CANTLON’S CORNER: HOCKEY NEWS AND NOTES OFF SEASON Volume 10
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – After a vote by its membership, the NHLPA has approved the NHL’s decision to move to a 24-team playoff format to bring to a conclusion the 2019-20 NHL season. With that announcement coming earlier…
CANTLON’S CORNER: HOCKEY NEWS AND NOTES VOLUME 9
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The news cycle is overflowing with COVID-19-related stories and the sports world, and hockey in-particular is no exception. AHL AWARDS With the 2019-020 season now officially canceled the parade of end of…
CANTLON’S CORNER: HOCKEY NEWS AND NOTES VOLUME 7
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Planning for the 2020-2021 AHL season is well underway as is the possible return of the NHL in the summer and a possible late-in-the-year start to the following season are dominant news stories this week.…
CANTLON: XL CENTER REMAINS QUIET FOR NOW
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Like so many businesses and citizens in Connecticut, the XL Center remains in purgatory and when the gates will be re-opened is anybody’s guess. Meanwhile, the losses are mounting daily. “It’s very…
KEELEY: MARINERS WEEKLY: 2019-20 SEASON RECAP
BY: Michael Keeley, Maine Mariners PORTLAND, ME: Here is a recap of key dates and events from the 2019-2020 season. Mar. 24, 2020 – Regardless of the hockey team one played, worked, or rooted for in 2019-20, it will be a season they’ll never forget. An…
CANTLON’S CORNER” AHL WEIGHING IT’S FUTURE AND ASSORTED HOCKEY NOTES
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The future isn’t what it seems to be. With the entire world still trying to find its footing in the face of the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus that began in Wuhan, China, the hockey world is not any…
KUHN: 2019-20 ECHL SEASON CANCELED
BY: Jordan Kuhn, Greenville Swamp Rabbits GREENVILLE, S.C. — In conjunction with the ECHL league office, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits have announced that the remainder of the 2019–20 ECHL season has been canceled. This decision was approved by the ECHL…
CANTLON: PACK UPENDED BY BRUINS
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Paul Carey and Jason Zrobil each had a goal and an assist to pace the red-hot Providence Bruins to their 11th straight regulation win and 12th overall in a 3-1 win over the Hartford Wolf Pack before an…
COLLINS: P-BRUINS DISTANCE THEMSELVES FROM PACK IN 3-1 WIN
Providence Bruins 3, Hartford Wolf Pack 1 BY: Micah Collins, Hartford Wolf Pack Hartford, CT, March 8, 2020 – Paul Carey scored twice, and Jakub Zboril had a goal and an assist, Wednesday night at the XL Center, as the Providence Bruins extended a…
CANTLON: BEARS CLIP WOLF PACK 4-1
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – A strong three-goal second period allowed the Hershey Bears to seize control of the game and skate away with a 4-1 win Saturday night at the XL Center. The two-game battle between these two division rivals…