ROUND ONE OF BATTLE OF THE BOURQUES GOES TO: RYAN AND THE WHALE

      VERSUS     BY: Bruce Berlet The Bourque brothers, sons of Hall of Fame defenseman Ray Bourque, did their different things Tuesday night while playing against each other for the first…

SPOTLIGHT: BATTLE OF THE BOURQUES

BY: Bruce Berlet When Bruce Boudreau was fired as Washington Capitals coach on Monday, it didn’t affect the coaching staff of the Hershey Bears, the team’s AHL affiliate. But the…

ROAD WARRIORS HEADING INTO A CYCLONE

BY: Ray Schmitt, Voice of Greenville Road Warriors CINCINNATI, OH  - Tonight the Greenville Road Warriors play the third game of their seven-game road trip at US Bank Arena against…

WHALE WEEKLY: November 28-December 4, 2011

BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the Connecticut Whale The Whale took two out of three games this past week, defeating the Portland Pirates at home on Wednesday, 3-2 in overtime,…

SPOTLIGHT: BRENDAN BELL

BY: Bruce Berlet After Tim Erixon had another strong game for the Connecticut Whale last week, including a personal North American pro best of three assists, veteran defenseman Brendan Bell…

SPOTLIGHT: ROSTER MOVEMENT

BY: Bruce Berlet If you want to know how New York Rangers coach John Tortorella feels about his new call-ups from the Connecticut Whale, consider who was on the ice…

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…