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 ECHL affiliate, the Greenville Road Warriors.…
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 arriving in Hartford two years ago. And he…
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 on Nov. 29 TOMORROW’S GAME: The Rangers will face-off…
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 that he has to offer, like speed, soft hands and a good shot. But like the…
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 departure of the man promoted from Hershey to replace Glen Hanlon on…
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 the Cincinnati Cyclones.
WHALE WEEKLY: November 28-December 4, 2011
BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the Connecticut Whale The Whale took two out of three games this past week, defeating the Portland Pirates at home on Wednesday, 3-2 in overtime, before heading on the road for a pair of post-Thanksgiving tilts in Bridgeport…
SPOTLIGHT: BRENDAN BELL
BY: Bruce Berlet After Tim Erixon had another strong game for the Connecticut Whale last week, including a personal North American pro best of three assists, veteran defenseman Brendan Bell offered kudos about how the Swedish rookie blueliner handled his…
HAGELIN GAINING STEAM IN RANGERS WIN
VERSUS NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES November 26, 2011 (Game 20, Home Game 8) Madison Square Garden – New York, New York 1st 2nd 3rd OT Final Click Here For: Phila. Flyers 0 0 0 – 0 Game Summary NY Rangers 0 1 1 –…
SPOTLIGHT: ROSTER FLUX
BY: Bruce Berlet Suspensions to Kris Newbury and Andre Deveaux impacted both the New York Ranger and Connecticut Whale rosters Thursday and Friday. Newbury, the Connecticut Whale’s fifth-leading scorer despite missing five games while on recall to the…