Avery Scores In AHL And With Torotella's New York Rangers

Sean Avery scored two goals tonight. He got a goal for the Hartford Wolf Pack and during the game, the Globe and Mail reported he will soon be back in the NHL, citing unnamed sources. Avery was named the second star of the game.

The Globe and Mail also said that coaching Avery was a condition of employment for the new coach of the New York Rangers, John Tortorella.

Although Avery remains the property of the Dallas Stars, he's been playing for the Rangers' AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, to get in game shape so he can return to the NHL.

He scored his first goal in the first period of the Wolf Pack's game against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, better known as the Baby Penguins.

In six games with Hartford, Avery has one goal, an assist on a game-winning goal in overtime, and just one penalty. He has reportedly been yapping it up with other players on the ice.

As a commentator with TSN, Tortorella criticized Avery and his antics, the Globe and Mail noted.

Avery scored his first goal with the Hartford Wolf Pack tonight against Marc-Andre Fleury of the "Baby" Penguins of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in Pennsylvania. It is Avery's sixth game in the AHL after being suspended for six games by the NHL.

Avery's goal tied his team's game against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the first period in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, at the Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza.

The Penguins got on the scoreboard first, halfway through the first period, when Alex Goligoski put the puck in. Avery tied it up ten minutes later, scoring his first goal as a member of the Hartford Wolf Pack. The period ended with a 1-1 tie with the Penguins outshooting Hartford 16 to 6.

Avery, a left winger in the NHL, played centre for the Wolf Pack. During the game, the Globe and Mail announced that it would not be long before Avery was playing in the NHL.

The New York Rangers hired their new coach, John Tortorella, on a condition of employment, according to the Globe and Mail: It was almost certain he would be coaching Avery before the season is done.