CHECKERS DRAFTING A PARTY
CHECKERS TO HOST ‘DRAUGHT FOR THE DRAFT’ AT BUFFALO WILD WINGS June 24 event will be first chance to get NHL preseason game tickets CHARLOTTE, N.C.—The Charlotte Checkers today announced the details of this year’s “Draught for the Draft” party in…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
Sounds like the Connecticut Whale made a good move today signing center Max Campbell to an AHL contract. Jess Rubenstein of Prospect Park called Campbell “the comeback kid who rebuilt his entire game” at Western Michigan University and should have been…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Former Hartford Whalers captain and iconic right wing Kevin Dineen finally got where many thought he should have been a few years ago on Wednesday. Dineen, one of the grittiest and hard-working players in hockey history, was named coach…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet The Manny Malhotra Miracle Saga took another major positive step Saturday. And the former Hartford Whalers and New York Rangers forward had a difficult time hiding his emotions in his first media interview since a deflected puck to his…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet The Connecticut Whale has made the offseason a lot more pleasant and relaxing for Jared Nightingale. The Whale exercised their 2011-12 option on the AHL contract of the unrestricted defenseman six weeks before the parent New York Rangers…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
By: Bruce Berlet Talk about being way off base. Larry Brooks, longtime New York Rangers beat writer for the New York Post, rightfully took George Laraque to task in his column Sunday for saying the NHL team somehow turned their back on Derek Boogaard in…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
By: Bruce Berlet It seemed appropriate that rain fell as hundreds of family, friends and hockey teammates, opponents and officials filed in and out of the chapel for the private funeral of Derek Boogaard on Saturday. The New York Rangers were well…
PUT AWAY YOUR CHECKERS
VERSUS OT GOAL SENDS SENS TO FINALS, ENDS CHARLOTTE’S SEASON Checkers finish with longest playoff run by Hurricanes AHL affiliate BINGHAMTON, N.Y. Despite a game-tying goal by Chris Terry with 1:24 left in the third period, the Binghamton…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
By: Bruce Berlet Former Hartford Wolf Pack coach Ryan McGill is looking for a job. McGill wasn’t retained by the Calgary Flames, making him the third member of the coaching staff to be let go after the team missed the playoffs for a second consecutive…
SENATORS VETO CHECKERS FOR THE THIRD TIME, 7-1
VERSUS SENATORS EXPLODE FOR 7, TAKE GAME 3 Checkers trail best-of-seven series 3-0; Game 4 tomorrow BINGHAMTON, N.Y.—Zack Smith recorded a hat trick and Robin Lehner stopped 37 of 38 shots as the Binghamton Senators downed the Charlotte Checkers,…