CANTLON’S CORNER: HOCKEY NEWS AND NOTES VOLUME 8
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The suspension of hockey continues though the NHL may resume the regular season or go straight to a playoff format in an attempt to conclude the 2019-20 season. The AHL, meanwhile, is on the verge of…
CANTLON’S CORNER: HOCKEY NEWS AND NOTES VOLUME 7
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Planning for the 2020-2021 AHL season is well underway as is the possible return of the NHL in the summer and a possible late-in-the-year start to the following season are dominant news stories this week.…
CANTLON: BEARS CLIP WOLF PACK 4-1
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – A strong three-goal second period allowed the Hershey Bears to seize control of the game and skate away with a 4-1 win Saturday night at the XL Center. The two-game battle between these two division rivals…
KEELEY: STURTZ RECALLED TO LAVAL
Montreal forward played seven games with Maine PORTLAND, ME – March 9, 2020 – Forward Andrew Sturtz was recalled to the AHL’s Laval Rocket by the Montreal Canadiens on Monday. Sturtz appeared in seven games for the Mariners after being assigned on…
CANTLON: BIG WEEKEND FOR THE WOLF PACK
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Six months of hard work with all the peaks-and-valleys a season can bring, all boils down to one weekend and a four-game stretch. The Hartford Wolf Pack sporting a 31-16-6-5 record (73 points) sit in…
CANTLON: PACK BEGIN TO MARCH TOWARD THE POSTSEASON
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings CROMWELL, CT – The trade deadline has come and gone. The roster of the Hartford Wolf Pack is intact and now the next goal for the New York Rangers’ AHL affiliates is making the Calder Cup playoffs. “We have 21…
KEELEY: MARINERS WEEKLY: MIRACLE REMEMBERED
BY: Michael Keeley, Maine Mariners PORTLAND, ME: Feb. 17, 2020 – The Mariners went riding high into a pair of off-days in Newfoundland after bringing the Growlers’ ECHL record 19 game win streak to an end on Saturday night at Mile One Centre in St.…
KEELEY: RYAN CULKIN RECALLED TO LAVAL
Dynamic defenseman earns AHL call BY: Michael Keeley, Maine Mariners ST. JOHN’S, NL – February 17, 2020 – Defenseman Ryan Culkin was recalled to the AHL’s Laval Rocket on Monday. Culkin, who is under contract with the Rocket, gets his second call up of…
CANTLON: (FRI) ROCKET CRASHES IN HARTFORD
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack scored two early goals and utilized a stingy defense along with solid goaltending from Tom McCollum and upended the visiting Laval Rocket, 3-1, before 4,089 on Friday night at the XL…
GRUNDY: (FRI) PACK TRIPLE UP ROCKET
Hartford Wolf Pack 3, Laval Rocket 1 BY: Bryce Grundy, Hartford Wolf Pack Hartford, CT, February 12, 2020 – The Hartford Wolf Pack rebounded from a Wednesday-night home loss to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in commanding fashion Friday night, beating the Laval…