CANTLON: (FEB 9) UCONN WINS BIG MATCHUP WITH MERRIMACK
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Ruslan Ishkarov and Jonny Evans, each had three points in leading the UCONN Huskies in a must-win game over Merrimack College, a 5-0 shutout before a season-high XL Center crowd of 8,211 on Saturday.…
CANTLON: (FEB 7) UCONN BEATS NORTHEASTERN IN OVERTIME
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The UCONN Huskies reversed what could have been another looming one-goal loss and instead in dramatic fashion, turned it into a thrilling 3-2 overtime victory over the 13th ranked, Northeastern Huskies…
CANTLON: (SAT) UCONN AND UNH BATTLE TO OT TIE
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The XL Center’s best crowd for UCONN hockey, 4,632, witnessed Adam Huska’s solid goaltending, including a couple of shots that rang off the goal post, allowing the Huskies to settle for a 2-2…
CANTLON: HUSKIES LOSE TO ENGINEERS, 5-2
By Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Avon’s Chase Zieky had three points propelling RPI to a 5-2 non-conference win over the UCONN Huskies before 3,165 fans at the XL Center on Wednesday night. The UCONN record drops to 7-14-1 and 2-10-1…
CANTLON: HOCKEY WEEK IN HARTFORD
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Looking to enjoy the holiday season without either AHL or Hockey East action? Well, this is the week to do it. Neither the Wolf Pack or UCONN Huskies will be around much before Christmas. WOLF PACK After a…
CANTLON: (FRI) UMASS-LOWELL KNOCKS OFF UCONN 5-2
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – UMASS-Lowell senior and East Lyme native, Ryan Dmowski, scored two goals while goalie Tyler Wall made 38 saves and paced the UMASS-Lowell RiverHawks to a 5-2 win over the UCONN Huskies before an announced…
CANTLON: HUSKIES PULL AWAY FROM MAINE IN 5-2 WIN
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The UCONN Huskies (3-2-0 overall, 1-1-0 HE) opened their Hockey East home schedule against the Maine Black Bears (2-3-0, 0-1-0 HE) in fine fashion beating the visiting team 5-2 before the smallest…
CANTLON: PRATT KNOWS HIS WAY AROUND THE XL CENTER
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings CROMWELL, CT – For Derek Pratt, it’s nice to start your first pro camp in familiar territory. The two-time captain and of the UCONN Huskies had to go just about 15-feet from his former locker room to enter the…
CANTLON’S CORNER: WOLF PACK OFF SEASON VOLUME 16
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Teams are all in the home stretch preparing for the 2018-19 season and this was a busy week. PLAYER & COACHING MOVEMENT Ex-Hartford Wolf Pack forward, Chad Wiseman, gets a league upgrade. Wiseman was…
CANTLON: WOLF PACK OFF SEASON VOLUME 11
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT: The NHL draft is over. The free-agency period has kicked off and players and teams are filing for arbitration for their salary issues. Yes, hockey summer has begun. WOLF PACK 2018-19 The Pack got there first AHL…