CANTLON: CRDA LOOKS TO FINALLY START BUILDING RENOVATION
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The opening of the XL Center in the first quarter of 2021 and the February 5th AHL start date stand like everything else, held hostage by recent COVID spikes. “We have been told probably February, but so…
CANTLON: HOCKEY OFF-SEASON NEWS & NOTES VOL 36
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Covid-19 continues to be the top story worldwide. Its effects are almost too wide to document, and it’s had a profound effect on the hockey world as well. UCONN-MAINE POSTPONED Because of positive…
TRUST: SWAMP RABBITS ANNOUNCE 2020 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER
BY: Matt Trust, Greenville Swamp Rabbits Greenville, SC – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits are proud to announce the initial roster for the team’s 2020 Training Camp, which opened this morning at Bon Secours Wellness Arena. CLICK HERE for a printable version…
CANTLON: HOCKEY OFF-SEASON NEWS & NOTES VOL 35 PT 2
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The Hockey East conference released the coaches poll late last week, with UCONN listed at number seven. MEN’S POLL: Points, with first-place votes in parentheses Boston College, 95 (8) Massachusetts, 87…
CANTLON: HOCKEY OFF-SEASON NEWS & NOTES VOL. 35 PT 1
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The hopes of having professional hockey in the winter and spring of 2021 rest on the Avenue of the Americas, and negotiations between the NHL and NHLPLA as a resolution had been hoped to be reached on…
KEELEY: DRIVE THROUGH TEDDY BEAR TOSS WITH THE MARINERS: DEC 5
Outdoor “Teddy Bear Toss” to be held outside Cross Insurance Arena BY: Michael Keeley, Maine Mariners PORTLAND, ME – November 23, 2020 – The Maine Mariners and Cross Insurance Arena, in partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine and…
CANTLON: UCONN HOCKEY OPENS UP AGAINST UMASS (PREVIEW)
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – From Sunday through Wednesday, UCONN Huskies Head Coach, Mike Cavanaugh, was unsure if his team would start their season or not. What was supposed to be their opening season series this past weekend…
CANTLON: HOCKEY OFF-SEASON NEWS & NOTES VOLUME 34
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The story, not just in hockey, but in all aspects of life these days, continues to be the Covid-19 pandemic. Not only the death, although that’s always the most serious repercussion, but also the…
CANTLON: HOCKEY OFF SEASON NOTES VOLUME 33
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The professional hockey world is still at a standstill with the NHL having publicly issued a January 1st, 2021 projected start date with the AHL calling for February 5th. Even having publicly stated that…
CANTLON: HOCKEY OFFSEASON NEWS & NOTES VOL 32
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The AHL has set a return to on-ice action of Friday, February 5, 2021. The schedule and the number of games, conference setup, numbers of teams that will play, with all 31 expected to participate, the…