SPOTLIGHT: LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION
BY: Bruce Berlet The Connecticut Whale got their first TV air time Saturday night since 2007 when the team was known as the Hartford Wolf Pack. Wednesday night the Whale could get some exposure on a much larger scale, as part of the first of four…
MISSIAEN NAMED ECHL GOALIE OF THE WEEK
BY: Ray Schmitt, Voice of the Greenville Road Warriors Jason Missiaen of the Greenville Road Warriors is the Reebok Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week for Dec. 5-11 The 21-year old was 2-0-0 with one shutout, a goals-against average of 0.50 and a save…
WHALE WEEKLY: December 12-18, 2011
BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the Connecticut Whale The Whale (15-8-1-2, 33 pts.) went 1-2-0-0 in three games this past week, but remained in first place in the Atlantic Division by a margin of three points over second-place Adirondack. The week began with…
STREAKY-NESS CONTINUES
VERSUS There’s an old saying when it comes to sports, “There’s a reason it’s the minor leagues.” For the Connecticut Whale, 3-2 losers to the Providence Bruins at the Dunkin Donuts Center Sunday evening, the reason is simple – streaky…
BRUINS SWALLOWED UP BY WHALE TOTAL TEAM EFFORT
VERSUS The Connecticut Whale played one of their most sound two way games of the season in shutting out the visiting Providence Bruins 3-0 in front of at the XL Center Saturday night. Head Coach Ken Gernander talks frequently in his post-game…
JUST ONE OF THOSE DAYS…
VERSUS Rosanne Rosannadanna was a character created by Gilda Radner on Saturday Night Live back in the 1970’s. Rosanne used to do “Weekend Update” with Chevy Chase and would always end here reports with the phrase, “Well, if it’s…
SPOTLIGHT: DOMINIC MOORE
BY: Bruce Berlet Former Hartford Wolf Pack and New York Rangers center Dominic Moore had a day to forget – and relish – on Thursday. Moore was the reason that Martin St. Louis’ NHL-high consecutive games played streak of 499 ended Thursday night, after…
EX-RANGER (WOLF PACK) BEATS RANGERS
VERSUS The Rangers were defeated by the Tampa Bay Lightning Thursday night on a late third period goal and the only score in the shootout by ex-Wolf Pack and Ranger Dominic Moore, 3-2 at Madison Square Garden. Here’s the Rangers…
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…