CANTLON: HARTFORD WOLF PACK DROP FIRST GAME OF THE SEASON
By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings CHARLOTTE, NC – In his first AHL game, Anton Levtchi scored two goals, with the second coming 35 seconds into overtime to lead the Charlotte Checkers to a 4-3 OT win over the visiting Hartford Wolf Pack in the first game…
THOMAS: HARTFORD WOLF PACK REPRESENTED AT WORLDS
BY: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack will be represented at the 2022 IIHF Men’s World Championship in Tampere and Helsinki, Finland. Wolf Pack goaltender Adam Húska will suit up for Team Slovakia at the event, while…
CANTLON: UCONN HOCKEY ARENA GETS GREEN LIT
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings STORRS, CT – The long-awaited on-campus arena eight years in the making is finally going to be built. The UCONN Board of Trustees approved a $70 million price tag for the yet-to-be-named arena likely to be completed in…
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: 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…
CANTLON: AS EXPECTED, RANGERS SELECT LAFRENIERE
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The New York Rangers made their first overall selection in the NHL Entry Draft for the first time in 54 years, and just like then, the pick came from the province of Quebec, as the team chose Alexis…
CHAIMOVICH: HOCKEY HALL OF FAME POSTPONES 2020 INDUCTION WEEKEND/CELEBRATION
BY: Jason Chaimovich, AHL TORONTO (August 10, 2020) – Lanny McDonald, Chairman of the Hockey Hall of Fame, announced today that the 2020 Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Weekend/Celebration has been postponed until further notice due to continuing…
KEELEY: MARINERS HOLD VIRTUAL “WATCH PARTY” FOR THE RETURN OF HOCKEY
Fans can join Mariners personnel on Zoom during game 1 New York Rangers playoff run BY: Michael Keeley, Maine Mariners PORTLAND, ME – July 31, 2020 – As the NHL makes its triumphant return on Saturday, the Mariners are hosting a “virtual watch party” for…
CANTLON’S CORNER: HOCKEY NEWS AND NOTES OFF SEASON VOLUME 20 (PART TWO)
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The NHL “playoffs” are officially underway and the news is coming fast and furious. The AHL has set a date for their return to play. On Thursday, the league’s “Return to Play…
CANTLON’S CORNER: NHL RETURN IMMINENT AND OTHER HOCKEY NEWS
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – For the first time since March, professional hockey is so close to being played for fans that you can almost reach out and touch it. With that start rapidly approaching, there’s plenty of news…