FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet Connecticut Whale rookie goalie Cam Talbot paid defenseman Pavel Valentenko quite the compliment Sunday. “He blocks shots so well it’s like having three goalies,” Talbot said after…

FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet As the pressure mounts as the playoffs approach, players and teams can buckle or get stronger late in games. The latter has been the Connecticut Whale’s MO…

WHALE WEEKLY: March 21-27, 2011

The Whale (36-26-2-6, 80 pts.) improved to a season-best ten games over .500 by sweeping last week’s action with a perfect three-game slate.  The Whale defeated the Manchester Monarchs, 1-0,…

IT WASN’T PRETTY; THAT’S FOR SURE!

VERSUS “That was what  we call in hockey, ‘a greasy win,’” Connecticut Whale Assistant Coach J.J. Daigneault said his team gutted one out and defeated the Springfield Falcons 3-1 Sunday…

CRUNCHED

VERSUS   PALMIERI'S HAT TRICK TOO MUCH FOR CHECKERS Charlotte 2-1-0 on current four-game trip SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Paced by Kyle Palmieri’s second hat trick of the season and four straight…

HOME COOKING

VERSUS NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES AND QUOTES March 18, 2011 – New York Rangers 6, Montreal Canadiens 3 (Game No. 72, Home No. 36) Click Here For The Official…

NEW-BURIES ONE

VERSUS (Due to internet failure and computer problems, we were unable to write a report on this game. Bruce Berlet has the story.) By Bruce Berlet MANCHESTER, N.H. – After…

FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet If the Connecticut Whale survives another wild playoff chase better than a year ago, they can look back to a 9-2 drubbing in Toronto on Feb. 9…

FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet Their similarities are almost eerie. Both grew up learning to skate and play hockey in Ontario, Canada. Both played for winning teams in Triple-A and the Ontario…

ROAD WARRIORS RECEIVE TWO FROM AHL

GREENVILLE, SC - The Greenville Road Warriors announced today that forward Andrew Rowe has been loaned to the club by the Adirondack Phantoms of the American Hockey League, and defenseman…