CHARLOTTE CLINCHES RUN FOR THE SILVER
VERSUS CHECKERS CAPITALIZE ON PP, DOWN PHANTOMS 5-2 Charlotte sweeps season series 6-0-0, grabs third place in East CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Charlotte Checkers scored four power-play goals and outshot the Adirondack Phantoms 40-19 for a 5-2 victory on…
FINISHING STRONG
VERSUS The New York Rangers continue their VERY strong play and showing that they can potentially make a lot of noise in the playoffs if they can continue to play this brand of hockey. They’ve now won five straight and are showing no visible signs…
ROAD WARRIORS CLINCH SOUTH DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP
VERSUS NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – The Greenville Road Warriors defeated the South Carolina Stingrays 3-1 on Tuesday night at the North Charleston Coliseum to clinch a South Division title in their first season in the ECHL. The win assured Greenville…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet Connecticut Whale rookie goalie Cam Talbot paid defenseman Pavel Valentenko quite the compliment Sunday. “He blocks shots so well it’s like having three goalies,” Talbot said after watching Valentenko doing plenty of just such dirty work…
BOURDON TO THE ROAD WITH WARRIORS
GREENVILLE, SC – The Greenville Road Warriors announced today that defenseman Marc-Andre Bourdon has been loaned to the club by the Adirondack Phantoms of the American Hockey League. Bourdon is expected to be in the line up when the Road Warriors…
ROADIES INVADE SOUTH CAROLINA
GREENVILLE, SC – The Greenville Road Warriors travel tonight to North Charleston for a divisional clash with the South Carolina Stingrays. At stake for the Road Warriors is a South Division title and two points which would vault them over the…
RECALLS IN CHARLOTTE
GOEPFERT, MCNICOLL RECALLED FROM FLORIDA CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Charlotte Checkers general manager and head coach Jeff Daniels announced today that the team has recalled forward Cedric McNicoll and goaltender Bobby Goepfert from its ECHL affiliate, the…
KERBASHIAN, YOUR 1ST WHALE ATO SIGNING
The Whale have announced that they have signed forward Kale Kerbashian to an AHL contract for next season and will join the team immediately on an Amateur Try-Out.
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet As the pressure mounts as the playoffs approach, players and teams can buckle or get stronger late in games. The latter has been the Connecticut Whale’s MO the past few weeks. Despite still having five players injured and two on recall to…
WHALE WEEKLY: March 21-27, 2011
The Whale (36-26-2-6, 80 pts.) improved to a season-best ten games over .500 by sweeping last week’s action with a perfect three-game slate. The Whale defeated the Manchester Monarchs, 1-0, on the road Friday night, before returning to the XL Center for…