Hartford Wolf Pack 2018-19 Roster As of 1/22/19
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Hartford Wolf Pack 2018-19 Roster as of 1/22/19 Pos. Player Ht. Wt. Catch Birthplace Date of Birth Age 2017-18 Team(s) GP W L OT GAA 2 G MAZANEC, Marek 6-4 202 R Ceske Budejovice, 7/18/91 27 Wolf Pack (AHL) 20 11 6 1 2.97 Czech Rep. Bratislava Slov. (KHL) 23 4 15 2 3.40 30 G GEORGIEV, Alexandar 6-1 179 L Ruse, Bulgaria 2/10/96 22 Wolf Pack (AHL) 37 14 13 7 2.98 NY Rangers (NHL) 10 4 4 1 3.15 Pos. Player Ht. Wt. Shot Birthplace Date of Birth Age 2017-18 Team(s) GP G A Pts. PIM 3 D GILMOUR, John 6-0 190 L Montreal, Que. 5/17/93 25 NY Rangers (NHL) 28 2 3 5 14 Wolf Pack (AHL) 44 6 20 26 22 5 D LINDGREN, Ryan 6-0 201 L Burnsville, MN 2/11/98 20 Wolf Pack (AHL) 10 2 2 4 23 U. of Minnesota (Big-10) 35 2 7 9 51 11 LW GROPP, Ryan 6-3 187 L Kamloops, BC 9/16/96 22 Wolf Pack (AHL) 59 14 7 21 14 14 D CRAWLEY, Brandon 6-1 204 L Glen Rock, NJ 2/2/97 21 Wolf Pack (AHL) 64 2 3 5 99 15 RW BUTLER, Bobby 6-0 188 R Marlborough, MA 4/26/87 31 Milwaukee (AHL) 67 24 21 45 36 19 C FOGARTY, Steven 6-3 210 R Chambersburg, PA 4/19/93 25 NY Rangers (NHL) 1 0 0 0 2 Wolf Pack (AHL) 63 9 11 20 22 22 C HOLLAND, Peter 6-2 193 L Toronto, Ont. 1/14/91 28 NY Rangers (NHL) 23 1 3 4 7 Laval (AHL) 20 8 11 19 19 Wolf Pack (AHL) 16 5 9 14 21 23 LW BRICKLEY, Connor 6-0 203 L Everett, MA 2/25/92 26 Florida (NHL) 44 4 8 12 19 24 C NIEVES, Cristoval 6-3 210 L Syracuse, NY 1/23/94 24 NY Rangers (NHL) 28 1 8 9 12 Wolf Pack (AHL) 40 8 13 21 12 25 LW LEEDAHL, Dawson 6-1 197 L Saskatoon, Sask. 3/19/96 22 Wolf Pack (AHL) 38 2 6 8 35 Greenville (ECHL) 24 9 12 21 22 26 LW GETTINGER, Tim 6-6 220 L Cleveland, OH 4/14/98 20 Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) 66 33 36 69 53 27 D BIGRAS, Chris 6-1 191 L Orillia, Ont. 2/22/95 23 Colorado (NHL) 15 0 1 1 2 Wolf Pack (AHL) 18 2 11 13 8 San Antonio (AHL) 20 1 5 6 14 28 C ANDERSSON, Lias 6-1 204 L Smogen, Sweden 10/13/98 20 NY Rangers (NHL) 7 1 1 2 0 Wolf Pack (AHL) 25 5 9 14 8 Frolunda HC (SweHL) 22 7 7 14 20 37 C FONTAINE, Gabriel 6-1 201 L Montreal, Que. 4/30/97 21 Wolf Pack (AHL) 68 9 9 18 2 39 LW BELESKEY, Matt 6-0 207 L Windsor, Ont. 6/7/88 30 Boston (NHL) 14 0 0 0 17 NY Rangers (NHL) 1 0 0 0 4 Wolf Pack (AHL) 14 1 5 6 11 Providence (AHL) 21 4 2 6 15 43 D HAJEK, Libor 6-2 204 L Smrcek, Czech Rep. 2/4/98 20 Saskatoon (WHL) 33 8 17 25 26 Regina (WHL) 25 4 10 14 4 44 D O’GARA, Rob 6-4 214 L Massapequa, NY 7/6/93 25 Boston (NHL) 8 0 0 0 0 NY Rangers (NHL) 22 0 3 3 6 Providence (AHL) 43 2 6 8 16 70 RW ST. AMANT, Shawn 6-0 190 R LeGardeur, Que. 11/18/96 22 San Antonio (AHL) 34 4 0 4 16 Colorado (ECHL) 11 2 6 8 8 74 D DAY, Sean 6-3 225 L Leuwen, Belgium 1/9/98 21 Windsor (OHL) 27 4 17 21 8 Kingston (OHL) 23 1 25 26 4 81 RW MESKANEN, Ville 6-1 188 R Tampere, Finland 10/2/95 23 Ilves Tampere (SM-liiga) 48 24 20 44 4 92 RW O’DONNELL, Shawn 6-1 192 R Halifax, N.S. 5/28/88 30 Wolf Pack (AHL) 1 0 0 0 0 Cincinnati (ECHL) 46 19 25 44 26 95 C LETTIERI, Vinni 5-11 191 R Excelsior, MN 2/6/95 23 NY Rangers (NHL) 19 1 4 5 0 Wolf Pack (AHL) 55 23 13 36 31 General Manager: Chris Drury Assistant General Manager: Pat Boller Head Coach: Keith McCambridge Assistant Coach: Joe Mormina Athletic Trainer: Brian Fairbrother Strength & Conditioning Coach: Mark Cesari Assistant Athletic Trainer: Matthew Aiello Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach: Kevin Gately Equipment Managers: Craig Lewis, Mike DeLucia Video Coach: Zach Longo NHL Affiliate: New York Rangers 2018-19 HARTFORD WOLF PACK BIOS Chris Drury (General Manager): Named Wolf Pack general manager May 16, 2017…Has served as NY Rangers assistant general manager since September 2, 2016…Rejoined Ranger organization as Director of Player Development September 4, 2015…Played 12 seasons as an NHL forward from 1998-99 through 2010-11, with Colorado, Calgary, Buffalo and the Rangers, amassing career totals of 255-360-615 in 892 GP...Won Stanley Cup with Colorado in 2000-01, scoring second-most playoff goals in NHL (11-5-16 in 23 GP)...Earned NHL Rookie-of-the-Year honors in 1998-99 (20-24-44 in 79 GP with Avalanche)...Had nine 20-goal seasons during his career, and reached the 50-point mark eight times...Made nine playoff appearances, and helped his teams advance as far as the conference finals six times...Skated in 135 career Stanley Cup Playoff games (47-42-89)...Played four seasons (2007-08 through 2010-11) as a Ranger (62-89-151 in 264 GP), after signing with New York as a free agent July 1, 2007...Served as Ranger captain for three years (2008-09 through 2010-11), after being named the 25th captain, and second American-born captain, in franchise history October 3, 2008...Played four seasons in Hockey East at Boston University, 1994-95 through 1997-98 (113-101-214 in 155 career GP), and finished his career as school's all- time leader in goals, and ranked third all-time in points...Helped lead BU to NCAA title as a freshman in 1994-95...Also reached the NCAA championship game with the Terriers in 1996-97, and went to Frozen Four in 1995-96...Won Hobey Baker Award as a senior in 1997-98, his third time as a finalist for the honor, becoming the first player in BU history to be so honored...Inducted into U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 2015...Skated for USA in three consecutive Winter Olympics (2002, 2006 and 2010), winning Silver Medals in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah and 2010 in Vancouver, B.C....Born August 20, 1976 in Trumbull, CT. Keith McCambridge (Head Coach): Led 2017-18 Wolf Pack to a 34-33-6-3 record, in his first season as team's head coach...Named the sixth head coach in Wolf Pack history June 12, 2017...Served one season as a Pack assistant coach, after assuming that role August 3, 2016…Head coach of Winnipeg Jets' AHL affiliate for five seasons, 2011-12 through 2014-15 with the St. John's IceCaps and 2015-16 with the Manitoba Moose…Holds career AHL head-coaching record of 213-191-29-23 (.524)...Piloted 2013-14 St. John's club to Calder Cup Finals (lost in five games to Texas Stars)...Won Atlantic Division regular-season title in his first season as an AHL head coach, leading IceCaps to 43-25-5-3 (94 points) record and into Eastern Conference Finals...Head coach of Eastern Conference squad at 2012 AHL All-Star Classic in Atlantic City, NJ...Spent two seasons (2009-10 and 2010-11) as a Manitoba Moose assistant coach...Head coach of ECHL's Alaska Aces for 2007-08 and 2008-09 campaigns, compiling a record of 86-50-5-3 (.625)...Took Aces to Kelly Cup Finals in 2008-09 and into third round of postseason in 2007-08...Was an Ace assistant coach for 2006-07 season and player-assistant coach for previous three years (2003-04 through 2005-06)...Skated for 11 seasons (1995-96 through 2005-06) as a pro defenseman...Played 378 career AHL games, with Saint John Flames, Providence Bruins, Houston Aeros and Cleveland Barons (career totals: 9-21-30, 1,057 PIM)...Logged 83 career IHL contests, with Las Vegas Thunder, Long Beach IceDogs and Manitoba Moose (career stats: 3-9-12, 276 PIM)...In 166 career ECHL games with Alaska, totaled 5-16-21 and 375 PIM...Won 2006 Kelly Cup with Alaska, in his final season as a player...Drafted by Calgary Flames in 8th round (201st overall) in 1994...Played four seasons in WHL, with Swift Current Broncos and Kamloops Blazers, and won Memorial Cup with Kamloops in 1994-95...Born February 1, 1974 in Thompson, Manitoba. Pat Boller (Assistant General Manager): Added assistant general manager duties to his title prior to 2012-13 season…Currently in his 12th year on the Wolf Pack staff…Served 10 seasons (2007-08 through 2016-17) as a Wolf Pack assistant coach...Spent nine seasons with the parent New York Rangers as a coaches’ assistant and Director of Operations of the Madison Square Garden Training Center…Duties with the Rangers included preparing video, assisting with pre-scouting, tracking statistics and helping to coordinate team travel and scheduling…Also assisted in organizing and executing summer prospect camps, as well as setting up player rehab and off-season programs…Member of coaching staff of three ECAC-champion teams at Division III Manhattanville College (Purchase, NY)…Served as video coach for USA Hockey at 2006 World Junior Championships in Vancouver, B.C….Has coached at USA Select Festivals every summer since 2006 …Assisted Pat Mikesch in coaching U.S.