PAUL THOMPSON – EX-HARTFORD WOLF PACK – RETIRES
By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – For Paul Thompson, ex-Hartford Wolf Pack, Bridgeport Islander, & Springfield Thunderbird, or any athlete, the decision to retire is always tough. “I was fortunate enough to play as long as I did.…
MARCHESSAULT WINS STANLEY CUP AND CONN SMYTHE
By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – When he was a member of the Connecticut Whale, Jonathan Audy-Marchessault was a diamond in the rough. Marchessault was playing for the Quebec Remparts in the QMJHL, learning his craft under the…
HARTFORD WOLF PACK RALLY FALLS SHORT. LOSE GAME 3 TO PROVIDENCE BRUINS
By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The Providence Bruins received multi-point nights from Jack Ahcan, Oskar Steen, and Josiah Didier, and two goals from Justin Brazeau to deny a Hartford Wolf Pack comeback effort in a 6-3 win at the XL…
HARTFORD WOLF PACK RETURN HOME WITH SERIES LEAD
By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack return to the XL Center Wednesday seeking a win to close out the Best of Five series against the Providence Bruins. The win would advance the Wolf Pack to the Atlantic Division …
CANTLON: HARTFORD WOLF PACK OFF-SEASON 3
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack off-season is expected to be another roster transformation project that will make the 2022-23 edition of the New York Rangers AHL affiliate into a very different team. Six Wolf Pack…
KEELEY: MARINERS SIGN PASCAL LABERGE
Flyers draft pick of 2016 signs in Maine BY: Michael Keeley, Maine Mariners PORTLAND, ME – August 24, 2021 – The Mariners announced the signing of former Philadelphia Flyers draft pick Pascal Laberge on Tuesday. A forward, Laberge was selected in the…
CANTLON: CT HOCKEY OFF SEASON VOL 10 PT 2
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The chase for a championship at all levels of hockey starts with roster selection. The number of signings this week picks up to a breakneck pace. Ex-Hartford Wolf Pack, Greg Chase, the nephew of former…
CANTLON: HOCKEY OFF-SEASON NEWS & NOTES – VOL 30
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – So much news and activity in the hockey world this week. As a business, the AHL had a small-town model that was the norm nearly 30 years ago. That is now long gone. An average salary then was a mere $40K.…
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’S CORNER: HOCKEY HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2020
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings TORONTO, CANADA – During the world-wide pandemic, the NHL brought some sunshine to the hockey world in naming their 2020 Hall-Of-Fame class which included Ken Holland, who was inducted in the Builder’s category, and…