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’S CORNER: AHL ON THIN ICE
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The AHL will open its season in just over two weeks. The Hartford Wolf Pack will have a 24-game schedule featuring all afternoon games. Friday was the schedule’s release date, but issues surrounding…
CANTLON: WOLF PACK PRESEASON VOLUME 3
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The first baby steps on an AHL 2020-21 season are about to be taken. In what will be the first hockey action since March 12, 2019, on January 31st, the Hartford Wolf Pack will play in a pre-season tilt…
TRUST: SLAKER, MARTIN JOIN TEXAS STARS ON PTO
BY: Matt Trust, Greenville Swamp Rabbits Greenville, SC – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits are proud to announce forward Jake Slaker, and defenseman Luke Martin have joined the Texas Stars on a professional tryout agreement. Both Slaker and Martin will…
TRUST: GREENVILLE INKS FORWARD JACOB HAYHURST
BY: Matt Trust, Greenville Swamp Rabbits Greenville, SC – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits have signed forward Jacob Hayhurst to a Standard Player Contract for the 2020-21 season. Hayhurst, 23, turns pro after completing his NCAA career with the University…
TRUST: (SAT) RABBITS POINT STREAK PUSHED TO SIX
BY: Matt Trust, Greenville Swamp Rabbits Greenville, SC – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits extended their season-high point streak to six consecutive games in a 3-2 overtime loss on Saturday night to the Indy Fuel. The Swamp Rabbits finished the week with…
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…
TRUST: BEDNARD NAMED WARRIOR HOCKEY ECHL GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK
BY: Matt Trust, Greenville Swamp Rabbits Greenville, SC – Greenville Swamp Rabbits goaltender Ryan Bednard is the recipient of the Warrior Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week award for Dec. 28-Jan. 3. With 26 stops on 27 shots, Bednard helped the Swamp…
CANTLON: (FRI) HUSKIES EDGE UNH 2-1 ON NEW YEAR’S DAY
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings DURHAM, NH – UCONN’s penalty kill on a late University of New Hampshire powerplay preserved their first come-from-behind road win of the season, 2-1. The two teams hook up for the backend of the home-and-home matchup at…
TRUST: CONNOLLY’S 2 LEAD RABBITS PAST RAYS 3-1
BY: Matt Trust, Greenville Swamp Rabbits Greenville, SC – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits rang in the New Year behind Brendan Connolly’s two goals as the Swamp Rabbits topped the South Carolina Stingrays, 3-1. With the victory, the Swamp Rabbits improve to…