HOCKEY HALL OF FAME MAKES GARTNER CHAIRMAN
By: Kelly Masse, Hockey Hall Of Fame TORONTO (September 9, 2024) – Lanny McDonald, Chair of the Board of the Hockey Hall of Fame, announced today that Mike Gartner will be appointed to succeed McDonald at the end of his 10-year term limit in June 2025. …
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’S CORNER: HOCKEY NEWS AND NOTES OFF SEASON Volume 10
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – After a vote by its membership, the NHLPA has approved the NHL’s decision to move to a 24-team playoff format to bring to a conclusion the 2019-20 NHL season. With that announcement coming earlier…
CANTLON’S CORNER: WOLF PACK OFF-SEASON WEEK THREE
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The time for looking back on the Hartford Wolf Pack season is over. The time for planning the Hartford Wolf Pack future is well at hand. It’s been a busy time for General Manager, Chris Drury and the…
PLAYER SAFETY FIRST
As you are most certain to have heard by now, the news coming out of Florida, where the NHL’s 30 General Managers are meeting to discuss a number of key issues, not the least of which are head shots and player safety, has been all good.