DOUG ROBERTS BACK IN HARTFORD
Story and Photo By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Doug Roberts, 80, is the older of the Roberts brothers who played with the New England Whalers and was a trailblazer throughout his hockey career. The Detroit-area native and his brother…
GREENVILLE SWAMP RABBITS ADD FORWARD JAKE SMITH
By: Mark Shelley, Greenville Swamp Rabbits GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits, an ECHL affiliate of the LA Kings, announced today that the club has signed forward Jake Smith to an ECHL contract for the 2023-24 season. Smith, 26, joins the…
SCOTT HOWSON UNDER FIRE AT THE AHL
By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – With his first contract nearing completion, Scott Howson, AHL President, Scott Howson is facing an insurrection from league owners. It has become severe enough that the NHL’s second-in-command,…
JACKSONVILLE ICEMEN RESIGN TRAVIS ROWE
JACKSONVILLE, FL – The Jacksonville Icemen, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s New York Rangers and the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack, announced today that the team has agreed to terms with forward Travis Howe for the 2022-2023 season. Howe, 28,…
KEELEY: ROMANO AND DESBIENS RETURN TO MAINE
Pair of rookie forwards return, hoping to make ECHL debuts BY: Michael Keeley, Maine Mariners PORTLAND, ME – August 17, 2021 – Andrew Romano and Jonathan Desbiens were hoping to make their professional debuts for the Mariners in 2020-21. Unfortunately…
TRUST: RABBITS BEAT ICEMEN TO CONCLUDE WEEKEND
BY: Matt Trust, Greenville Swamp Rabbits Greenville, SC – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits salvaged their three-game weekend set with the Jacksonville Icemen in a 6-3 win Saturday night at Bon Secours Wellness Arena. Karch Bachman and Max Zimmer both scored…
TRUST: GAME PREVIEW – SWAMP RABBITS vs. STINGRAYS, 7 PM
Greenville takes the ice for their lone preseason tilt against their in-state rivals BY: Matt Trust, Greenville Swamp Rabbits Greenville, SC – Tonight, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits play host to the South Carolina Stingrays for their lone preseason…
KEELEY: MARINERS RE-SIGN D-MAN, DALLAS ROSSITER
Rookie d-man appeared in eight games for Mariners last season BY: Michael Keeley, Maine Mariners PORTLAND, ME – October 5, 2020 – The Maine Mariners have signed defenseman Dallas Rossiter to a contract for the 2020-21 season. Rossiter was in training…
CANTLON’S CORNER: NHL RETURN IMMINENT AND OTHER HOCKEY NEWS
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – For the first time since March, professional hockey is so close to being played for fans that you can almost reach out and touch it. With that start rapidly approaching, there’s plenty of news…
KEELEY: MARINERS RE-SIGN CUMBERLAND NATIVE TED HART
Hart scored 10 goals in solid rookie campaign BY: Michael Keeley, Maine Mariners PORTLAND, ME – June 29, 2020 – Last August, Ted Hart signed his first professional contract with his “hometown” team, hoping to become the first Maine-born player to suit up…