CANTLON’S CORNER: OFF-SEASON NEWS AND NOTES – VOLUME II
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Much has gone on in the hockey world. In the AHL Calder Cup Playoffs, the best-of-five first-round series have mostly ended and there are a few surprises. The Bridgeport Sound Tigers won Game 4 in overtime…
CANTLON: (FRI) BEARS CLAW PACK IN HOME FINALE
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack home schedule mercifully came to an end, but in a way that was hardly surprising. Mike Sgarbossa’s three points and two goals from Steve Whitney, and Nathan Walker allowed the…
CANTLON: WOLF PACK START FINAL WEEKEND OF THE SEASON
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The 2018-19 season that started out with so much promise, comes to an end with it being the fifth of the last six springs in Hartford without post-season hockey. The magic of fourteen straight seasons with…
KUHNS: RABBITS ON THE RUN BUT COME UP SHORT
Swamp Rabbits tie the score twice, but can’t break through BY: Jordan Kuhns, Greenville Swamp Rabbits BOXSCORE GREENVILLE, S.C. — The Greenville Swamp Rabbits put forth a strong effort on home ice in the home finale, tying the Orlando Solar Bears…
CRAWFORD: (FRI) EX-PACK TOKARSKI BACKSTOPS CHARLOTTE TO 4-1 VICTORY OVER HARTFORD
BY: Bob Crawford, Hartford Wolf Pack Hartford, CT, March 29, 2019 – The Charlotte Checkers scored three goals in the final 9:10 of the third period Friday night at the XL Center, breaking open a 1-1 game on the way to a 4-1 win over the Hartford Wolf…
CANTLON: COLLEGE PLAYOFFS ARE UNDERWAY
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HAMDEN, CT – The topsy-turvy world of Division I college hockey this year was on display again last weekend and in Hamden, CT being the most prime example. The Brown University Bears, a .500 team entering the weekend,…
CANTLON’S CORNER: FUTURE OF THE XL CENTER STILL UNDECIDED
Nobody Knows What The Future Holds For The XL Center BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Despite a change in Governor and a friendlier legislature, the future of the XL Center remains as nebulous as it was five years ago. The new Governor,…
CRAWFORD / KEELEY: GOALTENDER CHRIS NELL REASSIGNED TO MAINE MARINERS
Second-year Pro has Seen Two Games of Action with Wolf Pack in 2018-19 BY: Bob Crawford, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, March 11, 2019: Hartford Wolf Pack General Manager Chris Drury announced today that the parent New York Rangers have reassigned…
CANTLON’S CORNER: PACK REFLECT ON BAD LOSS
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings CROMWELL, CT – It was a very silent Hartford Wolf Pack practice at Champions Skating Center on Wednesday. Fresh off a disheartening 4-1 loss to the Hershey Bears, who scored all four of their goals in the last seven…
CRAWFORD: PACK SELF-DESTRUCT IN THIRD PERIOD, LOSE 4-1
BY: Bob Crawford, Hartford Wolf Pack Hartford, CT, February 27, 2019 – The Hartford Wolf Pack took a 1-0 lead into the third period against the Hershey Bears Wednesday night at the XL Center, but the Bears broke through with four goals in the final 7:05…