HERSHEY BEARS SWEEP THE HARTFORD WOLF PACK
By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Despite a two-to-one shots advantage, the Hartford Wolf Pack season ended before 4,596 at the XL Center Wednesday night when the Hershey Bears defeated them 3-1 and swept their Best of Five Atlantic…
HARTFORD WOLF PACK RETURN HOME WITH SERIES LEAD
By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack return to the XL Center Wednesday seeking a win to close out the Best of Five series against the Providence Bruins. The win would advance the Wolf Pack to the Atlantic Division …
CANTLON: PRO HOCKEY HAS A RUSSIA PROBLEM
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Pro Hockey has a Russian problem. NHL teams playing in the Czech capital of Prague next month have been told their Russian players are not welcome. The Czech Foreign Ministry informed the NHL of its…
CANTLON’S CORNER: MID-WEEK NEWS AND NOTES
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The Olympics are into the medal round, and several former Hartford Wolf Pack players and those connected to Connecticut are doing well representing their homelands. Men’s Team Canada knocked off the…
CANTLON: CT HOCKEY OFF-SEASON VOLUME 13
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Ex-New York Ranger and Hartford Wolf Pack defenseman, Stu Bickel, hired by the Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL) in the summer, then moved on to St. Thomas University (CCHA), a brand-new D1 program, has changed…
CANTLON: CT HOCKEY OFF SEASON VOLUME 8
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The Tampa Bay Lightning captured their second consecutive (third overall) Stanley Cup championship. It a difficult feat under less restrictive times but almost unheard of in the post-hard-cap era. They’re…
CANTLON’S CORNER: WOLF PACK 2021-22
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The ever-so-brief AHL 2020-21 season has concluded. It was a season that challenged the players and coaching staff and left the Hartford Wolf Pack fans distanced from their team relying on the computer to…
CANTLON: LATEST IN XL CENTER AND UCONN NEWS
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – On Wednesday, Howlings reported that CRDA Executive Director, Mike Freimuth, had said that the XL Center would NOT host any UCONN men’s or women’s basketball, or Hockey East play until the fall…
CANTLON: AS EXPECTED, RANGERS SELECT LAFRENIERE
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The New York Rangers made their first overall selection in the NHL Entry Draft for the first time in 54 years, and just like then, the pick came from the province of Quebec, as the team chose Alexis…
CANTLON’S CORNER: AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT…BUT STILL THE SAME
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Game on! Well, sort of. On Tuesday afternoon, NHL commissioner, Gary Bettman announced the outline of a plan to “Return-To-Play” that was agreed to between the players, and the league with the…