CANTLON: RANGERS TRADE DAY WRAPUP
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Trade Day has come and gone, and the Hartford Wolf Pack has been tweaked for their last 17 games. The biggest news affecting the Wolf Pack was that Morgan Barron was traded. He was moved to the Winnipeg…
CANTLON’S CORNER: WOLF PACK BACK AT PRACTICE
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack start the second half of their season at their secondary training facility, Champions Skating Center in Cromwell, CT, over the next two days as they prepare for Friday’s game…
THOMAS: (2/4) WOLF PACK INK MATT LORITO
BY: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack announced on Friday morning that the club has signed forward Matt Lorito to a one-year AHL contract for the remainder of the 2021-22 season. A native of Oakville, Ontario, Lorito…
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: OFF-SEASON VOLUME 9
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – A week before the NHL Seattle Expansion Draft and the NHL Amateur Draft, the hockey movement this week was quiet, but some Connecticut pieces are on the move. PLAYER & COACHING MOVEMENT The Wolf Pack…
CANTLON: CHANGES COMING TO HARTFORD
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – There will be a new captain for the Hartford Wolf Pack next season. Last season’s captain, defenseman Vincent LoVerde signed a deal with EC Salzburg (Austria-IceHL) and ended his two-year…
CANTLON: CT HOCKEY OFF-SEASON VOLUME 5
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – New York Rangers President and General Manager has decided and hired veteran coach Gerard Gallant to replace David Quinn. Oddly, the introduction of Gallant in a press conference via Zoom is scheduled…
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,…
CANTLON: CT HOCKEY OFF SEASON VOLUME 2
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – With the completion of the 2020-21 AHL season, it’s time for hockey teams to begin the process of summer reflection, accounting, and planning for the future at all levels of the sport. The…
CANTLON: CT HOCKEY 2021 OFFSEASON VOL 1
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT –The offseason has begun for the Hartford Wolf Pack and the rest of the AHL, except for the Pacific division, which has a playoff. Teams are very busy planning and signing players and coaches for the…