Category Archives: Hockey

GREENVILLE HOPES TO RIDE THE READING TO VICTORY

Posted on February 25, 2012 | Leave a comment

Ray SchmittBY: Ray Schmitt, Voice of the Greenville Road Warriors

Tonight the Greenville Road Warriors continue their five-game road trip by facing the Reading Royals. It marks Greenville’s first visit to the Sovereign Center this season.

The Road Warriors (32-19-4, 68 pts.) visit Reading (25-23-7, 57 pts.) today for the fifth of six meetings between the clubs. Fans can follow the action by watching live on America One or listening at GreenvilleRoadWarriors.com. The Road Warriors and Royals are meeting up for the first time in Reading this season with the Road Warriors looking for some retribution after Reading took all four games at the BI-LO Center . Greenville is 1-1-0 in its history in Reading with a shootout win and a regulation loss to the Royals in back-to-back games last January. The Road Warriors and Royals have been lighting up the scoreboard when they’ve met this season. Twice the teams have combined to score 10 goals in a game and they are averaging a combined 7.5 goals per game.

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BLAKE PARLETT REASSIGNED TO ECHL GREENVILLE

Posted on February 25, 2012 | Leave a comment

Bob CrawfordBY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the Connecticut Whale

Connecticut Whale general manager Jim Schoenfeld announced today that the parent New York Rangers have reassigned defenseman Blake Parlett from the Whale to its ECHL affiliate, the Greenville Road Warriors.

Parlett, a second-year pro, has skated in 50 games this year with the Whale, scoring four goals and adding 10 assists for 14 points, with 34 penalty minutes.  He signed with the Rangers as a free agent June 2, 2011, after playing last season with the Whale on an AHL contract.

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TITANS NOT SO MIGHTY

Posted on February 25, 2012 | Leave a comment

Greenville Road Warriors     VERSUS       Trenton Titans

BY: Ray Schmitt, Voice of the Greenville Road Warriors

The Greenville Road Warriors made their first ever visit to the Sun National Bank Center a memorable one as they defeated the Trenton Titans 5-2 on Friday night. The win improved Greenville to 32-19-4 on the season.

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WHALE SINK PIRATES SHIP

Posted on February 25, 2012 | Leave a comment

Connecticut Whale     VERSUS     Portland

BY: Bruce Berlet

Special teams often are the difference at all levels of hockey these days, and the Connecticut Whale proved that again Friday night against the Portland Pirates.

Andre Deveaux and Brendan Bell scored the game’s first two goals with the man advantage, then the Whale got three tallies from secondary sources in a 5-1 victory before 4,722 at the XL Center.

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FISH STICKS IT RANGERS

Posted on February 25, 2012 | Leave a comment

New York R     VERSUS     New York I

NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES
February 24, 2012 (Game 59, Away Game 31)
Nassau Coliseum — Uniondale, NY

                                                  1st   2nd   3rd   OT(SO)   Final
New York Rangers                 1      2        0       0              3
New York Islanders              2      1         0       0(1)         4

Team Notes:

  • The Rangers were defeated by the New York Islanders, 4-3, in the shootout tonight at Nassau Coliseum, and have now registered at least one point in 11 of their last 14 games (9-3-2).
  • New York has posted a record of 38-15-6 (82 pts) on the season, including a 19-8-4 mark on the road. Continue reading →

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TRANSACTION-CENTRAL FOR ROAD WARRIORS

Posted on February 24, 2012 | Leave a comment

Greenville Road WarriorsBY: Ray Schmitt, Voice of the Greenville Road Warriors

The Greenville Road Warriors announced today that defenseman Wes Cunningham has been returned to the team by the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League. Also, defenseman Benn Olson has been recalled from his loan to Greenville by Bridgeport, and the Road Warriors have signed forward Tim Coffman to an amateur tryout.

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IMPORTANT TIME CHANGE FOR CTWHALE

Posted on February 24, 2012 | Leave a comment

Connecticut WhaleSTART TIME CHANGED FOR WHALE’S HOME GAME APRIL 1

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Sunday Faceoff with Providence will now be 2:00 PM

HARTFORD, February 24, 2012:  Whalers Sports & Entertainment president and COO Howard Baldwin, Jr. announced today that the faceoff time for the Connecticut Whale’s home game Sunday, April 1 vs. the Providence Bruins at the XL Center has been changed to 2:00 PM.

The game was originally scheduled to be a 3:00 PM start.

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TRENTON UP NEXT ON THE ROAD WARRIORS

Posted on February 24, 2012 | Leave a comment

Ray SchmittBY: Ray Schmitt, Voice of the Greenville Road Warriors

Tonight the Greenville Road Warriors invade the capital city of New Jersey looking for the first win of their five-game northern road trip.

The Road Warriors (31-19-4, 66 pts.) visit Trenton (18-27-8, 44 pts.) today for the first of two meetings between the clubs this season. Fans can follow the action by watching live on America One or listening at GreenvilleRoadWarriors.com. The Road Warriors and Titans are meeting up for the first time since Trenton, then playing as the Devils, visited Greenville on March 4, 2011. The Road Warriors skated away with a 3-2 overtime win behind 26 saves by Nic Riopel. Tonight is Greenville’s first ever appearance at Sun National Bank Center, but it is a homecoming, of sorts, for winger Jeff Prough. It will be his first game in Trenton as a visitor after playing 171 games for the Trenton Devils from 2008 to 2011. Prough had 42 goals over three seasons at home for the Devils.

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BATTLE OF NEW YORK

Posted on February 24, 2012 | Leave a comment

New York RNY RANGERS at NY ISLANDERS
Friday, Feb. 24, 7:00 p.m.
Nassau Coliseum — Uniondale, NY
Rangers: 38-15-5 (81 pts)
Islanders: 25-27-8 (58 pts)

All information through NHL games on Feb. 22

TONIGHT’S GAME

  • The Rangers will face-off against the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum (7:00 p.m.; TV: MSG Network; Radio: 1050 ESPN Radio), in the first game of a back-to-back set. The Blueshirts currently sit atop the Eastern Conference standings, and rank third in the league overall, with a record of 38-15-5 (81 pts). The Rangers enter the contest having been defeated by the Pittsburgh Penguins, 2-0, on Tuesday at CONSOL Energy Center, and are now 9-3-1 in their last 13 games. The Blueshirts are 21-7-1 in their last 29 contests, dating back to Dec. 17, and have registered at least one point in 38 of their last 50 games since Oct. 29 (35-12-3) after beginning the season with a 3-3-2 mark. The Islanders enter the contest with a 25-27-8 (58 pts) record to rank 13th in the Eastern Conference, and have lost three of their last four games. Following the contest, the Rangers will face-off against the Buffalo Sabres tomorrow, Feb. 25, at Madison Square Garden (7:00 p.m.), to close out their back-to-back set.

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MARCH 10th – A NIGHT TO REMEMBER

Posted on February 23, 2012 | Leave a comment

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