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’S CORNER: HOCKEY NEWS AND NOTES VOLUME 9
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The news cycle is overflowing with COVID-19-related stories and the sports world, and hockey in-particular is no exception. AHL AWARDS With the 2019-020 season now officially canceled the parade of end of…
CANTLON’S CORNER: WOLF PACK 2020-21 SEASON
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – With the 2019-20 AHL and Hartford Wolf Pack season officially canceled, talk changes from what could have been, to what awaits at the next training camp that should start at some point in the final months…
CANTLON’S CORNER: THE AMERICAN PIE OF SPORTS
A long, long time ago, I can still remember how, That music used to make me smile, And I knew if I had my chance, That I could make those people dance, And maybe they’d be happy for a while, But February made me shiver, With every paper, I’d…
CANTLON: PACK BEGIN TO MARCH TOWARD THE POSTSEASON
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings CROMWELL, CT – The trade deadline has come and gone. The roster of the Hartford Wolf Pack is intact and now the next goal for the New York Rangers’ AHL affiliates is making the Calder Cup playoffs. “We have 21…
CANTLON: WOLF PACK BACK IN ACTION AGAINST BRIDGEPORT
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT- The Christmas break has come and gone and that means that AHL action will resume on Friday night for the Hartford Wolf Pack as they travel in state to Bridgeport to take on the Sound Tigers. The Wolf Pack record…
CANTLON: (FRI) WOLF PACK LIMP HOME
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – When last seen, the Hartford Wolf Pack (16-7-2-5) were riding-high on a five-game winning streak, but that came to a crashing halt as the team came off two of their worst performances of the season in…
CANTLON: SANTOS TOP MAN IN THE EHL
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings NEWINGTON, CT – Spending time with a league commissioner provides a glimpse into just how harried and crazed of a life that it can be. It also reveals a greater appreciation as to how difficult the business side of…
CANTLON: TAFT EDGES SALISBURY 3-2
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings WATERTOWN, CT – In a high-paced, well-played, early-season, prep school clash, the Taft Rhinos defeated the Crimson Knights of Salisbury School on Wednesday afternoon at the Odden Arena. Taft (2-2) scored two goals in a…
CANTLON’S CORNER: WOLF PACK NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE ROAD
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The first two recalls heading to the NHL from the Hartford Wolf Pack this season, saw the team’s leading scorer, Filip Chytil, and first pair defenseman, Ryan Lindgren, head to New York to join the…