IN THE CORNER WITH BRIAN RING – BUILDING BLOCK WEEKEND
BY: Brian Ring After wrapping up three straight wins last weekend, the Whale will take to the road for a pair of games on Friday and Saturday. Friday will see Connecticut travel to Glens Falls, NY to take on the Adirondack Phantoms for the second time on…
ZUCCARELLO HIT REDUX
In case you didn’t see the hit that was put on Mats Zuccarello by Adam Mair that has shaken up the Connecticut Whale forward that earned the Falcons center a four game suspension, here it is. Do you feel that four games was an adequate suspension? If…
AHL ANNOUNCES SUSPENSIONS
Connecticut Whale head coach Ken Gernander was livid after Saturday night’s game against the Springfield Falcons after an obvious illegal hit to the head of Mats Zuccarello by NHL veteran Adam Mair went unpunished. Gernander told reporters after that…
3’s and 2’s
VERSUS After knocking off the Springfield Falcons 4-1 Sunday afternoon in front of 2,764 at the XL Center, if the Connecticut Whale were at all superstitious they would be heading to place 3-3-3 as their lottery number because Sunday was all…
ZUCCARELLO, TALBOT GIVE WHALE OF A WIN
VERSUS Mats Zuccarello may not be the world’s tallest hockey player, but he’s certainly making a case that he might be among it’s toughest. Listed at 5-7 and 174 pounds, “The Norwegian Hobbit” took a crushing, deliberate elbow to the head from…
WHALE CRUSH THE MONARCHS
VERSUS BY: Brittany Burke The CT Whale grabbed an early lead and never let go as the men in green and blue topped the Manchester Monarchs 5-0 in front of 3,272 at the XL Center Friday night. Cam Talbot (1-1-0, 23 saves) earned the team’s first…
MONARCHS OVERTHROWN BY WHALE FRIDAY
BY: Brian Ring The Connecticut Whale defeated the Manchester Monarchs Friday night, 5-0, before 3,272 fans at the XL Center. The Whale received two goals and an assist from forward Mats Zuccarello, who made his first appearance with the club after…
IN THE CORNER WITH BRIAN RING – SCOTT TANKSI
BY: Brian Ring Rookie forward and Ontario native Scott Tanski was all but ready to head to Carleton University to start the season, but the need for an extra body put him directly on a track that would see him start his professional career by cracking…
BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – AVERY, “I COULD PROBABLY PLAY”
BY: Bruce Berlet Sean Avery, wearing a yellow no-contact jersey, skated for the first time in nearly three weeks Wednesday morning in a 50-minute workout with the Connecticut Whale at the XL Center in Hartford. Avery participated in the entire practice,…
BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – ZUKE ARRIVES
BY: Bruce Berlet While the New York Rangers prepared to face off with the Stanley Cup runner-up Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night, Mats Zuccarello was 3,000 miles away, tricky-dribbling pucks and cavorting with his new/old Connecticut Whale teammates at…