JOHNSON COMING BACK
New York Rangers goaltender Chad Johnson told Howlings Thursday night that he has been qualified by the Blueshirts and is working out his contract. The 25-year old native of Calgary, Alberta Canada said he fully expects to be either with the Rangers or…
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WHALE ANNOUNCES 2011-12 SCHEDULE FORMAT * * * * I-91 Rivals Springfield and Bridgeport will be Most Familiar Adversaries HARTFORD, July 14 2011: The Connecticut Whale today announced its schedule format for the upcoming…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet The Phoenix Coyotes continue to have a Hartford Whalers look behind the bench. Former Whalers and New Haven Nighthawks wing John Anderson has signed a multi-year contract to be a Coyotes assistant coach under former Whalers wing Dave…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet The Bridgeport Sound Tigers will have a familiar look to Connecticut hockey fans behind the bench this season. West Haven native Eric Boguniecki was named a Sound Tigers assistant coach on Tuesday under former Hartford Wolf Pack…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Dale Purinton and Richard Scott early on and Justin Soryal and Devin DiDiomete lately have been energetic instigators/enforcers who earned the respect of teammates and love from fans in the 14-year history of the Hartford Wolf…
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GREENVILLE, SC – The Greenville Road Warriors‘ countdown of the top moments from their inaugural season has reached its pinnacle. Today the team revealed its top moment from the 2010-11 campaign. The Greenville Road Warriors entered the 2011…
A NEW KID IN TOWN AND OTHER AHL NEWS
We don’t know anything about Jonathan Audy-Marchessault, but if he can put the kind of numbers up in the American League as he did in the QMJHL, then he’ll be lethal addition to the offense. Question is though, hasn’t the organization already been down…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet For those New York Rangers/Hartford Wolf Pack/Connecticut Whale fans worrying about center Artem Anisimov not filing for arbitration on the deadline Tuesday, stop fretting. Anisimov, who played two seasons with the Wolf Pack before…
TESSIER SIGNS
The Connecticut Whale announced the resigning of forward Kelsey Tessier, returning to Head Coach Ken Gernander one of his most versatile and hardest working players for a second season on the XL Center ice. Tessier had a very strong rookie campaign for…
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BY: Bruce Berlet The New York Rangers plucked the cream of the free agency crop, Dallas Stars center Brad Richards, via a nine-year, $60 million contract with an annual cap hit of $6.5 million. Richards will receive $24 million in the first two years and…