PAT BOUTETTE BACK IN HARTFORD
Photo and Story By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Pat Boutette may have been small in stature, but he stood pretty tall as part of the Hartford Whalers Dash, Bash, and Stash line in the early 1980s. “At the time when you went the…
KEVIN DINEEN THINKS CT HAS ALWAYS BEEN HOME
By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – Kevin Dineen returned to Connecticut to participate in the Hartford Yard Goats celebration of Hartford Whalers Day at Dunk Donuts Park last week. “I have always looked at my time with the Whalers as very special. Everything has…
CANTLON: HARTFORD WOLF PACK OFFSEASON NOTES 10
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The world of professional hockey never sleeps. Being past the NHL Draft and initial free agent frenzy means the fine-tuning is underway. Meanwhile, in Hartford, the reunion of Hartford Whalers at the annual event at Dunkin Donuts Park by…
CANTLON: BLAINE STOUGHTON CHERISHES HIS TIME IN HARTFORD
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – For just the second time in his post-playing career, and the first time at Dunkin’ Donuts Park, Blaine Stoughton was back to Hart City, a place he still holds many fond memories of. Dunkin’ Donuts Park is the…
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 announced the…
CANTLON: HOCKEY OFF-SEASON NEWS & NOTES VOLUME 34
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The story, not just in hockey, but in all aspects of life these days, continues to be the Covid-19 pandemic. Not only the death, although that’s always the most serious repercussion, but also the havoc it’s causing as nations…
CANTLON: HOCKEY OFF-SEASON NEWS & NOTES VOLUME 21
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – With the first round of the NHL playoffs on the verge of completion, there is news from all over the globe with the sport still making news. AHL ALL-STAR GAME The AHL has moved the All-Star Classic out of…
CANTLON’S CORNER: NHL RETURN IMMINENT AND OTHER HOCKEY NEWS
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – For the first time since March, professional hockey is so close to being played for fans that you can almost reach out and touch it. With that start rapidly approaching, there’s plenty of news escalating as well, starting…
CANTLON’S CORNER: 2000 WOLF PACK CHAMPIONSHIP REUNION SET
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – A special treat is coming for Hartford Wolf Pack fans. Friday, April 10th is the regular season-finale Wolf Pack against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, but there will be an additional hockey event that fans won’t want to miss….
CANTLON: (WED) PACK KNOCK OFF SPRINGFIELD IN HISTORIC WIN
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack got two goals each from Patrick Newell and Vinni Lettieri and outlasted the Springfield Thunderbirds, 7-4, for the team’s 27th win of the season and the 500th in franchise history. The game featured five…
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WOLF PACK TAKE ON CHARLOTTE CHECKERS IN FIRST ROUND
All Three Games to Take Place in North Carolina By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT—The Hartford Wolf Pack and Charlotte Checkers will face off in an Atlantic Division first-round series to kick off the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs. Due to the distance traveled,…
WOLF PACK BATTLE TO KNOCK OFF THUNDERBIRDS 6-4
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack SPRINGFIELD, MA—On Saturday night at the MassMutual Center, The Hartford Wolf Pack earned their fourth straight victory and a split of the ‘I-91 Rivalry’ this season. The Wolf Pack came back on four different occasions before eventually completing the…
WOLF PACK SEND DOMINGUE & EDSTRÖM TO NY
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – New York Rangers President and General Manager Chris Drury announced today that the club has recalled goaltender Louis Domingue and forward Adam Edström from the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack. Domingue, 32, posted a record of 16-8-4…
WOLF PACK GET PETAN PP BLAST TO BEAT PENGUINS
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – On Friday night, Nic Petan broke a 2-2 tie with a five-on-three powerplay blast in the third period. The goal stood as the game-winner as the Wolf Pack defeated the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 3-2 on Fan Appreciation…
WOLF PACK TAKE ON CHARLOTTE CHECKERS IN FIRST ROUND
All Three Games to Take Place in North Carolina By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT—The Hartford Wolf Pack and Charlotte Checkers will face off in an Atlantic Division first-round series to kick off the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs. Due to the distance traveled,…
WOLF PACK BATTLE TO KNOCK OFF THUNDERBIRDS 6-4
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack SPRINGFIELD, MA—On Saturday night at the MassMutual Center, The Hartford Wolf Pack earned their fourth straight victory and a split of the ‘I-91 Rivalry’ this season. The Wolf Pack came back on four different occasions before eventually completing the…
WOLF PACK SEND DOMINGUE & EDSTRÖM TO NY
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – New York Rangers President and General Manager Chris Drury announced today that the club has recalled goaltender Louis Domingue and forward Adam Edström from the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack. Domingue, 32, posted a record of 16-8-4…
WOLF PACK GET PETAN PP BLAST TO BEAT PENGUINS
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – On Friday night, Nic Petan broke a 2-2 tie with a five-on-three powerplay blast in the third period. The goal stood as the game-winner as the Wolf Pack defeated the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 3-2 on Fan Appreciation…
SWAMP RABBITS SCHEDULE FOR SOUTH DIVISION SEMIFINALS
Swamp Rabbits and Solar Bears begin a best-of-seven series this Sunday in Greenville By: Mark Binetti, Greenville Swamp Rabbits GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings, announced the full schedule for the 2024 Kelly Cup Playoffs…
ANDREW LORD NAMED ECHL COACH OF THE YEAR
Fourth-year bench boss becomes first in both franchise and Greenville hockey history to receive recognition By: Mark Binetti, Greenville Swamp Rabbits GREENVILLE, SC—The ECHL announced today that Andrew Lord, Head Coach/General Manager of the Greenville Swamp Rabbits, a proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Los…
SWAMP RABBITS ANNOUNCE 2024 KELLY CUP PLAYOFF ROSTER
23 players begin the quest to hoist Patrick Kelly’s Cup in the Upstate By: Mark Binetti, Greenville Swamp Rabbits GREENVILLE, SC—The Greenville Swamp Rabbits, the proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings, announced the 2024 Kelly Cup Playoff Roster with the ECHL. Earlier…
SWAMP RABBITS AND LA KINGS EXTEND AFFILIATION
Los Angeles’ pipeline will continue to start in the Upstate through 2026 By: Mark Binetti, Greenville Swamp Rabbits GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits, 2024 South Division Champions, announced today that the organization is proud to continue its affiliation with the NHL’s Los Angeles…
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