SPOTLIGHT: HOLIDAY CHEER
BY: Bruce Berlet The Connecticut Whale family is happy on many fronts this holiday season, starting with good health for most and a spot atop the Northeast Division as the first full season for the renamed franchise nears the two-fifths pole. The strong…
ISLANDERS SUNK
VERSUS NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES December 22, 2011 (Game 32, Home Game 14) Madison Square Garden – New York, New York 1st 2nd 3rd OT Final New York Islanders …
GREENVILLE WANTS BACK-TO-BACK W’S FOR CHRISTMAS
BY: Ray Schmitt, Voice of the Greenville Road Warriors GREENVILLE, SC – Tonight the Greenville Road Warriors welcome the Reading Royals to the BI-LO Center for the first of back-to-back games heading into the Christmas Holiday. The Road Warriors…
WHALE: “I AIN’T ‘FRAID OF NO GHOSTS”
VERSUS It wasn’t pretty that’s for sure, but the Connecticut Whale, behind a Pavel Valentenko missile from the high slot with 17 seconds left in regulation beat the Adirondack Phantoms 2-1 at the XL Center before 2,389 Wednesday…
KNOCKING HEADS WITH THE ISLES
NY RANGERS vs. NY ISLANDERS Thursday, Dec. 22, 7:00 p.m. Madison Square Garden – New York, New York Rangers: 19-8-4 (42 pts) Islanders: 11-14-6 (28 pts) * All information through NHL games on Dec. 20 TONIGHT’S GAME: The Rangers will face-off…
SPOTLIGHT: STU BICKEL
By Bruce Berlet Defenseman Stu Bickel is the latest Connecticut Whale “graduate” to make a difference for the parent New York Rangers this season. Bickel joined rookies Carl Hagelin and Tim Erixon as players to make their NHL debut with the Rangers on…
SCHOENFELD ORDERS A “KLASSEN” OF DEFENSE FOR WHALE
UPDATED: Official Release: WHALE ADD DEFENSEMAN SAM KLASSEN TO ROSTER * * * * Reassigned from ECHL Greenville Connecticut Whale general manager Jim Schoenfeld announced today that the parent New York Rangers have reassigned…
MORE GOOD NEWS FOR WHALE FANS
CT WHALE, COMCAST LAUNCH “WHALE TV” ON XFINITY ON DEMAND * * * * Exclusive Content to be Available to Comcast Xfinity TV Customers Across New England Whalers Sports & Entertainment and Comcast today announced the launch…
SPOTLIGHT: DEFENSE
BY: Bruce Berlet The Connecticut Whale defense took a second hit in 24 hours Monday, when rookie Tim Erixon was recalled by the parent New York Rangers on an emergency basis. The loss of Erixon and Wade Redden, who was injured in Saturday’s 2-1 shootout…
HOCKEY IN THE STREETS
Cigna, the Whale and YMCA Team Up for “Hockey in the Streets” for Greater Hartford’s Inner City Kids · Cigna sponsors inner city kids’ Connecticut Whale player clinics and street hockey leagues at Hartford and East Hartford YMCAs · All Hartford and East…