FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet For the past month, the Connecticut Whale proved the tough really can get going when the going gets tough. The stretch epitomized their coach, Ken Gernander, who…

FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet Facing pucks flying at him at more than 100 mph never seemed so easy, so mundane, so inconsequential to Connecticut Whale goalie Dov Grumet-Morris. Not when you’re…

BOWMAN PLEASE TAKE THE ELEVATOR UP

‘CANES RECALL DRAYSON BOWMAN FROM CHARLOTTE Forward earned 10 points in 13 games in February RALEIGH, NC – Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina…

EIZENMAN SENT TO THE ECHL

WHALE LOAN FORWARD OREN EIZENMAN TO ECHL ELMIRA *           *           *           * Has Six points in 33 Games with Whale HARTFORD, March 10, 2011:  Connecticut Whale general manager Jim Schoenfeld…

“WE SUCKED”

VERSUS  The words of Rangers head coach John Tortorella to the media after the Rangers were embarrassed by the Anaheim Ducks Wednesday night. The Coach was right on the money…

FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet Bruce Landon has known Howard Baldwin for nearly four decades. When Landon wasn’t tending goal for Baldwin’s New England Whalers for parts of their first five seasons…

WHALE SPECIALS

One of Howlings biggest supporters is our good friend, Dave Romeiko of the Connecticut Whale. Dave will go out of his way to make sure that the people that come…

REFS GONE WILD

VERSUS If you were looking to make the argument against having two referees on the ice at the same time, or maybe just having these two particular referees period, this…

POGGE BACKSTOPS CHECKERS TO 2-1 WIN OVER SENS

VERSUS Charlotte netminder makes 38 saves in first-star performance CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Justin Pogge earned first-star honors by making 38 saves as the Charlotte Checkers defeated the Binghamton Senators, 2-1,…

FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet It was a doubly good Tuesday for Connecticut Whale center Francis Lemieux. Lemieux was released from his second professional tryout contract and signed to an AHL deal…