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: 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…
CANTLON: LATEST IN XL CENTER AND UCONN NEWS
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – On Wednesday, Howlings reported that CRDA Executive Director, Mike Freimuth, had said that the XL Center would NOT host any UCONN men’s or women’s basketball, or Hockey East play until the fall…
CANTLON: WHALERS SONS PICKED IN NHL DRAFT
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – While the Hartford Whalers may be defunct, the legacy of the team lives on – through their sons, as three were drafted. Two sons of the former Whalers were drafted in the first round of the 2020 NHL…
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: NHL DRAFT & FREE AGENCY
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The Stanley Cup finals are completed and attention has shifted to who will be the next superstar and who will be the steal of the draft as teams have come together via video to make their NHL Entry Draft…
CANTLON: HOCKEY OFF-SEASON NEWS & NOTES VOL 29
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The Tampa Bay Lightning won their second Stanley Cup in tema history this past week with three Connecticut connections earning Championship rings. In 2010, Ryan McDonagh played half of a season with the…
KUHN: SWAMP RABBITS ADD RPI PRODUCT PATRICK POLINO
BY: Jordan Kuhn, Greenville Swap Rabbits GREENVILLE, S.C. — The Greenville Swamp Rabbits have signed forward Patrick Polino to a Standard Player Contract for the upcoming 2020–21 season. The 25-year-old will enter his rookie season after completing four…
CHAIMOVICH: HOCKEY HALL OF FAME POSTPONES 2020 INDUCTION WEEKEND/CELEBRATION
BY: Jason Chaimovich, AHL TORONTO (August 10, 2020) – Lanny McDonald, Chairman of the Hockey Hall of Fame, announced today that the 2020 Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Weekend/Celebration has been postponed until further notice due to continuing…
CANTLON: HOCKEY OFF-SEASON NEWS & NOTES VOLUME 21
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – With the first round of the NHL playoffs on the verge of completion, there is news from all over the globe with the sport still making news. AHL ALL-STAR GAME The AHL has moved the All-Star Classic out of…