VOROS A WHALE – FOR NOW
If you are unsure about why the New York Rangers have signed Left winger Aaron Voros to a Professional Try-Out contract with the Connecticut Whale, you’re not alone. There are any number of questions you could fairly raise. Here are four right off the…
BALDWIN UNVEILS PLANS FOR DOWNTOWN HARTFORD TO BRING BACK THE NHL
BY: BOB CRAWFORD, Voice of the Connecticut Whale BALDWIN UNVEILS PLANS FOR DOWNTOWN HARTFORD * * * * Includes Renovation of XL Center and Revitalization of Trumbull Streetscape as Dining and Entertainment Destination Whalers…
WHALE WEEKLY: November 14-20, 2011
BY: BOB CRAWFORD, Voice of the Connecticut Whale The Whale visited the St. John’s IceCaps for two games this past weekend, in their only trip to Newfoundland this season. After leading in both games, Connecticut ended up with a pair of losses, the…
ROAD WARRIORS TRADE FOR TIM CROWDER
BY: Ray Schmitt, Voice of the Greenville Road Warriors GREENVILLE, SC –The Greenville Road Warriors announced today that they have acquired forward Tim Crowder in a trade with the Wheeling Nailers in exchange for future considerations. Crowder, 25,…
THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME
VERSUS BY: Mitch Beck Blowing leads become a major problem to this point in the early part of the season for Connecticut Whale head coach Ken Gernander’s bunch. Sunday afternoon at the Mile One Centre in Newfoundland, the Whale wasted two-goal…
SPOTLIGHT: HOWARD BALDWIN
BY: Bruce Berlet Howard Baldwin is the “Godfather of Professional Hockey in Hartford” on several fronts, spanning nearly four decades. First, Baldwin became one of the youngest executive in professional sports when he was a founder and partner of the…
ICECAPS FREEZE WHALE
(Editor’s note: Due to a family commitment in Albany, we were unable to see most of this game therefore it felt incredibly disingenuous to write on the portion we did see…therefore here is Bob Crawford’s recap) BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the Connecticut…
SPOTLIGHT: PROSPECT BUILDING
BY: Bruce Berlet The New York Rangers have always put a competitive top affiliate in Hartford, one that appears poised to compete for a 14th playoff berth in 15 seasons. But in the late 1990s and early 2000s, there weren’t many top young prospects…
SPOTLIGHT: RYAN McDONAGH
BY: Bruce Berlet A year ago, Ryan McDonagh was trying to find his way on the blue line of the then Hartford Wolf Pack, after leaving a highly successful University of Wisconsin program following his junior year. While center Derek Stepan made the New…
NO SURPRISE HERE – NIEMI SENT TO GREENVILLE
BY: Mitch Beck If this was New York Rangers Jeopardy, it would go something like this. “The subject for Final Jeopardy is – Hockey Trades” “And the answer is, ‘He is the only player to have been traded between the New York Rangers and New York Islanders…