CANTLON: HOCKEY OFF-SEASON NEWS & NOTES VOLUME 21
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – With the first round of the NHL playoffs on the verge of completion, there is news from all over the globe with the sport still making news. AHL ALL-STAR GAME The AHL has moved the All-Star Classic out of…
CANTLON’S CORNER: AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT…BUT STILL THE SAME
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Game on! Well, sort of. On Tuesday afternoon, NHL commissioner, Gary Bettman announced the outline of a plan to “Return-To-Play” that was agreed to between the players, and the league with the…
BECK: RANGERS SIGN FREE AGENT FORWARD, AUSTIN RUESCHHOFF
BY: Mitch Beck, Howlings New York, NY – According to the sports site, theScore, the New York Rangers have signed Western Michigan University, forward, Austin Rueschhoff, to a two-year entry-level contract that will start with the 2020-21 season.…
CANTLON: (FRI) HERSHEY WINS ONE-GOAL BATTLE WITH WOLF PACK
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack deserved a better fate. Ed Wittchow’s goal with 5:48 remaining in regulation would prove to be the only goal either goalie surrendered in a playoff-type atmosphere as the…
CANTLON’S CORNER: AHL CHANGES FOR NEXT SEASON UNDERWAY
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – In what was thought to be a quiet year for the AHL with just an expansion team in Palm Springs being announced as the 32nd franchise, the only other piece of business besides the naming of the successor to…
KEELEY: MARINERS ACQUIRE BLEACKLEY FROM IDAHO IN THREE TEAM DEAL
Mariners add two-time draft pick with AHL experience BY: Michael Keeley, Maine Mariners PORTLAND, ME – January 14, 2020 – As part of a three-team trade, the Mariners have acquired forward Conner Bleackley from the Idaho Steelheads. Forward Taylor…
MASSE: HOCKEY HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCES NEW APPOINTMENTS TO THE SELECTION COMMITTEE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BY: Kelly Masse, Hockey Hall of Fame TORONTO (November 19, 2019) – Lanny McDonald, Chairman of the Board of the Hockey Hall of Fame, announced today new appointments to the Hockey Hall of Fame Selection Committee and Board of Directors as confirmed at…
KEELEY: MARINERS BRING BACK TSCHANTZ AND FURGELE
Mariners sign two players from 2018-19 team BY: Michael Keeley, Maine Mariners PORTLAND, ME – November 14, 2019 – The Mariners have signed forward Dwyer Tschantz and defenseman John Furgele to standard player contracts, the team announced on Thursday.…
CANTLON’S CORNER: RANGERS’ PROSPECTS HAVE A SOLID TRAVERSE CITY TOURNEY
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings TRAVERSE CITY, MI – The New York Rangers prospects finished up their time competing in the Traverse City tournament on a high note and left with a 3-1 record. The team showed the promise they have and equally the work…
CANTLON: WOLF PACK ANNOUNCE THEIR PRESEASON GAMES AND CHANGES TO HOCKEY OPS AND ADDITIONS
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The 2019-20 Hartford Wolf Pack hockey season is rapidly approaching. In fact, the season starts in just over a month, and the parent New York Rangers have made some important moves to get the team ready to…