CANTLON: (SAT) WOLF PACK CHEW UP P-BRUINS 6-1
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Another offensive explosion by the Hartford Wolf Pack combined with a solid sixty-minute team effort extended their winning streak to five straight after thrashing the Providence Bruins 6-1 on Saturday…
CANTLON’S CORNER: KHORDORENKO LEARNING
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The AHL exists for a reason, and Patrick Khordorenko is a perfect example of why. The 22-year-old product of Michigan State via Walnut Grove, CA, is learning in his hockey apprenticeship on the farm at the…
CANTLON: UCONN HAS A POSITIVE COVID TEST-SEASON PAUSED
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings STORRS, CT – The COVID-19 carousel has finally come to UCONN Husky hockey. Monday night, the team issued a two-sentence press release stating they have paused their activities because an undisclosed player tested…
CANTLON: UCONN BLANKS PROVIDENCE COLLEGE 2-0
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings STORRS, CT – On the strength of Tomas Vomacka’s 37 saves, and Jonny Evans’ two-point performance, the UCONN Huskies earned a 2-0 shutout victory over the Providence College Friars win Monday afternoon at the…
CANTLON: EX-WHALER/RANGER, BOB CRAWFORD, CONCERNED ABOUT YOUTH HOCKEY
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings CROMWELL, CT – Virtually everything has been affected in one way or another by COVID-19. Youth sports, especially hockey, at all levels, is no exception. In late November, Governor Ned Lamont and his administration…
CANTLON: HOCKEY OFFSEASON NEWS & NOTESÂ – VOL 37
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT –Â The talk of the hockey world, and for that matter, the rest of the general population, is when will the lives of people in a post-pandemic world begin. For the NHL and AHL they are no different.…
CANTLON: NHL FREE AGENT FRENZY OKTOBERFEST STYLE
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The end of a very busy week in pro hockey as free agency for the NHL and AHL kicks off the official start of the 2020-21 season which still has no schedule but does have a tentative start date of January…
CANTLON: AS EXPECTED, RANGERS SELECT LAFRENIERE
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The New York Rangers made their first overall selection in the NHL Entry Draft for the first time in 54 years, and just like then, the pick came from the province of Quebec, as the team chose Alexis…
CANTLON’S CORNER: HOCKEY NEWS AND NOTES OFF SEASON Volume 10
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – After a vote by its membership, the NHLPA has approved the NHL’s decision to move to a 24-team playoff format to bring to a conclusion the 2019-20 NHL season. With that announcement coming earlier…
CANTLON’S CORNER: HOCKEY NEWS AND NOTES VOLUME 6
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT –Â It seems that all the news going on in the world has some connection to the coronavirus pandemic. Hockey is no different. Much is going in the industry starting with signings in Hartford for the Wolf Pack.…