RANGERS SHOOTOUT KINGS
NY RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES AND QUOTES February 17, 2011 – NY Rangers 4, LA Kings 3 SO (Game No. 59, Home No. 29) Click Here For The Official Game Summary
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet CROMWELL, CT – The Connecticut Whale bus wouldn’t get into gear after a practice in suburban Syracuse during the team’s only venture into Canada this season to Toronto and Hamilton last week. But Johnny Davis, a bus driver for 25 years…
NEWBURY BACK TO NEW YORK
According to the beat reporters in New York, Kris Newbury has been recalled and will play tomorrow night against the LA Kings. What is going to be interesting is if Newbury s back in time for Friday’s game against Adirondack or the WhaleBowl on Saturday.…
CHECKERS CORNERED BY DEVILS
VERSUS DEVILS BLANK CHECKERS IN RUBBER MATCH Caruso makes 37 saves; Henrique scores twice CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Three unanswered tallies and solid goaltending from Dave Caruso were the difference as the Albany Devils defeated the Charlotte Checkers,…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet EAST HARTFORD, CT. – All that was missing were the strains of “The Stripper” reverberating through empty Rentschler Field. Connecticut Whale rookie defenseman Tomas Kundratek lost the team’s practice-ending shootout Tuesday, and on this…
WARRIORS AND STINGRAYS
GREENVILLE, SC – The Palmetto State Rivalry resumes tonight with the Road Warriors heading east to pay a visit to the South Carolina Stingrays at the North Charleston Coliseum. The matchup is the first of four this week between the first place Road…
WHALE WEEKLY: February 14-21, 2011
The Whale (26-22-2-5, 59 pts.) journeyed to Canada for the only time this season this past week, losing to the Toronto Marlies by a 9-2 score on Wednesday before rebounding nicely to defeat the Hamilton Bulldogs on Friday night, 3-2. Connecticut then won…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet The Connecticut Whale enjoyed a rare day off Monday from the most hectic segment of their schedule after two workmanlike bounce-back wins following a horrid showing in Toronto on Wednesday. But most players might have been a bit on edge…
HANSONS SPEAK
By Bruce Berlet Steve Carlson is part of the answer to one of the great trivia questions in sports history. Who are the two players to be on the same team as Gordie “Mr. Hockey” Howe and Wayne “The Great One” Gretzky? Amazingly, both played for the World…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By: Bruce Berlet WHALE BOWL WILL BREAK AHL ATTENDANCE RECORD More than 22,500 tickets have been sold for Whale Bowl, the highlight of the “Harvest-Properties.com Whalers Hockey Fest 2011” at Rentschler Field, assuring the Whale will break the AHL…