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 Whale sunk to the bottom of the XL Center Friday night after an Icecap…
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 on Tuesday night. Dolan, the CEO of MSG, praised Rangers president and…
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 ends of the two-game set, falling by a 3-1 score Friday night…
THE AVERY AFFECT
VERSUS Much as the Peanuts character Pigpen seems to always have a cloud of dirty following him wherever he goes, the same can be said for former New York Rangers’ forward Sean Avery. Saturday night in Norfolk, Virginia the Connecticut Whale…
ZUCCARELLO: NOW YOU SEE HIM – MAYBE NOW YOU DON’T?
VERSUS The Connecticut Whale travelled down to The Scope in Norfolk, Virginia to start a pair of games with the Admirals. Head Coach Ken Gernander started the trip on an up-note as he was able to pencil in All-Star forward Mats Zuccarello for…
SPOTLIGHT: DAN GIRARDI
BY: Bruce Berlet One of the great success stories in Hartford Wolf Pack/Connecticut Whale history continued Thursday when defenseman Dan Girardi was one of three New York Rangers named to the NHL All-Star team. Girardi, who earned his first All-Star…
SPOTLIGHT: MID-SEASON REPORT
BY: Bruce Berlet After being among the AHL’s elite for most of the season, the Connecticut Whale looks to smooth their first speed bump as the midpoint of the season arrives Friday night in Norfolk, Va. The Whale’s four-game winless streak (0-2-1-1) is…
SPOTLIGHT: CHRISTENSEN
BY: Bruce Berlet The Connecticut Whale added a new player to their roster Wednesday, center Erik Christensen. And they could have a second new player, wing Wojtek Wolski, in the near future. Christensen agreed to a two-week conditioning assignment…
SPOTLIGHT: DEVEAUX TO THE PRESS BOX
BY: Bruce Berlet With first-line right wing Andre Deveaux suspended three games because of boarding incidents in two games against the Springfield Falcons last weekend, the Connecticut Whale could use some reinforcements. They could be getting them from…
WHALE OBJECTION OVERRULED
VERSUS If the Connecticut Whale are going to make a serious run at a Calder Cup championship they are going to have to learn how to play with a lead and that it takes a full sixty minutes to win. Friday night in Binghamton, New York the Whale…