BRENDAN BELL IN – T.J. FAST OUT

The New York Rangers sent Brendan Bell to the Connecticut Whale. With one defenseman coming in, one had to go and according to the AHL Transactions page, the Whale have released…

BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – JASON LABARBERA, CLASS ON AND OFF THE ICE

BY: Bruce Berlet I learned how classy goalie Jason LaBarbera is when he was with the Hartford Wolf Pack for four seasons and then the Manchester Monarchs, where he never…

BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – UNLIKE WALL STREET, McDONAGH STOCK RISING

BY: Bruce Berlet Talk about a turnaround. A year ago, Ryan McDonagh was trying to find himself as a pro after the defenseman and center Derek Stepan left the University…

WHALE WEEKLY: October 10-16, 2011

BY: Bob Crawford The Whale split their first two games of the season during the year’s opening weekend, first falling to the Adirondack Phantoms, 6-3, on Saturday night despite Kris…

WHALE GUTS…

      VERSUS       After watching the Connecticut Whale work through 65 minutes of scoreless, defensive hockey and then score three times out of four in the shoot-out for a 1-0 victory…

AND THEY’RE OFF…IN MANY WAYS

       VERSUS      BY: Mitch Beck The 2011-2012 season is underway and it starts with a thud as the team blows an early 3-1 lead from a Kris Newbury hat trick…

WHO SHOULD STAY AND WHO SHOULD GO

Tim Erixon stays – Brendan Bell goes… Here’s the official release: Brendan Bell Assigned to Connecticut; Scott Stajcer Returned to Owen Sound (OHL) New York Rangers President and General Manager…

PENALTIES KILL WINS

     VERSUS     NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES                                               (Regular Season Game 1, Away 1) New York Rangers 2, Los Angeles Kings 3 (OT) Ericsson Globe Arena – October 7, 2011 GAME…

SEASON’S GREETINGS IN GREENVILLE

GREENVILLE, SC - The Greenville Road Warriors open their exhibition slate tonight against their in-state rival South Carolina Stingrays. The Road Warriors' preseason schedule features a home-and-home series against South…

RANGERS – WHALE MOVES STILL BEING MADE

RANGERS CLAIM DEFENSEMAN JEFF WOYWITKA Defenseman Stu Bickel Assigned to Connecticut New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the team has claimed defenseman Jeff Woywitka…