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 2 SUMMARY AND NEWS
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The bulk of the selections in the NHL Draft come on day two. Due to the pandemic, the sample size for current video and seeing players in-person is much smaller. Therefore, there were far fewer than normal…
CANTLON’S CORNER: DANIELS A MODEL WHALER
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Scott “Chief” Daniels was a seventh-round (186th overall) draft pick for the Hartford Whalers in 1989. Daniels was the epitome of hard work and perseverance, especially during his career in junior hockey.…
CANTLON: SEATTLE GETS KRAKEN IN SELECTING A TEAM
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Former Hartford Whaler great and now Seattle Kraken General Manager Ron Francis has designed the first team, and they will skate at the Climate Pledge Arena in October. The NHL put on a show as they…
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: CT HOCKEY OFF SEASON VOLUME 6
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The Off-Season is a busy time for hockey executives. Evaluations of the team’s talent, decisions on who to keep and who to release. Discussion of new talent to bring into the organization to improve…
CANTLON: CHANGES COMING TO HARTFORD
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – There will be a new captain for the Hartford Wolf Pack next season. Last season’s captain, defenseman Vincent LoVerde signed a deal with EC Salzburg (Austria-IceHL) and ended his two-year…
CANTLON: QMJHL DRAFT COMPLETED
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The second major junior draft conducted by the QMJHL finished up Friday and Saturday. The first 14 rounds encompassing the Canadian provinces of Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland/Labrador,…
CANTLON: CT HOCKEY OFF-SEASON VOLUME 5
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – New York Rangers President and General Manager has decided and hired veteran coach Gerard Gallant to replace David Quinn. Oddly, the introduction of Gallant in a press conference via Zoom is scheduled…
CANTLON: CT HOCKEY OFF-SEASON VOLUME 4
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Incoming Hartford Wolf Pack defenseman Braden Schneider played the first two games of the team’s abbreviated 2020-21 schedule. It was named the WHL Bill Hunter Award as the WHL Best Defenseman of…