BABIK: ECHL ANNOUNCES REVISED START DATE FOR 2020-21 SEASON
BY: Joe Babik, Director of Communications, ECHL PRINCETON, N.J. — The ECHL Board of Governors, in conjunction with the Professional Hockey Players’ Association, has approved a revised start date for the 2020–21 ECHL season. The anticipated start…
KUHN: KARL EL-MIR RE-SIGNS IN GREENVILLE
BY: Jordan Kuhn, Greenville Swamp Rabbits GREENVILLE, S.C. — Forward Karl El-Mir has re-signed with the Greenville Swamp Rabbits for the upcoming 2020–21 season. The native of Montréal, Quebec, had an impressive rookie season, split between the Indy Fuel…
KUHN: DEFENSEMAN JIMMY MAZZA INKS DEAL WITH GREENVILLE
BY: Jordan Kuhn, Greenville Swamp Rabbits GREENVILLE, S.C. — Defenseman Jimmy Mazza, who was acquired in a future consideration deal from the Reading Royals on June 12, has signed a Standard Player Contract with the Greenville Swamp Rabbits for 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 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: NHL RETURN IMMINENT AND OTHER HOCKEY NEWS
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – For the first time since March, professional hockey is so close to being played for fans that you can almost reach out and touch it. With that start rapidly approaching, there’s plenty of news…
KUHN: SWAMP RABBITS ADD EXPERIENCE IN GARRETT THOMPSON
BY: Jordan Kuhn, Greenville Swamp Rabbits GREENVILLE, S.C. — The Greenville Swamp Rabbits, led by head coach Andrew Lord, added significant veteran experience in the form of signing 6-foot-3, 205-pound winger Garrett Thompson to a Standard Player…
CANTLON’S CORNER: HOCKEY NEWS AND NOTES OFF SEASON VOLUME 18
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – News in the hockey world is coming in expedited fashion as the NHL has returned to the ice in their respective training camps as they get ready for the upcoming 24-team tournament to determine a 2019-2020…
KUHN: JOE MASONIUS RE-JOINS SWAMP RABBITS’ BLUE LINE
BY: Jordan Kuhn, Greenville Swamp Rabbits GREENVILLE, S.C. — While his introduction to Greenville was short during the 2019–20 season, defenseman Joe Masonius is staying in the Upstate. The 23-year-old signed a Standard Player Contract with the Swamp…
CANTLON: HOCKEY NEWS & NOTES OFF SEASON – VOLUME 17
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The NHL took a big step forward on Friday, July the 10th, as the owners and players ratified the “Return-To-Play” package and a six-year Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) that will keep…