CANTLON: CT HOCKEY OFFSEASON VOL 10 PT 1
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The last leg of the off-season began this week following the Seattle expansion and NHL Amateur drafts. Also announced were RFA offers for players on expiring Entry Level Contracts (ELC). Those signings…
CANTLON: NHL DRAFT DAY ONE RESULTS & NEWS
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The first round of the 2021 NHL entry draft was completed Friday night. The event, held virtually for covid-19 considerations, was a mixed bag. The first few players went as expected, but some surprises…
CANTLON: CT HOCKEY OFFSEASON VOL 7
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The calendar has turned to July, and the Hartford Wolf Pack is working daily to prepare for the 2021-21 AHL season with a new staff gearing up to tackle the challenge. “Let’s say we have a lot more work…
CANTLON: PLAYERS AND COACHES ARE ON THE MOVE
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – It’s the time of year that moving companies love when it comes to the hockey industry. Coaches and players are both moving all over the place. Ex-Hartford Wolf Pack/New York Ranger Sylvain Lefebvre.…
CANTLON: CT HOCKEY OFF-SEASON VOLUME 3
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The NHL Draft is set for July 23-24, with the Buffalo Sabres holding the first overall pick. The expansion Seattle Kraken, with their General Manager being the former Hartford Whaler great, Ron Francis,…
CANTLON: EURO HOCKEY TITLE WINNERS DETERMINED
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The 2020-21 Euro hockey season, fractured like hockey season’s worldwide from the Covid-19 pandemic, is closing out its seasons with some title winners. The champions are (alphabetically): Alps…
CANTLON: NEWS AND NOTES
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack’s Jonny Brodzinski is out until mid-April with an upper-body injury. His younger brother Ethan Brodzinski of St. Cloud State University suffered a broken femur in their 4-1 win…
CANTLON: WOLF PACK PRESEASON VOLUME 3
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The first baby steps on an AHL 2020-21 season are about to be taken. In what will be the first hockey action since March 12, 2019, on January 31st, the Hartford Wolf Pack will play in a pre-season tilt…
CANTLON: HOCKEY OFF-SEASON NEWS & NOTES VOL 36
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Covid-19 continues to be the top story worldwide. Its effects are almost too wide to document, and it’s had a profound effect on the hockey world as well. UCONN-MAINE POSTPONED Because of positive…
CANTLON: HOCKEY OFF-SEASON NEWS & NOTES VOLUME 34
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The story, not just in hockey, but in all aspects of life these days, continues to be the Covid-19 pandemic. Not only the death, although that’s always the most serious repercussion, but also the…