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: CT HOCKEY OFF SEASON VOLUME 2
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – With the completion of the 2020-21 AHL season, it’s time for hockey teams to begin the process of summer reflection, accounting, and planning for the future at all levels of the sport. The…
CHAIMOVICH: EAGLES’ TYNAN VOTED AHL MVP
BY: Jason Chaimovich, AHL SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that forward T.J. Tynan of the Colorado Eagles was voted the winner of the Les Cunningham Award as the AHL’s most valuable player for the 2020-21 season. The award…
CANTLON: CT HOCKEY 2021 OFFSEASON VOL 1
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT –The offseason has begun for the Hartford Wolf Pack and the rest of the AHL, except for the Pacific division, which has a playoff. Teams are very busy planning and signing players and coaches for the…
CANTLON: KNOBLAUCH – WOLF PACK SEASON REVIEW
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The 2021 season has come to a close, and the trials and tribulations have given Hartford Wolf Pack Head Coach Kris Knoblauch a new perspective as he heads into the off-season to prepare for the 2021-22…
TRUST: XL CENTER MESS CONTINUES
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Over the last eight years, the process of modernizing the 48-year-old XL Center has been a focal point of endless peaks and valleys. However, the process still sits in neutral with no real forward motion…
CANTLON’S CORNER: WOLF PACK 2021-22
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The ever-so-brief AHL 2020-21 season has concluded. It was a season that challenged the players and coaching staff and left the Hartford Wolf Pack fans distanced from their team relying on the computer to…
TRUST: SADEK EARNS CALL TO AHL’S ONTARIO REIGN
BY: Matt Trust, Greenville Swamp Rabbits Greenville, SC – Greenville Swamp Rabbits defenseman Jack Sadek has been recalled by the American Hockey League’s Ontario Reign. Sadek, 24, has produced 17 points (one goal, 16 assists) in 35 games this season.…
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: (SAT) TIGERS DROP WOLF PACK 4-3
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Two early third period goals and two-point efforts by Blade Jenkins and Robert Carpenter plus a solid 30 save effort from Ken Appleby allowed the Sound Tigers to escape with a 4-3 win over the Hartford…