HARTFORD WOLF PACK AND SPRINGFIELD THUNDERBIRDS PREVIEW
By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack went thru the paces Tuesday in preparation for Game 1 with the Springfield Thunderbirds at the Mass Mutual Center on Wednesday and Game 2 on Friday at the XL Center. Dylan Garand is…
SCOTT HOWSON UNDER FIRE AT THE AHL
By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – With his first contract nearing completion, Scott Howson, AHL President, Scott Howson is facing an insurrection from league owners. It has become severe enough that the NHL’s second-in-command,…
CANTLON’S CORNER: AHL ON THIN ICE
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The AHL will open its season in just over two weeks. The Hartford Wolf Pack will have a 24-game schedule featuring all afternoon games. Friday was the schedule’s release date, but issues surrounding…
CANTLON: HOCKEY OFF-SEASON NEWS AND NOTES – VOLUME 14
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – There’s news all over the hockey landscape as the date to restart the season is rapidly approaching. The news begins all over the planet and affects both the Hartford Wolf Pack and the New York…
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’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…
CANTLON: (FRI) ROCKET CRASHES IN HARTFORD
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack scored two early goals and utilized a stingy defense along with solid goaltending from Tom McCollum and upended the visiting Laval Rocket, 3-1, before 4,089 on Friday night at the XL…
CANTLON’S CORNER: VINNI LETTIERI PLAYS BIG PIECE OF WOLF PACK PLAYOFF RUN
Vinni Lettieri BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings CROMWELL, CT – Prior to his departure for the AHL All-Star Classic in Ontario, California Vinni Lettieri was in a good spot as the final 22 games of the regular season. The last stretch commences in a home…
CANTLON: WOLF PACK OFF-SEASON VOLUME 13
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – There has been much activity in the world of the NHL and AHL, especially for the heart of the summer. PLAYER AND COACHING MOVEMENT Former Hartford Wolf Pack and New York Ranger, Marc Savard, who has been…
CANTLON’S CORNER: WOLF PACK OFF SEASON REPORT – VOLUME 7
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The ECHL’s Kelly Cup has been won. The AHL’s Calder Cup winner was decided. On Wednesday night, the top award in professional hockey, the Stanley Cup will be awarded to either the St. Louis…