FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

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…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

BY: Bruce Berlet To the surprise of virtually no one, former Hartford Wolf Pack All-Star right wing Ryan Callahan was named the 26th captain of the New York Rangers on…

IT’S OFFICIAL

The New York Rangers have announced, to no surprise to anyone who follows the team on a regular basis, that Ryan Callahan has been named the team’s 26th captain. Marc…

RANGERS YOUNSTERS 2-FOR-2 BY BRUCE BERLET

BY: Bruce Berlet Ken Gernander has always been demanding, whether as a player or now as coach of the Connecticut Whale. Gernander didn’t change Sunday night in the New York…

REMEMBERING SEPT. 11 with BRUCE BERLET

BY: Bruce Berlet September 11 always elicits memories of that fateful trip down the Merritt Parkway. A decade ago, I was passing through Meriden on the way to the opening…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

BY: Bruce Berlet After the horrific off-season that hockey has experienced, it was with joy that I could tune in to the NHL Network at 7 p.m. Saturday and watch…

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 Not surprisingly, the mother of Wade Belak said the former NHL player suffered from depression before committing suicide last Wednesday. “I think he was taking control of…

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…