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BY: Bruce Berlet On paper, the Connecticut Whale appears as if they’ll start the season strong in goal and on defense but could be offensively challenged after the loss of…

BABY RANGERS COME UP SHORT IN TRAVERSE FINAL

BY: Bruce Berlet The New York Rangers prospects team felt it had a lot more to do and give Wednesday night after a lackluster effort during most of an overtime…

FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

BY: Bruce Berlet After a stellar first season with the New York Rangers, it has been a difficult 12 months for Marian Gaborik. First, the right wing who signed a…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

BY: Bruce Berlet The New York Rangers will continue a new tradition when many of their top young players participate in a prospects tournament beginning Saturday in Traverse City, Mich.…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

BY: Bruce Berlet Two former New York Rangers/Hartford Wolf Pack players were on the opposite ends of the happiness scale Wednesday. Defenseman Fedor Tyutin hit the jackpot, while center Marc…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

BY: Bruce Berlet Colin McDonald didn’t hide his feelings – and didn’t want to, either. After scoring an AHL-leading 42 goals with the Oklahoma City Barons last season, the Wethersfield…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

BY: Bruce Berlet Matt Zaba didn’t particularly enjoy his last season playing goal in North America. While the Hartford Wolf Pack, now Connecticut Whale, were missing the playoffs for the…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

BY: Bruce Berlet It’s hardly been an OFF-season for Connecticut Whale/New York Rangers center Kris Newbury. First, Newbury’s wife, Amanda, gave birth to the couple’s third child, Jorja, on May…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

BY: Bruce Berlet Talk about eerie and haunting similarity in the deaths of two young, tough NHL players in a span of three months while trying to fight personal demons…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

BY: Bruce Berlet Tommy Grant arrived in Hartford in late March unheralded but hardly bashful in his demeanor. Grant had a bit of an edge from the get-go. Nothing cocky,…