TALBOT AND OTHER NEWS
At the Whale Bowl, Cam Talbot told Howlings that he needed more practice time, but that he could have played if he was called upon to that his ankle was healed. Meanwhile, Dov Grumet Morris has played exceptionally well between the pipes for the…
MORE SCORING HELP?
The Connecticut Whale need help in the scoring department. That’s no secret to anyone. Yesterday the Whale signed forward Francis Lemieux of the Florida Everblades who was the ECHL leader in points and today they go out and sign his teammate, Alexandre…
CHECKERS HIBERNATE BEARS
VERSUS MURPHY, DEFENSE PERFECT AS CHECKERS DOWN BEARS, 5-0 Rookie netminder stops 20 for sixth straight win HERSHEY, Pa. – Mike Murphy made 20 saves for his first shutout of the season as the Charlotte Checkers blanked the Hershey Bears, 5-0,…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet It’s never a good time to lose a lead after two periods, but Connecticut Whale picked one of the worst Saturday night. Despite an error-prone opening 10 minutes of the second period that helped the Providence Bruins to three goals and a…
DAMN CHEESESTEAKS
VERSUS NY RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES AND QUOTES February 20, 2011 – NY Rangers 2, Philly Flyers 4 (Game No. 61, Home No. 30) * The Rangers were defeated by the Philadelphia Flyers, 4-2, today at Madison Square Garden, and are now 31-26-4 overall with…
WHALE RECIPE FOR SCORING? ADD SOME PUNCH
The Connecticut Whale are having trouble scoring goals. That’s a secret to nobody. With the disclosure that came after the afternoon contest between the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers that right wing Marian Gaborik has sustained a concussion…
IT’S WARRIORS AND STINGRAYS AGAIN
GREENVILLE, SC – A week-long four-game series between the Greenville Road Warriors and South Carolina Stingrays wraps up today at the North Charleston Coliseum. After winning two straight at the BI-LO Center, the Road Warriors are looking to finish…
WHALE LOOK TO MAKE TWO POINTS AND COME UP SHORT ON BOTH
VERSUS “It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.” The start to Charles Dickens, The Tale of Two Cities. It’s so cliché to use it to describe anything these days, but it truly did describe Saturday’s Whale Bowl at Rentscheler Field that saw…
CHECKERS JUMP OVER PHANTOMS
VERSUS CHECKERS BURN PHANTOMS IN SHOOTOUT THRILLER Murphy makes 37 saves; Boychuk scores winner in seventh round GLENS FALLS, N.Y. – Zach Boychuk’s goal in the seventh round of the shootout was the difference as the Charlotte Checkers defeated the…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – Hall of Famer Brian Leetch had just one regret. “It went too fast,” the Cheshire native said. Just one regret, too, for Enfield native Craig Janney, playing with Leetch for only the second time since the 1988 Winter…