CRAWFORD: WOLF PACK PROMOTIONS SCHEDULE SET
* * * * Includes New “Harry Potter Night” and “Halfway to Summer” Luau BY: Bob Crawford, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, August 15, 2018: Spectra, operators of the XL Center and Hartford Wolf Pack, today announced the…
CANTLON’S CORNER: CATCHING UP WITH BRIAN PROPP & CHUCK KAITON
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Recently, the Hartford Yard Goats hosted a Hartford Whalers reunion at their ballpark. Among the many players who attended were Brian Popp and Chuck Kaiton. BRIAN PROPP He was known more for being a member…
CANTLON’S CORNER: WOLF PACK OFF SEASON VOLUME 16
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Teams are all in the home stretch preparing for the 2018-19 season and this was a busy week. PLAYER & COACHING MOVEMENT Ex-Hartford Wolf Pack forward, Chad Wiseman, gets a league upgrade. Wiseman was…
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,…
KEELEY: MARINERS SIGN NEIL, INVITE SCHULTZ TO TRYOUT
Former SPHL forwards in the mix for 2018-19 BY: Michael Keeley, Maine Mariners PORTLAND, ME – August 10, 2018 – The Maine Mariners added two more forwards to the mix for their inaugural season on Friday, announcing the signing of Ken Neil and inviting…
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…
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…