CANTLON: UCONN 2021-22 SEASON PREVIEW
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings STORRS, CT – As if on cue, the first-morning dew on campus heralded a new hockey season for the UCONN Huskies and their head coach, Mike Cavanaugh. “I’m excited to be with the team and to make a deep push in Hockey East…
CANTLON: WOLF PACK REPLACE BOB CRAWFORD
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – After 24 years as the lone voice of the Hartford Wolf Pack, Bob Crawford is no longer with the team, as announced early Monday morning by the team’s VP of Business Operations, Erik Hansen. “We…
CANTLON: NYR NAME STEVE SMITH HARTFORD ASSISTANT
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The New York Rangers announced the signing of Steve Smith as the Hartford Wolf Pack’s new assistant coach to Kris Knoblauch. Smith, 58, is the ninth assistant coach in the team’s 25-year…
CANTLON: CT HOCKEY OFF-SEASON VOLUME 13
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Ex-New York Ranger and Hartford Wolf Pack defenseman, Stu Bickel, hired by the Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL) in the summer, then moved on to St. Thomas University (CCHA), a brand-new D1 program, has changed…
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: CT HOCKEY OFFSEASON VOL 10 PT 1
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The last leg of the off-season began this week following the Seattle expansion and NHL Amateur drafts. Also announced were RFA offers for players on expiring Entry Level Contracts (ELC). Those signings…
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…
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 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…