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 would be the game that you’d point to as exhibit number one. However despite the…
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, at Time Warner Cable Arena on Tuesday…
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 before being among the 22 players on the Whale’s Clear Day list.…
RANGERS LOOK TO TAKE THE MIGHTY OUT OF THE DUCKS
NEW YORK RANGERS at ANAHEIM DUCKS Wednesday, Mar. 9, 10:30 p.m. Honda Center • Anaheim, CA Rangers: 35-29-4 (74 pts) Ducks: 35-26-5 (75 pts) * All information through NHL games on Mar. 7
CHECKERS CHECKING IN CLEAR DAY
CHECKERS ANNOUNCE CLEAR DAY PERIOD ROSTER List includes 22 players eligible for remainder of season and playoffs CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Charlotte Checkers, in conjunction with the American Hockey League, have released their 22-man Clear Day period…
ON A CLEAR DAY…
Lots of news and a bit of a surprise start off the day for the Connecticut Whale. First is the announcement of the signing of Francis Lemieux to a full AHL contract, up from the PTO that he had signed late last month. The reason he was signed, besides…
WHALE WEEKLY: March 7-13, 2011
The Whale (31-24-2-6, 70 pts.) finished an important three-game stretch with playoff implications with a perfect 3-0-0-0 record last week, posting two wins over Springfield and one over Worcester. The Whale started their week with a last-second, 3-2,…
ROAD WARRIORS WEEKLY #21: 3/7/11-3/13/11
GREENVILLE, SC – The Greenville Road Warriors won two of three games last weekend at home against Atlantic Division foes and lengthened their division lead over the South Carolina Stingrays. This week the Road Warriors are off to southwest Florida…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet It has been arguably the most topsy-turvy season in the 14 years of the Hartford Wolf Pack/Connecticut Whale franchise. Man-games lost to injuries and call-ups are at an all-time high, causing disruptions to continuity and chemistry. But…
WHALE GOES MOBY DICK ON SHARKS
VERSUS So much for trouble scoring goals. First, the goal-challenged New York Rangers scored seven goals for the third time this season and defeated the Philadelphia Flyers, a division rival, 7-0 Sunday afternoon. Then their AHL affiliate, the equally…