 92, XM Channel 226 and SiriusXM Internet Channel 818.
The Jets Radio Network has Bob Wischusen calling play by play and former Jet Marty Lyons doing the color via their flagship station WEPN-FM, ESPN New York 98.7.
Their call is available on Sirius Channel 93, XM Channel 225 and on SiriusXM Internet Channel 821.
Westwood One will broadcast the game nationally to all its radio affiliates. Ian Eagle and Boomer Esiason will call the game with Laura Okmin as the sideline reporter.
Their call is available on Sirius Channel 88, XM Channel 88 and on SiriusXM Internet Channel 88.
Patriots All Access
Patriots All-Access features behind the scenes looks, interviews and breakdowns with head coach Bill Belichick and in depth features on the team. It’s hosted by Steve Burton of WBZ-TV (Boston) and airs weekly in most New England television markets.
You can also watch it anytime on the teams website in the media section.
Last Week
The Patriots stopped the Bills for a 37-22 win on the road.
The Jets lost their fifth straight this one to the Broncos at home, 31-17.
History
Patriots Team Notes
Here is the Patriots roster, depth chart and injury report for the game.
2014 Patriots Schedule/Results
The Patriots overall franchise record is 442-375-9. They have won three Super Bowls (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX) in seven appearances. Overall they are 25-18 in the post season.
They last appeared in the playoffs in 2013 when they beat Indianapolis in the AFC Divisional Round 43-22 and lost at Denver 26-16 in the AFC Championship Game.
It was the 3rd consecutive AFC Championship game appearance for the franchise and 10th overall. They are 7-3 in those AFC title games.
The Patriots were 12-4 (1-1 in playoffs) in 2013 and are the defending five-time AFC East Champions. They have won the division 11 times and the conference 5 times since 2000.
New England is the only NFL team to finish .500 or better in each of the last 13 seasons (2001-2013).
They have 11 consecutive seasons with at least 10 wins.
They are the first team in the free agency era (1993) to win more than half their games in a 13-season span.
Since 2001 the Patriots are 64-18 vs. the AFC East.
New England has 32 consecutive regular season wins at home against AFC teams.
Since 2003 the Patriots have the NFL’s best record at 142-40.
Since October 2003 the Patriots are a NFL best 39-9 in October games including a home record of 23-1.
They have won 30 of their last 34 October games.
When playing on Thursday the Patriots are 7-5. They have won their last three Thursday games.
Since Robert Kraft purchased the team in 1994 the Patriots are 27-15 vs. the Jets.
An AFC East rival has not swept the Patriots in a season series since 2000 when Miami and New York swept them.
The Patriots have swept the Jets 15 times in the series the last time was in 2012.
New England has 54 penalties this season in six weeks and has been penalized 526 yards.
Patriots have had multiple turnovers on both losses this season while having no turnovers in their 4 wins.
New England is PLUS 9 in turnover differential they are tied for 1st in the NFL. They have 7 INT and have recovered 7 fumbles while they have thrown 2 INT’s and lost 3 fumbles.
The Patriots are 11th in points scored averaging 24.6 points per game and are 11th in points allowed with 21.4 points per game.
This is the 21st season of Patriots ownership by the Kraft family. Since Robert Kraft bought the team in 1994 they:
From 1960 to 1993 the New England/Boston Patriots won a total of 225 games.
Patriots Staff Notes
Read what head coach Bill Belichick said during conference call to the media on the Jets.
Bill Belichick is 21-11 vs. the Jets in his career. He is 20-10 against them as the head coach in New England and that includes two playoff games (1-1).
Belichick is 7-2 in Thursday games, 6-2 as Patriots coach.
Overall in his NFL career Belichick is 202-106 in his 20th NFL season as a head coach. He is 166-62 with New England and 36-44 with Cleveland. He is 19-9 in the playoffs, 18-8 as head coach of the Patriots in the post season. When you combine his regular season and post season records he is 221-115.
Belichick’s 221 wins are good for 5th all-time. Hall of Fame member Curly Lambeau is 4th with 229 wins.
He has won 5 conference titles; he needs one more to tied Don Shula’s record of 6.
He is the first head coach to have had 4 teams that scored at least 500 points in a season.
Belichick is one of five head coaches in NFL history whose father (Steve Belichick) played in the league. The others are former Kansas City head coach Todd Haley (Dick Haley), former San Francisco head coach Mike Nolan (Dick Nolan), former Cincinnati head coach David Shula (Don Shula) and former NY Jets head coach Joe Walton (Frank Walton).
Belichick is one of just four coaches to win three Super Bowls, joining Chuck Noll (4), Joe Gibbs (3) and Bill Walsh (3). Those men are all in the Hall of Fame.
He is the only coach in NFL history to win three championship titles in four seasons.
No coach either as the head coach or an assistant has appeared in more Super Bowls than Belichick who has been to 8 (five as a head coach).
He is the only coach in NFL history to have led his team to 10+ wins in 11 consecutive seasons.
He has been NFL Coach of the Year three times he and Chuck Knox are the only three time winners, while Don Shula won four times.
Belichick is the former defensive coordinator for the Jets from 1997-99 under Bill Parcells. He was head coach for less than 24 hours before resigning to take the Patriots job.
Tight ends coach Brian Daboll spent two years as quarterbacks coach for the Jets from 2007-2008.
Offensive line coach Dave DeGuglielmo was the Jets offensive line coach in 2012.
Patriots Possible Starters
Offense:
Defense:
Patriots Players Notes
Tom Brady Notes:
Rob Gronkowski notes:
Julian Edelman notes:
Tim Wright notes:
Stevan Ridley notes:
Brandon LaFell notes:
Brian Tyms notes:
Stephen Gostkowski notes:
Vince Wilfork notes:
Darrelle Revis notes:
Jerod Mayo notes:
Rob Ninkovich notes:
Dont’a Hightower notes:
Chandler Jones notes:
Jamie Collins notes:
There are only two players on the team who played on at least one of the Super Bowl championship teams, Brady (3) and Wilfork (1).
Roster moves this week:
Patriots team captains for 2014:
Former Jets on the Patriots:
Players with New England roots:
Players with New York City metro roots:
Players from New England based colleges and universities:
Players from New York City metro based colleges and universities:
The Patriots have 6 retired numbers:
Jets Team Notes
Here is the Jets roster, depth chart and injury report for the game.
The Jets all-time record is 374-444-8 and they are 12-13 in the playoffs with their last playoff appearance coming in 2010. That season the Jets lost on the road to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Championship game, after having beaten Indianapolis and New England on the road to get there.
The Jets last appeared in a Super Bowl following the 1968 season and defeated the Baltimore Colts 16-7 to win Super Bowl III. At that time was considered the biggest upset in sports history. They were the first AFL team to win the Super Bowl.
The Jets also won the 1968 AFL Championship when they beat the Oakland Raiders, 27-23 at Shea Stadium.
New York is 40-42 vs. the AFC East in the regular season since 2001.
This is the 3rd year in a row and 4th since 2008 that the Jets have played the Patriots on a Thursday night game and 3rd time at Gillette Stadium.
The Jets are 6-9 in Thursday games.
New York has lost 16 of the last 24 meetings with New England including playoffs.
The Jets have swept the Patriots 15 times in the series the last time was in 2000.
The Jets are 4-10 all-time at Gillette Stadium. Overall as the road team in the series they are 25-30-1.
This is New York’s first division game of the season.
New York has 44 penalties this season in six weeks and has been penalized 400 yards.
New York is MINUS 9 in turnover differential 31st in the NFL. They have 1 INT and have recovered 2 fumbles while they have thrown 7 INT’s and lost 5 fumbles.
The Jets are 30th in points scored averaging 16.0 points per game and are 25th in points allowed with 26.3 points per game.
Jets Staff Notes
Read what New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan had to say to the New England media about the match up.
Ryan is 43-43 in his 6th season as a head coach. He is 4-2 in the playoffs for an overall record of 47-35.
Ryan is 2-3 in Thursday games.
He is 4-7 vs. New England in his career including playoffs. He is 1-5 at Gillette Stadium.
Ryan is the third longest tenured head coach in Jets history behind Weeb Ewbank (11 seasons) and Joe Walton (7).
He is third in wins by a coach in team history behind Ewbank (71) and Walton (53).
General Manager John Idzik graduated with Magna Cum Laude honors from Dartmouth College in Hanover NH in 1982 and played wide receiver for the Big Green for four seasons.
The offensive coordinator is Marty Mornhinweg former head coach of the Detroit Lions. He is in his second season with the Jets.
Dennis Thurmond is the Jets defensive coordinator. He is in his sixth season with the team.
Defensive Backs Coach Brian Smith graduated in 2000 from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst where he was a three-year starter at safety and cornerback. Smith went on to coach at UMass.
Jets Possible Starters
Offense:
Defense:
Jets Players Notes
Geno Smith notes:
Zach Sudfeld notes:
Greg Salas notes:
Eric Decker notes:
Jace Amaro notes:
Jeremy Kerley notes:
Chris Ivory notes:
Muhammad Wilkerson notes:
Calvin Pace notes:
Former Patriots on the Jets:
Players with New England ties:
Players who attended New England based colleges or universities:
New York does not name team captains. They are appointed on a weekly basis prior to the game.
New York has 5 retired numbers:
12 – Joe Namath
13 – Don Maynard
28 – Curtis Martin
73 – Joe Klecko
90 – Dennis Byrd
Next Week
Up next: Chicago Bears – NFC North
Location: Gillette Stadium, Foxboro MA
Date/Time: Sunday October 26 at 1 p.m.
TV Network: FOX
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Photos: UConn Men’s Soccer vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane – 10/11/14 [sox & dawgs]
M. Soccer. Huskies To Host No. 4 Syracuse On Tuesday [uconn huskies]
Newington, CT Native Tony Rizza Gives $8 Million For New UConn Soccer Stadium [sox & dawgs]
M. Soccer. Rizza Pledges $8 Million For New Soccer Stadium [uconn huskies]
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Tony Rizza (’87) Gives $8 Million For UConn Soccer Facility [hartford courant]
Rizza’s $5M Gift Comes From A Modest Heart [hartford courant]
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Field Hockey. Klein, Middendorf Take Home Big East Accolades [uconn huskies]
W. Soccer. Three Huskies Honored By The American [uconn huskies]
M. Ice Hockey. UConn Not Capitalizing On Power Play [hartford courant]
Here are photos from the UConn Huskies men’s soccer team’s 2-0 win over the Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Joseph J. Morrone Stadium on Saturday, October 11, 2014.
You can catch the Huskies in action on Tuesday, October 14 at 7 p.m. at Morrone Stadium when they’ll take on their former Big East rivals, the Syracuse Orange.
photo credits: ian bethune
Joe Morrone built the UConn Huskies men’s soccer program from the ground up, literally. Len Tsantris did the same with the UConn women’s soccer team and continues to do so in his 33rd year at the helm.
UConn men’s soccer head coach Ray Reid has continued the success that his predecessor had in his 17th season as head coach. And now Newington, CT native and UConn graduate Tony Rizza will ensure that the success of both programs continues for generations of future men’s and women’s soccer student-athletes.
Rizza, who had previously given $3 million anonymously, added another $5 million in matching donations to help rebuild Joseph J. Morrone Stadium. The entire facility which includes the training grounds and existing practice fields will be named the Rizza Family Soccer Complex.
“I look forward to seeing my gift help UConn build a world class soccer complex that will keep both the men’s and women’s soccer programs in their spots among the premier soccer programs in America — a place where players want to play and UConn students and fans want to come to enjoy the finest collegiate soccer in America.”
The 1987 graduate of UConn is the senior managing director of Columbus Circle Investors, Inc., a Stamford investment advisory firm with $16.6 billion in assets and 65 employees.
He started 59 games in his UConn soccer career from 1983-1986 and played in three NCAA Tournaments and won two Big East Championships during his career.
“Tony’s gift gives validation to the men’s and women’s soccer team and the athletic department,” said Reid. “These gifts are not usually made to a soccer program in this country.”
“It makes a broad statement to other donors that ‘hey we need your help, look what Tony has done to get us started’.”
The first person to make a donation after Rizza was Coach Reid who donated a $100,000.
Rizza waited until after the UConn Basketball Champions Facility was done to make the second donation. That facility will have its official dedication this Friday with another big announcement, possibly regarding naming rights.
“I thought it would be a good time to give it another shot in the arm, if you well, to the effort and see if we can get it done,” Rizza said.
He also wanted to remain anonymous this time around as well but was talked out of it.
“It’s a pretty big gift and I don’t want people to misinterpret what that means,” said Rizza. “I’m not looking for notoriety or anything like that. I was just looking to help.”
“I didn’t see the need to put my name toward it. I just thought I could give the gift and get the ball rolling from there.”
The $8 million donation by Rizza is the largest ever made to the UConn Division of Athletics.
The plan is to hire an architect over the coming months and then come up with renderings that Rizza along with the two soccer coaches, athletic director Warde Manuel and president Susan Herbst can look at and decide what will be best going forward.
Reid hopes to have a shovel in the ground on the new facility by December of 2015.
photo credit: ian bethune
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s weekly football honors for the seventh week of the college football season.
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Justin Holman • So. • QB • UCF • Snellville, Ga.
Holman helped UCF come back from a two-touchdown deficit in the second half, throwing the game-tying touchdown in the fourth quarter before delivering the gamewinner in overtime as the Knights rallied past Brigham Young 31-24. Holman finished the day 30-of-51 for a career-high 326 yards with two touchdowns, while he added 26 yards and a TD on 10 rushing attempts. Holman, who connected on his first eight passes, is the first UCF quarterback to complete 30 passes in a game since the 2004 season.
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Terrance Plummer • Sr. • LB • UCF • Orange Park, Fla.
Plummer filled his stat line with 17 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, a sack, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup to key UCF’s 31-24 win against Brigham Young. He helped spark the Knights’ comeback from a two-touchdown deficit in the second half as his forced fumble came as the Cougars’ advanced to the 13-yard line on the first play of the fourth quarter. Plummer was also named Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week for his effort against BYU.
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
J.J. Worton • Sr. • WR • UCF • Homestead, Fla.
On a day in which UCF’s defense forced Brigham Young to punt 10 times, Worton was a difference-maker in the return game has he had five punt returns for a combined 77 yards and twice set the Knights up in position to score in their 31-24 win. His 32-yard return in the first quarter led to a UCF field goal, while his 29-yard return in the fourth quarter set the Knights up on the BYU 37-yard line, leading to the game-tying touchdown. Worton leads the American Athletic Conference with an average of 12.4 yards per punt return.
WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
Breon Allen • Sr. • RB • East Carolina • Daytona Beach, Fla.
Rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries and had four receptions for 50 yards and a TD in a 28-17 win at USF.
Efrem Oliphant • Sr. • LB • Houston • Houston, Texas
Had a game-high 12 tackles with two tackles for loss, two interceptions and a quarterback hurry in a 28-24 win at Memphis.
Greg Ward Jr. • So. • QB • Houston • Tyler, Texas
Completed 14 of 25 passes for 168 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 95 yards on 17 carries, including a 64-yard touchdown run, in a 28-24 win at Memphis in his first career start at quarterback.
Jahad Thomas • So. • RB • Temple • Elizabeth, N.J.
Had 14 carries for 152 yards, averaging 10.9 yards per attempt, and had a 20-yard touchdown reception in a 35-24 win against Tulsa.
Darion Monroe • Jr. • S • Tulane • Reserve, La.
Had six tackles, one tackle for loss, a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries in a 12-3 win against UConn.
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UConn Football Falls 3-12 To Tulane [hartford courant]
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Syracuse, NY, October 12, 2014 – Oscar Lindberg’s second goal of the game at 4:53 of overtime gave the Hartford Wolf Pack a 4-3 win over the Syracuse Crunch Sunday at the Onondaga County War Memorial, in the Wolf Pack’s season opener.
The Wolf Pack trailed 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2, but, after tying the game on a Marek Hrivik goal in the third period, took advantage of the AHL’s new three-on-three segment of overtime, as Lindberg broke two-on-one with Chris Bourque, whose second assist of the game set Lindberg up for the game-winner.
“I think we played a pretty solid game all the way through,” Lindberg said. “I’d never played a three-on-three in overtime, you just wait for the right opportunity to go. We got a two-on-one, and it was good pass by Chris.”
Chris Mueller had a goal and an assist in his first game with the Wolf Pack, and defenseman Mat Bodie had two assists in his pro debut. Cedrick Desjardins, a former Crunch, made 29 saves to get the win against his old team. Cedrick Paquette scored twice for Syracuse, which had lost its season opener the night before at home, 3-1 to Springfield.
After a scoreless first period in which the Wolf Pack were shorthanded four times, the two clubs would combine for five goals in the second frame.
The Crunch capitalized on their fifth man-advantage only 1:35 into the second, as Tanner Richard scored on a rebound. A Yanni Gourde shot was stopped by Desjardins, but the carom came to Richard, and his try deflected off of a Hartford defender’s skate and trickled across the goal line, just before Desjardins grabbed it.
The Wolf Pack power play got the equalizer only 50 seconds later, at 2:25. Just eight seconds after Slater Koekkoek was sent off for interference, Lindberg poked the puck past Syracuse netminder Andrei Vaslievsky (23 saves), after Vasilevsky had stopped a Chris Bourque shot from the right circle.
Just 2:12 after that, at 4:37, the Crunch jumped ahead again on Paquette’s first of the game. Jerome Samson lofted a pass up the left-wing side, and Paquette was able to step behind Bodie and grab the puck. Paquette cut across the slot from left to right and put a backhander through Desjardins’ legs.
The Wolf Pack responded at 9:36, with Mueller scoring in a delayed-penalty situation. With Desjardins on the bench for an extra attacker, Ryan Bourque carried the puck into the Syracuse zone on the left side and passed across the slot to Mueller, whose low shot beat Vasilevsky on the stick side.
The tie lasted only 1:26, as Paquette gave Syracuse back the lead again at 11:02. Paquette broke over the Wolf Pack line up the middle and, using Pack defenseman Dylan McIlrath as a screen, fired a shot that beat Desjardins under the crossbar.
Hartford was outshot 10-5 in the third, but got the only goal of the session at 6:35, just seven seconds after Mike Angelidis got out of the penalty box after serving a high-sticking minor. Vasilevsky got a piece of Danny Kristo’s shot from the left-wing side, but the puck got away from him and Hrivik dove down and poked it into the net for the tie.
The tie held up throughout the rest of the third, sending the game to overtime, which has been expanded to seven minutes this season in the AHL. The first three minutes is played at four-on-four, after which the game then goes to three-on-three.
Shortly after the switch to the three-on-three, a Syracuse centering pass just missed Mike Blunden in front of the Wolf Pack net, and Conor Allen sent Bourque and Lindberg away on a two-on-one. Bourque drew the defender to him on the left side and then dished across to Lindberg, who had plenty of room to bang the puck past Vasilevsky for the win.
The Wolf Pack open the home portion of their 2014-15 AHL regular season this Saturday, October 18 at the newly-renovated XL Center, hosting the Portland Pirates at 7:00 PM. Tickets for that game, and all 2014-15 Wolf Pack home games, are now on sale at the XL Center ticket office, 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.
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Hartford Wolf Pack 4 (OT) at Syracuse Crunch 3
Sunday, October 12, 2014 – Onondaga County War Memorial Arena
Hartford 0 2 1 1 – 4
Syracuse 0 3 0 0 – 3
1st Period- No Scoring.Penalties-Spinell Hfd (tripping), 7:40; Gourde Syr (holding), 7:57; Kantor Hfd (interference, roughing), 11:06; Gourde Syr (roughing), 11:06; Hughes Hfd (roughing), 12:46; Kantor Hfd (misconduct – continuing altercation), 16:26; O’Donnell Hfd (instigating, fighting, misconduct – instigating), 16:26; Mormina Syr (interference, fighting), 16:26; Noreau Hfd (roughing, roughing), 19:15.
2nd Period-1, Syracuse, Richard 1 (Gourde, Marchessault), 1:35 (PP). 2, Hartford, Lindberg 1 (Bourque, Mueller), 2:25 (PP). 3, Syracuse, Paquette 1 (Samson, Koekkoek), 4:37. 4, Hartford, Mueller 1 (Bodie, Bourque), 9:36. 5, Syracuse, Paquette 2 (Vermin, Cote), 11:02. Penalties-Noreau Hfd (high-sticking), 6:42; Cote Syr (holding the stick), 18:02.
3rd Period-6, Hartford, Hrivik 1 (Kristo, Bodie), 6:35 (PP). Penalties-Angelidis Syr (high-sticking), 4:28.
OT Period-7, Hartford, Lindberg 2 (Bourque, Allen), 4:53. Penalties-No Penalties
Shots on Goal-Hartford 4-13-5-5-27. Syracuse 10-11-10-1-32.
Power Play Opportunities-Hartford 2 / 3; Syracuse 1 / 6.
Goalies-Hartford, Desjardins 1-0-0 (32 shots-29 saves). Syracuse, Vasilevskiy 0-0-0 (27 shots-23 saves).
A-3,861
Referees-Chris Ciamaga (24), Terry Koharski (10).
Linesmen-Shandor Alphonso (52), Francis Trempe (85).