WHALE GET HEAVIER
More decisions are in store for Connecticut Whale head coach Ken Gernander as the New York Ranges have made what is expected to be all but their last cut. According to the New York media tweeting this morning the Blueshirts have sent forwards Ryan…
SHARKS JUMP WHALE AT QUINNIPIAC
VERSUS BY: Brian Ring Hamden, CT, September 30, 2011 – The Connecticut Whale were defeated by the Worcester Sharks, 2-1, Friday night in AHL preseason action at the TD Bank Sports Center at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, CT. Despite…
BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – STAAL NOT STALLING
BY: Bruce Berlet The Connecticut Whale had quite an addition at their pregame skate Friday morning, but unfortunately he isn’t likely to be playing any time soon. New York Rangers All-Star defenseman Marc Staal worked out with the Whale at Champions…
BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – THE BUSINESS OF WHALE HOCKEY
BY: Bruce Berlet The Connecticut Whale is the focus of Whalers Sports and Entertainment’s business game, and the brainchild of former Hartford Whalers owner and managing general manager partner Howard Baldwin is making a major push to improve its…
2011 TRAINING CAMP OPENS SOON IN GREENVILLE
GREENVILLE, SC – The Greenville Road Warriors ECHL hockey club announced today that it will begin its 2011 training camp on Monday, October 3. Camp concludes on Thursday, October 13 before the Road Warriors begin regular season play the next night…
BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – MAYBE YOU CAN GO HOME AGAIN
BY: Bruce Berlet Hockey often makes for strange bedfellows, coincidences and ironies. You can now look no farther than Jordan Owens, one of six invitees to Connecticut Whale training camp. Growing up in Toronto, one of Owens’ favorite players was center…
BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – WADE REDDEN, YEAR TWO
BY: Bruce Berlet Despite spending a pleasant summer in picturesque Kelowna, British Columbia, with his wife and young daughter, Wade Redden experienced a bit of an unsettling offseason, proving again that money can’t buy you complete happiness. First,…
BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – MITCHELL MAKES MARK
FROM THE CREASE BY: BRUCE BERLET John Mitchell has always prided himself in being “a pretty fast skater” and proved it when he won a fastest skater competition with the Toronto Maple Leafs three years ago. “I think I actually beat the time in the NHL…
SIGNINGS IN GREENVILLE
GREENVILLE, SC – The Greenville Road Warriors announced today that they have re-signed centers Justin Bowers and Brendan Connolly for the 2011-12 season. Bowers, 26, returns to Greenville for his fourth season of professional hockey. With the Road…
BALDWIN, SR. RECEIVES HIGH HONOR
CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION HONORS HOWARD BALDWIN, SR. AS 2011 COMMUNITY LEADER OF THE YEAR * * * * Will be Saluted at November 12 “Sportscasters’ Super Ball” Whalers Sports & Entertainment (WSE) announced today that its…