CANTLON: (SAT) HUSKIES WIN THE HOME OPENER IN A SHOOTOUT
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings STORRS, CT – Sometimes, it’s not how you start that matters most, but how you finish. In dramatic fashion, the UCONN Huskies overcame a two-goal, third-period deficit and scored late to tie the game before going on to…
CANTLON: HOCKEY OFF-SEASON NEWS & NOTES VOL. 35 PT 1
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The hopes of having professional hockey in the winter and spring of 2021 rest on the Avenue of the Americas, and negotiations between the NHL and NHLPLA as a resolution had been hoped to be reached on…
CANTLON: UCONN HOCKEY OPENS UP AGAINST UMASS (PREVIEW)
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – From Sunday through Wednesday, UCONN Huskies Head Coach, Mike Cavanaugh, was unsure if his team would start their season or not. What was supposed to be their opening season series this past weekend…
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…
CANTLON: HOCKEY OFF SEASON NOTES VOLUME 33
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The professional hockey world is still at a standstill with the NHL having publicly issued a January 1st, 2021 projected start date with the AHL calling for February 5th. Even having publicly stated that…
CANTLON: HOCKEY OFFSEASON NEWS & NOTES VOL 32
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The AHL has set a return to on-ice action of Friday, February 5, 2021. The schedule and the number of games, conference setup, numbers of teams that will play, with all 31 expected to participate, the…
CANTLON: HOCKEY OFF-SEASON NEWS & NOTES – VOL 32
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – There will be a new captain for the Hartford Wolf Pack next season. Last year’s captain, the 13th in Wolf Pack history, Steven Fogarty, has signed a one-year, two-way deal with the Buffalo Sabres…
CANTLON: HOCKEY OFFSEASON NEWS & NOTES-VOL 31
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The question on the minds of the entire hockey world, considering its current predicament, is when will they be returning to play the 2020-21 season? Things are definitely different for the NHL and AHL.…
CANTLON: FOGARTY EXITS HARTFORD
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Whenever it is that the Hartford Wolf Pack actually reconvene, the team will need to name a new team captain. Last year’s Pack captain, the team’s 13th in their history, Steven Fogarty, has…
CANTLON: HOCKEY OFF-SEASON NEWS & NOTES – VOL 30
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – So much news and activity in the hockey world this week. As a business, the AHL had a small-town model that was the norm nearly 30 years ago. That is now long gone. An average salary then was a mere $40K.…