CHAIMOVITCH: SAN JOSE BARRACUDA’S JOHN McCARTHY VOTED WINNER OF AHL’S FRED T. HUNT MEMORIAL AWARD
BY: Jason Chaimovitch, American Hockey League SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that John McCarthy of the San Jose Barracuda is the 2019-20 winner of the Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award as the AHL player who best exemplifies the…
CHAIMOVITCH: 2019-20 AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE ALL-ROOKIE TEAM NAMED
BY: Jason Chaimovitch, American Hockey League SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has announced the 2019-20 AHL All-Rookie Team, as voted by coaches, players and media in each of the league’s 31 member cities. 2019-20 AHL All-Rookie Team…
CANTLON’S CORNER: HOCKEY NEWS AND NOTES VOLUME 9
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The news cycle is overflowing with COVID-19-related stories and the sports world, and hockey in-particular is no exception. AHL AWARDS With the 2019-020 season now officially canceled the parade of end of…
KUHN: SPIRE HOCKEY SOUTH ACQUIRES MAJORITY STAKE IN GREENVILLE SWAMP RABBITS
BY: Jordan Kuhn, Greenville Swamp Rabbits GREENVILLE, S.C. (May 15, 2020) — The ECHL Board of Governors voted unanimously to accept the purchase of the Greenville Swamp Rabbits organization by Spire Hockey South, a subsidiary of Spire Hockey owned by…
CANTLON’S CORNER: WOLF PACK 2020-21 SEASON
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – With the 2019-20 AHL and Hartford Wolf Pack season officially canceled, talk changes from what could have been, to what awaits at the next training camp that should start at some point in the final months…
CHAIMOVITCH: AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE CANCELS REMAINDER OF 2019-20 SEASON
BY: Jason Chaimovitch, American Hockey League HARTFORD, May 11, 2020 – American Hockey League President and Chief Executive Officer David Andrews announced today that the league’s Board of Governors has voted to cancel the remainder of the 2019-20 AHL…
CANTLON’S CORNER: HOCKEY NEWS AND NOTES VOLUME 8
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The suspension of hockey continues though the NHL may resume the regular season or go straight to a playoff format in an attempt to conclude the 2019-20 season. The AHL, meanwhile, is on the verge of…
CANTLON’S CORNER: HOCKEY NEWS AND NOTES VOLUME 7
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Planning for the 2020-2021 AHL season is well underway as is the possible return of the NHL in the summer and a possible late-in-the-year start to the following season are dominant news stories this week.…
CANTLON: XL CENTER REMAINS QUIET FOR NOW
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Like so many businesses and citizens in Connecticut, the XL Center remains in purgatory and when the gates will be re-opened is anybody’s guess. Meanwhile, the losses are mounting daily. “It’s very…
CANTLON’S CORNER: HOCKEY NEWS AND NOTES VOLUME 6
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – It seems that all the news going on in the world has some connection to the coronavirus pandemic. Hockey is no different. Much is going in the industry starting with signings in Hartford for the Wolf Pack.…