TOSTI: MATT AIELLO PROMOTED TO THE AHL’S HARTFORD WOLF PACK
ECHL Athletic Trainer of the Year joins AHL club while Swamp Rabbits add a pair to hockey operations staff. BY: Brian Tosti, Greenville Swamp Rabbits Greenville, SC – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits announced that Matt Aiello, the team’s athletic trainer,…
CANTLON’S CORNER: NACHBAUR HAS CT HOCKEY DNA
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Hartford gave Don Nachbaur a chance to live two hockey dreams. The first was when he was an active player and the second came when he returned last week for “Whalers Weekend” at Dunkin’ Donuts…
CANTLON’S CORNER: LAWLESS IN THE HOUSE
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Dull is a word that would never be associated with former Hartford Whaler, and New Haven Senator, the swift-skating winger, Paul Lawless. Standing in the dugout at Dunkin’ Donuts Park, Lawless was holding…
CANTLON’S CORNER: WOLF PACK OFF-SEASON – VOLUME 15
BY: Gerry Cantlon, HOWLINGS HARTFORD, CT – The calendar now flips over to August, and while it is normally a slow time in hockey, there is still some news to digest as you deal with the dog days of summer. PLAYER & COACHING MOVEMENT…
CANTLON’S CORNER: “DR. HOOK” Dr. COMES TO WHALERS REUNION
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – In the lore of professional hockey, the name, “Dr. Hook” holds a special spot in any of the sport’s fan’s heart. At Dunkin Donuts Park on Saturday, actor Paul D’Amato, best known…
CANTLON’S CORNER: THE MAGICIAN COMES TO HARTFORD
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Before Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux there was another free-wheeling magician on the ice, and he played in Hartford. Saturday’s summer festival honoring the Hartford Whalers/New England Whalers that was…
CANTLON’S CORNER: WOLF PACK OFF-SEASON VOLUME 14
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The dog days of summer are here. Hockey reporters across the globe are taking their vacations before the start of training camps in September. However, because MOST reporters are off enjoying some time…
TOSTI: COACH AXTELL RETURNS TO IOWA FOR JOB OPPORTUNITY
Assistant coach accepts an offer to return to Midwest, joining the Dubuque Fighting Saints. BY: Brian Tosti, Greenville Swamp Rabbits Greenville, SC – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits announced, in conjunction with the Dubuque Fighting Saints, that assistant…
RANGERS SIGN SKJEI TO 6-YEAR DEAL
RANGERS AGREE TO TERMS WITH BRADY SKJEI BY: The New York Rangers NEW YORK, July 28, 2018 – New York Rangers General Manager Jeff Gorton announced today that the team has agreed to terms with restricted free agent defenseman Brady Skjei on a six-year…
CANTLON’S CORNER: BIG WEEK OF WOLF PACK OFF SEASON NOTES – VOLUME 13
BY: Gerry Cantlon, HOWLINGS HARTFORD, CT – It was an unusually busy week in professional hockey over the past seven days, so strap in and here it is. WOLF PACK 2018-19 The New York Rangers announced officially on Monday what Cantlon’s Corner…