MORE SCORING HELP?
The Connecticut Whale need help in the scoring department. That’s no secret to anyone. Yesterday the Whale signed forward Francis Lemieux of the Florida Everblades who was the ECHL leader in points and today they go out and sign his teammate, Alexandre…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet It’s never a good time to lose a lead after two periods, but Connecticut Whale picked one of the worst Saturday night. Despite an error-prone opening 10 minutes of the second period that helped the Providence Bruins to three goals and a…
IT’S WARRIORS AND STINGRAYS AGAIN
GREENVILLE, SC – A week-long four-game series between the Greenville Road Warriors and South Carolina Stingrays wraps up today at the North Charleston Coliseum. After winning two straight at the BI-LO Center, the Road Warriors are looking to finish…
WHALE LOOK TO MAKE TWO POINTS AND COME UP SHORT ON BOTH
VERSUS “It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.” The start to Charles Dickens, The Tale of Two Cities. It’s so cliché to use it to describe anything these days, but it truly did describe Saturday’s Whale Bowl at Rentscheler Field that saw…
WHALE SHOOTOUT PHANTOMS
VERSUS It wasn’t pretty but it’s still two points.
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet The countdown has reached zero. The Whale Bowl arrives Saturday, and the Connecticut Whale and Providence Bruins are more than a little enthused about participating in the second AHL outdoor game before what will be a record AHL crowd at…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet CROMWELL, CT – The Connecticut Whale bus wouldn’t get into gear after a practice in suburban Syracuse during the team’s only venture into Canada this season to Toronto and Hamilton last week. But Johnny Davis, a bus driver for 25 years…
WHALE WEEKLY: February 14-21, 2011
The Whale (26-22-2-5, 59 pts.) journeyed to Canada for the only time this season this past week, losing to the Toronto Marlies by a 9-2 score on Wednesday before rebounding nicely to defeat the Hamilton Bulldogs on Friday night, 3-2. Connecticut then won…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet After the forgettable performance/effort in the opener of their only venture into Canada this season, the Connecticut Whale needed a serious gut check Friday night. They got it from start to finish, scoring on their first two shots and…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet EAST HARTFORD, CT. – Howard Baldwin resembled a father with a new son. It seemed so appropriate considering he and son Howard Jr., former New England Whalers center Garry Swain and Connecticut Whale mascot Pucky christened the new rink in…