THE NHL DRAFT AND THE NEW YORK RANGERS
By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – On paper, anyway, The New York Rangers had a successful 2023 NHL Draft. For now, “hope springs eternal.” How it all shakes out in the end, only time will tell. The Rangers added four additional…
BEN FREEMAN SIGNS WITH GREENVILLE SWAMP RABBITS
By: Mark Shelley, Greenville Swamp Rabbits GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits, the ECHL affiliate of the LA Kings, announced today that the club has signed returning forward Ben Freeman to an ECHL contract ahead of the 2023-24 campaign.…
NEW YORK RANGERS 2023 DRAFT CLASS
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – The New York Rangers, parent club of the American Hockey League’s Hartford Wolf Pack, selected five players in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft held in Nashville, Tennessee. The five picks were forward…
UCONN MATT WOOD SELECTED IN NHL DRAFT
By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – On the first day of the NHL draft, the Nashville Predators selected UConn’s Matt Wood at number 15. Wood slipped down a bit further than he was expected to be selected partly because Anaheim, picking…
MARK SHELLEY NAMED ECHL BROADCASTER OF THE YEAR
By: Mark Shelley, Greenville Swamp Rabbits LAS VEGAS, N.V. – Mark Shelley, the play-by-play voice of the Greenville Swamp Rabbits, was named the 2022-23 ECHL Broadcaster of the Year at the 2022-23 ECHL Team Awards, presented by SponsorCX, on Tuesday…
JACKSONVILLE ICEMEN AFFILIATE ANNOUNCEMENT COMING
By: Alex Reed, Jacksonville Icemen JACKSONVILLE, FL – The Jacksonville Icemen will hold a press conference on July 17th at 10 a.m. at the Community First Igloo to announce the team’s new NHL and AHL affiliates. “We want to thank the New York Rangers and…
JACKSONVILLE ICEMEN SEASON ENDING ROSTER
By: Alex Reed, Jacksonville Icemen JACKSONVILLE, FL – The Jacksonville Icemen announced today the team’s 2022-23 season-ending roster. This is the second of several steps ECHL teams use to build their rosters for the 2023-24 season. The Icemen placed a…
GREENVILLE SWAMP RABBITS SEASON-ENDING ROSTER
BY: Mark Shelley, Greenville Swamp Rabbits GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits, an ECHL affiliate of the LA Kings, announced today the club’s 2022-23 Season-Ending Roster. Season-Ending Rosters may include up to 20 players.…
HOWLINGS REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Time once again to empty the Howlings Reporter’s Notebook. The New York Rangers have their new head coach Peter Laviolette in place, and the Wolf Pack have Kris Knoblauch in Hartford set for his…
XL CENTER FUTURE UNSETTLED, STATE APPROVES FUNDING
By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The future of the XL Center is finally at hand. The Capital Regional Development Corporation (CRDA) is the state quasi-public agency with the unenviable task of having the XL Center as part of its…