The latest news from Whale-Land…
Kris Newbury has been sent down to Connecticut by the New York Rangers. Word is also out now that Alexandre Imbeault has been release from his PTO and will return to the Florida Everblades.
Here’s the official release:
WHALE RELEASE ALEXANDRE IMBEAULT FROM PTO
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Returns to ECHL’s Florida Everblades
HARTFORD, CT: Connecticut Whale general manager Jim Schoenfeld announced today that the team has released forward Alexandre Imbeault from his Professional Tryout (PTO) agreement. Imbeault will re-join the Florida Everblades of the ECHL.
In four games in two separate stints with the Whale, Imbeault was scoreless with two penalty minutes and five shots on goal. The fourth-year pro is tied for the ECHL goal-scoring lead, with 31-16-47 in 44 games with the Everblades.
The Whale are next in action this Saturday night, March 5, traveling to Springfield to take on the Atlantic-Division rival Falcons in a 7:00 PM game (WTIC HD-2, www.ctwhale.com, www.wtic.com). The club’s next home game at the XL Center is next Friday night, March 11, with the two-time defending Calder Cup-champion Hershey Bears coming to town on Guida’s Family Value Night. Faceoff is 7:00, and Family Value packages start as low as $48 and include three tickets, three hot dogs or pizza slices, three sodas and a Whale souvenir. Guida’s Family Value Night packs are available at the XL Center box office and on-line at www.ctwhale.com.
Tickets for all 2010-11 Whale home games are available now at the XL Center box office, through Ticketmaster Charge-by-Phone at 1-800-745-3000 and on-line at www.ctwhale.com. Tickets start at $7 each at the XL Center ticket office on game day.
For information on Whale ticket packages, group sales and VIP packages, call (860) 728-3366.
Also, word comes from Steve Zipay of Newsday in this tweet that Michael Del Zotto will be out 4-6 weeks with a fractured finger.
Here’s the official release on Newbury’s transaction:
NEW YORK RANGERS TRANSACTION UPDATE
New York, NY – New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that forward Kris Newbury has been assigned to the Connecticut Whale of the American Hockey League (AHL).
Newbury, 28, has skated in three of the last four contests following his recall from Connecticut on February 20, and has registered one assist and 35 penalty minutes in 11 games with the Rangers this season. He made his Blueshirts debut at Montreal on January 15, and recorded his first point as a Ranger with the primary assist on the game-tying goal in a 3-2 shootout win at Atlanta on January 22. Newbury returns to Connecticut, where he has recorded nine goals and 33 assists for 42 points, along with 105 penalty minutes in 51 games this season. He led the team and was tied for eighth in the AHL in assists, and ranked second on the Whale in points and fourth in penalty minutes at the time of his recall. Newbury has registered a team-high, 11 multi-point performances this season, including two separate streaks of three games with multiple points – November 13 vs. Springfield to November 19 at Springfield (six assists), and December 3 at Providence to December 11 vs. Manchester (one goal, six assists). The 5-11, 213-pounder established a career-high with an eight-game assist streak from November 28 vs. Adirondack to December 17 vs. Worcester, recording three goals and 12 assists over the span.
The Brampton, Ontario native was originally San Jose’s fifth round pick, 139th overall, in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He was acquired by the Rangers from Detroit in exchange for forward Jordan Owens on March 3, 2010.
Lastly word from California today states that Charlie Sheen is in fact still, “Winning…”
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