KEVIN DINEEN THINKS CT HAS ALWAYS BEEN HOME
By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Kevin Dineen returned to Connecticut to participate in the Hartford Yard Goats celebration of Hartford Whalers Day at Dunk Donuts Park last week. “I have always looked at my time with the Whalers as…
HARTFORD WOLF PACK SWEEP SPRINGFIELD THUNDERBIRDS
By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack vanquished their playoff demons after a 7-1 dismantling of the Springfield Thunderbirds at the XL Center before 5,745, completing the two-game sweep of their I-91 rivals. The Pack…
CANTLON: PACK MELTS HERSHEY IN SHOOTOUT
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Ty Ronning had the shootout winner, while Keith Kinkaid made 41 saves in regulation, and stopped three more in the shootout as well as a penalty shot to lead the Hartford Wolf Pack to a 4-3 win over the…
CANTLON: OFF-SEASON HOCKEY VOLUME 11
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The 2021-2022 hockey season is inching closer with each passing moment, and more and more activity is happening as teams look to complete their rosters. The AHL released the playoff format for this coming…
CHAIMOVICH: CARBERRY – AHL COACH OF THE YEAR
BY: Jason Chaimovich, AHL, VP Communications SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Spencer Carbery of the Hershey Bears is the Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award winner as the AHL’s outstanding coach for the 2020-21 season.…
CANTLON: HOCKEY OFF-SEASON NEWS & NOTES VOLUME 34
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT –Â 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 –Â 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…
CANTLON’S CORNER: 2000 WOLF PACK CHAMPIONSHIP REUNION SET
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – A special treat is coming for Hartford Wolf Pack fans. Friday, April 10th is the regular season-finale Wolf Pack against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, but there will be an additional hockey event that fans…
CANTLON: PACK DROP 4-2 PRESEASON GAME TO THUNDERBIRDS
Wolf Pack Drop Preseason Opener Against Springfield BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings DANBURY, CT – A strong second period by the Springfield Thunderbirds allowed them to spoil the Hartford Wolf Pack’s preseason opener by a 4-2 margin at the…
KEELEY: VIOLETTE CLIMBS LADDER TO AHL SAN DIEGO
Mariners video coach lands AHL job with San Diego Gulls BY: Michael Keeley, Maine Mariners PORTLAND, ME – September 4, 2019 – Austin Violette has been hired by the AHL’s San Diego Gulls as their Video Coordinator, the Mariners announced on Wednesday.…