XL CENTER FUTURE UNSETTLED, STATE APPROVES FUNDING
By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The future of the XL Center is finally at hand. The Capital Regional Development Corporation (CRDA) is the state quasi-public agency with the unenviable task of having the XL Center as part of its…
XL CENTER, CRDA IN FULL CRISIS MODE PART 2
By Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA), which controls the XL Center, has plenty of issues on its plate, and there seem to be extra trips being made back for seconds and thirds. Two weeks ago,…
CANTLON: SPORTS BETTING OPS UNVEILED Part 1
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The long, awaited XL Center sports betting and e-sports operations were unveiled and are under review by the CRDA. In addition, negotiations with the CT Lottery, the governing body of the state’s infant…
CANTLON’S CORNER: THE LATEST ON THE XL CENTER
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The future of the home of the Hartford Wolf Pack, XL Center remains in a state of status quo, according to CRDA Executive Director Michael W. Freimuth. “The complex needs work, but nothing has changed. We…
CANTLON: CT HOCKEY OFF SEASON VOLUME 2
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – With the completion of the 2020-21 AHL season, it’s time for hockey teams to begin the process of summer reflection, accounting, and planning for the future at all levels of the sport. The…
CANTLON’S CORNER: CRDA AND XL CENTER NEWS UPDATE
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The Tuesday post-holiday, virtual CRDA Meeting regarding the XL Center was canceled. The reason? Northland Corporation, which has been in negotiations for nearly three years with the CRDA regarding the…
CANTLON: CRDA LOOKS TO FINALLY START BUILDING RENOVATION
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The opening of the XL Center in the first quarter of 2021 and the February 5th AHL start date stand like everything else, held hostage by recent COVID spikes. “We have been told probably February, but so…
CANTLON: XL CENTER OPENING DATE STILL UNKNOWN
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – It’s a guessing game predicting for CRDA Executive Director, Mike Freimuth as to the actual opening date for the XL Center to begin hosting events, with what is likely to be a reduced crowd.…
CANTLON: XL CENTER REMAINS QUIET FOR NOW
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Like so many businesses and citizens in Connecticut, the XL Center remains in purgatory and when the gates will be re-opened is anybody’s guess. Meanwhile, the losses are mounting daily. “It’s very…
CANTLON’S CORNER: XL CENTER GETS FUNDING FOR RENOVATION
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The XL Center will be rebooted. The seven-year odyssey to rebuild/re-boot a 45-year-old building finally has life. Wednesday afternoon the Connecticut State House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly…