WHALE FRUSTRATED IN SPRINGFIELD

      VERSUS      There are a multitude of ways to lose in any sporting event, and the Connecticut Whale have certainly explored many of them this season, but Saturday night’s 2-0…

WHALE SINK PIRATES SHIP

     VERSUS     BY: Bruce Berlet Special teams often are the difference at all levels of hockey these days, and the Connecticut Whale proved that again Friday night against the Portland…

SPOTLIGHT: CHAD KOLARIK

BY: Bruce Berlet One of the Beatles’ most famous songs in a litany of platinum recordings was entitled “The Long and Winding Road.” The creation of songwriters Paul McCartney and…

SPOTLIGHT: MELROSE PICKS

By Bruce Berlet Former NHL player and coach Barry Melrose has always been an entertaining personality and a straight shooter as an ESPN hockey analyst. Not surprisingly, Melrose picked two…

WHALE WEEKLY: February 21 – 26, 2012

BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the Connecticut Whale The Whale posted another successful week as they entered the third weekend in February, winning two out of three games on their…

THE PLAN IS COMING TOGETHER.

      VERSUS      Winning is contagious.Much like Ronald Reagan’s trickle down economics, the same seems to be the case with the Connecticut Whale. After a horrendous January where they were winless,…

SPOTLIGHT: WADE REDDEN

BY: Bruce Berlet In 13 seasons in the NHL, Wade Redden never missed more than 18 games. In fact, in 10 of those seasons, the defenseman played at least 75…

SPOTLIGHT: BRENT THOMPSON

BY: Bruce Berlet Brent Thompson could be in line for a Coach of the Year daily double. The former Hartford Wolf Pack defenseman was named ECHL Coach of the Year…

11-OF-12: AND IT DIDN’T SEEM LIKE ENOUGH

      VERSUS      “All good things must come to an end,” goes the old English proverb. For the Connecticut Whale their five-game winning streak ended in a 2-1 overtime loss to…

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO CRUSH A MONARCHY?

      VERSUS      The Connecticut Whale struck three times in a span of just 1:31 in the second period and then rode solid goaltending by Chad Johnson to win their fifth…