BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – JASON LABARBERA, CLASS ON AND OFF THE ICE
BY: Bruce Berlet I learned how classy goalie Jason LaBarbera is when he was with the Hartford Wolf Pack for four seasons and then the Manchester Monarchs, where he never complained about the waiver rules that kept him locked in the AHL because the Los…
WHALE WEEKLY: October 10-16, 2011
BY: Bob Crawford The Whale split their first two games of the season during the year’s opening weekend, first falling to the Adirondack Phantoms, 6-3, on Saturday night despite Kris Newbury’s first Whale hat trick. Connecticut rebounded with a solid 1-0…
WHALE GUTS…
VERSUS After watching the Connecticut Whale work through 65 minutes of scoreless, defensive hockey and then score three times out of four in the shoot-out for a 1-0 victory over the Wilkes-Barre-Scranton Penguins Sunday night, the only way to…
AND THEY’RE OFF…IN MANY WAYS
VERSUS BY: Mitch Beck The 2011-2012 season is underway and it starts with a thud as the team blows an early 3-1 lead from a Kris Newbury hat trick in the first 21:09 of the game and they went on to get doubled-up by the Adirondack Phantoms…
BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – PARLETT FOR THE DEFENSE
BY: Bruce Berlet A year ago, a glut of defensemen and some uninspiring play led to Blake Parlett being a healthy scratch for the Greenville Road Warriors’ first two games of the ECHL season. “He thought he was a little too good for where he was and…
OWENS RETURNS – TANSKI EARNS A CONTRACT
WHALE ANNOUNCE PLAYER SIGNINGS * * * * Scott Tanski Inks AHL Deal and Jordan Owens and T.J. Fast Sign PTOs Connecticut Whale general manager Jim Schoenfeld today announced three player signings by the team. Forward Scott…
GREENVILLE GOES BETWEEN THE PIPES
GREENVILLE, SC – The Greenville Road Warriors ECHL hockey club announced today that “Between the Pipes,” an hour-long radio show on ESPN Radio 1440, will air for the first time on Monday, October 10, 2011 from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.…
BRUCE BERLET – AS THE PLAYER DOOR TURNS
BY: Bruce Berlet Dale Weise’s gain was the Connecticut Whale’s loss on Tuesday. After three eventful years in the New York Rangers organization, Weise was claimed off waivers by the Stanley Cup runner-up Vancouver Canucks, minutes after skating alongside…
BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – CUTTING TIME
BY: Bruce Berlet After needing a little more time than usual, the Connecticut Whale got closer to their final roster for the franchise’s 15th season on Monday. As coach Ken Gernander said Sunday after a 3-2 victory over the Worcester Sharks, all the…
BOB CRAWFORD’S WHALE WEEKLY
WHALE WEEKLY: October 3-9, 2011 The Whale are set to hit the road this weekend, as they open up the 15th season of American Hockey League action in the city of Hartford. Connecticut will begin the year with a pair of road tilts, as they open the season…