CANTLON: XL CENTER WORKS CONTINUES
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – While the XL Center is open for hockey-only these days, work behind the scenes continues on. The Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) and Northland Investment Corp., the owner of the Atrium portion…
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 FUTURE FRONT AND CENTER
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The puck is now officially in the Connecticut legislature’s corner. Last week, during his State-of-the-State address, Governor Ned Lamont officially requested that the State Legislature grant him a…
CANTLON’S CORNER: XL CENTER FUTURE FRONT AND CENTER
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The proverbial puck is in the state’s corner. The XL Center last week officially placed the XL Center in Ned Lamont’s bonding package for $27.5M per year ($55 million total) over the next two…
CANTLON: LAWRENCE LEAVING THE XL CENTER
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The revolving door at the XL Center continues to turn as the General Manager of the XL Center, Chris Lawrence, is the latest to exit Asylum Street as of Friday. When reached earlier in the week, Lawrence…
CANTLON’S CORNER: FUTURE OF THE XL CENTER STILL UNDECIDED
Nobody Knows What The Future Holds For The XL Center BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Despite a change in Governor and a friendlier legislature, the future of the XL Center remains as nebulous as it was five years ago. The new Governor,…
CRAWFORD: WOLF PACK WEEKLY: October 29-November 4, 2018
WOLF PACK WEEKLY: October 29-November 4, 2018 BY: Bob Crawford, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT –The Wolf Pack (4-6-1-0, 9 pts., .409) returned to Atlantic Division action this past week and were unable to get over the hump in a trio of divisional…
CRAWFORD: WOLF PACK WEEKLY: APRIL 16-22, 2018
CRAWFORD: WOLF PACK WEEKLY: April 16-22,’18 BY: Bob Crawford, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – The Wolf Pack swept a season-ending home-and-home set with the Binghamton Devils this past weekend, to finish above .500 at 34-33-6-3 (77 pts.,…
AHL HISTORY MADE IN PHILADELPHIA
BY: Jason Chaimovitch, Vice-President of Communications All-time attendance record set for outdoor AHL game at Citizens Bank Park A crowd of 45,653 fans – by far the largest gathering ever in the 76-year history of the American Hockey League – packed…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Though NHL officials still deny a report the Atlanta Thrashers are about to relocate to Winnipeg, Manitoba, leading to the AHL’s Moose moving to St. John’s, Newfoundland, fans and officials in Atlanta might have already said and heard…