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: HARTFORD WOLF PACK OFF SEASON VOL 9
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The New York Rangers have just four picks in this year’s NHL Entry Draft. The Rangers’ highest pick this year is in the second round at No. 63 and is the only pick the Rangers have through the first…
CANTLON: UCONN WINS HOCKEY EAST SEMIFINAL
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings BOSTON, MA – The UCONN Huskies turned in a stellar three-period, three-zone performance, allowing them to knock off the regular season’s champion #11 Northeastern, 4-1. UCONN’s game plan included attacking the…
CANTLON: CT HOCKEY OFF SEASON VOLUME 2
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – With the completion of the 2020-21 AHL season, it’s time for hockey teams to begin the process of summer reflection, accounting, and planning for the future at all levels of the sport. 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: KEVIN MORRISON, A NEW HAVEN ORIGINAL
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Hockey has been ingrained in Kevin Morrison’s DNA from his early days in Nova Scotia through the time he passed through Connecticut in the late 1960s and early 1970s, leaving an indelible mark in New…
CANTLON’S CORNER: HOCKEY HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2020
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings TORONTO, CANADA – During the world-wide pandemic, the NHL brought some sunshine to the hockey world in naming their 2020 Hall-Of-Fame class which included Ken Holland, who was inducted in the Builder’s category, and…
CANTLON: (SAT) THUNDERBIRDS DOUBLED UP BY PACK
Wolf Pack Entertain Thunderbirds BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Joey Keane paced the Wolf Pack with a three-point effort as they scored four goals in the third period to pull away from the Springfield Thunderbirds to win by the count of…
CANTLON: WOLF PACK HEAD COACHING POSITION REMAINS OPEN
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – As the third week of July draws to a close, the Hartford Wolf Pack head coaching position and the staff roles are still vacant. It’s not that the parent New York Rangers haven’t interviewed people…
CANTLON: NHL 2019 HALL OF FAME CLASS ANNOUNCED
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings TORONTO, CANADA – Six more names have been selected to enter the esteemed NHL Hall of Fame on Yonge Street in Toronto on November 18th. Ex-New York Ranger, Sergei Zubov, as well as Guy Carbonneau, Hayley Wickenheiser,…