Kristo credits NCAA background for successful start to pro career

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It's been an exciting eight months for Danny Kristo. The 23-year-old winger for the Hartford Wolf Pack – the AHL affiliate of the New York Rangers – has gone from playing in the NCAA national quarter-final at the University of North Dakota to playing in the last stretch of a losing season with the AHL's Hamilton Bulldogs, and now establishing himself as a star with the Wolf Pack following a July trade.



“My head was still at college, but I went right into playing games; I had just one practice before my first AHL game,” Kristo said last month before a game against the Springfield Falcons.… read more



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It's been an exciting eight months for Danny Kristo. The 23-year-old winger for the Hartford Wolf Pack – the AHL affiliate of the New York Rangers – has gone from playing in the NCAA national quarter-final at the University of North Dakota to playing in the last stretch of a losing season with the AHL's Hamilton Bulldogs, and now establishing himself as a star with the Wolf Pack following a July trade.



“My head was still at college, but I went right into playing games; I had just one practice before my first AHL game,†Kristo said last month before a game against the Springfield Falcons.… read more



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Doesn't have any help down there. Kreider and Miller are on the big club. Lindberg and Fast are very young and are adjusting to the pro game.