FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

BY: Bruce Berlet With a last name synonymous with hockey greatness, one would think Ryan Bourque has been a rink rat almost from the time he departed the womb. Well,…

FAN-FARE: BUILDING A CORE

BY: Adam Gavriel In John Tortorella’s first off-season as Rangers’ head coach he began preaching the idea of the team developing a, “Core,” the idea of getting young and staying…

WHALE OF A PRESEASON SCHEDULE

WHALE ANNOUNCE PRESEASON SCHEDULE *           *           *           * Includes Three Local Games to Benefit Community Organizations HARTFORD, CT:  Whalers Sports & Entertainment today announced the Connecticut Whale’s 2011 preseason schedule. …

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

BY: Bruce Berlet With general manager Dale Tallon having added 11 new players to the Florida Panthers’ roster in less than a month, first-year coach Kevin Dineen has plenty of…

EX-PACK SANGUINETTI RESIGNS IN CAROLINA

‘CANES AGREE TO TERMS WITH BOBBY SANGUINETTI Defenseman signs one-year pact RALEIGH, NC – Ron Francis, Director of Hockey Operations of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that…

HERE’S A CHALLENGE FOR PUCKY AND SONAR

Chubby, the mascot for the Charlotte Checkers, brought support for his team to NEW HEIGHTS pardon the pun… Check this out… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mKBXSxSB6I&w=448&h=252&hd=1] So Pucky & Sonar, you up for a…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

BY: Bruce Berlet Great news that New Canaan native Max Pacioretty was back in a competitive environment Wednesday night more than four months after a severe concussion and fractured vertebrae…

GET YOUR SCHEDULE INTRODUCTIONS HERE

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…

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…

BOOGAARD HONORED WITH SCHOLARSHIP

NEW YORK RANGERS ANNOUNCE ANNUAL DEREK BOOGAARD YOUTH HOCKEY SCHOLARSHIP NEW YORK, July 13, 2011 – To honor the legacy of former Rangers left wing Derek Boogaard, the New York…