KUHN: RABBITS SIGN ATLANTIC HOCKEY SCORING CHAMP
BY: Jordan Kuhn, Greenville Swamp Rabbits GREENVILLE, S.C. — The Greenville Swamp Rabbits have added a source of goal scoring prowess in the form of Austin McIlmurray, who signed a standard player contract for the upcoming 2020–21 season. The 24-year-old…
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.…
KUHN: BRYCE REDDICK JOINS SWAMP RABBITS
BY: Jordan Kuhn, Greenville Swamp Rabbits GREENVILLE, S.C. — The Greenville Swamp Rabbits have added more experience to the blue line by signing defenseman Bryce Reddick to a standard player contract for the upcoming 2020–21 season. Reddick had played…
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…
KEELEY: SCOTT SAVAGE RETURNS TO MAINE
Two-year alternate captain signs on for 20-21 BY: Michael Keeley, Maine Mariners PORTLAND, ME – October 19, 2020 – The Mariners have signed defenseman Scott Savage to a contract for 2020-21, the team announced on Monday. Savage has been a part of each of…
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.…
CANTLON: FREE AGENCY FRENZY – PART TWO
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The cyclonic activity of roster changes during free agency continued even into Monday. With a pandemic and large economic worldwide distress, salaries in the NHL and AHL are off the chart. On Saturday, the…
CANTLON: NHL FREE AGENT FRENZY OKTOBERFEST STYLE
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The end of a very busy week in pro hockey as free agency for the NHL and AHL kicks off the official start of the 2020-21 season which still has no schedule but does have a tentative start date of January…
CANTLON: NEWS & NOTES FROM NHL DRAFT DAY TWO
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The second act of the annual NHL Entry Draft took place on Wednesday. In the First Round, not only did the New York Rangers have the first overall pick in the draft that they used to take superstar…
CANTLON: LATEST IN XL CENTER AND UCONN NEWS
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – On Wednesday, Howlings reported that CRDA Executive Director, Mike Freimuth, had said that the XL Center would NOT host any UCONN men’s or women’s basketball, or Hockey East play until the fall…