KEELEY: SCOTT SAVAGE RETURNS TO MAINE
Two-year alternate captain signs on for 20-21 BY: Michael Keeley, Maine Mariners PORTLAND, ME – October 19, 2020 – The Mariners have signed defenseman Scott Savage to a contract for 2020-21, the team announced on Monday. Savage has been a part of each of…
CANTLON: HOCKEY OFF-SEASON NEWS & NOTES – VOL 30
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – So much news and activity in the hockey world this week. As a business, the AHL had a small-town model that was the norm nearly 30 years ago. That is now long gone. An average salary then was a mere $40K.…
KUHN: ECHL SENDS PART OF 20–21 REG SEASON SCHEDULE
BY: Jordan Kuhn, Greenville Swamp Rabbits PRINCETON, N.J. — The ECHL, in conjunction with its Member Clubs, has released the initial 2020–21 regular season schedule. All dates and times are subject to change. The Greenville Swamp Rabbits will host…
CANTLON: FREE AGENCY FRENZY – PART TWO
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The cyclonic activity of roster changes during free agency continued even into Monday. With a pandemic and large economic worldwide distress, salaries in the NHL and AHL are off the chart. On Saturday, the…
KEELEY: MARINERS SEEKING NAMES FOR AWARD
Hampden’s Matthew St. Pierre was the inaugural winner in 2019-20 BY: Michael Keeley, Maine Mariners PORTLAND, ME – October 13, 2020 – The Maine Mariners are now accepting nominations for the second annual “Captain Joel Barnes Community Service Award.”…
KUHN: BRENDAN CONNOLLY RETURNS TO GREENVILLE
BY: Jordan Kuhn, Greenville Swamp Rabbits GREENVILLE, S.C. — Brendan Connolly, who ranks second all-time in scoring in Greenville hockey history, is coming back to the Upstate. The 35-year-old centerman has agreed to a Standard Player Contract with the…
ECHL CONFIRMS START DATE FOR 2020-21 SEASON
Mariners scheduled to begin in mid-January BY: Michael Keeley, Maine Mariners PORTLAND, ME – The ECHL, in conjunction with the Professional Hockey Players’ Association, announced today that the 2020-21 Season will commence on December 11, 2020 under a…
CANTLON: NHL FREE AGENT FRENZY OKTOBERFEST STYLE
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The end of a very busy week in pro hockey as free agency for the NHL and AHL kicks off the official start of the 2020-21 season which still has no schedule but does have a tentative start date of January…
CANTLON: NEWS & NOTES FROM NHL DRAFT DAY TWO
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The second act of the annual NHL Entry Draft took place on Wednesday. In the First Round, not only did the New York Rangers have the first overall pick in the draft that they used to take superstar…
CANTLON: LATEST IN XL CENTER AND UCONN NEWS
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – On Wednesday, Howlings reported that CRDA Executive Director, Mike Freimuth, had said that the XL Center would NOT host any UCONN men’s or women’s basketball, or Hockey East play until the fall…