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…
CANTLON: (3/6) UCONN CLOSES OUT REGULAR SEASON AT UMASS—LOWELL
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The UCONN Huskies close out the Hockey East regular season on Friday night on the road at the Tsongas Center to face the number 12 nationally ranked UMASS-Lowell River Hawks at 7 PM (ESPN 97.9 and WILI…
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’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…
CANTLON’S CORNER: NHL TRADE DEADLINE UPDATE
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The early NHL Trade Deadline returns that came with Connecticut connections are, so far, minimal. The Hartford Wolf Pack franchise parent, the New York Rangers, locked up one-time Pack forward, Chris…
CANTLON’S CORNER: AHL CHANGES FOR NEXT SEASON UNDERWAY
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – In what was thought to be a quiet year for the AHL with just an expansion team in Palm Springs being announced as the 32nd franchise, the only other piece of business besides the naming of the successor to…
CANTLON: UCONN BEATS WILDCATS, 7-4
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The suddenly revived UCONN offense aided by a pair of seniors, Alexander Payusov two goals and Wyatt Newpower three assists and a plus-five, swept a critical Hockey East weekend series from UNH by the…
CANTLON: (FRI) PACK KICK OFF THREE STRAIGHT AGAINST SPRINGFIELD
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Two-thirds of the victorious Atlantic Division All-Star champions made it back to Hartford. Head coach Kris Knoblauch was still stuck at Ontario International Airport (All-Star Classic title sponsor)…
CANTLON’S CORNER: VINNI LETTIERI PLAYS BIG PIECE OF WOLF PACK PLAYOFF RUN
Vinni Lettieri BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings CROMWELL, CT – Prior to his departure for the AHL All-Star Classic in Ontario, California Vinni Lettieri was in a good spot as the final 22 games of the regular season. The last stretch commences in a home…
CANTLON’S CORNER: DR. JEKYLL AND MR. WOLF PACK
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings CROMWELL, CT – The sprint toward the end of the season normally starts after the AHL All-Star break as well as the February 24th NHL Trade Deadline. It increasingly looks like the Hartford Wolf Pack will still be playing…