BOB CRAWFORD’S WHALE WEEKLY

WHALE WEEKLY: October 3-9, 2011 The Whale are set to hit the road this weekend, as they open up the 15th season of American Hockey League action in the city…

BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – TENACIOUS TANSKI

BY: Bruce Berlet You can’t help but root for Scott Tanski to make the Connecticut Whale. The day before New York Rangers opened camp, Tanski was preparing to leave on…

SHARKS JUMP WHALE AT QUINNIPIAC

      VERSUS       BY: Brian Ring Hamden, CT, September 30, 2011 - The Connecticut Whale were defeated by the Worcester Sharks, 2-1, Friday night in AHL preseason action…

BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – STAAL NOT STALLING

BY: Bruce Berlet The Connecticut Whale had quite an addition at their pregame skate Friday morning, but unfortunately he isn’t likely to be playing any time soon. New York Rangers…

BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – DEVEAUX, IN THE BELLY OF THE WHALE

BY: Bruce Berlet Upon reflection, Andre Deveaux had one overriding thought. “I’m just happy I wasn’t hurt,” Deveaux said. Happy, indeed. Deveaux, a noted tough guy, is the latest victim…

FRIDAY JUST GOT MORE INTERESTING

The Connecticut Whale will have an extra skater on defense tomorrow as the Rangers  have announced that Marc Staal will skate with the Whale. The question that remains is whether…

BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – RYAN GORDON, A PART OF HARTFORD HOCKEY FOREVER

BY: Bruce Berlet Phyllis and Barry Gordon thoroughly enjoyed the fourth edition of the Hartford Wolf Pack/Connecticut Whale game to benefit the Ryan Gordon/Connecticut Whale Community Scholars Fund, constantly smiling…

BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – “SO THAT’S A LATTE AND A HOCKEY CONTRACT TO GO?”

BY: Bruce Berlet Kale Kerbashian joined the New York Rangers organization literally over a cup of coffee and a vanilla milkshake. The smallish (5-foot-11, 165 pounds) but quick forward was…

BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – MAYBE YOU CAN GO HOME AGAIN

BY: Bruce Berlet Hockey often makes for strange bedfellows, coincidences and ironies. You can now look no farther than Jordan Owens, one of six invitees to Connecticut Whale training camp.…

BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – WADE REDDEN, YEAR TWO

BY: Bruce Berlet Despite spending a pleasant summer in picturesque Kelowna, British Columbia, with his wife and young daughter, Wade Redden experienced a bit of an unsettling offseason, proving again…