SPECIAL TEAMS LEAD TO SPECIAL WIN FOR WHALE OVER FALCONS

      VERSUS     In 1973, with the New York Mets mired in last place at the time, but still within striking distance in a very tight divisional race, the press asked,…

SPOTLIGHT: AL MONTOYA

BY: Bruce Berlet Friday night wasn’t exactly what former Hartford Wolf Pack goalie Al Montoya and AHL Hall of Famer Bruce Boudreau had in mind, but it did have some…

SPOTLIGHT: HARTFORD GRADUATES

BY: Bruce Berlet Hartford Wolf Pack/Connecticut Whale graduates are helping the parent New York Rangers more all the time. Take Thursday night, in a 5-3 victory over the host Carolina…

RANGERS WANT TO GROUND LIGHTNING

NY RANGERS at TB LIGHTNING Saturday, Dec. 3, 7:00 p.m. St. Pete Times Forum – Tampa, Florida Rangers: 14-5-3 (31 pts) Lightning: 11-11-2 (24 pts) * All information through NHL…

FROM THE, “NO-SURPRISE-HERE-DEPARTMENT”

LEE BALDWIN REASSIGNED TO ECHL GREENVILLE Connecticut Whale general manager Jim Schoenfeld announced today that the parent New York Rangers have reassigned defenseman Lee Baldwin from the Whale to its…

SPOTLIGHT: WHO’S PLAYING AND WHERE?

BY: Bruce Berlet Connecticut Whale defenseman Pavel Valentenko is sometimes self-conscious about his English. But the personable Russian has certainly improved on the official language of the United States since…

RANGERS LOOK TO STAY NORTH AS THEY HEAD SOUTH

NY RANGERS at CAROLINA HURRICANES Thursday, Dec. 1, 7:00 p.m. RBC Center – Raleigh, North Carolina Rangers: 13-5-3 (29 pts) Hurricanes: 8-14-4 (20 pts) * All information through NHL games…

SPOTLIGHT: CAM ATKINSON

BY: Bruce Berlet Cam Atkinson could be the Tim Tebow of hockey. Virtually all Atkinson has ever heard about are his shortcomings (pardon the pun) rather than the big things…

SPOTLIGHT: BATTLE OF THE BOURQUES

BY: Bruce Berlet When Bruce Boudreau was fired as Washington Capitals coach on Monday, it didn’t affect the coaching staff of the Hershey Bears, the team’s AHL affiliate. But the…

ROAD WARRIORS HEADING INTO A CYCLONE

BY: Ray Schmitt, Voice of Greenville Road Warriors CINCINNATI, OH  - Tonight the Greenville Road Warriors play the third game of their seven-game road trip at US Bank Arena against…