SPOTLIGHT: ALEXANDRE GIROUX
BY: Bruce Berlet For the past two summers, former Hartford Wolf Pack high-scoring wing Alexandre Giroux had Europe on his mind. The personable Giroux had established himself as a premier AHL player without getting a full-time shot at the NHL, so he…
SPOTLIGHT: NHL REALIGNMENT
BY: Bruce Berlet The New York Rangers could be seeing even more of the arch-rival Islanders if a realignment plan approved by the NHL Board of Governors on Monday night is implemented. At the BOG meetings in Pebble Beach, Calif., the board approved a…
HAGELIN RETURNS TO THE WHALE FRIDAY – Well Sort Of…
FRIDAY IS 1ST WHALE TRADING CARD GIVEAWAY NIGHT * * * * Fans can get Free Cards of 5 Whale Players, Courtesy of Webster Bank Fun is in the cards this Friday, as Whalers Sports & Entertainment announced today that…
WHALE ON TV
CT WHALE PARTNERS WITH CPTV SPORTS * * * * 18 Games to Air in Tape-delayed, Edited Format Whalers Sports & Entertainment (WSE) announced today the launch of a partnership with CPTV Sports that will see 18 Connecticut…
ROAD WARRIORS WEEKLY RELEASE – 12/5 to 12/11/11
BY: Ray Schmitt, Voice of the Greenville Road Warriors GREENVILLE, SC – The Greenville Road Warriors closed out their seven-game road trip last week by winning three of four games against North Division foes. This week, the focus turns back to the…
YOU CAN’T WIN’EM ALL
VERSUS Two goal leads and discipline have been the Connecticut Whale’s Achilles’ Heel to this point in the season and they both reared their ugly heads Sunday as the Binghamton Senators defeated the New York Ranger’s top minor league…
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, then Manager, Yogi Berra if the season was finished, he replied with the classic line,…
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 redeeming value. Montoya played his first game in the building where he watched games as…
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 Hurricanes, in which the Rangers rallied from 1-0 and 2-1 deficits.…
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 games on Dec. 1 TOMORROW’S GAME: The Rangers will face-off against the…