SPOTLIGHT: ROSTER FLUX

BY: Bruce Berlet Suspensions to Kris Newbury and Andre Deveaux impacted both the New York Ranger and Connecticut Whale rosters Thursday and Friday. Newbury, the Connecticut Whale’s fifth-leading scorer despite…

NEWBURY, BYERS & HAMILL SUSPENDED

AHL ANNOUNCES SUSPENSIONS SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced the following suspensions: • Connecticut Whale center Kris Newbury has been suspended for four (4) games as a…

WHALE WEEKLY: November 21-27, 2011

BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the Connecticut Whale The Whale swept two games on the weekend, to move back into first place in the Northeast Division, rebounding nicely from the…

SPOTLIGHT: MOVEMBER

BY: Bruce Berlet Brendan Bell’s wife might not be enamored with his latest bit of facial hair, but he’s the early leader for best moustache on the Connecticut Whale during…

BELL TOWERS OVER FALLEN POULIN WALL

     VERSUS       (Oops Update…Just realized this posting was still sitting in the draft section of the blog from Friday night and that it was never posted… our apologies) Despite…

VALIQUETTE BACK IN THE AHL – FOR NOW

One time Hartford Wolf Pack and New York Rangers netminder Steve Valiquette was back where he started having signed a Professional Try-Out (PTO) with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. The always…

SPOTLIGHT: HOLDING LEADS

BY: Bruce Berlet It’s a classic case of the glass being half full or half empty. The Connecticut Whale has led in all 14 games they have played this season,…

SPOTLIGHT: COREY POTTER

BY: Bruce Berlet It’s nice to see former Hartford Wolf Pack defenseman Corey Potter finally get regular shifts in the NHL with the Edmonton Oilers. Potter, the New York Rangers’…

THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME

      VERSUS      BY: Mitch Beck Blowing leads become a major problem to this point in the early part of the season for Connecticut Whale head coach Ken Gernander’s bunch. Sunday…

SPOTLIGHT: HOWARD BALDWIN

BY: Bruce Berlet Howard Baldwin is the “Godfather of Professional Hockey in Hartford” on several fronts, spanning nearly four decades. First, Baldwin became one of the youngest executive in professional…