CANTLON: HOCKEY OFF-SEASON NEWS & NOTES – VOL 32
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – There will be a new captain for the Hartford Wolf Pack next season. Last year’s captain, the 13th in Wolf Pack history, Steven Fogarty, has signed a one-year, two-way deal with the Buffalo Sabres…
CANTLON: HOCKEY OFF-SEASON NEWS & NOTES – VOL 30
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – So much news and activity in the hockey world this week. As a business, the AHL had a small-town model that was the norm nearly 30 years ago. That is now long gone. An average salary then was a mere $40K.…
CANTLON: HOCKEY OFF-SEASON NEWS & NOTES VOL 29
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The Tampa Bay Lightning won their second Stanley Cup in tema history this past week with three Connecticut connections earning Championship rings. In 2010, Ryan McDonagh played half of a season with the…
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: HOCKEY NEWS AND NOTES OFF SEASON VOLUME 11
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – With activity in professional hockey picking up momentum almost daily, there is news aplenty starting with the naming of a new AHL team. In a sleekly produced professional presentation, the AHL’s…
CANTLON’S CORNER: HOCKEY NEWS AND NOTES OFF SEASON Volume 10
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – After a vote by its membership, the NHLPA has approved the NHL’s decision to move to a 24-team playoff format to bring to a conclusion the 2019-20 NHL season. With that announcement coming earlier…
CANTLON’S CORNER: HOCKEY NEWS AND NOTES VOLUME 7
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Planning for the 2020-2021 AHL season is well underway as is the possible return of the NHL in the summer and a possible late-in-the-year start to the following season are dominant news stories this week.…
KUHN: KAMERIN NAULT SIGNS PTO WITH CHARLOTTE CHECKERS
High-scoring forward to return to AHL with Carolina affiliate BY: Jordan Kuhn, Greenville Swamp Rabbits GREENVILLE, S.C. — Swamp Rabbits forward Kamerin Nault has signed a Professional Tryout contract (PTO) with the Charlotte Checkers, the AHL affiliate…
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: AHL CHANGES FOR NEXT SEASON UNDERWAY
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – In what was thought to be a quiet year for the AHL with just an expansion team in Palm Springs being announced as the 32nd franchise, the only other piece of business besides the naming of the successor to…