CANTLON: (FRI) BRIDGEPORT EDGE PACK 4-3
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Two third period goals allowed the newly renamed Bridgeport Islanders (formerly the Sound Tigers) to skip past the Hartford Wolf Pack Friday afternoon closing out the preseason home schedule, 4-3.…
CANTLON: ZAC JONES REASSIGNED TO WOLF PACK
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings Hartford, CT – Defenseman Zac Jones, a rookie from defending national champion UMASS (HE), has been sent to Hartford to play for the Wolf Pack in the AHL. Jones’s assignment to Hartford means that Nils Lundkvist…
CANTLON: UCONN DOUBLES UP SACRED HEART
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – UCONN’s Jachym Konedelik scored what would become the game-winner early in the third period as the UCONN Huskies snapped a seven-game (0-6-1) losing streak to Sacred Heart University (SHU) for a 6-3 win.…
CANTLON: UCONN 2021-22 SEASON PREVIEW
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings STORRS, CT – As if on cue, the first-morning dew on campus heralded a new hockey season for the UCONN Huskies and their head coach, Mike Cavanaugh. “I’m excited to be with the team and to make a deep push in Hockey East…
CANTLON: PACK TRAINING CAMP GETTING UNDERWAY
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Most of those looking to don the red, white, and blue of the Hartford Wolf Pack were present and accounted as the team starts its 25th season. In training camp were 17 forwards, ten defensemen, and five…
CANTLON: RANGERS SEND FIRST CUTS TO HARTFORD
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The New York Rangers made their first cuts over the weekend. The first player to Europe by design was center Karl Henriksson drafted in the 2nd round (59th overall) in 2019 was sent to Frölunda HC…
KEELEY: MARINERS ADD ROOKIES JERI-LEON, PALIANI
BY: Michael Keeley, Maine Mariners PORTLAND, ME – September 14, 2021 – The Mariners announced rookie forwards Keltie Jeri-Leon and Devon Paliani on Tuesday. Both players have roots in the Canadian Hockey League, Canada’s top junior circuit. Jeri-Leon…
CANTLON’S CORNER: THE LATEST ON THE XL CENTER
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The future of the home of the Hartford Wolf Pack, XL Center remains in a state of status quo, according to CRDA Executive Director Michael W. Freimuth. “The complex needs work, but nothing has changed. We…
CANTLON: RHEAUME, THE FIRST NHL FEMALE PLAYER, HONORED
BY: Gerry Cantlon, HOWLINGS QUEBEC CITY, CANADA – In Quebec City last week, Manon Rhéaume was honored on Jean Beliveau Lane with a statue and former Hartford Whaler, Sylvain Côté, also a city native as well. Several other statues of Nordiques grace…
CANTLON: WOLF PACK REPLACE BOB CRAWFORD
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – After 24 years as the lone voice of the Hartford Wolf Pack, Bob Crawford is no longer with the team, as announced early Monday morning by the team’s VP of Business Operations, Erik Hansen. “We…