Born in the summer of 1997, the Hartford Wolf Pack has firmly established itself as one of the premier franchises in the American Hockey League, professional hockey’s top player-development league. The Wolf Pack is the top player-development affiliate of the NHL’s New York Rangers, and plays at the XL Center, managed by Northland AEG and the former home of the Hartford Whalers of the NHL and the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association.