REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK – HARTFORD WOLF PACK PLAYER MOVEMENT
By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Reviewing last week’s Reporter’s Notebook features plenty of movement by ex-Hartford Wolf Pack and LOTS of Connecticut-connected players also changing locale. Last Monday, the Wolf Pack…
GORDIE ROBERTS, HARTFORD WHALER LEGEND
By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Hartford Whaler legend Gordie Roberts took an unconventional route to pro hockey. Now, at 65, he returned to Hartford for the first time since participating in that infamous frozen Whale Bowl on a Saturday…
THE NHL DRAFT AND THE NEW YORK RANGERS
By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – On paper, anyway, The New York Rangers had a successful 2023 NHL Draft. For now, “hope springs eternal.” How it all shakes out in the end, only time will tell. The Rangers added four additional…
UCONN MATT WOOD SELECTED IN NHL DRAFT
By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – On the first day of the NHL draft, the Nashville Predators selected UConn’s Matt Wood at number 15. Wood slipped down a bit further than he was expected to be selected partly because Anaheim, picking…
HARTFORD WOLF PACK VS PROVIDENCE BRUINS & HOCKEY NEWS
By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – There is a lot of news in professional, college, and junior hockey going on as the Hartford Wolf Pack and Providence Bruins playoffs are in full swing. In a case of bad timing, just as the next round…
QUINNIPIAC WINS REGIONAL HEADS TO FROZEN FOUR
By: Drew Camposano, Howlings BRIDGEPORT, CT – The Quinnipiac Bobcats are headed to Tampa, Florida, to compete in their third NCAA D1 Frozen Four Tournament after defeating the Ohio State Buckeyes 4-1 Sunday in the Regional Final in front of 4,557…
OHIO STATE DESTROYS HARVARD IN NCAA REGIONAL
BY: Drew Camposano, Howlings BRIDGEPORT, CT – The Ohio State Buckeyes not only upset the second-seeded Harvard Crimson but pounded them with an 8-1 win in the semi-final of the NCAA tournament game at Total Mortgage Arena on Friday. Jake Wise led…
QUINNIPIAC BOBCATS SHUT OUT OVER MERRIMACK ADVANCES THEM TO REGIONAL FINALS
BRIDGEPORT, CT – On Friday, a three-point game from Quinnipiac Bobcat Sam Lipkin and two goals from Jacob Quillan demonstrated why the team was the top-seed in the NCAA Regionals with a 5-0 dismantling of the Merrimack Warriors before a crowd of…
UCONN RIDES JUSTIN PEARSON HAT-TRICK TO WIN OVER BOSTON COLLEGE
By: Sam Zis, Howlings STORRS, CT – Justin Pearson’s four points (3 goals, 1 assist) led the #17-ranked UConn Huskies to a 6-5 victory over the visiting Boston College Eagles in the last regular season game of the year on Saturday at the Toscano…
UCONN HUSKIES TOPS UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA-ANCHORAGE IN OT
By: Sam Zis, Howlings STORRS, CT – Propelled by two goals from Hudson Schandor, the University of Connecticut Huskies defeated the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves in overtime, 4-3, in front of 2,691 at the first-ever students-only hockey game at Tuscano…