SPOTLIGHT: LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION
BY: Bruce Berlet The Connecticut Whale got their first TV air time Saturday night since 2007 when the team was known as the Hartford Wolf Pack. Wednesday night the Whale could get some exposure on a much larger scale, as part of the first of four…
WHALE WEEKLY: December 12-18, 2011
BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the Connecticut Whale The Whale (15-8-1-2, 33 pts.) went 1-2-0-0 in three games this past week, but remained in first place in the Atlantic Division by a margin of three points over second-place Adirondack. The week began with…
STREAKY-NESS CONTINUES
VERSUS There’s an old saying when it comes to sports, “There’s a reason it’s the minor leagues.” For the Connecticut Whale, 3-2 losers to the Providence Bruins at the Dunkin Donuts Center Sunday evening, the reason is simple – streaky…
BRUINS SWALLOWED UP BY WHALE TOTAL TEAM EFFORT
VERSUS The Connecticut Whale played one of their most sound two way games of the season in shutting out the visiting Providence Bruins 3-0 in front of at the XL Center Saturday night. Head Coach Ken Gernander talks frequently in his post-game…
JUST ONE OF THOSE DAYS…
VERSUS Rosanne Rosannadanna was a character created by Gilda Radner on Saturday Night Live back in the 1970’s. Rosanne used to do “Weekend Update” with Chevy Chase and would always end here reports with the phrase, “Well, if it’s…
RAYS STUNG BY ROAD WARRIORS
VERSUS By: Ray Schmitt, Voice of the Greenville Road Warriors GREENVILLE, SC – The Greenville Road Warriors won their fifth straight home game and Jason Missiaen made it three straight wins for himself with his first professional shutout on…
SPOTLIGHT: DOMINIC MOORE
BY: Bruce Berlet Former Hartford Wolf Pack and New York Rangers center Dominic Moore had a day to forget – and relish – on Thursday. Moore was the reason that Martin St. Louis’ NHL-high consecutive games played streak of 499 ended Thursday night, after…
ROAD WARRIORS LOOK TO STING RAYS A SECOND TIME
BY: Ray Schmitt, Voice of the Greenville Road Warriors GREENVILLE, SC – Tonight the Greenville Road Warriors continue their assault on the South Division’s top teams as they host the South Carolina Stingrays. The puck drops at 7:35 p.m. at…
EX-RANGER (WOLF PACK) BEATS RANGERS
VERSUS The Rangers were defeated by the Tampa Bay Lightning Thursday night on a late third period goal and the only score in the shootout by ex-Wolf Pack and Ranger Dominic Moore, 3-2 at Madison Square Garden. Here’s the Rangers…
SPOTLIGHT: SCOTT TANSKI
BY: Bruce Berlet When Scott Tanski roofed a shot under the crossbar to win his second practice-ending shootout in three days last week, he was mobbed by virtually all of his Connecticut Whale teammates, many of whom leaped into the plexi-glass to try to…