CANTLON: NYR NAME STEVE SMITH HARTFORD ASSISTANT
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The New York Rangers announced the signing of Steve Smith as the Hartford Wolf Pack’s new assistant coach to Kris Knoblauch. Smith, 58, is the ninth assistant coach in the team’s 25-year…
CANTLON: OFF-SEASON VOLUME 9
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – A week before the NHL Seattle Expansion Draft and the NHL Amateur Draft, the hockey movement this week was quiet, but some Connecticut pieces are on the move. PLAYER & COACHING MOVEMENT The Wolf Pack…
CANTLON: CHANGES COMING TO HARTFORD
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – There will be a new captain for the Hartford Wolf Pack next season. Last season’s captain, defenseman Vincent LoVerde signed a deal with EC Salzburg (Austria-IceHL) and ended his two-year…
CANTLON: CT HOCKEY OFF-SEASON VOLUME 5
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – New York Rangers President and General Manager has decided and hired veteran coach Gerard Gallant to replace David Quinn. Oddly, the introduction of Gallant in a press conference via Zoom is scheduled…
CANTLON: KNOBLAUCH – WOLF PACK SEASON REVIEW
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The 2021 season has come to a close, and the trials and tribulations have given Hartford Wolf Pack Head Coach Kris Knoblauch a new perspective as he heads into the off-season to prepare for the 2021-22…
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: (SAT) TIGERS DROP WOLF PACK 4-3
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Two early third period goals and two-point efforts by Blade Jenkins and Robert Carpenter plus a solid 30 save effort from Ken Appleby allowed the Sound Tigers to escape with a 4-3 win over the Hartford…
CANTLON: BRUINS BEAT PACK 6-3 WIN DIVISION TITLE
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings MARLBOROUGH, MA – Providence scored six goals over the second half of the hockey game and defeated the Hartford Wolf Pack 6-3, and captured their second consecutive Atlantic Division title Thursday afternoon The Wolf…
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…
CANTLON: KNOBLAUCH PLEASED WITH THE PACK
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack enter the final two weeks of their COVID-19-shortened AHL season. Head Coach Kris Knoblauch is happy where his team is at after grinding out an important 3-1 victory over the…