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: UCONN BIG WEEKEND IN MAINE
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The most pivotal weekend of the Hockey East season will be in Orono, Maine for the UCONN Huskies as they try to elbow their way into a solid playoff position with three weeks left. The Huskies will battle…
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…
CANTLON: SANTOS TOP MAN IN THE EHL
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings NEWINGTON, CT – Spending time with a league commissioner provides a glimpse into just how harried and crazed of a life that it can be. It also reveals a greater appreciation as to how difficult the business side of…
CANTLON: (WED) PACK TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS WITH FOURTH STRAIGHT WIN
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack (15-4-2-5) extended their winning streak to four games with a strong defensive effort, timely goal-scoring, and another strong performance in net from Igor Shesterkin all adding up…
CANTLON’S CORNER: WOLF PACK OFF SEASON VOLUME 16
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Summer is winding down. The days aren’t quite as long and the heat is subsiding a bit and that means fall is approaching and the 2019-20 hockey season is just around the corner. As Cantlon’s Corner…
CANLTON’S CORNER: MORRELL, A WEST HAVEN HS HOCKEY COACHING LEGEND, STEPS DOWN
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings WEST HAVEN, CT – The Connecticut public school hockey scene saw a very big change occur last month. One of the very best, and longest-serving coaches currently leading a team has decided to retire. West Haven’s Joe…
CANTLON: WOLF PACK OFF-SEASON VOLUME 13
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – There has been much activity in the world of the NHL and AHL, especially for the heart of the summer. PLAYER AND COACHING MOVEMENT Former Hartford Wolf Pack and New York Ranger, Marc Savard, who has been…
CANTLON: (SAT) SOUND TIGERS CLIP WOLF PACK IN OT
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings BRIDGEPORT, CT – Sporting one of the stronger home records in the AHL, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers got a goal from Otto Koivula with 6.9 seconds left in overtime to lift them to a 4-3 victory over the Hartford Wolf…
CANTLON: (FEB 9) UCONN WINS BIG MATCHUP WITH MERRIMACK
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Ruslan Ishkarov and Jonny Evans, each had three points in leading the UCONN Huskies in a must-win game over Merrimack College, a 5-0 shutout before a season-high XL Center crowd of 8,211 on Saturday.…