FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

By Bruce Berlet HARTFORD, CT – June 2 will mark the first anniversary of Whalers Sports and Entertainment chairman and CEO Howard Baldwin announcing his group’s plans to assume business…

YOU KNOW IT’S OVER WHEN…

…the ice is removed off the XL Center floor until next season. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0E6i7O_D8Y&w=448&h=252&hd=1] Here construction crews are about an-hour from finishing all of the work to restore the floor back…

ENTIRE RANGERS ORGANIZATION IS DONE FOR ‘10-‘11

VERSUS     ROAD WARRIORS FALL IN OVERTIME OF GAME SEVEN GREENVILLE, SC - The Greenville Road Warriors were defeated by the Wheeling Nailers, 4-3, in overtime on Wednesday night in…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

By Bruce Berlet HARTFORD, CT. – The XL Center ice was being scraped away and melted down as most Connecticut Whale players cleaned out their lockers, packed for outposts worldwide,…

GAME SIX – NOW YOU SEE IT, NOW YOU DON’T

VERSUS It was the common theme of the season…penalties, penalties, penalties and the price for taking too many of them finally caught up with the New York Ranger’s top farm…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

By Bruce Berlet HARTFORD, CT – There’s bad luck, and there’s REALLY bad luck. Then there’s the bizarre one-in-a-million bad luck that Connecticut Whale wing Mats Zuccarello suffered Thursday night…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

By Bruce Berlet Anticipation. Instincts. Timing. Guts. In some ways, blocking shots in hockey is even more dangerous than goaltending. Neither is for the faint of heart, but at least…

GAME FIVE – DUPONT GIVETH AND DUPONT TAKETH AWAY

VERSUS The Connecticut Whale fought back valiantly from a three-goal deficit, not once but TWICE, and finally tied it early in the third on a Brodie Dupont goal. But as…

GAME SIX SATURDAY – GET YOUR TIX NOW!

Howlings supporter Dave Romeiko is the man to speak to if you’re in need of tickets. You can call him at 860-728-3366 or just click on the image to buy…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

By Bruce Berlet The headlines Tuesday night at the XL Center were the Connecticut Whale’s continued penalty killing excellence backstopped by goalie Dov Grumet-Morris, the return of their two most…