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Written by: Steve Feldman on 09/08/2001 
Bob Crawford Wins Ellery Award
Hartford Wolf Pack Radio Broadcaster Bob Crawford is named winner of the 2001 James H. Ellery Award for outstanding media contributions in the radio category.
Bob has spent 13 seasons doing radio broadcasts in the AHL for Adirondack, Providence, Binghamton, and Hartford. Bob was also an on ice reporter during the 2001 AHL All Star Game.
Hartford Wolf Pack Raise Ticket Prices and Charge More On Game Day
The Hartford Wolf Pack raised ticket prices for the fourth time since 1997-98. Ticket Prices went up $1.50 on both the upper and lower level. Ticket prices are now $20.00 for the lower level and $17.50 for the upper level.
In addition to the increase from last seasons ticket prices, the Wolf Pack also charges another dollar on game day. Raising the increase $2.50 from last season. The lower level will now be $21.00 and the upper level will be $18.50 at the box office on game day. This is the first time that the Hartford Wolf Pack are charging more money on game day, and are one of two teams that charge more money on game day.
Emile Francis and Norman Poile Honored with New AHL Trophies
The AHL's two new division trophies will be named in the honor of Emile "The Cat" Francis for the North Division and Norman "Bud" Poile for the West Division.
Francis played 343 games in the American Hockey League, and was on the Calder Cup Champion Cleveland Barons in 1954. In addition to his time in the AHL "The Cat' has played 14 seasons of professional hockey. Emile has served in the NHL from Coach to General Manager and won the Lester Patrick Trophy in 1982 and was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame also in 1982.
Poile started his playing career in the 1940's and won the Stanley Cup in 1947 with the Toronto Maple Leafs. In the Western Hockey League Bud oversaw championship teams in Edmonton and San Francisco. Poile was also general manager for the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers and the Vancouver Canucks. Bud also served as the general manager for the AHL's Quebec Aces from 1968 to 1970. Poile served as the vice president of the World Hockey Association and commissioner for both the Central Hockey League and International Hockey League. In 1990 Bud Poile was elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
2001 Draft
Player Position Team Drafted Dan Blackburn Goalie Kootenay 10th Overall Fedor Tutin Defense St. Petersburg 40th Overall Garth Murray Center Regina 79th Overall Bryce Lampman Defense Omaha 113th Overall Shawn Collymore Right Wing Quebec 139th Overall Marek Zidlicky Defense IFK 176th Overall Petr Preucil Center Quebec 206th Overall Pontus Petterstrom Forward Tingsryd 226th Overall Leonid Zhvachin Defense Podolsk Jr. 230th Overall Ryan Hollweg Center Medicine Hat 238th Overall Juris Stals Center Lukko 269th Overall
TRANSACTIONS
6/11/01 New York Rangers Agree to Terms with Barrett Heisten
6/12/01 New York Rangers Agree to Terms with Matt Kinch
6/13/01 New York Rangers Agree to Terms with Layne Ulmer
6/23/01 New York Rangers Aquire Chris St. Croix from Calgary for Burke Henry
2000-01 Saint John (AHL) GP-69 G-0 A-4 PTS-4 PIM-66
6/24/01 New York Rangers Aquire Mikael Samuelsson and Christian Gosselin from San Jose for Adam Graves
Mikael Samuelsson
2000-01 Kentucky (AHL) GP-66 G-32 A-46 PTS-78 PIM-58
2000-01 San Jose (NHL) GP-4 G-0 A-0 PTS-0 PIM-0
Christian Gosselin
2000-01 Kentucky (AHL) GP-42 G-2 A-3 PTS-5 PIM-145
6/26/01 New York Rangers Agree to Terms with Scott Meyer
6/29/01 New York Rangers Aquire Sean Gagnon and Future Considerations from Ottawa for Jason Doig and Jeff Ulmer
2000-01 Grand Rapids (IHL) GP-70 G-4 A-16 PTS-20 PIM-226
2000-01 Ottawa (NHL) GP-5 G-0 A-0 PTS-0 PIM-13
6/30/01 New York Rangers Aquire Nils Ekman and Kyle Freadrich from Tampa Bay for Tim Taylor
Nils Ekman
2000-01 Detroit (IHL) GP-33 G-22 A-14 PTS-36 PIM-63
2000-01 Tampa Bay (NHL) GP-43 G-9 A-11 PTS-20 PIM-40
Kyle Freadrich
2000-01 Detroit (IHL) GP-29 G-3 A-3 PTS-6 PIM-120
2000-01 Tampa Bay (NHL) GP-13 G-0 A-1 PTS-1 PIM-26
6/30/01 New York Rangers Aquire Dave Duerden from Florida for Future Considerations
7/1/01 New York Rangers Sign Igor Ulanov
2000-01 Edmonton (NHL) GP-67 G-3 A-20 PTS-23 PIM-90
7/1/01 New York Rangers Sign Dave Karpa
2000-01 Carolina (NHL) GP-80 G-4 A-6 PTS-10 PIM-159
7/10/01 New York Rangers Agree to Terms with Vitali Yeremeyev
2000-01 Charlotte (ECHL) GP-5 W-3 L-2 T-0 GAA-4.23
2000-01 Hartford (AHL) GP-36 W-16 L-15 T-3 GAA-2.97
7/16/01 New York Rangers Agree to Terms with Fedor Tyutin
2000-01 St. Petersburg (RUS) GP-34 G-2 A-4 PTS-6 PIM-20
7/17/01 New York Rangers Sign Zdeno Ciger
2000-01 Slovan Bratislava (Czech.) GP-53 G-17 A-32 PTS-49 PIM-22
7/24/01 New York Rangers Agree to Terms with Sandy McCarthy
2000-01 New York R. (NHL) GP-81 G-11 A-10 PTS-21 PIM-171
8/6/01 New York Rangers Agree to Terms with Manny Malhotra
2000-01 New York R. (NHL) GP-50 G-4 A-8 PTS-12 PIM-31
2000-01 Hartford (AHL) GP-28 G-5 A-6 PTS-11 PIM-69
8/7/01 New York Rangers Claim Darren Van Impe off Waivers
2000-01 Boston (NHL) GP-31 G-3 A-10 PTS-13 PIM-41
8/7/01 New York Rangers Agree to Terms with Jeff Toms
2000-01 Springfield (AHL) GP-5 G-6 A-5 PTS-11 PIM-0
2000-01 New York I. (NHL) GP-39 G-2 A-4 PTS-6 PIM-10
2000-01 New York R. (NHL) GP-15 G-1 A-1 PTS-2 PIM-0
2000-01 Hartford (AHL) GP-12 G-4 A-9 PTS-13 PIM-0
8/8/01 New York Rangers Agree to Terms with Jason Dawe
2000-01 Hartford (AHL) GP-4 G-2 A-0 PTS-2 PIM-2
8/9/01 New York Rangers Agree to Terms with Brad Smyth
2000-01 Hartford (AHL) GP-77 G-50 A-29 PTS-79 PIM-110
2000-01 New York Rangers GP-4 G-1 A-0 PTS-1 PIM-4
8/20/01 New York Rangers Acquire Eric Lindros from Philadelphia for Kim Johnsson, Jan Hlavac, Pavel Brendl, and a Third Round Draft Choice in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft
2000-01 Did Not Play
8/23/01 New York Rangers Agree to Term with PJ Stock
2000-01 Montreal (NHL) GP-20 G-1 A-2 PTS-3 PIM-32
2000-01 Philadelphia (NHL) GP-31 G-1 A-3 PTS-4 PIM-78
8/28/01 New York Rangers Agree to Terms with Steve McKenna
2000-01 Minnesota (NHL) GP-20 G-1 A-1 PTS-2 PIM-19
2000-01 Pittsburgh (NHL) GP-34 G-0 A-0 PTS-0 PIM-100
9/4/01 Theo Fleury Cleared To Return to Rangers
2000-01 New York R. (NHL) GP-62 G-30 A-44 PTS-74
Hartford Wolf Pack 2001 Pre-Season Schedule
Tuesday 9/18/01 @ Veterans Memorial Skating Rink in West Hartford - Intrasquad
Saturday 9/22/01 @ Champions in Cromwell -vs- Worcester Ice Cats
Wednesday 9/26/01 @ South Windsor Arena in South Windsor -vs- Lowell Lock Monsters
Hartford Wolf Pack 2001-02 Schedule
Date H/A Opponent 10/6/01 Away Albany River Rats 10/12/01 Away Bridgeport Sound Tigers 10/13/01 Home Bridgeport Sound Tigers 10/14/01 Home Springfield Falcons 10/16/01 Away Quebec Citadels 10/19/01 Away Providence Bruins 10/20/01 Home Providence Bruins 10/26/01 Away Springfield Falcons 10/27/01 Home Manchester Monarchs 11/3/01 Away Worcester Ice Cats 11/7/01 Home Houston Aeros 11/9/01 Home Springfield Falcons 11/10/01 Home Houston Aeros 11/16/01 Away Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 11/17/01 Away Bridgeport Sound Tigers 11/21/01 Home St. John's Maple Leafs 11/23/01 Away Lowell Lock Monsters 11/24/01 Home Norfolk Admirals 11/25/01 Home Worcester Ice Cats 11/30/01 Away Providence Bruins 12/1/01 Home Albany River Rats 12/2/01 Away Springfield Falcons 12/7/01 Away Houston Aeros 12/8/01 Away Houston Aeros 12/12/01 Home Springfield Falcons 12/14/01 Away Bridgeport Sound Tigers 12/15/01 Home Providence Bruins 12/16/01 Home St. John's Maple Leafs 12/22/01 Home Bridgeport Sound Tigers 12/23/01 Away Bridgeport Sound Tigers 12/26/01 Home Providence Bruins 12/28/01 Away Norfolk Admirals 12/29/01 Away Norfolk Admirals 12/31/01 Away Manchester Monarchs 1/4/02 Away Philadelphia Phantoms 1/5/02 Away Albany River Rats 1/9/02 Home Lowell Lock Monsters 1/12/02 Home Worcester Ice Cats 1/13/02 Home Hershey Bears 1/16/02 Away Hershey Bears 1/18/02 Home Philadelphia Phantoms 1/19/02 Home Albany River Rats 1/20/02 Away Worcester Ice Cats 1/23/02 Home Bridgeport Sound Tigers 1/24/02 Away Springfield Falcons 1/26/02 Home Albany River Rats 2/1/02 Away Manitoba Moose 2/3/02 Away Manitoba Moose 2/5/02 Away St. John's Maple Leafs 2/6/02 Away St. John's Maple Leafs 2/8/02 Away Rochester Americans 2/10/02 Away Portland Pirates 2/12/02 ALL STAR SKILLS COMPETITION 2/13/02 ALL STAR GAME 2/15/02 Home Worcester Ice Cats 2/16/02 Home Providence Bruins 2/18/02 Away Albany River Rats 2/20/02 Home Chicago Wolves 2/22/02 Home Quebec Citadels 2/23/02 Home Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 2/24/02 Away Lowell Lock Monsters 2/27/02 Home Norfolk Admirals 3/1/02 Home Lowell Lock Monsters 3/2/02 Home Portland Pirates 3/6/02 Home Springfield Falcons 3/8/02 Away Springfield Falcons 3/9/02 Home Rochester Americans 3/10/02 Home Albany River Rats 3/13/02 Away Worcester Ice Cats 3/15/02 Away Albany River Rats 3/16/02 Away Springfield Falcons 3/17/02 Away Providence Bruins 3/22/02 Home Bridgeport Sound Tigers 3/23/01 Home Springfield Falcons 3/24/02 Home Worcester Ice Cats 3/27/02 Away Chicago Wolves 3/29/02 Home Manitoba Moose 3/30/02 Home Manitoba Moose 4/3/02 Away Worcester Ice Cats 4/5/02 Away Providence Bruins 4/6/02 Home Bridgeport Sound Tigers 4/7/02 Away Bridgeport Sound Tigers
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