PLAYER SAFETY FIRST
As you are most certain to have heard by now, the news coming out of Florida, where the NHL’s 30 General Managers are meeting to discuss a number of key issues, not the least of which are head shots and player safety, has been all good.
VARSITY AND JV BOTH WIN
VERSUS Saturday hosted one of those rare nights where both the NHL and their AHL affiliates would squared off on the same day. The AHL Connecticut Whale did their part with a 4-2 victory, their fifth in seven tries, against the Worcester Sharks. After…
BOWMAN PLEASE TAKE THE ELEVATOR UP
‘CANES RECALL DRAYSON BOWMAN FROM CHARLOTTE Forward earned 10 points in 13 games in February RALEIGH, NC – Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has recalled…
WHALE SPECIALS
One of Howlings biggest supporters is our good friend, Dave Romeiko of the Connecticut Whale. Dave will go out of his way to make sure that the people that come to him for tickets are treated properly. Wednesday morning, Dave sent us the following…
POGGE BACKSTOPS CHECKERS TO 2-1 WIN OVER SENS
VERSUS Charlotte netminder makes 38 saves in first-star performance CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Justin Pogge earned first-star honors by making 38 saves as the Charlotte Checkers defeated the Binghamton Senators, 2-1, at Time Warner Cable Arena on Tuesday…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet It was a doubly good Tuesday for Connecticut Whale center Francis Lemieux. Lemieux was released from his second professional tryout contract and signed to an AHL deal before being among the 22 players on the Whale’s Clear Day list.…
CHECKERS CHECKING IN CLEAR DAY
CHECKERS ANNOUNCE CLEAR DAY PERIOD ROSTER List includes 22 players eligible for remainder of season and playoffs CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Charlotte Checkers, in conjunction with the American Hockey League, have released their 22-man Clear Day period…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet It has been arguably the most topsy-turvy season in the 14 years of the Hartford Wolf Pack/Connecticut Whale franchise. Man-games lost to injuries and call-ups are at an all-time high, causing disruptions to continuity and chemistry. But…
“TIGER’S BLOOD AND ADONIS DNA”
VERSUS It was such great spectacle the first time so why not do it again? The Connecticut Whale played the third period of Saturday’s back-end of the home-and-home series with the Springfield Falcons, taking a page out of the Charlie Sheen quote book,…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet With their top four centers missing and their leading scorer and No. 1 offensive defenseman injured before the game was 25 minutes old, the Connecticut Whale desperately needed help from new sources Wednesday night against the Springfield…