CANTLON’S CORNER: WOLF PACK OFF SEASON VOLUME 4 PART ONE
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – So much going on in hockey that occasionally you need some time to reflect in order to get your thoughts in order. This was a week like that. GERNANDER FIRING It was tough thinking about the fact that Ken…
CANTLON’S CORNER: XL CENTER ENTERS CRITICAL FINAL MONTHS
CANTLON’S CORNER: XL CENTER ENTERS CRITICAL FINAL MONTHS BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – When the legislative session ends next month, there will be a better picture of the future of the XL Center. What is yet to be decided will be…
DESPERATE PIRATES FILET WHALE
VERSUS BY: Bruce Berlet The Portland Pirates, involved in a wild, multi-team chase for the final Eastern Conference playoff spots, parlayed goals from four different players and 29 saves from Peter Mannino into a 4-1 victory Friday over the…
SPOTLIGHT: TOMMY GRANT
BY: Bruce Berlet Large green letters on a bed sheet at the XL Center on Sunday read: Tommy 10 Terrific. Terrific, indeed. For most of the season, Tommy Grant, who wears No. 10, has been part of the Connecticut Whale’s “energy line” with another…
HOWARD BALDWIN SPEAKS OUT ABOUT WHALE
The Jeff Jacobs column that recently appeared in the Hartford Courant was an accurate representation of the significant financial and business challenges that Whalers Sports & Entertainment faces in operating the Connecticut Whale under the current…
REDEMPTION
VERSUS (I feel like I need to apologize to the readers of Howlings. I haven’t written my normal stories for the games on Friday and last night. This is as some of you may or may not know, started as a hobby for me but has progressed to the…
THE ROAD AHEAD
VERSUS The Connecticut Whale currently sit in the third position in the AHL standings. How they’re doing that is a testament to the character of this team, because based upon the way they played at the XL Center Saturday night in a 3-0 loss to…
WHEN YOU’RE HOT, YOU’RE HOT
VERSUS BY: Bruce Berlet Despite numerous injuries and call-ups, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers had proven to be a bugaboo for the Connecticut Whale. The Sound Tigers were 5-1-1-1 in the first eight meetings with their intrastate rival, though the…
SPOTLIGHT: BATTLE LINES DRAWN IN THE ICE
By: Bruce Berlet Connecticut’s two AHL entries have reached a share of first place in the Northeast Division from quite different directions, yet neither is anywhere near clinching a playoff berth, something both coaches and former Hartford Wolf Pack…
PENGUINS PUT THEIR HOPE IN CROSBY AT MSG
NY RANGERS vs. PITTSBURGH PENGUINS Thursday, Mar. 15, 7:00 p.m. Madison Square Garden – New York, NY Rangers: 44-18-7 (95 pts.) Penguins: 42-21-5 (89 pts.) * All information through NHL games on Mar. 13 TONIGHT’S GAME: The Rangers will face-off against…