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 in January 2012. The…
HARTFORD WOLF PACK CHAMPIONSHIP ALUMNI AT XL CENTER
By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The XL Center got to host nine ex- Hartford Wolf Pack players last week, including seven from the 2000 AHL Calder Cup championship team and its captain, Ken Gernander, the AHL Hockey Hall-Of-Famer, and one of the three…
CANTLON: HARTFORD WOLF PACK DEFEAT BRIDGEPORT ISLANDERS
HARTFORD WOLF PACK DEFEAT BRIDGEPORT ISLANDERS By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings BRIDGEPORT, CT – After a rough start, where they showed resiliency, the Hartford Wolf Pack defeated the Bridgeport Islanders in a 5-4 come-from-behind win in a closed-to-the-public opening pre-season game for both teams. The Islanders…
THOMAS: HARTFORD WOLF PACK SIGNED CRISTIANO DIGIACINTO
THOMAS: HARTFORD WOLF PACK AGREES TO TERMS WITH FORWARD CRISTIANO DIGIACINTO ON A ONE-YEAR AHL CONTRACT HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack has announced that the club has signed a one-year, standard AHL contract with forward Cristiano DiGiacinto for the 2022-23 AHL season. The…
CANTLON: HARTFORD WOLF PACK OFF SEASON VOL 1
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack 2021-22 silver jubilee season ended with great disappointment, but seven players were promoted to New York to be Rangers Black Aces for the playoffs. On Saturday, Rangers President and General Manager Chris Drury announced…
CANTLON: ANOTHER PACK SEASON WITH NO PLAYOFFS
BY Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Any hope for the Hartford Wolf Pack to break their streak of seven straight seasons without a playoff appearance ended at the XL Center on Friday night when the team was mathematically eliminated from playoff contention for the…
CANTLON: WOLF PACK SCORES LATE, BEAT BRIDGEPORT
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings BRIDGEPORT, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack winning streak is now six games after a 5-4 win at the Webster Bank Arena against Bridgeport Sound Tigers Tuesday afternoon. The Wolf Pack record improved to 9-6-1-0 (19 points) and shrunk the once-sizable…
CANTLON: HOCKEY NEWS AND NOTES
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – While in our safe places under a pandemically-induced house arrest, there is some limited hockey news still going on. XL CENTER The XL Center, despite being shut down, progress on the facility’s brand spanking new chiller project has…
CANTLON’S CORNER: NHL TRADE DEADLINE REVIEW
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The NHL trade deadline day on Monday has come and gone and the affects on the Hartford Wolf Pack were minimal with a few pieces overall having some Connecticut connection. The parent New York Rangers locked up one-time…
CANTLON: (FRI) WOLF PACK PREPARE FOR THREE IN THREE AND NHL TRADE DEADLINE
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – This is the time of the year when nothing is written in stone and movements sometimes make little sense. At 11:40 PM this past Wednesday, the New York Rangers announced they had acquired goaltender Jean-Francois Berube from the…
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SWAMP RABBITS DROP GAME 1 in OT
Spencer Kersten ends a 72-minute game to steal Game 1 from Greenville By: Mark Binetti, Greenville Swamp Rabbits GREENVILLE, S.C. – Spencer Kersten ended a marathon goalie duel to give the Orlando Solar Bears a lead in the South Division Semifinals, 1-0, over the Greenville…
CALDER CUP PLAYOFF SCHEDULE RELEASED
By: Jason Chaimovich, American Hockey League SPRINGFIELD, MA – The AHL Playoff Games begin on Tuesday: OPENING SCHEDULES ANNOUNCED FOR 2024 CALDER CUP PLAYOFFS The American Hockey League has released the following schedules for the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs opening series, including the best-of-three First…
WOLF PACK DROP SEASON FINALE 4-2 TO BRUINS
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack PROVIDENCE, RI – The Hartford Wolf Pack concluded their 2023-24 regular season on Sunday afternoon at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence. A third-period tally from the home side proved the difference, as the Bruins took a 4-2 decision….
WOLF PACK INK D HARRISON REES TO PTO
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – New York Rangers Assistant General Manager and Hartford Wolf Pack General Manager Ryan Martin announced today that the club has signed defenseman Harrison Rees to a professional tryout agreement (PTO). Rees, 24, appeared in 36 games…
CALDER CUP PLAYOFF SCHEDULE RELEASED
By: Jason Chaimovich, American Hockey League SPRINGFIELD, MA – The AHL Playoff Games begin on Tuesday: OPENING SCHEDULES ANNOUNCED FOR 2024 CALDER CUP PLAYOFFS The American Hockey League has released the following schedules for the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs opening series, including the best-of-three First…
WOLF PACK DROP SEASON FINALE 4-2 TO BRUINS
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack PROVIDENCE, RI – The Hartford Wolf Pack concluded their 2023-24 regular season on Sunday afternoon at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence. A third-period tally from the home side proved the difference, as the Bruins took a 4-2 decision….
WOLF PACK INK D HARRISON REES TO PTO
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – New York Rangers Assistant General Manager and Hartford Wolf Pack General Manager Ryan Martin announced today that the club has signed defenseman Harrison Rees to a professional tryout agreement (PTO). Rees, 24, appeared in 36 games…
WOLF PACK TAKE ON CHARLOTTE CHECKERS IN FIRST ROUND
All Three Games to Take Place in North Carolina By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT—The Hartford Wolf Pack and Charlotte Checkers will face off in an Atlantic Division first-round series to kick off the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs. Due to the distance traveled,…
SWAMP RABBITS ANSWER BACK IN GAME 2
Eberle nets game-winner; three multi-point performers shine in win BY: Mark Binetti, Greenville Swamp Rabbits GREENVILLE, SC—Tanner Eberle broke a deadlock in a wild third period to headline the Greenville Swamp Rabbits’ Game 2 win over the Orlando Solar Bears by a 4-2 score on Monday…
SWAMP RABBITS DROP GAME 1 in OT
Spencer Kersten ends a 72-minute game to steal Game 1 from Greenville By: Mark Binetti, Greenville Swamp Rabbits GREENVILLE, S.C. – Spencer Kersten ended a marathon goalie duel to give the Orlando Solar Bears a lead in the South Division Semifinals, 1-0, over the Greenville…
SWAMP RABBITS SCHEDULE FOR SOUTH DIVISION SEMIFINALS
Swamp Rabbits and Solar Bears begin a best-of-seven series this Sunday in Greenville By: Mark Binetti, Greenville Swamp Rabbits GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings, announced the full schedule for the 2024 Kelly Cup Playoffs…
ANDREW LORD NAMED ECHL COACH OF THE YEAR
Fourth-year bench boss becomes first in both franchise and Greenville hockey history to receive recognition By: Mark Binetti, Greenville Swamp Rabbits GREENVILLE, SC—The ECHL announced today that Andrew Lord, Head Coach/General Manager of the Greenville Swamp Rabbits, a proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Los…
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