HARTFORD WOLF PACK WIN FIRST EXHIBITION GAME
By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack pre-season begins with a 3-2 shootout win over the Springfield Thunderbirds on Wednesday at Koeppel Community Center at Trinity College. Ryder Korczak scored the lone goal for either…
MARCHESSAULT WINS STANLEY CUP AND CONN SMYTHE
By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – When he was a member of the Connecticut Whale, Jonathan Audy-Marchessault was a diamond in the rough. Marchessault was playing for the Quebec Remparts in the QMJHL, learning his craft under the…
CANTLON: HOCKEY BUSINESS ACTIVITY PICKING UP
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – As the ’20-’21 hockey season officially comes to a close with the Tampa Bay Lightning repeating as Stanley Cup Champions, hockey news now begins in earnest. Ex-Hartford Wolf Pack captain Cole…
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…
CANTLON: WOLF PACK OFF SEASON VOLUME 6 PART 2
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Player and Coaches alike are making moves these days and more announcements are expected. PLAYER AND COACHING MOVEMENT Former Hartford Whaler, Dave Tippett, gave up a luxurious job of creating the new…
CANTLON’S CORNER: OFF-SEASON NEWS AND NOTES – VOLUME II
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Much has gone on in the hockey world. In the AHL Calder Cup Playoffs, the best-of-five first-round series have mostly ended and there are a few surprises. The Bridgeport Sound Tigers won Game 4 in overtime…
SPOTLIGHT: TOMMY GRANT
BY: Bruce Berlet Large green letters on a bed sheet at the XL Center on Sunday read: Tommy 10 Terrific. Terrific, indeed. For most of the season, Tommy Grant, who wears No. 10, has been part of the Connecticut Whale’s “energy line” with another…
REDEMPTION
VERSUS (I feel like I need to apologize to the readers of Howlings. I haven’t written my normal stories for the games on Friday and last night. This is as some of you may or may not know, started as a hobby for me but has progressed to the…
THE ROAD AHEAD
VERSUS The Connecticut Whale currently sit in the third position in the AHL standings. How they’re doing that is a testament to the character of this team, because based upon the way they played at the XL Center Saturday night in a 3-0 loss to…
TWO POINTS ARE TWO POINTS
VERSUS The Connecticut Whale should be happy they came away with the two points they got for the 5-3 win Sunday afternoon in Manchester when they faced the Monarchs at the Verizon Wireless Arena, because they certainly weren’t going to be…