FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet AHL president and CEO Dave Andrews called last week’s All-Star Classic “awesome” for a number of reasons, starting with two nights of sellout crowds for the skills competition and All-Star Game at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa.
ROAD WARRIORS WEEKLY #17: 2/7/11-2/13/11
GREENVILLE, SC – The Greenville Road Warriors won two out of three games in Estero against the Everblades last week to solidify their position atop the South Division. This week will see the Road Warriors make a brief return to the BI-LO Center for…
“UGLY”
VERSUS “It was just an ugly goal, just a bad goal,” Connecticut Whale goaltender Chad Johnson said after TJ Breenan’s bad angle shot with just 3:12 remaining was the difference in a 3-2 win for the visiting Portland Pirates Sunday afternoon at the XL…
DETROIT UP NEXT
NY RANGERS at DETROIT RED WINGS Monday, Feb. 7, 7:30 p.m. Joe Louis Arena • Detroit, MI Rangers: 29-22-4 (62 pts) Red Wings: 31-15-6 (68 pts) * All information through NHL games on Feb. 5
BRUINS BURNED BY BOWMAN
VERSUS LATE GOAL BY BOWMAN BURIES BRUINS Samson adds goal, assist; Teams to meet again Tuesday CHARLOTTE, N.C. – After trading goals all game, The Charlotte Checkers used a late third period tally to beat the Providence Bruins, 4-3, on Sunday…
WHALE OF A COMEBACK
VERSUS Kris Newbury scored on a power play early in the third period and the Connecticut Whale held on for an important 4-3 road win against the second place Portland Pirates in front of 5,709 at the Cumberland County Civic Center Saturday night.
WARRIORS EDGE BLADES IN FLORIDA
VERSUS ESTERO, FL – It took over 10 minutes and 12 shooters, but the Greenville Road Warriors prevailed in a dramatic shootout to pick up a 4-3 win over the Florida Everblades on Saturday night. The win improved the Road Warriors‘ record…
1 SHOT IN 4 PP’s KILL RANGERS
VERSUS NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES February 5, 2011 – New York Rangers 0, Montreal Canadiens 2 (Game No. 55, Away No. 28)
TIGERS BEATEN BY SOUND WHALES
VERSUS While they were far from perfect, the Connecticut Whale had a good all around team effort anchored by Chad Johnson’s first star performance between the pipes and beat the fading Bridgeport Sound Tigers 3-2 in front of 6,023 at the XL Center…
WHALE PICKS
By Bruce Berlet The Green Bay Packers are 21/2-point favorites over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV on Sunday, but the Connecticut Whale family likes the Steelers to extend their record for wins to seven by an even narrower margin.