CANTLON: SEATTLE GETS KRAKEN IN SELECTING A TEAM
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Former Hartford Whaler great and now Seattle Kraken General Manager Ron Francis has designed the first team, and they will skate at the Climate Pledge Arena in October. The NHL put on a show as they…
CANTLON: BYE-BYE SOUND TIGERS, HELLO ISLANDERS
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings BRIDGEPORT, CT – The Bridgeport Sound Tigers are no more. They’re not leaving. The team was rebranded and will now be known as the Bridgeport Islanders. After twenty years, the name of the Park City’s AHL team was…
CANTLON: PACK WIN SEVENTH STRAIGHT
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings BRIDGEPORT, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack kept their winning streak alive, winning their seventh straight in defeating the Bridgeport Sound Tigers 4-2 on Thursday afternoon. The Wolf Pack’s seven straight wins have…
CANTLON: NEWS AND NOTES
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack’s Jonny Brodzinski is out until mid-April with an upper-body injury. His younger brother Ethan Brodzinski of St. Cloud State University suffered a broken femur in their 4-1 win…
CONWAY: IS HOCKEY GETTING LESS DIRTY?
BY: STEVE CONWAY, Special To Howlings NEW YORK, NY – Fighting in hockey, whether you love it or hate it, is changing. The NHL might not have changed the rules lately, but the trend is evident. There is simply less fighting than ever on the ice.…
CANTLON: HOCKEY OFF-SEASON NEWS AND NOTES VOL 39
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The LANAH (Ligue Nord Americaine de Hockey) (North American Hockey League) a six-team, Quebec-based, minor professional circuit, announced it will not move its 25th season start date in 2020-21 due to…
CANTLON: UCONN HOCKEY OPENS UP AGAINST UMASS (PREVIEW)
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – From Sunday through Wednesday, UCONN Huskies Head Coach, Mike Cavanaugh, was unsure if his team would start their season or not. What was supposed to be their opening season series this past weekend…
TRUST: SWAMP RABBITS ALIGN WITH NHL PANTHERS, STAY WITH AHL CHECKERS
BY: Matt Trust, Greenville Swamp Rabbits Greenville, SC – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits are proud to announce an affiliation agreement with the National Hockey League’s Florida Panthers for the 2020-21 season. Greenville will continue its current…
CANTLON: HOCKEY OFF SEASON NOTES VOLUME 33
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – 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: NEWS & NOTES FROM NHL DRAFT DAY TWO
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The second act of the annual NHL Entry Draft took place on Wednesday. In the First Round, not only did the New York Rangers have the first overall pick in the draft that they used to take superstar…