MATSUMOTO, RODNEY MOVIN’ ON UP
‘CANES RECALL MATSUMOTO, RODNEY FROM CHARLOTTE Players recalled on an emergency basis and will meet Canes in Ottawa
CHECKERS SINK ADMIRALS IN SHOOTOUT
VERSUS CHECKERS PREVAIL, 3-2, OVER ADMIRALS IN SHOOTOUT Pogge wins sixth straight on the road; Charlotte now 3-0-0 in Norfolk NORFOLK, Va. – Zac Dalpe scored the shootout-winning goal and Justin Pogge stood his ground as the Charlotte Checkers…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet Few sporting entities ebb and flow together more than a hockey goaltender and his or her team. Chad Johnson has discovered that more than ever this season, which seems almost divided between when the local AHL team was the Hartford Wolf…
WHALE START NEW YEAR WITH TIME CHANGE
WHALE’S JAN. 1 GAME CHANGED TO 5PM * * * * Battle with P-Bruins rescheduled from 7PM HARTFORD, December 28, 2010: Whalers Sports & Entertainment president and COO Howard Baldwin, Jr. announced today that this Saturday’s…
RANGERS AND DEVILS PREVIEW
NEW YORK RANGERS at NEW JERSEY DEVILS Wednesday, Dec. 29, 7:00 p.m. Prudential Center • Newark, NJ Rangers: 21-14-2 (44 pts) Devils: 9-24-2 (20 pts) * All information through NHL games on Dec. 27
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet The Connecticut Whale might have seen the last of crafty wing Mats Zuccarello. The 5-foot-7, 170-pound “Norwegian Hobbit” had his second consecutive strong game and recorded his first NHL point Monday night in a 7-2 romp over the New York…
ROAD WARRIORS CRUSH ‘RAYS
VERSUS GREENVILLE, SC – Before 5,159 fans, the largest crowd of their inaugural season, the Greenville Road Warriors defeated the South Carolina Stingrays 5-1 on Monday night. The win improved Greenville’s record to 21-6-2 on the…
RANGERS THUMP NO-SHOW ISLANDERS
VERSUS First the Connecticut Whale, with Mats Zuccarello, squashed a “barely show” Sound Tigers in the midst of a blizzard and then the next day Zuccarello joined in as the parent clubs met. The Rangers (Whale) sent a blizzard of goals on the…
“ROAD WARRIORS LIVE” ON TAP THIS WEEK
GREENVILLE, SC – The Greenville Road Warriors half-hour coach’s show returns tomorrow, December 28 at 8:00 p.m. at Quaker Steak and Lube.
WHALE WEEKLY: Dec. 27, 2010 – Jan. 2, 2011
The Whale (15-12-2-5, 37 pts.) moved into a second-place tie in the Atlantic Division this past week, by gaining three out of a possible four points in a pair of divisional games. The Whale saw a 4-0 second-period lead slip away in a 5-4 shootout loss…