CANTLON: UCONN HAS A POSITIVE COVID TEST-SEASON PAUSED
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings STORRS, CT – The COVID-19 carousel has finally come to UCONN Husky hockey. Monday night, the team issued a two-sentence press release stating they have paused their activities because an undisclosed player tested…
CANTLON: (SAT) UNH CLIPS HUSKIES IN OVERTIME
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings STORRS, CT – Jackson Pierson scored twice, including the powerplay winner in overtime, to propel the UNH Wildcats to a 2-1 win over the UCONN Huskies on Saturday afternoon at Freitas Ice Forum. The Huskies record falls…
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…