SPOTLIGHT: AHL ALL-STAR GAME

BY: Bruce Berlet The Eastern Conference lost a four-goal lead and a shootout in the AHL All-Star Game on Monday night that had a definite Connecticut Whale flavor. Rookie Jonathan…

WHALE WEEKLY: January 30 – February 5, 2012

BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the Connecticut Whale The Whale finished out the first month of 2012 with a pair of home games at the XL Center, and despite two…

SPOTLIGHT: ALL-STARS

BY: Bruce Berlet Connecticut Whale personnel and fans knew rookie left wing Carl Hagelin was plenty fast from the time he played his first pro-game in the playoffs last April.…

GIMME A BREAK – AN ALL-STAR BREAK

      VERSUS      The late, great Gilda Radner’s character, “Roseanne Rosannadannna” used to say to great laughs, “If it’s not one thing, it’s another…” Those words rang very true Saturday night…

LOSING…THE LOSING

      VERSUS      Well there that wasn’t so hard now was it? The newly remodeled Connecticut Whale fell behind early but stuck to their game plan and scored two power play…

SPOTLIGHT: ZUCCARELLO

BY: Bruce Berlet After a 5-3 victory over the Springfield Falcons on Dec. 31, the Connecticut Whale (19-15-3-5) had a six-point lead over the Adirondack Phantoms in the AHL’s Northeast…

ROAD WARRIORS TRADE FOR BRETTON CAMERON

BY: Ray Schmitt, Voice of the Greenville Road Warriors The Greenville Road Warriors announced today that they have acquired forward Bretton Cameron from the Stockton Thunder in exchange for forward…

THE TIP OF THE ICECAP

      VERSUS      The RMS Titanic sunk about 400 miles south of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland after hitting an iceberg on April 15, 1912. Almost 100 years later, The Connecticut…

SPOTLIGHT: JAMES DOLAN SPEAKS

BY: Bruce Berlet New York Rangers owner James Dolan made a rare, spontaneous visit to the Madison Square Garden media room after his team’s 3-0 victory over the Nashville Panthers…

WHALE WEEKLY: January 16 – 22, 2012

BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the Connecticut Whale The Whale visited Norfolk, VA this past weekend for their only road action against the Norfolk Admirals this season. Connecticut dropped both…