HARTFORD WOLF PACK REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack are surrounded by news. The injuries to Filip Chytil, Adam Fox, and Igor Shesterkin created a serious salary cap problem for Team President and General Manager of the New York…
DOUG ROBERTS BACK IN HARTFORD
Story and Photo By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Doug Roberts, 80, is the older of the Roberts brothers who played with the New England Whalers and was a trailblazer throughout his hockey career. The Detroit-area native and his brother…
HARTFORD WOLF PACK REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The dog days of summer pose challenges for hockey executives of all levels, including the Hartford Wolf Pack, to fill out their rosters for the upcoming season. The contract status of veteran Tanner Fritz,…
GORDIE ROBERTS, HARTFORD WHALER LEGEND
By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Hartford Whaler legend Gordie Roberts took an unconventional route to pro hockey. Now, at 65, he returned to Hartford for the first time since participating in that infamous frozen Whale Bowl on a Saturday…
CANTLON: BLAINE STOUGHTON CHERISHES HIS TIME IN HARTFORD
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – For just the second time in his post-playing career, and the first time at Dunkin’ Donuts Park, Blaine Stoughton was back to Hart City, a place he still holds many fond memories of. Dunkin’…
CANTLON: WOLF PACK CENSORED BY SENATORS
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack continued their losing ways by dropping their sixth straight 4-1 to Belleville Friday night as Mark Kastelic, Lassi Thomson, and Jake Lucchini each posted two points to pace the…
CANTLON: WOLF PACK WIN IN OT…AGAIN
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Patrick Newell’s goal early into overtime sent the Hartford Wolf Pack to a 3-2 win over the Providence Bruins and their second straight extra-time victory Saturday afternoon at the XL Center. The winning…
TRUST: GAME PREVIEW – SWAMP RABBITS at ICEMEN, 7 PM
BY: Matt Trust, Greenville Swamp Rabbits Greenville, SC – Tonight, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits conclude their Opening Weekend with a 7 PM road match-up with the Jacksonville Icemen. The Icemen are the ECHL affiliate for the NHL’s Winnipeg Jets and AHL’s…
CANTLON: HOCKEY OFF-SEASON NEWS & NOTES VOLUME 34
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The story, not just in hockey, but in all aspects of life these days, continues to be the Covid-19 pandemic. Not only the death, although that’s always the most serious repercussion, but also the…
CANTLON: HOCKEY OFF SEASON NOTES VOLUME 33
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The professional hockey world is still at a standstill with the NHL having publicly issued a January 1st, 2021 projected start date with the AHL calling for February 5th. Even having publicly stated that…