CHARLOTTE’S PERSPECTIVE

VERSUS WHALE STUN CHECKERS W/COMEBACK SHOOTOUT WIN Checkers earn point; magic number now 8 points HARTFORD, Conn. - After erasing a 2-0 deficit in the final 2:21 of the third…

VALIQUETTE, A GIANT AMONG MEN AND NOT JUST IN GOAL

There are certain people that you meet over the course of your life that just leave an indelible impression upon you…Steve Valiquette is one of those people. “Vali,” is a…

A NEW GOALIE IN TOWN

RANGERS AGREE TO TERMS WITH FREE AGENT GOALTENDER JASON MISSIAEN New York, March 24, 2011 – New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the club…

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…