CANTLON: NHL DRAFT DAY 2 SUMMARY AND NEWS
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The bulk of the selections in the NHL Draft come on day two. Due to the pandemic, the sample size for current video and seeing players in-person is much smaller. Therefore, there were far fewer than normal…
KEELEY: MARINERS BRING BACK FORWARD GREG CHASE
Chase returns for a third season in Maine BY: Michael Kelley, Maine Mariners PORTLAND, ME – July 28, 2021 – Forward Greg Chase has signed a contract with the Maine Mariners for the 2021-22 season. Chase has been a big part of each of the Mariners’…
CANTLON: NHL DRAFT DAY ONE RESULTS & NEWS
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The first round of the 2021 NHL entry draft was completed Friday night. The event, held virtually for covid-19 considerations, was a mixed bag. The first few players went as expected, but some surprises…
CANTLON: CT HOCKEY OFF-SEASON VOLUME 3
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The NHL Draft is set for July 23-24, with the Buffalo Sabres holding the first overall pick. The expansion Seattle Kraken, with their General Manager being the former Hartford Whaler great, Ron Francis,…
TRUST: BEDNARD CALLED UP TO SYRACUSE CRUNCH
BY: Matt Trust, Greenville Swamp Rabbits Greenville, SC – Swamp Rabbits goaltender Ryan Bednard has been recalled to the American Hockey League’s Syracuse Crunch by the Florida Panthers. Bednard currently leads all ECHL goaltenders in wins (19), shutouts…
CANTLON: BINGHAMPTON DEVILS RELOCATING
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – News broke Saturday afternoon that the Binghamton Devils franchise was being relocated to, as of yet, an unknown destination. Tom Mitchell is the Devils’ Executive VP of Operations, and he’s…
CANTLON: BOLLER COMMANDING PACK BENCH FOR NOW
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – For the second week in a row, the Hartford Wolf Pack has some scheduling normalcy that they can try to take advantage of this week. Acting head coach, Pat Boller, sees it as a chance to recalibrate the…
TRUST: BEDNARD, 3X ECHL GOALIE OF THE WEEK
BY: Matt Trust, Greenville Swamp Rabbits Greenville, SC – Greenville Swamp Rabbits goaltender Ryan Bednard is the Warrior Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week award for February 1-7, 2021. It is the third time this season Bednard has earned the weekly…
TRUST: RABBITS RECEIVE DUO FROM CRUNCH
BY: Matt Trust, Greenville Swamp Rabbits Greenville, SC – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits have been assigned defenseman Jake Massie and forward Patrick Bajkov from the American Hockey League’s Syracuse Crunch. Massie and Bajkov are both on an NHL contract…
CANTLON: WOLF PACK PRESEASON VOLUME 3
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The first baby steps on an AHL 2020-21 season are about to be taken. In what will be the first hockey action since March 12, 2019, on January 31st, the Hartford Wolf Pack will play in a pre-season tilt…