CANTLON’S CORNER: HOCKEY NEWS AND NOTES OFF SEASON VOLUME 12
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The world is slowly approaching normalcy. Sports news is becoming more and more prevalent as ALL sports are moving closer and closer towards returning into the daily lives of its fans. AHL AWARDS The…
CANTLON: (SAT) CHECKERS KNOCKED OFF 5-2 BY PACK IN SEASON OPENER
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – It was the rookies that were touted, but it was the veterans on the Hartford Wolf Pack roster that provided the balance of the offense while rookie goaltender, Igor Shesterkin, shut the door on the…
CANTLON: NHL DRAFT REVIEW
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The New York Rangers got the player some say they were hoping for, Kaapo Kakko, who cames from TPS Turku (Finland-FEL) with the second overall selection bringing his 6’2, 200-pound stature, speed,…
CANTLON: NIGHTHAWK GREAT ANDERSON ENTERS AHL HALL OF FAME
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings SPRINGFIELD, MA – John Anderson’s road to the AHL Hall-of-Fame is a true hockey journey. Beginning with his captaincy during his junior days with the first edition of the Toronto Marlies of the OHA (now OHL). He…
DANBURY WHALERS SIGN A KING OF THEIR OWN
King Alec Kirschner Signs with Danbury Whalers Danbury Whalers president and general manager, Herm Sorcher Monday announced the signing of forward Alec Kirschner to return for the 2011-12 hockey season. Kirschner, a mid-season free agent acquisition by…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet HARTFORD, Conn. – Howard Baldwin and his Whalers Sports and Entertainment group have been working feverishly for months in an attempt to revitalize the local hockey market and get back into the NHL. But one of the major rivals of…