THE AVERY AFFECT
VERSUS Much as the Peanuts character Pigpen seems to always have a cloud of dirty following him wherever he goes, the same can be said for former New York Rangers’ forward Sean Avery. Saturday night in Norfolk, Virginia the Connecticut Whale…
ZUCCARELLO: NOW YOU SEE HIM – MAYBE NOW YOU DON’T?
VERSUS The Connecticut Whale travelled down to The Scope in Norfolk, Virginia to start a pair of games with the Admirals. Head Coach Ken Gernander started the trip on an up-note as he was able to pencil in All-Star forward Mats Zuccarello for…
SPOTLIGHT: DAN GIRARDI
BY: Bruce Berlet One of the great success stories in Hartford Wolf Pack/Connecticut Whale history continued Thursday when defenseman Dan Girardi was one of three New York Rangers named to the NHL All-Star team. Girardi, who earned his first All-Star…
SPOTLIGHT: MID-SEASON REPORT
BY: Bruce Berlet After being among the AHL’s elite for most of the season, the Connecticut Whale looks to smooth their first speed bump as the midpoint of the season arrives Friday night in Norfolk, Va. The Whale’s four-game winless streak (0-2-1-1) is…
SPOTLIGHT: CHRISTENSEN
BY: Bruce Berlet The Connecticut Whale added a new player to their roster Wednesday, center Erik Christensen. And they could have a second new player, wing Wojtek Wolski, in the near future. Christensen agreed to a two-week conditioning assignment…
CHRISTENSEN “GETTING PHYSICAL” WITH WHALE
The Rangers are sending veteran Erik Christensen to the Whale on a two week conditioning stint. As of this particular moment the Whale are still at their veteran limit because Andre Deveaux is suspended for the next three games. In their meeting with…
SPOTLIGHT: DEVEAUX TO THE PRESS BOX
BY: Bruce Berlet With first-line right wing Andre Deveaux suspended three games because of boarding incidents in two games against the Springfield Falcons last weekend, the Connecticut Whale could use some reinforcements. They could be getting them from…
DEVEAUX LOST TO WHALE VIA SUSPENSION
Right Wing Andre Deveaux lost his job in the NHL with the New York Rangers when he took a foolish elbowing penalty. “I Guess I elbowed my way out of the NHL,” he then told the media. Well apparently he hasn’t learned form that lesson and the American…
WHALE WEEKLY: January 9 – 15, 2011
BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the CTWhale The Whale went 0-2-0-1 in three games this past weekend, but still maintained their grasp on first place in the Northeast Division. Connecticut was edged by the defending Calder Cup champion Binghamton Senators,…
THE LOST WEEKEND
VERSUS In 1945, Ray Milland starred in a film called, “The Lost Weekend” about an alcoholic trying to get a hold of his issues only to succumb to a four-day bender where all of the issues that were plaguing him rise to the surface. In many…