CANTLON: UCONN’S MAY START HOCKEY EAST SEASON
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The Hockey East 2020-21 season is inching closer to becoming reality. The UCONN Huskies are hoping they will be able to announce an approved and finalized conference-only schedule either later this week or…
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: 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: 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…
CANTLON: AS EXPECTED, RANGERS SELECT LAFRENIERE
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The New York Rangers made their first overall selection in the NHL Entry Draft for the first time in 54 years, and just like then, the pick came from the province of Quebec, as the team chose Alexis…
CANTLON: UCONN OUT OF THE XL CENTER TILL FALL ’21
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The hammer has fallen. CRDA Executive Director, Mike Freimuth, said on Wednesday morning that the XL Center will NOT host any play from either men’s or women’s UCONN basketball, and UCONN…