ALL THAT WILL BE MISSING IS FERRIS BUELLER
“WHALE FACE-OFF” SEASON KICK-OFF EVENT SET FOR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1 * * * * Pep Rally-style Event Takes Place at West Hartford’s Blue Back Square For The Connecticut Whale’s first full season fans will be literally dancing in…
THE AHL PRE-SEASON ANNOUNCED
The AHL has released the official pre-season schedule. The Whale Games are highlighted in Green and you can find them all after the jump…
A NEW VOICE FOR THE WHALE
FRANK BERRIAN TO BE NEW WHALE P.A. VOICE * * * * Experienced Radio Vet is also Team’s Community Relations Manager Whalers Sports & Entertainment (WSE) president and COO Howard Baldwin, Jr. announced today that Frank…
BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – CHAD JOHNSON, A GOALIE LOOKING TO REBOUND
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET Chad Johnson, A Goalie Looking to Rebound Chad Johnson experienced about the ultimate in good news-bad news last season. The good? The New York Rangers called up the goalie from the Connecticut Whale on Feb. 28 after…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Dale Weise got a taste of the NHL last season and would love to have a permanent dose this year. So to try to give himself the best possible chance to making the New York Rangers, the right wing changed his diet and worked with a…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Lights. Camera. Action. Yes, more than the usual number of faces was on hand for the opening of the New York Rangers’ training camp Friday at the Madison Square Garden training facility in Greenburgh, N.Y. HBO has begun filming the…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet On paper, the Connecticut Whale appears as if they’ll start the season strong in goal and on defense but could be offensively challenged after the loss of at least three of their top six scorers. But as New York Rangers assistant general…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet To the surprise of virtually no one, former Hartford Wolf Pack All-Star right wing Ryan Callahan was named the 26th captain of the New York Rangers on Monday. Callahan succeeds Trumbull native Chris Drury, who retired on Aug. 19 after…
IT’S OFFICIAL
The New York Rangers have announced, to no surprise to anyone who follows the team on a regular basis, that Ryan Callahan has been named the team’s 26th captain. Marc Staal and Brad Richards will be alternate captains. Brian Leetch, who was captain for…
RANGERS YOUNSTERS 2-FOR-2 BY BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Ken Gernander has always been demanding, whether as a player or now as coach of the Connecticut Whale. Gernander didn’t change Sunday night in the New York Rangers’ second game in the prospects tournament in Traverse City, Mich. After…