ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS
VERSUS The Connecticut Whale ended their four day holiday break and began their toughest stretch of the season that will see them play five games over the next eight days and as they did earlier in the season blew a lead entering the third…
SPOTLIGHT: SOUNDING OUT THE TIGERS
BY: Bruce Berlet After a well-earned four-day break, the Northeast Division-leading Connecticut Whale looks to extend their latest points streak to four games when they visit their intrastate rival Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Monday night. The Whale…
WHALE: “I AIN’T ‘FRAID OF NO GHOSTS”
VERSUS It wasn’t pretty that’s for sure, but the Connecticut Whale, behind a Pavel Valentenko missile from the high slot with 17 seconds left in regulation beat the Adirondack Phantoms 2-1 at the XL Center before 2,389 Wednesday…
SPOTLIGHT: STU BICKEL
By Bruce Berlet Defenseman Stu Bickel is the latest Connecticut Whale “graduate” to make a difference for the parent New York Rangers this season. Bickel joined rookies Carl Hagelin and Tim Erixon as players to make their NHL debut with the Rangers on…
SPOTLIGHT: NEWBURY
BY: Bruce Berlet Kris Newbury is a proud individual, as a human being and a hockey player. Few demonstrate more grit, determination and leadership than the Connecticut Whale’s veteran center, something that earned Newbury frequent plaudits from New York…
MORE GOOD NEWS FOR WHALE FANS
CT WHALE, COMCAST LAUNCH “WHALE TV” ON XFINITY ON DEMAND * * * * Exclusive Content to be Available to Comcast Xfinity TV Customers Across New England Whalers Sports & Entertainment and Comcast today announced the launch…
SPOTLIGHT: KELSEY TESSIER
BY: Bruce Berlet Kelsey Tessier prides himself in being a responsible two-way player with lots of grit and a penchant for doing little things such as finishing checks and getting up the opposition’s skin, a major reason he received the Seventh…
SPOTLIGHT: TIM ERIXON
BY: Bruce Berlet It was hardly surprising that the New York Rangers called up rookie defenseman Tim Erixon from the Connecticut Whale on Wednesday. Erixon’s role with the AHL’s Northeast Division leaders has expanded, and his play has steadily improved…
SPOTLIGHT: LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION
BY: Bruce Berlet The Connecticut Whale got their first TV air time Saturday night since 2007 when the team was known as the Hartford Wolf Pack. Wednesday night the Whale could get some exposure on a much larger scale, as part of the first of four…
SPOTLIGHT: DOMINIC MOORE
BY: Bruce Berlet Former Hartford Wolf Pack and New York Rangers center Dominic Moore had a day to forget – and relish – on Thursday. Moore was the reason that Martin St. Louis’ NHL-high consecutive games played streak of 499 ended Thursday night, after…