CANTLON’S CORNER: WAYNE BABYCH RETURNS TO HARTFORD
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Every July over the last three years, the Babych brothers, Dave and Wayne, make a pilgrimage from Canada to Hartford, CT to share and enjoy the Whalers alumni weekend with the Hartford Yard Goats. The two…
CANTLON: WOLF PACK OFF-SEASON VOLUME 13
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – There has been much activity in the world of the NHL and AHL, especially for the heart of the summer. PLAYER AND COACHING MOVEMENT Former Hartford Wolf Pack and New York Ranger, Marc Savard, who has been…
CANTLON’S CORNER: WOLF PACK STILL HAVE NO HEAD COACH AND RANGERS CAP PROBLEMS
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack was the first to fire their head coach at the conclusion of the 2018-19 regular season are still looking making them the last to hire a head coach for the upcoming 2019-20 regular…
CANTLON’S CORNER: THE XL CENTER HAS A FUTURE
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The hulking giant on Asylum Street known as “The XL Center” has a future – in what form that will be, remains to be seen. The just started special legislative session saw a proposal…
CANTLON’S CORNER: A FEW MINUTES WITH RICK LEY
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – For Rick Ley, his second appearance at the Hartford Whaler Alumni weekend, is something he relishes and enjoys. Ley, now 70, can reflect on a hockey career where he played with many of the game’s best and…
CANTLON: WOLF PACK OFF SEASON – VOLUME 12
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The life of a hockey executive never ends… Oh sure it slows down, but all the coaches and management in professional hockey are all working to construct and hopefully improve their rosters for the…
KEELEY: MARINERS RE-SIGN ALEX KILE
Kile was the first player signed in franchise history BY: Michael Keeley, Maine Mariners PORTLAND, ME – July 19, 2019 – On June 22nd, 2018, Alex Kile signed a contract to become the first player in Maine Mariners ECHL history. Just over a year later,…
CANTLON: WOLF PACK HEAD COACHING POSITION REMAINS OPEN
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – As the third week of July draws to a close, the Hartford Wolf Pack head coaching position and the staff roles are still vacant. It’s not that the parent New York Rangers haven’t interviewed people…
CRAWFORD: WOLF PACK SIGN FORWARD RYAN DMOWSKI
East Lyme, CT Native Played Ten Games with Hartford in 2018-19 BY: Bob Crawford. Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, July 18, 2019: Hartford Wolf Pack general manager Chris Drury announced today that the Wolf Pack has signed forward to an AHL contract.…
RANGERS AGREE TO TERMS WITH FREE AGENT FORWARD PHILLIP DI GIUSEPPE
BY: The New York Rangers NEW YORK, July 18, 2019 – The New York Rangers announced today that the team has agreed to terms with free-agent forward Phillip Di Giuseppe. Di Giuseppe, 25, split this past season between the Carolina Hurricanes and Nashville…