TWO MINUTES with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet As expected, the Manitoba Moose are no more. The American Hockey League’s Board of Governors unanimously approved on Friday the relocation of the franchise owned by True North Sports & Entertainment Ltd. from Winnipeg, Manitoba, to…
COMING IN AT NUMBER 5 ON THE COUNTDOWN…
GREENVILLE, SC – Continuing their countdown of the most memorable moments from their inaugural season in the ECHL, the Greenville Road Warriors revealed moment number five today. A trip to southwestern Florida in early February would sound like a…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet The Binghamton Senators hadn’t even qualified for the Calder Cup playoffs the past five seasons, but Tuesday night they had extra incentive to win their first AHL championship. With assistant coach and former Bridgeport Sound Tigers and…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
I can only imagine what it was like inside the Rogers Arena in Vancouver on Saturday night. I might have been more than 2,000 miles away, but I’m not afraid to admit I got a bit choked up when I heard the raucous crowd chanting “Man-ny, Man-ny” as I…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
The Binghamton Senators moved within one victory of their first Calder Cup title Saturday night, but they’ll have to win it on the road. Former Hartford Wolf Pack center Corey Locke got the Senators started and Zach Smith scored a power-play goal late in…
TWO MINUTES with BRUCE BERLET
Classy move by the NHL at the start of the fitness testing portion of its scouting combine Friday with a tribute to former Central Scouting Service E.J. McGuire, the first coach of the Hartford Wolf Pack. McGuire died in April from a rare form of cancer.…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
Sounds like the Connecticut Whale made a good move today signing center Max Campbell to an AHL contract. Jess Rubenstein of Prospect Park called Campbell “the comeback kid who rebuilt his entire game” at Western Michigan University and should have been…
TWO MINUTES from BRUCE BERLET
Game 1 of the Stanley Cup playoffs Wednesday had its highest overnight rating in 12 years. That’s obviously good for the NHL, but when the numbers are broken down, it’s even better for Hartford. The Vancouver Canucks‘ 1-0 victory over…
TWO MINUTES for BRUCE BERLET
Great move by the Rangers today to sign Connecticut Whale defenseman Blake Parlett to a NHL contract. The free agent was another player that I talked to Rangers assistant GM/assistant coach/Whale GM Jim Schoenfeld about signing. First, he picked up the…
THAT DIDN’T TAKE LONG…
GREENVILLE, SC – The Greenville Road Warriors announced today their schedule for the 2011-12 ECHL season. The full promotional calendar will be released at a later date. The Road Warriors will play their home opener on Friday, October 14 at 7:35…