CANTLON: HAT TRICKS AND THE NAHL ENTRY DRAFT
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The NAHL conducted its entry draft consisting of 498 slots last Wednesday. It’s the last junior selections made before the big NHL Entry Draft at the end of the week. Since entering the league, the…
CANTLON: OFF-SEASON VOLUME 9
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – A week before the NHL Seattle Expansion Draft and the NHL Amateur Draft, the hockey movement this week was quiet, but some Connecticut pieces are on the move. PLAYER & COACHING MOVEMENT The Wolf Pack…
KEELEY: MARINERS SIGN DEFENSEMAN BRYCEN MARTIN
The blueliner was part of the inaugural Mariners roster of 2018-19 BY: Michael Keeley, Maine Mariners PORTLAND, ME – July 13, 2021 – The Maine Mariners officially added the first player to their 2021-22 roster on Tuesday, announcing the signing of…
CANTLON: HOCKEY BUSINESS ACTIVITY PICKING UP
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – As the ’20-’21 hockey season officially comes to a close with the Tampa Bay Lightning repeating as Stanley Cup Champions, hockey news now begins in earnest. Ex-Hartford Wolf Pack captain Cole…
CANTLON: CT HOCKEY OFF SEASON VOLUME 8
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The Tampa Bay Lightning captured their second consecutive (third overall) Stanley Cup championship. It a difficult feat under less restrictive times but almost unheard of in the post-hard-cap era. They’re…
CANTLON: CT HOCKEY OFFSEASON VOL 7
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The calendar has turned to July, and the Hartford Wolf Pack is working daily to prepare for the 2021-21 AHL season with a new staff gearing up to tackle the challenge. “Let’s say we have a lot more work…
CANTLON: PLAYERS AND COACHES ARE ON THE MOVE
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – It’s the time of year that moving companies love when it comes to the hockey industry. Coaches and players are both moving all over the place. Ex-Hartford Wolf Pack/New York Ranger Sylvain Lefebvre.…
CANTLON: CT HOCKEY OFF SEASON VOLUME 6
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The Off-Season is a busy time for hockey executives. Evaluations of the team’s talent, decisions on who to keep and who to release. Discussion of new talent to bring into the organization to improve…
CANTLON: CHANGES COMING TO HARTFORD
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – There will be a new captain for the Hartford Wolf Pack next season. Last season’s captain, defenseman Vincent LoVerde signed a deal with EC Salzburg (Austria-IceHL) and ended his two-year…
KEELEY: MARINERS ANNOUNCE INITIAL PROTECTED LIST
Mariners retain rights of 17 players to begin building a roster BY: Michael Keeley, Maine Mariners PORTLAND, ME – July 2, 2021 – The Maine Mariners released their 2021 Protected List on Friday, containing 17 names of players whose ECHL rights will be…
