KEELEY: MARINERS REVEAL MASCOT
Beacon the Puffin flies into Portland BY: Michael Keeley, Maine Mariners PORTLAND, ME – August 15, 2018 – In an exclusive reveal with NewsCenter Maine on “The Morning Report” Wednesday morning, the Maine Mariners revealed “Beacon” as the team’s mascot.…
TOSTI: MATT AIELLO PROMOTED TO THE AHL’S HARTFORD WOLF PACK
ECHL Athletic Trainer of the Year joins AHL club while Swamp Rabbits add a pair to hockey operations staff. BY: Brian Tosti, Greenville Swamp Rabbits Greenville, SC – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits announced that Matt Aiello, the team’s athletic trainer,…
CANTLON’S CORNER: NACHBAUR HAS CT HOCKEY DNA
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Hartford gave Don Nachbaur a chance to live two hockey dreams. The first was when he was an active player and the second came when he returned last week for “Whalers Weekend” at Dunkin’ Donuts…
TOSTI: GOALTENDER GARRETT BARTUS INKS DEAL WITH SWAMP RABBITS
Netminder set to don Greenville jersey for sixth pro season after earning 38 wins in Fort Wayne BY: Brian Tosti, Greenville Swamp Rabbits Greenville, SC – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits announced today that goaltender Garrett Bartus has signed with the…
CANTLON’S CORNER: LAWLESS IN THE HOUSE
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Dull is a word that would never be associated with former Hartford Whaler, and New Haven Senator, the swift-skating winger, Paul Lawless. Standing in the dugout at Dunkin’ Donuts Park, Lawless was holding…
CANTLON’S CORNER: WOLF PACK OFF-SEASON – VOLUME 15
BY: Gerry Cantlon, HOWLINGS HARTFORD, CT – The calendar now flips over to August, and while it is normally a slow time in hockey, there is still some news to digest as you deal with the dog days of summer. PLAYER & COACHING MOVEMENT…
CANTLON’S CORNER: “DR. HOOK” Dr. COMES TO WHALERS REUNION
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – In the lore of professional hockey, the name, “Dr. Hook” holds a special spot in any of the sport’s fan’s heart. At Dunkin Donuts Park on Saturday, actor Paul D’Amato, best known…
TOSTI: SWAMP RABBITS LAND VETERAN AUSTEN BRASSARD
Greenville inks sixth-year forward with nearly 200 games of AHL experience from Toledo. BY: Brian Tosti, Greenville Swamp Rabbits Greenville, SC – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits announced that forward Austen Brassard has signed with the team for the…
CANTLON’S CORNER: THE MAGICIAN COMES TO HARTFORD
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Before Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux there was another free-wheeling magician on the ice, and he played in Hartford. Saturday’s summer festival honoring the Hartford Whalers/New England Whalers that was…
CANTLON’S CORNER: WOLF PACK OFF-SEASON VOLUME 14
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The dog days of summer are here. Hockey reporters across the globe are taking their vacations before the start of training camps in September. However, because MOST reporters are off enjoying some time…