FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

BY: Bruce Berlet With a last name synonymous with hockey greatness, one would think Ryan Bourque has been a rink rat almost from the time he departed the womb. Well,…

FAN-FARE: BUILDING A CORE

BY: Adam Gavriel In John Tortorella’s first off-season as Rangers’ head coach he began preaching the idea of the team developing a, “Core,” the idea of getting young and staying…

WHALE OF A PRESEASON SCHEDULE

WHALE ANNOUNCE PRESEASON SCHEDULE *           *           *           * Includes Three Local Games to Benefit Community Organizations HARTFORD, CT:  Whalers Sports & Entertainment today announced the Connecticut Whale’s 2011 preseason schedule. …

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

BY: Bruce Berlet With general manager Dale Tallon having added 11 new players to the Florida Panthers’ roster in less than a month, first-year coach Kevin Dineen has plenty of…

EX-PACK SANGUINETTI RESIGNS IN CAROLINA

‘CANES AGREE TO TERMS WITH BOBBY SANGUINETTI Defenseman signs one-year pact RALEIGH, NC – Ron Francis, Director of Hockey Operations of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that…

HERE’S A CHALLENGE FOR PUCKY AND SONAR

Chubby, the mascot for the Charlotte Checkers, brought support for his team to NEW HEIGHTS pardon the pun… Check this out… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mKBXSxSB6I&w=448&h=252&hd=1] So Pucky & Sonar, you up for a…

BOYLE BACK IN BLUE

BY: Bruce Berlet The expected became reality late Thursday night when center Brian Boyle signed a three-year, $5.1 million contract with the Rangers, averting a salary arbitration hearing on July…

JOHNSON COMING BACK

New York Rangers goaltender Chad Johnson told Howlings Thursday night that he has been qualified by the Blueshirts and is working out his contract. The 25-year old native of Calgary,…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

BY: Bruce Berlet Great news that New Canaan native Max Pacioretty was back in a competitive environment Wednesday night more than four months after a severe concussion and fractured vertebrae…

GET YOUR SCHEDULE INTRODUCTIONS HERE

WHALE ANNOUNCES 2011-12 SCHEDULE FORMAT *           *           *           * I-91 Rivals Springfield and Bridgeport will be Most Familiar Adversaries HARTFORD, July 14 2011:  The Connecticut Whale today announced its schedule…