Ryan Gropp, Terrence Wallin Headed to Maine of ECHL
Dec 3, 2018Wolf Pack general manager Chris Drury announced today that the parent New York Rangers have reassigned forward Ryan Gropp (pictured) from the Wolf Pack to its ECHL affiliate, the Maine Mariners, and that the Wolf Pack has released forward Terrence Wallin from his Professional Tryout (PTO) agreement and returned him to the Mariners.
Gropp, a second-year pro out of the Western Hockey League and a second-round (41st overall) pick by the Rangers in the 2015 NHL Draft, has skated in 19 games with the Wolf Pack this season, scoring two goals and adding three assists for five points and serving four minutes in penalties. Last season with Hartford, Gropp played in 59 games and had 14 goals and seven assists for 21 points, along with 14 PIM.
Wallin, who had been signed to a PTO by the Wolf Pack November 19, was scoreless with four shots on goal in four games in a Hartford uniform. In 13 games in a Mariner uniform this year, the fourth-year pro out of U. Mass-Lowell has three goals and seven assists for 10 points, plus 12 penalty minutes.
The Wolf Pack’s next action is this Wednesday night, December 5, when they travel to Bridgeport to take on the Sound Tigers in a 7:00 PM game. All of the play-by-play of that battle can be heard live on News Radio 1410 WPOP, and on-line at www.newsradio1410.com and iHeartRadio. Video streaming is available at theahl.com/AHLTV.
The Wolf Pack are back on home ice at the XL Center this Friday night, December 7, hosting the Charlotte Checkers. Faceoff that night is 7:15, and that game features $1 hot dogs, and $2 beers and fountain sodas, through the start of the second period, presented by Nomad’s Adventure Quest.
Tickets for all 2018-19 Wolf Pack home games are on sale now at the Agera Energy Ticket Office at the XL Center, on-line at www.hartfordwolfpack.com and by phone at (877) 522-8499. Tickets purchased in advance for kids 12 or younger start at just $13 each, and all tickets will have a $3 day-of-game increase.
Season ticket information for the Wolf Pack’s 2018-19 AHL season can be found on-line at www.hartfordwolfpack.com. To speak with a representative about all of the Wolf Pack’s many attractive ticketing options, call (855) 762-6451, or click here to request more info.