DOUG ROBERTS BACK IN HARTFORD
Story and Photo By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Doug Roberts, 80, is the older of the Roberts brothers who played with the New England Whalers and was a trailblazer throughout his hockey career. The Detroit-area native and his brother Gordie appeared for his…
GORDIE ROBERTS, HARTFORD WHALER LEGEND
By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Hartford Whaler legend Gordie Roberts took an unconventional route to pro hockey. Now, at 65, he returned to Hartford for the first time since participating in that infamous frozen Whale Bowl on a Saturday in January 2012. The…
CANTLON: BLAINE STOUGHTON CHERISHES HIS TIME IN HARTFORD
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – For just the second time in his post-playing career, and the first time at Dunkin’ Donuts Park, Blaine Stoughton was back to Hart City, a place he still holds many fond memories of. Dunkin’ Donuts Park is the…
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 there remains so much still…
CANTLON’S CORNER: KEVIN MORRISON, A NEW HAVEN ORIGINAL
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Hockey has been ingrained in Kevin Morrison’s DNA from his early days in Nova Scotia through the time he passed through Connecticut in the late 1960s and early 1970s, leaving an indelible mark in New Haven. In the…
CANTLON’S CORNER: A FEW MINUTES WITH RICK LEY
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – For Rick Ley, his second appearance at the Hartford Whaler Alumni weekend, is something he relishes and enjoys. Ley, now 70, can reflect on a hockey career where he played with many of the game’s best and was…
CANTLON’S CORNER: WOLF PACK OFF SEASON VOLUME 16
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Teams are all in the home stretch preparing for the 2018-19 season and this was a busy week. PLAYER & COACHING MOVEMENT Ex-Hartford Wolf Pack forward, Chad Wiseman, gets a league upgrade. Wiseman was named the new assistant coach…
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 presented by the Eastern League’s Hartford Yard Goats was another…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet HOWE TO THE HALL Mark Howe was making the one-hour drive from his beach house in Beach Haven, N.J., to his home in Jackson, N.J., on Tuesday afternoon when his cell phone rang. Howe said reception in the area isn’t always good,…
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WOLF PACK SUFFER UGLY LOSS TO P-BRUINS IN GAME 2
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack PROVIDENCE, RI – The Hartford Wolf Pack were forced to settle for a split in Providence, as the Bruins roared back to take Game 2 6-0 at the Amica Mutual Pavilion on Friday night. The series, now tied 1-1,…
WOLF PACK TAKE GAME ONE OF SEMIS IN P-TOWN
By: Shay Costa, Howlings PROVIDENCE, RI – The Hartford Wolf Pack’s Anton Blidh scored 1:28 into the third period to give the team a 4-3 road win against his former team, the Providence Bruins, in Game One of the Atlantic Division semifinal in front of…
WOLF PACK GET 3-PT NIGHT FROM PITLICK IN GM 1 WIN
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack PROVIDENCE, RI – Tyler Pitlick picked up three points on Wednesday night as the Hartford Wolf Pack marched into the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence and took Game 1 of their best-of-five Atlantic Division Semifinals series. The Wolf Pack…
PREGAME: WOLF PACK HOPE TO BUILD ON WIN OVER B’S
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack PROVIDENCE, RI – The Hartford Wolf Pack and Providence Bruins meet tonight for Game 2 of their best-of-five Atlantic Division Semifinal series at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence. The puck drop is set for 7:05 p.m., and coverage…
WOLF PACK SUFFER UGLY LOSS TO P-BRUINS IN GAME 2
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack PROVIDENCE, RI – The Hartford Wolf Pack were forced to settle for a split in Providence, as the Bruins roared back to take Game 2 6-0 at the Amica Mutual Pavilion on Friday night. The series, now tied 1-1,…
WOLF PACK TAKE GAME ONE OF SEMIS IN P-TOWN
By: Shay Costa, Howlings PROVIDENCE, RI – The Hartford Wolf Pack’s Anton Blidh scored 1:28 into the third period to give the team a 4-3 road win against his former team, the Providence Bruins, in Game One of the Atlantic Division semifinal in front of…
WOLF PACK GET 3-PT NIGHT FROM PITLICK IN GM 1 WIN
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack PROVIDENCE, RI – Tyler Pitlick picked up three points on Wednesday night as the Hartford Wolf Pack marched into the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence and took Game 1 of their best-of-five Atlantic Division Semifinals series. The Wolf Pack…
PREGAME: WOLF PACK HOPE TO BUILD ON WIN OVER B’S
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack PROVIDENCE, RI – The Hartford Wolf Pack and Providence Bruins meet tonight for Game 2 of their best-of-five Atlantic Division Semifinal series at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence. The puck drop is set for 7:05 p.m., and coverage…
ORLANDO ENDS SWAMP RABBITS SEASON
Swamp Rabbits show life late, but Orlando pulls away to win the series BY: Mark Binetti, Greenville Swamp Rabbits GREENVILLE, SC– Jaydon Dureau’s two-goal night spearheaded a 5-1 Orlando Solar Bears win over the Greenville Swamp Rabbits on Tuesday to win the South Division Semifinals…
SWAMP RABBITS ANSWER BACK IN GAME 2
Eberle nets game-winner; three multi-point performers shine in win BY: Mark Binetti, Greenville Swamp Rabbits GREENVILLE, SC—Tanner Eberle broke a deadlock in a wild third period to headline the Greenville Swamp Rabbits’ Game 2 win over the Orlando Solar Bears by a 4-2 score on Monday…
SWAMP RABBITS DROP GAME 1 in OT
Spencer Kersten ends a 72-minute game to steal Game 1 from Greenville By: Mark Binetti, Greenville Swamp Rabbits GREENVILLE, S.C. – Spencer Kersten ended a marathon goalie duel to give the Orlando Solar Bears a lead in the South Division Semifinals, 1-0, over the Greenville…
SWAMP RABBITS SCHEDULE FOR SOUTH DIVISION SEMIFINALS
Swamp Rabbits and Solar Bears begin a best-of-seven series this Sunday in Greenville By: Mark Binetti, Greenville Swamp Rabbits GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings, announced the full schedule for the 2024 Kelly Cup Playoffs…
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