RANGERS FAN FEST POSTPONED
NEW YORK RANGERS SEASON SUBSCRIBER FAN FEST POSTPONED TO SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10th DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER New York, August 26, 2011 – The Rangers Season Subscriber Fan Fest scheduled for Saturday, August 27th will be postponed due to inclement weather…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Matt Zaba didn’t particularly enjoy his last season playing goal in North America. While the Hartford Wolf Pack, now Connecticut Whale, were missing the playoffs for the only time in the franchise’s 14 seasons in 2009-10, Zaba was…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet It’s hardly been an OFF-season for Connecticut Whale/New York Rangers center Kris Newbury. First, Newbury’s wife, Amanda, gave birth to the couple’s third child, Jorja, on May 7. “The little one is growing like a weed,” proud papa said…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet While on a terrific reunion of my wife’s family in suburban Baltimore/Washington over the weekend, I got word of the retirement of one of the greatest winners in sports history. Trumbull native Chris Drury couldn’t find another job after…
CHRIS DRURY RETIRES
Chris Drury is a Connecticut guy through and through and today a long and incredibly successful career came to an end as the former New York Rangers captain called it a career and retired. From winning the Little League World Series, to Bean Pot and a…
CT WHALE SCHEDULE RELEASED
For the Connecticut Whale this is going to be an interesting season. They have long road stretches mixed with a couple of decent home dates and then a gigantic homestand near the end of the season. The have three back-to-back games with the same team.…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Talk about eerie and haunting similarity in the deaths of two young, tough NHL players in a span of three months while trying to fight personal demons and found dead by family members. First, Derek Boogaard’s two brothers discovered the…
ARE YOU READY FOR SOME AHL?
2011-12 AHL REGULAR-SEASON SCHEDULE TO BE RELEASED THURSDAY SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … Pending its approval by the Board of Governors, the American Hockey League’s 2011-12 regular-season schedule will be released on Thursday, August 18, at 4:00 p.m. ET. The…
ANOTHER NEW NAME FOR HARTFORD
Here’s the official release from the New York Rangers… RANGERS AGREE TO TERMS WITH FREE AGENT FORWARD ANDRE DEVEAUX New York, August 16, 2011 – New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the club has…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Tommy Grant arrived in Hartford in late March unheralded but hardly bashful in his demeanor. Grant had a bit of an edge from the get-go. Nothing cocky, mind you, just an air of confidence that he belonged in the AHL with the Connecticut…