FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet The untimely Arctic Invasion on Saturday aside, the historic “Harvest-Properties.com Whalers Hockey Fest 2011” proved quite the bonanza for fans, hockey and Whalers Sports and Entertainment.
REDDEN TO THE RESCUE
VERSUS If there’s one thing that’s consistent about the Connecticut Whale in 2010-2011, it’s that they don’t win many games pretty; that’s for sure. Tuesday afternoon’s holiday matinee in Portland was no different. The Whale brought a one-goal lead into…
TALBOT AND OTHER NEWS
At the Whale Bowl, Cam Talbot told Howlings that he needed more practice time, but that he could have played if he was called upon to that his ankle was healed. Meanwhile, Dov Grumet Morris has played exceptionally well between the pipes for the…
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…