WHALE RECIPE FOR SCORING? ADD SOME PUNCH
The Connecticut Whale are having trouble scoring goals. That’s a secret to nobody. With the disclosure that came after the afternoon contest between the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers that right wing Marian Gaborik has sustained a concussion…
WHALE SHOOTOUT PHANTOMS
VERSUS It wasn’t pretty but it’s still two points.
PUBLIC SKATE AT THE RENT
PUBLIC SKATE TO CONCLUDE OUTDOOR HARVEST-PROPERTIES.COM WHALERS HOCKEY FEST ON FEBRUARY 22 Last Event of Historic 13-day Outdoor Hockey Celebration at Rentschler Field Hartford, CT – Whalers Sports and Entertainment announced today that the…
NEWBURY BACK TO NEW YORK
According to the beat reporters in New York, Kris Newbury has been recalled and will play tomorrow night against the LA Kings. What is going to be interesting is if Newbury s back in time for Friday’s game against Adirondack or the WhaleBowl on Saturday.…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet He shared the goal-scoring lead in the first season the New England Whalers became the Hartford Whalers and joined the National Hockey League. He and future Hall of Famer Ron Francis seemed to pull off “The Detroit Play” at the most…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet EAST HARTFORD, CT. – All that was missing were the strains of “The Stripper” reverberating through empty Rentschler Field. Connecticut Whale rookie defenseman Tomas Kundratek lost the team’s practice-ending shootout Tuesday, and on this…
HANSONS SPEAK
By Bruce Berlet Steve Carlson is part of the answer to one of the great trivia questions in sports history. Who are the two players to be on the same team as Gordie “Mr. Hockey” Howe and Wayne “The Great One” Gretzky? Amazingly, both played for the World…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By: Bruce Berlet WHALE BOWL WILL BREAK AHL ATTENDANCE RECORD More than 22,500 tickets have been sold for Whale Bowl, the highlight of the “Harvest-Properties.com Whalers Hockey Fest 2011” at Rentschler Field, assuring the Whale will break the AHL…
DEVILS DUMPED LATE BY CHECKERS
VERSUS LATE GOAL BOOSTS CHECKERS OVER DEVILS Murphy stops 26 of 28 for fourth straight win CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Brett Bellemore’s goal with less than four minutes to play was the difference as the Charlotte Checkers edged the Albany Devils, 3-2, in…
FOILING COACH
“THE HANSON BROTHERS” TO APPEAR AT OUTDOOR HARVEST-PROPERTIES.COM WHALE BOWL FEBRUARY 19 Famed Characters to Join Whaler Squad for Legends Game Prior to Outdoor AHL Battle between the CT Whale and Providence Bruins at Rentschler Field