FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet As the pressure mounts as the playoffs approach, players and teams can buckle or get stronger late in games. The latter has been the Connecticut Whale’s MO…

WHALE WEEKLY: March 21-27, 2011

The Whale (36-26-2-6, 80 pts.) improved to a season-best ten games over .500 by sweeping last week’s action with a perfect three-game slate.  The Whale defeated the Manchester Monarchs, 1-0,…

ROAD WARRIORS WEEKLY #23: 3/21/11-3/27/11

GREENVILLE, SC - The Greenville Road Warriors took two wins out of three home games last week over the defending Kelly Cup champion Cincinnati Cyclones and clinched their first ever…

RANGERS LOOK TO CAGE PANTHERS

NY RANGERS vs. FLORIDA PANTHERS Tuesday, Mar. 22, 7:00 p.m. Madison Square Garden • New York, NY Rangers: 39-30-4 (82 pts) Panthers: 29-33-10 (68 pts) * All information through NHL…

IT WASN’T PRETTY; THAT’S FOR SURE!

VERSUS “That was what  we call in hockey, ‘a greasy win,’” Connecticut Whale Assistant Coach J.J. Daigneault said his team gutted one out and defeated the Springfield Falcons 3-1 Sunday…

CHECKERS BEAT BACK PENS IN WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON

VERSUS   CHECKERS EDGED, 2-1, BY LEAGUE-LEADING PENGUINS Terry scores again; Charlotte goes 2-2-0 on four-game trip WILKES-BARRE, Pa. - Brad Thiessen stopped 25 of 26 shots and the league-leading Wilkes-Barre/Scranton…

BIG THIRD LEADS RANGERS PAST PENGUINS

VERSUS   NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES March 20, 2011 - New York Rangers 5, Pittsburgh Penguins 2 (Game No. 73, Away No. 37) *       The Rangers defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins,…

BLOWN AWAY BY CYCLONES

VERSUS   GREENVILLE, SC - The Greenville Road Warriors were unable to complete a sweep of the Cincinnati Cyclones on Saturday night and fell by a score of 3-1. The loss…

CRUNCHED

VERSUS   PALMIERI'S HAT TRICK TOO MUCH FOR CHECKERS Charlotte 2-1-0 on current four-game trip SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Paced by Kyle Palmieri’s second hat trick of the season and four straight…

RANGERS AND PENS A MATCH MADE FOR NBC

NEW YORK RANGERS at PITTSBURGH PENGUINS Sunday, Mar. 20, 12:30 p.m. CONSOL Energy Center • Pittsburgh, PA Rangers: 38-30-4 (80 pts) Penguins: 41-22-8 (90 pts) * All information through NHL…