FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

By Bruce Berlet Connecticut Whale rookie defenseman Tomas Kundratek now fully understands the adage that it’s sometimes better to be lucky than good. Despite admittedly knowing little about men’s college…

McILRATH IS IN THE FOLD

WHALE SIGN DEFENSEMAN DYLAN McILRATH TO ATO *           *           *           * Rangers’ top Pick, Tenth Overall, in 2010 Draft HARTFORD, CT: Connecticut Whale general manager Jim Schoenfeld announced today that…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

By Bruce Berlet With veterans such as Wade Redden, Kris Newbury, Brodie Dupont and All-Star Jeremy Williams in the Connecticut Whale locker room, one might not think there’s much room…

NEWBURY BACK TO WHALE

The New York beat reporters are all reporting that Kris Newbury has been returned to the Connecticut Whale. Below you'll find the official release. In regards to the Ryan Callahan…

NORFOLK POWER PLAY TOO MUCH FOR CHECKERS

VERSUS   Ritola, Jones each score twice in 5-3 victory CHARLOTTE, N.C. - After squandering two one-goal leads, the Norfolk Admirals used three straight goals to defeat the Charlotte Checkers, 5-2,…

ROAD WARRIORS WEEKLY #25: 4/4/11-4/10/11

GREENVILLE, SC - The Greenville Road Warriors closed out the 2010-11 regular season with three straight wins over the Gwinnett Gladiators and won the Eastern Conference regular season title. Now…

GROOVIN ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON

VERSUS    If a movie producer was pitching a film to a studio about this past weekend’s Connecticut Whale games they’d likely say that it was equally part “Slap Shot,” part…

NEWBURY TO NEW YORK

In listening to Sunday’s broadcast of the New york Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers, Ruslan Fedotenko left the game in the second period after a hit by Braydon Coburn that apparently…

NEW YORK LEADS SPRINGFIELD OVER CONNECTICUT

VERSUS If “the wheels on the bus go round-and-round” as the children’s song goes, then the wheels on the Connecticut Whale bus have gone flat and Head Coach Ken Gernander…

CHECKERS CLINCH PLAYOFF SPOT

VERSUS   Pistilli scores late goal to secure win, secure playoff berth ALBANY, N.Y. - Matt Pistilli scored to snap a 3-3 tie with 2:49 left in the third period and…