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 offered kudos about how the Swedish rookie blueliner handled his…
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 for the final minute of a 2-0 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday. With the…
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 missing five games while on recall to the…
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 consequence of an illegal check to the head of an…
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…