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’S CORNER: WOLF PACK OFF SEASON – VOLUME 18
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Â Next week the New York Rangers will get their first look at their highly touted group of prospects in in-game action when they take the ice at the 2019 Traverse City prospects tournament. The Rangers are…
CANTLON: WOLF PACK OFF-SEASON – VOL. 8
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The final trophy in professional hockey for the 2018-2019 has been awarded when the Stanley Cup was presented to the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday night. But now the real work begins as every team will…
CANTLON’S CORNER: (FOR THE FANS) PACK SEASON COMES TO A MERCIFUL END
BY: Gerry Cantlon, HOWLINGS HARTFORD, CT- The 2018-19 season has mercifully ended for the Hartford Wolf Pack and thus begins another long spring without having playoffs in the Connecticut capitol and a summer of big questions for the New York…
CANTLON: (FRI) CHECKERS KNOCK OFF PACK IN HARTFORD 4-1
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – In their first home game in two weeks, the Hartford Wolf Pack saw the Charlotte Checkers continue their season-long dominance over the New York Rangers’ AHL affiliates in a 4-1 win. The loss sent the…
CANTLON: PACK VANQUISH DEVILS IN OT
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – John Gilmour’s overtime breakaway goal, his second of the game, allowed the Hartford Wolf Pack to escape with a 4-3 victory over the Binghampton Devils at the XL Center Wednesday night. The Devils’…
WINTER CLASSIC PREVIEW
In anticipation of the 2018 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic on Monday, Jan. 1, 2018. Statistics vs. Sabres All-Time Record (Regular Season): 71-76-25-5 (39-30-15-3 at home; 32-46-10-2 on the road) Playoffs: 0-2 series record Preliminary Round in 1978:…
WHALE BRUIN TROUBLE
     VERSUS     (We apologize as we’re unavailable for our normal direct CTWhale coverage for the next couple of games due to scheduling conflicts…) BY: Brian Ring The Connecticut Whale were defeated by the Providence Bruins, 3-2, Saturday night at…
DESPERATE PIRATES FILET WHALE
     VERSUS     BY: Bruce Berlet The Portland Pirates, involved in a wild, multi-team chase for the final Eastern Conference playoff spots, parlayed goals from four different players and 29 saves from Peter Mannino into a 4-1 victory Friday over the…
THE ROAD AHEAD
     VERSUS   The Connecticut Whale currently sit in the third position in the AHL standings. How they’re doing that is a testament to the character of this team, because based upon the way they played at the XL Center Saturday night in a 3-0 loss to…