CANTLON: EX-WHALER/RANGER, BOB CRAWFORD, CONCERNED ABOUT YOUTH HOCKEY
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings CROMWELL, CT – Virtually everything has been affected in one way or another by COVID-19. Youth sports, especially hockey, at all levels, is no exception. In late November, Governor Ned Lamont and his administration…
CANTLON: IT TAKES BOSTON COLLEGE OT TO DEFEAT UCONN
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings CHESTNUT HILL, MA – The nationally second-ranked Boston College (BC) Eagles remained undefeated (5-0-0) after a 4-3 overtime victory over the UCONN Huskies in a well-played hockey game Friday night. The OT game-winner…
CANTLON: HOCKEY OFFSEASON NEWS & NOTES – VOL 37
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The talk of the hockey world, and for that matter, the rest of the general population, is when will the lives of people in a post-pandemic world begin. For the NHL and AHL they are no different.…
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 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 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.…
ECHL CONFIRMS START DATE FOR 2020-21 SEASON
Mariners scheduled to begin in mid-January BY: Michael Keeley, Maine Mariners PORTLAND, ME – The ECHL, in conjunction with the Professional Hockey Players’ Association, announced today that the 2020-21 Season will commence on December 11, 2020 under a…
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: WHALERS SONS PICKED IN NHL DRAFT
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – While the Hartford Whalers may be defunct, the legacy of the team lives on – through their sons, as three were drafted. Two sons of the former Whalers were drafted in the first round of the 2020 NHL…