CANTLON: HOCKEY OFF-SEASON NEWS & NOTES – VOL 32
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – There will be a new captain for the Hartford Wolf Pack next season. Last year’s captain, the 13th in Wolf Pack history, Steven Fogarty, has signed a one-year, two-way deal with the Buffalo Sabres…
MASSE: HOCKEY HOF 2020 CLASS INDUCTION IN NOV
BY: Kelly Masse, NHL Hockey Hall Of Fame TORONTO (October 30, 2020) – Lanny McDonald, Chairman of the Hockey Hall of Fame, announced today that there will be no Honoured Membership elections in 2021 while confirming that the inductees elected in 2020…
CHAIMOVICH: AHL EYES FEB 5 START TO 20-21 SEASON
BY: Jason Chaimovich, The AHL SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and CEO Scott Howson has announced that the league’s Board of Governors has approved moving the anticipated start date of the 2020-21 season to February 5, 2021, due to…
CANTLON: HOCKEY OFFSEASON NEWS & NOTES-VOL 31
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The question on the minds of the entire hockey world, considering its current predicament, is when will they be returning to play the 2020-21 season? Things are definitely different for the NHL and AHL.…
CANTLON: FOGARTY EXITS HARTFORD
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Whenever it is that the Hartford Wolf Pack actually reconvene, the team will need to name a new team captain. Last year’s Pack captain, the team’s 13th in their history, Steven Fogarty, has…
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.…
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.”…
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…