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Mitch Beck
- March 22, 2011
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet Connecticut Whale rookie goalie Cam Talbot paid defenseman Pavel Valentenko quite the compliment Sunday. “He blocks shots so well it’s like having three goalies,” Talbot said after…
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- March 21, 2011
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet As the pressure mounts as the playoffs approach, players and teams can buckle or get stronger late in games. The latter has been the Connecticut Whale’s MO…
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- March 16, 2011
COMINGS AND GOINGS
The New York Rangers and Connecticut Whale have some players that will be coming and at least one who will be going. Wednesday the Rangers announced that 2010 first round…
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- March 1, 2011
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet You’ll have to excuse the Connecticut Whale if they feel a bit lost at the XL Center on Wednesday night. Other than a handful of practices, the…
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- February 20, 2011
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet It’s never a good time to lose a lead after two periods, but Connecticut Whale picked one of the worst Saturday night. Despite an error-prone opening 10…
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- February 20, 2011
WHALE LOOK TO MAKE TWO POINTS AND COME UP SHORT ON BOTH
VERSUS “It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.” The start to Charles Dickens, The Tale of Two Cities. It’s so cliché to use it to…
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- February 20, 2011
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – Hall of Famer Brian Leetch had just one regret. “It went too fast,” the Cheshire native said. Just one regret, too, for Enfield…
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- February 18, 2011
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet The countdown has reached zero. The Whale Bowl arrives Saturday, and the Connecticut Whale and Providence Bruins are more than a little enthused about participating in the…
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- February 17, 2011
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet CROMWELL, CT – The Connecticut Whale bus wouldn’t get into gear after a practice in suburban Syracuse during the team’s only venture into Canada this season to…
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- February 14, 2011
WHALE WEEKLY: February 14-21, 2011
The Whale (26-22-2-5, 59 pts.) journeyed to Canada for the only time this season this past week, losing to the Toronto Marlies by a 9-2 score on Wednesday before rebounding…
