Minor league report: Penguins fall to Wolf Pack, Nailers drop Game 1

Seth Rorabaugh | Saturday, April 20, 2024 12:03 a.m.

John Mrakovcich | Hartford Wolf Pack

Hartford Wolf Pack defenseman Bryan Yoon and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins forward Corey Andonovski race for a puck during a game at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. on Friday. The Wolf Pack won, 3-2.

Defenseman Jack Rathbone had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-2 road loss to the Hartford Wolf Pack at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. on Friday.

Forward Austin Rueschhoff also scored a goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (38-24-8-1) while goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 32 saves on 35 shots as his record dropped to 25-12-6.

Highlights:

The Penguins’ next game is a road contest in their regular season finale against the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms on Saturday, 7:05 p.m.

Notes:

• Penguins defenseman Taylor Fedun, who serves as team’s captain, appeared in his 500th career American Hockey League game.

• Forward Emil Jarventie and defenseman Kalle Kangas were released from their amateur tryout contracts in order to join Finland’s roster for the Under-20 Five Nations tournament which is scheduled to be staged April 17-21 in Poprad, Slovakia. Jarventie (No. 217 overall) and Kangas (No. 223 overall) were each seventh-round selections by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2023 NHL Draft.

Forward Dillon Hamaliuk had a goal and an assist for the Wheeling Nailers who lost to the Indy Fuel, 5-2, in Game 1 of a Central Division semifinal series at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis.

Defenseman Davis Bunz also scored a goal for Wheeling while goaltender Jaxon Castor stopped 26 of 31 shots.

Highlights:

Game 2 at Indy is schedule for Saturday, 7 p.m.

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