CANTLON’S CORNER” AHL WEIGHING IT’S FUTURE AND ASSORTED HOCKEY NOTES
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The future isn’t what it seems to be. With the entire world still trying to find its footing in the face of the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus that began in Wuhan, China, the hockey world is not any…
CANTLON: (FRI) HERSHEY WINS ONE-GOAL BATTLE WITH WOLF PACK
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack deserved a better fate. Ed Wittchow’s goal with 5:48 remaining in regulation would prove to be the only goal either goalie surrendered in a playoff-type atmosphere as the…
CANTLON: PENS WIN IN OT OVER PACK
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Adam Johnson’s penalty shot goal at 1:47 of overtime allowed the Wilkes Barre/Scranton Penguins to pull out a 4-3 win before a season-best XL Center crowd of 7,438. The situation presented itself when the…
CANTLON: (SAT) UCONN RALLIES LATE TO BEAT OR BU
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The hockey gods were in Hartford Friday night. The Huskies were outplayed in the final 39 of the game’s 40 minutes. They made the last 1:19 of play count and won 4-3 in overtime on Sasha’s Payusov’s…
CANTLON: (FRI) UCONN BIG WEEKEND
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack aren’t the only team with important hockey games this weekend. UCONN Huskies record stands (12-13-4, 9-8-2 HEA) and Boston University Terriers (12-9-8, 9-5-5 HEA) battle in the next…
CANTLON: UCONN BIG WEEKEND IN MAINE
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The most pivotal weekend of the Hockey East season will be in Orono, Maine for the UCONN Huskies as they try to elbow their way into a solid playoff position with three weeks left. The Huskies will battle…
CANTLON: (FRI) WOLF PACK LIMP HOME
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – When last seen, the Hartford Wolf Pack (16-7-2-5) were riding-high on a five-game winning streak, but that came to a crashing halt as the team came off two of their worst performances of the season in…
CANTLON: WOLF PACK RETURN HOME
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Their Hartford Wolf Pack’s recent four-game road trip didn’t yield the desired points result, but regardless, there was still progress made on the young season as the team sits atop the entire AHL,…
KUHN: GREENVILLE SIGNS DEFENSEMAN BRIAN DIFFLEY
Late-season acquisition returns to Swamp Rabbits BY: Jordan Kuhn, Greenville Swamp Rabbits GREENVILLE, S.C. — The Greenville Swamp Rabbits have agreed to terms with defenseman Brien Diffley on a Standard Player Contract for the 2019–20 season. Diffley…
CANTLON’S CORNER: WOLF PACK OFF SEASON VOLUME 16
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Summer is winding down. The days aren’t quite as long and the heat is subsiding a bit and that means fall is approaching and the 2019-20 hockey season is just around the corner. As Cantlon’s Corner…