FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet CROMWELL, CT – Jeremy Williams’ first All-Star appearance this week provided several memorable moments, not the least of which was playing center for an extended period for the first since learning to skate on the rink on his family farm…
CHIEF DANIELS EXCITED ABOUT WHALE-BOWL
By Brittany Burke Whalers alumnus Scott “Chief” Daniels isn’t returning to Hartford this month as just an alum, waiting to take on his former rivals, the Boston Bruins in the Harvest-Properties.com “Whale Bowl”. He is traveling to Hartford to be a…
WHALE BOWL UPDATE
“SAM’S RACE FOR A PLACE” NAMED OFFICIAL CHARITY OF OUTDOOR HARVEST-PROPERTIES.COM WHALERS HOCKEY FEST 2011 Kingswood-Oxford Student’s Fund-raising Effort Benefits Ronald McDonald House Hartford, CT – Whalers Sports and Entertainment president and…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet After 15 years playing and coaching in the University of Connecticut’s antiquated rink covered by an open dome, Bruce Marshall thought he was finished with outdoor hockey. “Coaching outdoors wasn’t high on my list to do,” Marshall, a 1985…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet You would think learning how to focus on trying to stop flying pucks with the opposition impeding your vision or crashing the net would fill enough of your time. Not for Alexandra Garcia, the junior goaltender on the University of…
PIRATES HARPOON THE GREAT WHALE
VERSUS There’s a popular old saying that goes, “Better Late Than Never.” However if you asked the Connecticut Whale players what they thought about that saying and how it played a part in their Saturday night demise, a stunning 3-2 loss on a goal…
WHALE MATH… 3 + 5 = -2
VERSUS With five players returned from the New York Rangers, expectations were high that the Connecticut Whale were going to be a formidable opponent to play against when the Manchester Monarchs visited the XL Center. For the most part they were, but…
A HOWLINGS SPECIAL
Hello there Howlings readers! Here at Whalers Sports and Entertainment, we would like to offer Howlings readers a special deal for the Outdoor game on February 19th at Rentschler Field as it consists of pairs of 2 tickets to the Outdoor game and 4 flex…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet When Jeremy Williams finally realized his goal of playing in the NHL five years ago, he had Toronto Maple Leafs captain, 2006 Olympic gold medalist and future Hall of Famer Mats Sundin sitting beside him in the locker room.
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet HARTFORD, CT. – As his new/old Connecticut Whale teammates worked out after practice early Wednesday afternoon, Kris Newbury played equipment man/delivery boy, helping the equipment staff bring the four bags of gear he had transported…