HOCKEY REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK – PRO SIGNINGS
By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Much to empty from the Reporter’s Notebook as the off-season pro hockey signings continue but slow down as the dog days of summer approach. EX-HARTFORD WOLF PACK PLAYERS SIGNING After playing for…
HARTFORD WOLF PACK ADVANCE IN PLAYOFFS
By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack received two-point performances from Ryan Carpenter and Turner Elson, while Jake Leschyshyn added two goals. Dylan Garland was masterful, making 32 saves to eliminate the Providence…
CANTLON: LACROIX LOVED THE JOURNEY
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The annual Hartford Whalers Day at Dunkin Donuts Park, home to the Hartford Yard Goats, was a special day filled with plenty of reminiscing about days gone by with some of the team’s legends. André…
CANTLON: CT HOCKEY OFF SEASON VOL 10 PT 2
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The chase for a championship at all levels of hockey starts with roster selection. The number of signings this week picks up to a breakneck pace. Ex-Hartford Wolf Pack, Greg Chase, the nephew of former…
CANTLON: WOLF PACK SHUTOUT BY SOUND TIGERS 4-0
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The Bridgeport Sound Tigers goaltender, Ken Appleby, stopped all twenty shots he faced while Otto Koivula and Arnaud Durandeau each had two-point games to pace a 4-0 win over the Hartford Wolf Pack…
CANTLON: HOCKEY OFF-SEASON NEWS & NOTES – Vol. 22
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The NHL playoffs have completed their round-robin and play-in round and are now well into the “first round” of the playoffs. News is coming with increased speed and levels of import. In…
CANTLON’S CORNER: HOCKEY NEWS AND NOTES OFF SEASON VOLUME 20
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Pre-season hockey has started and the playoffs begin this weekend in both Toronto and Edmonton. There have been two possible player moves that have come to light recently and the first concerns the…
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: HOCKEY NEWS AND NOTES VOLUME 9
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The news cycle is overflowing with COVID-19-related stories and the sports world, and hockey in-particular is no exception. AHL AWARDS With the 2019-020 season now officially canceled the parade of end of…
CANTLON’S CORNER: HOCKEY NEWS AND NOTES VOLUME 8
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The suspension of hockey continues though the NHL may resume the regular season or go straight to a playoff format in an attempt to conclude the 2019-20 season. The AHL, meanwhile, is on the verge of…