REGGIE SAVAGE, HOCKEY PIONEER, PASSES AWAY AT 53
By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Réginald (Reggie) Savage, 53, a hockey pioneer, has passed away after a battle with cancer in Florida on Christmas Eve. Savage had a son, Félix-Antoine, who played for the same major junior team his father…
HARTFORD WOLF PACK ADVANCE IN PLAYOFFS
By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack received two-point performances from Ryan Carpenter and Turner Elson, while Jake Leschyshyn added two goals. Dylan Garland was masterful, making 32 saves to eliminate the Providence…
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,…
CANTLON: HARTFORD WOLF PACK OFFSEASON NOTES 10
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The world of professional hockey never sleeps. Being past the NHL Draft and initial free agent frenzy means the fine-tuning is underway. Meanwhile, in Hartford, the reunion of Hartford Whalers at the…
CANTLON: HARTFORD WOLF PACK OFF SEASON VOL 9
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The New York Rangers have just four picks in this year’s NHL Entry Draft. The Rangers’ highest pick this year is in the second round at No. 63 and is the only pick the Rangers have through the first…
CANTLON: PACK MELTS HERSHEY IN SHOOTOUT
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Ty Ronning had the shootout winner, while Keith Kinkaid made 41 saves in regulation, and stopped three more in the shootout as well as a penalty shot to lead the Hartford Wolf Pack to a 4-3 win over the…
CANTLON’S CORNER: DANIELS A MODEL WHALER
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Scott “Chief” Daniels was a seventh-round (186th overall) draft pick for the Hartford Whalers in 1989. Daniels was the epitome of hard work and perseverance, especially during his career in junior hockey.…
CANTLON: SEATTLE GETS KRAKEN IN SELECTING A TEAM
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Former Hartford Whaler great and now Seattle Kraken General Manager Ron Francis has designed the first team, and they will skate at the Climate Pledge Arena in October. The NHL put on a show as they…
CANTLON: CT HOCKEY OFF SEASON VOLUME 6
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The Off-Season is a busy time for hockey executives. Evaluations of the team’s talent, decisions on who to keep and who to release. Discussion of new talent to bring into the organization to improve…
CANTLON: HUSKA LEADING THE PACK
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Hartford Wolf Pack goalie Adam Huska has made the best of the odd second season of his young professional hockey life. He started his season back home in Slovakia on a loan deal with his hometown team, HKM…