NIEDERT RETURNS TO DANBURY
Nick Niedert Signs Agreement for 2011-12 Season Herm Sorcher, CEO and Managing General Partner of The Danbury Whalers announced that Goaltender, Nick Niedert has resigned with the team for the 2011-12 season. Niedert led the Federal Hockey League in four…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
By: Bruce Berlet It seemed appropriate that rain fell as hundreds of family, friends and hockey teammates, opponents and officials filed in and out of the chapel for the private funeral of Derek Boogaard on Saturday. The New York Rangers were well…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
By Bruce Berlet The cause of Derek Boogaard’s death was never going to be easy to accept, but it was especially sad to hear that it was from an accidental mixture of alcohol and oxycodone toxicity. That’s what the Hannepin (Minn.) County Medical…
STAJCER’S GOALTENDING IN RANGERS PLANS
This story broke in the media a couple of days ago, but the Rangers make it official with the signing of goaltender Scott Stajcer. Stajcer will compete for the goaltending job in Hartford with Cam Talbot for sure and possibly Chad Johnson if he’s…
RANGERS SIGN THOMAS – THANK GOD NOT ISAIAH
Other than the fact that Christian Thomas is the son of the well travelled Steve Thomas and that he was part of a trade that sent Michael Del Zotto and John Taveras from Oshawa to London in the OHL, we know nothing about the right winger, who was the…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
By: Bruce Berlet NHL general managers and coaches usually worry about their players getting injured in such special events as the Olympics and World Hockey Championships, especially when they’re goalies. Intelligent officials won’t keep players from…
GREENVILLE MOMENT NUMBER EIGHT
GREENVILLE, SC – The Greenville Road Warriors unveiled today moment number eight in their countdown of the top 10 moments from their inaugural season in the ECHL. The countdown will continue next week with moment number seven.
PUT AWAY YOUR CHECKERS
VERSUS OT GOAL SENDS SENS TO FINALS, ENDS CHARLOTTE’S SEASON Checkers finish with longest playoff run by Hurricanes AHL affiliate BINGHAMTON, N.Y. Despite a game-tying goal by Chris Terry with 1:24 left in the third period, the Binghamton…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
By: Bruce Berlet Former Hartford Wolf Pack coach Ryan McGill is looking for a job. McGill wasn’t retained by the Calgary Flames, making him the third member of the coaching staff to be let go after the team missed the playoffs for a second consecutive…
SENATORS VETO CHECKERS FOR THE THIRD TIME, 7-1
VERSUS SENATORS EXPLODE FOR 7, TAKE GAME 3 Checkers trail best-of-seven series 3-0; Game 4 tomorrow BINGHAMTON, N.Y.—Zack Smith recorded a hat trick and Robin Lehner stopped 37 of 38 shots as the Binghamton Senators downed the Charlotte Checkers,…