WHALE WEEKLY: March 5 – 11, 2012

BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the CTWhale The Whale won two out of three games this past week, starting with a thrilling 2-1 shootout win over the Worcester Sharks Tuesday…

RANGERS AND KNICKS TICKETS GOING UP AGAIN

You had to know this was coming. According to the NY Times, Madison Square Garden is spending close to $850 million over three years on renovation. It’s about to change…

MONARCHY CRUMBLES IN 3:37

      VERSUS      If there’s one thing about this particular Connecticut Whale team it’s that they can lull you to sleep and then suddenly snap out of it and look like…

BRUINS CAGED IN GARDEN

      VERSUS      NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES March 4, 2012 (Game 64, Home Game 31) Madison Square Garden – New York, New York Team Notes: The Rangers defeated the Boston…

ROAD WARRIORS MAKE TITANS LOOK SMALL

         VERSUS      The Greenville Road Warriors closed out a busy three-game week with a 6-3 win over the Trenton Titans at the BI-LO Center on Saturday night. The win improved…

REDDEN TO WEAR THE C

In a move that is long overdue, veteran defenseman Wade Redden has been named the sixth captain in the history of the New York Rangers Hartford affiliation, first with the…

NOT ONE FOR THE HIGHLIGHT REEL

     VERSUS      “Coverage mistakes and lack of urgency on the back-check cost us two goals,” Whale head coach Ken Gernander told Brian Ring after the Connecticut Whale wasted a lead…

LIGHTNING STRIKES LAST

      VERSUS      NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES March 2, 2012 (Game 63, Away Game 33) Tampa Bay Times Forum – Tampa, FL New York Rangers                1      1        1       0      3…

SPOTLIGHT: GOALIES

BY: Bruce Berlet The AHL’s two hottest teams in February resided in Connecticut, and their successes could be traced right to the goalies. The Bridgeport Sound Tigers and Connecticut Whale…

RANGERS JUST KEEP GETTING BETTER

      VERSUS      NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES March 1, 2012 (Game 62, Away Game 32) RBC Center – Raleigh, NC 1st   2nd   3rd   OT   Final New York Rangers           0         2          …