Forgotten Pack Members: Artem Anisimov (The Second Time)
The Arty Party ended in the same place it began—downtown Hartford.
Welcome back to Forgotten Pack Members, my summertime series looking back on some of the random, yet notable, players to suit up for the Wolf Pack in recent years. In this installment, we buck the trend a bit and remember the brief second W0lf Pack tenure of a notable former player.
Who says you can't go home? In January 2024, the Hartford Wolf Pack needed to add a forward to the roster. Jonny Brodzinski had earned a permanent call-up in the aftermath of another Filip Chytil injury. Riley Nash and Adam Edström dealt with ailments of their own. Brennan Othmann was getting his first cup of coffee in the NHL. The depth was being stretched thin.
To supplement the depth, the Wolf Pack brought in an old friend. Hartford inked forward Artem Anisimov to a professional tryout contract, bringing him back into the fold for the first time since 2009.
Let's relive the Arty Party's brief second tour of the Connecticut capital.
