WHALE WEEKLY: April 11-17, 2011

The Whale (40-32-2-6, 88 points) wrapped up a playoff spot this past week with a win over the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Friday, which will enable them to enter postseason…

WHALE AUDITIONS, ROUND ONE

VERSUS Ken Gernander did not win the AHL equivalent of the Jack Adams award, the Louis A.R. Pieri Award. That went, deservedly so, to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Coach John Hynes, however you…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

By Bruce Berlet Dov Grumet-Morris earned the Connecticut Whale’s MVP and Fan Favorite awards in more ways than most. Grumet-Morris got it done on the ice, proving to be a…

CARL HAGELIN COMING TO HARTFORD

The Rangers will be announcing shortly that they have signed standout left winger, Carl Hagelin to an entry level contract and that he will join the Connecticut Whale for their…

EX-WOLF PACK A LOCKE OF AN MVP

BINGHAMTON SENATORS FORWARD COREY LOCKE NAMED AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER SPRINGFIELD, MA. - The American Hockey League announced today that center Corey Locke of the Binghamton Senators has…

THIS HURTS…

I guess that whole, “We want Zuke to play down there” thing got changed when the Rangers showed that without Ryan Callahan they don’t have any offensive spark. Zuccarello is…

E.J. McGUIRE – MORE THAN JUST A GOOD COACH, AN EVEN BETTER HUMAN BEING

We only had a few opportunities to speak with E.J. McGuire. Sure we could have written something that would have sounded either totally disconnected and written like some heartless obituary.…

SIGNINGS IN HARTFORD

WHALE SIGN FORWARDS ANDREW YOGAN AND SHAYNE WIEBE TO ATOs *           *           *           * Join AHL Club from Major Junior Ranks HARTFORD, CT: Connecticut Whale general manager Jim Schoenfeld announced…

A SAD, SAD DAY… EJ McGUIRE DEAD AT 58

WHALE MOURN THE PASSING OF EJ McGUIRE *           *           *           * Was the Wolf Pack’s First Head Coach HARTFORD, CT: The National Hockey League today announced the loss of Edward…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

By Bruce Berlet With veterans such as Wade Redden, Kris Newbury, Brodie Dupont and All-Star Jeremy Williams in the Connecticut Whale locker room, one might not think there’s much room…