HARTFORD WOLF PACK WIN FIRST EXHIBITION GAME
By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack pre-season begins with a 3-2 shootout win over the Springfield Thunderbirds on Wednesday at Koeppel Community Center at Trinity College. Ryder Korczak scored the lone goal for either…
HARTFORD WOLF PACK TAKE GAME 2 FROM PROVIDENCE BRUINS
By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings PROVIDENCE, RI – The Hartford Wolf Pack were solid from the net out as their defense and goaltending continued to confound the Providence Bruins as the New York Rangers American League affiliates roll continued in a 2-1…
HARTFORD WOLF PACK SWEEP SPRINGFIELD THUNDERBIRDS
By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack vanquished their playoff demons after a 7-1 dismantling of the Springfield Thunderbirds at the XL Center before 5,745, completing the two-game sweep of their I-91 rivals. The Pack…
HARTFORD WOLF PACK DESTROY SPRINGFIELD THUNDERBIRDS IN GAME ONE
By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings SPRINGFIELD, MA – The Hartford Wolf Pack received three-point games from Ty Emberson and Tanner Fritz, two goals from Lauri Pajuniemi, 24 saves from Dylan Garand, and put forth a total sixty-minute effort in a 6-1 win in…
CANTLON’S CORNER: HOCKEY OFF-SEASON NEWS AND NOTES VOLUME 16
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The intensity and flow of hockey news are increasing with each passing day, especially since the NHL is plotting out their Phase III and Phase IV return to play plans and a date for the start of the…
CANTLON’S CORNER: WOLF PACK OFF-SEASON REPORT VOLUME 2
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The name of the game this week in hockey is, “Transaction-Time!” On Tuesday, the New York Rangers made a big move in a trade with the Carolina Hurricanes. The Blueshirts acquired a…
CANTLON: (SAT) SOUND TIGERS MAKE THEIR LAST VISIT OF THE SEASON TO THE XL CENTER
CANTLON: (SAT) Sound Tigers MAKE THEIR Last Visit of the Season to the XL Center VERSUS BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Sebastien Aho had three assists. Connor Jones had a goal and an assist and the visiting Bridgeport Sound…
SPOTLIGHT: “PAPA” REDDEN, THE CAPTAIN
BY: Bruce Berlet When the Connecticut Whale gathered for a team meal Saturday night in Manchester, N.H., coach Ken Gernander had a surprise, especially for veteran defenseman Wade Redden. After the Whale had been without a captain for nearly 16 months,…
ON A CLEAR DAY – YOU CAN SEE A LIST
Today is an important day for young hockey players all across the American Hockey League. Today is the day teams submit their “Clear Day List” which is the 22-man roster of players allowed to play in the post-season. Only the players listed on a team’s…
REDDEN TO WEAR THE C
In a move that is long overdue, veteran defenseman Wade Redden has been named the sixth captain in the history of the New York Rangers Hartford affiliation, first with the Wolf Pack and now with the Whale. Head Coach Ken Gernander was the teams first…