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 previous weekend’s 0-2-0-0 trip to St. John’s, Newfoundland. The Whale knocked…
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 the always worthwhile Movember cause. During Movember – the month formerly known…
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 65 minutes of spectacular goaltending from the Bridgeport Sound Tiger’s…
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 jovial Valiquette, one of hockey’s truly nicest guys, took a few…
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, including by two goals in five outings, but they’ve lost half of them while compiling a 7-4-1-2…
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’ fourth-round pick in 2003, was always a steady presence on the Wolf Pack…
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 afternoon at the Mile One Centre in Newfoundland, the Whale wasted two-goal…
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 sports when he was a founder and partner of the…
ICECAPS FREEZE WHALE
(Editor’s note: Due to a family commitment in Albany, we were unable to see most of this game therefore it felt incredibly disingenuous to write on the portion we did see…therefore here is Bob Crawford’s recap) BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the Connecticut…
SPOTLIGHT: FRANCOIS BOUCHARD
BY: Bruce Berlet A lot of players might not be enamored with having to travel 12-15 hours round-trip to play their first few games with a new team. Not right wing Francois Bouchard, whom the New York Rangers acquired from the Washington Capitals on…