WHALE WEEKLY: March 19 – 25, 2012
BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the Connecticut Whale The Whale took four out of six points in three home games this past weekend, solidifying their lead in the Northeast Division with wins over the Bridgeport Sound Tigers and the Portland Pirates. The Whale…
ROAD WARRIORS WEEKLY RELEASE: 3/19-3/26/12
BY: Ray Schmitt, Voice of the Greenville Road Warriors With two weeks left in the regular season the Road Warriors have locked up a playoff berth. With five games remaining they are still very much in the hunt for the top seed in the Eastern Conference.…
REDEMPTION
VERSUS (I feel like I need to apologize to the readers of Howlings. I haven’t written my normal stories for the games on Friday and last night. This is as some of you may or may not know, started as a hobby for me but has progressed to the…
THE ROAD AHEAD
VERSUS The Connecticut Whale currently sit in the third position in the AHL standings. How they’re doing that is a testament to the character of this team, because based upon the way they played at the XL Center Saturday night in a 3-0 loss to…
GWINNETT TURNS ASIDE ROAD WARRIORS
VERSUS BY: Ray Schmitt, Voice of the Greenville Road Warriors The Greenville Road Warriors fell in their final visit to the Arena at Gwinnett Center on Saturday night as they dropped a 4-3 decision to the Gwinnett Gladiators. The defeat left…
WHEN YOU’RE HOT, YOU’RE HOT
VERSUS BY: Bruce Berlet Despite numerous injuries and call-ups, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers had proven to be a bugaboo for the Connecticut Whale. The Sound Tigers were 5-1-1-1 in the first eight meetings with their intrastate rival, though the…
SPOTLIGHT: BATTLE LINES DRAWN IN THE ICE
By: Bruce Berlet Connecticut’s two AHL entries have reached a share of first place in the Northeast Division from quite different directions, yet neither is anywhere near clinching a playoff berth, something both coaches and former Hartford Wolf Pack…
SPOTLIGHT: BICKEL STU – A RANGER SPECIALTY
BY: Bruce Berlet When it comes to feel-good stories in the NHL this season, you’d be hard-pressed to find one better than New York Rangers defenseman Stu Bickel, who began the season playing on Asylum Street in Hartford. Though Bickel will never be…
WHALE WEEKLY: March 12 – 18, 2012
BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the CTWhale The Whale won two out of three games again this past weekend, starting off with a key 4-3 shootout victory at home Friday over the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in Northeast Division action. The Whale would fall to the…
ROAD WARRIORS WEEKLY RELEASE: 3/12 TO 3/18/12
BY: Ray Schmitt, Voice of the Greenville Road Warriors The Greenville Road Warriors earned five of a possible eight standings points last week and are now just two away from the top spot in the Eastern Conference. They will try to ascend to those heights…