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…
ROAD WARRIORS RECEIVE BOURDON FROM ADIRONDACK
GREENVILLE, SC – The Greenville Road Warriors announced today that defenseman Marc-Andre Bourdon has been reassigned to the team by the Philadelphia Flyers from the Adirondack Phantoms of the American Hockey League.
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet CROMWELL, CT. – As Jeremy Williams lay motionless on the XL Center ice for what seemed an eternity Wednesday night, the Connecticut Whale’s All-Star right wing had flashbacks to 11 years ago and a car accident in his tiny hometown of…
UPDATES
The latest news from Whale-Land… Kris Newbury has been sent down to Connecticut by the New York Rangers. Word is also out now that Alexandre Imbeault has been release from his PTO and will return to the Florida Everblades.
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet HARTFORD, CT – Ken Gernander had been all through the routine nearly 13 years ago, but that didn’t make it any easier. In fact, in some ways, it was harder. Gernander missed the first two games in his four-year Hartford Wolf…
NO MORE STAALING IN FLORIDA
CHECKERS SWAP FORWARDS WITH ECHL AFFILIATE Staal recalled from Everblades; McKenzie re-assigned CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Charlotte Checkers general manager and head coach Jeff Daniels announced today that forward Jared Staal has been recalled from the…