WHALE SINK PIRATES SHIP
VERSUS BY: Bruce Berlet Special teams often are the difference at all levels of hockey these days, and the Connecticut Whale proved that again Friday night against the Portland Pirates. Andre Deveaux and Brendan Bell scored the game’s first two…
SPOTLIGHT: CHAD KOLARIK
BY: Bruce Berlet One of the Beatles’ most famous songs in a litany of platinum recordings was entitled “The Long and Winding Road.” The creation of songwriters Paul McCartney and the late John Lennon was released 16 years before Chad Kolarik was even…
GREENVILLE NEWS
BY: Ray Schmitt, Voice of the Greenville Road Warriors The Greenville Road Warriors announced today that they have received goaltender Jason Missiaen and defenseman Benn Olson from the American Hockey League. Missiaen, 21, has been reassigned to the Road…
SPOTLIGHT: MELROSE PICKS
By Bruce Berlet Former NHL player and coach Barry Melrose has always been an entertaining personality and a straight shooter as an ESPN hockey analyst. Not surprisingly, Melrose picked two former Hartford Whalers as the greatest power forwards in NHL…
WHALE WEEKLY: February 21 – 26, 2012
BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the Connecticut Whale The Whale posted another successful week as they entered the third weekend in February, winning two out of three games on their slate. Connecticut began the weekend with a 6-3 defeat of the Springfield…
THEY’VE BEEN BETTER
VERSUS Sunday afternoon in Providence the Connecticut Whale could not find an answer for Carter Camper who’s hat-trick sealing third goal sunk the New York Rangers’ AHL affiliate 4-3 at the Dunkin Donuts Center in front of a raucous crowd of…
THE PLAN IS COMING TOGETHER.
VERSUS Winning is contagious. Much like Ronald Reagan’s trickle down economics, the same seems to be the case with the Connecticut Whale. After a horrendous January where they were winless, going 0-6-3-2, the Whale benefitted from the…
SPOTLIGHT: BRENT THOMPSON
BY: Bruce Berlet Brent Thompson could be in line for a Coach of the Year daily double. The former Hartford Wolf Pack defenseman was named ECHL Coach of the Year last season after leading the Alaska Aces to the regular season and playoff titles. Now…
RANGERS GIVE BRUINS BIG GOOSE EGG FOR VALENTINES
VERSUS NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES February 14, 2012 (Game 55, Away Game 29) TD Garden — Boston, MA 1st 2nd 3rd OT Final New York Rangers 2 …
WHALE WEEKLY: February 14 – 19, 2012
The Whale continued their hot February this past week, going 3-0-1-0 in four games to pull into sole possession of first place in the Northeast Division. The Whale posted wins over Syracuse, Springfield and Manchester, and earned a point in Sunday’s 2-1…