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 playoff run. Hagelin was a 6th round pick (168th overall) in the 2007 NHL…
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 been named the winner of the Les…
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 obviously being brought up to play more than just 7 minutes. “The Norwegian…
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. Instead we decided to speak to a few of the people who knew him…
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 today that the team has signed forwards Andrew…
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 John “EJ” McGuire, who passed away after a courageous battle with…
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 for others to make an imprint on the team. But defenseman Jared…
ROAD WARRIORS ANNOUNCE PLAYOFF ROSTER
GREENVILLE, SC – The Greenville Road Warriors announced today their 2011 Kelly Cup Playoff roster. The roster is comprised of 23 players; two goalies, eight defensemen, and 13 forwards.
GROOVIN ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON
VERSUS If a movie producer was pitching a film to a studio about this past weekend’s Connecticut Whale games they’d likely say that it was equally part “Slap Shot,” part “Night of the Living Dead and a measure of “Sybil” or “Invasion of the Body…
HUMPTY-DUMPTY
VERSUS Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men Couldn’t put Humpty together again The Connecticut Whale had been, to paraphrase Annie Savoy (New York Rangers’ fan,…