Pack Ink Forward Michael Joly

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Wolf Pack general manager Jim Schoenfeld announced today that the Wolf Pack has signed forward Michael Joly to an AHL contract.

Joly, 21, comes to the Wolf Pack after a four-season career in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). He split the 2015-16 season between the Rimouski Oceanic and the Cape Breton Eagles, totaling 47 goals and 41 assists for 88 points, along with a +29 and 38 penalty minutes. His 47 goals were good for a tie for second in the QMJHL. Joly also added 11 goals and 5 assists for 16 points in 13 playoff games with Cape Breton, leading the team in points and goals.

A 5-11, 172-pound native of Gatineau, Quebec, Joly helped lead the Oceanic to a QMJHL playoff title and an appearance in the Memorial Cup in 2014-15. That season he struck for 26-19-45 in 45 regular season games and tallied 21 points (12-9-21) in 20 QMJHL postseason outings, plus a team-leading six points and four assists in four Memorial Cup contests.

In 219 career QMJHL games with the Oceanic and Screaming Eagles, Joly amassed totals of 128 goals and 108 assists for 236 points, along with 138 PIM.

The Wolf Pack’s twentieth-anniversary 2016-17 season begins Friday, October 14 at the XL Center with the Wolf Pack’s home opener, a 7:15 PM contest vs. the St. John’s IceCaps. A special discount package is available for the home opener, including one Red-level ticket to the October 14 game, as well as one complimentary Red-level ticket to an October, November or December Wolf Pack home game of the purchaser’s choice. Plus, every package purchased will feature a $5 Dunkin’ Donuts gift card. The Opening Night package is priced at $30, and will is available for purchase through September 7. The special package is available only through the Wolf Pack’s official website, www.hartfordwolfpack.com.

Wolf Pack 2016-17 single-game tickets will go on sale Tuesday, September 13 at 12:00 noon, at the Agera Energy Ticket Office at the XL Center, on-line at www.hartfordwolfpack.com and by phone at (877) 522-8499.

Season ticket information for the Wolf Pack’s 2016-17 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.