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…
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…
CANTLON: WHALERS SONS PICKED IN NHL DRAFT
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – While the Hartford Whalers may be defunct, the legacy of the team lives on – through their sons, as three were drafted. Two sons of the former Whalers were drafted in the first round of the 2020 NHL…
CANTLON: AS EXPECTED, RANGERS SELECT LAFRENIERE
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The New York Rangers made their first overall selection in the NHL Entry Draft for the first time in 54 years, and just like then, the pick came from the province of Quebec, as the team chose Alexis…
CANTLON: UCONN OUT OF THE XL CENTER TILL FALL ’21
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The hammer has fallen. CRDA Executive Director, Mike Freimuth, said on Wednesday morning that the XL Center will NOT host any play from either men’s or women’s UCONN basketball, and UCONN…