HOWLINGS RECOGNIZED
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FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
By Bruce Berlet The financially strapped New York Islanders and their top affiliate Bridgeport Sound Tigers might finally have got some much needed/desired help Wednesday. The Islanders’ lease with the Nassau Coliseum doesn’t end until 2015, but concern…
ROAD WARRIORS COUNTING DOWN 2010-11 TOP TEN
GREENVILLE, SC – The Greenville Road Warriors announced today that they will be counting down the 10 best moments from the 2010-11 season over the next 10 weeks. Fans can track the countdown online at www.greenvilleroadwarriors.com. The Road…
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 control of the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack (now Connecticut Whale) with…
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 to it’s…
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 Game Seven of their Eastern Conference semifinal. The loss ended the…
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, picked up their summer training manuals and had exit meetings with coach…
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 team, the Connecticut Whale as they were defeated by the Portland Pirates 6-4 at…
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 in Game 5 of the Atlantic Division semifinals against the…
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 a goalie has plenty of padding and a facemask. But a willingness to…