FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

By Bruce Berlet HARTFORD, CT – There’s bad luck, and there’s REALLY bad luck. Then there’s the bizarre one-in-a-million bad luck that Connecticut Whale wing Mats Zuccarello suffered Thursday night…

ZUCCARELLO DONE FOR THE SEASON

As Howlings reported last night, Mats Zuccarello sustained a serious injury in the first period of Game Five against the Portland Pirates. The word out of the various New York…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

By Bruce Berlet Anticipation. Instincts. Timing. Guts. In some ways, blocking shots in hockey is even more dangerous than goaltending. Neither is for the faint of heart, but at least…

GAME FIVE – DUPONT GIVETH AND DUPONT TAKETH AWAY

VERSUS The Connecticut Whale fought back valiantly from a three-goal deficit, not once but TWICE, and finally tied it early in the third on a Brodie Dupont goal. But as…

3-0 LEAD BECOMES 3-1 FOR RANGERS

    VERSUS  The New York Rangers went from having taken total control of their series with the Washington Capitals to being on the verge of elimination as they blew a…

CHECKERS EVEN SERIES

  VERSUS CHECKERS DODGE HERSHEY COMEBACK, EVEN SERIES AT 2-2 Murphy stops 35 for first-star honors; Game 5 Friday in Charlotte CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Mike Murphy made 35 saves and…

GAME SIX SATURDAY – GET YOUR TIX NOW!

Howlings supporter Dave Romeiko is the man to speak to if you’re in need of tickets. You can call him at 860-728-3366 or just click on the image to buy…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

By Bruce Berlet The headlines Tuesday night at the XL Center were the Connecticut Whale’s continued penalty killing excellence backstopped by goalie Dov Grumet-Morris, the return of their two most…

HOBBIT SEQUEL NOW PLAYING IN HARTFORD

In a move that many saw coming, Mats Zuccarello, “The Norwegian Hobbit” has been returned by the NY Rangers to the Connecticut Whale. Zuccarello will be in the lineup Tuesday…

HERSHEY DOUBLES UP CHARLOTTE TO EVEN SERIES 1-1

  VERSUS  Dalpe scores twice, leads all players with 3g, 2a in series HERSHEY, PA – The Hershey Bears used three second-period goals to double up the Charlotte Checkers, 4-2,…