IT’S ALL ABOUT THE BOUNCES
(Due to having a crippling case of the flu, we were unable to watch yesterday’s game between the Connecticut Whale and the Adirondack Phantoms. However, our good friend Bruce Berlet was there and files this report) VERSUS By Bruce Berlet HARTFORD,…
WHALE BECOMING ‘MOBY DICK’
VERSUS On the 80’s TV show, “The ‘A’ Team,” the team’s leader John “Hannibal” Smith would always say the phrase, “I love it when a plan comes together.” If Connecticut Whale coach Ken Gernander were that kind of boisterous sort, he might have said…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet When an athlete says his parents are his idols because of the strong faith they show every day, you know you have a special person. Connecticut Whale defenseman Jared Nightingale is just such an individual. While Nightingale is one of the…
EX-WHALE (PACK) GIROUX AHL ALL-STAR CAPTAIN
Congratulations to ex-Whale forward Alexandre Giroux on his being named this afternoon Captain of the Western Conference All Star team for the upcoming game in Hershey in January.
EX-WHALE SAUER’S FIRST GOAL VETOS SENATORS
VERSUS NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES December 9, 2010 – New York Rangers 5, Ottawa Senators 3 (Game No. 30, Away No. 15)
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet CROMWELL – Winning has a way of curing a lot of ills, as the Connecticut Whale has discovered the past three weeks. After a 1-9-2-1 slide led to the worst start in the franchise’s 14-year history (4-10-2-2), the Whale is on a 6-1-0-2 run…
WHALE WEEKLY: December 6-12, 2010
The Whale (10-11-2-4, 26 pts.) has climbed into a tie for fourth place in the Atlantic Division, after a 2-0-0-1 week last week. A 2-1 shootout loss at Worcester was the first non-win for the Whale since the re-branding from the Wolf Pack, and the club…
ROAD WARRIORS SPOIL STINGRAYS PARTY
VERSUS NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – The Greenville Road Warriors forced Stingrays fans to wait the duration of the game to toss their teddy bears on Saturday night. The Road Warriors earned a 2-0 win to defeat the Stingrays at the North Charleston…
MCKELVIE TO GREENVILLE
In a move that does not come as much of a surprise, forward Chris McKelvie has been “loaned” to the Greenville Road Warriors of the ECHL. McKelvie has played in only one game since November 7th against Bridgeport. The New Brighton, Minnesota native…
UPCOMING WHALE EVENTS
There are some big special events coming up fans of the Connecticut Whale. Here’s a listing of some of them…