VOROS RELEASED, MCNAUGHT TO GREENVILLE
The Connecticut Whale have released former New York Ranger’s forward Aaron Voros from his PTO with the team. The team also announced that recent signee Randy McNaught has been loaned to Greenville. Voros, while a terrific guy personally was essentially…
LOCAL HERO GIVES RANGERS TWO POINTS
VERSUS Ryan Callahan, is a local here in Buffalo. The New York Rangers captain is from neighboring Rochester and it was his goal in the fifth round of the shootout that beat Ryan Miller and gave the Blueshirts a 1-0 victory over the Sabres…
SPOTLIGHT: STATE OF THE LEAGUE
BY: Bruce Berlet The biggest news out of AHL president and CEO Dave Andrews’ State of the League Address during the All-Star Classic is video review of disputed goals is one step from becoming a reality. Andrews said the AHL board of governors will vote…
ECHL Player of the Week – Justin Bowers
BY: Ray Schmitt, Voice of the Greenville Road Warriors Justin Bowers of the Greenville Road Warriors is the Sher-Wood Hockey ECHL Player of the Week for the week of Jan. 23-29. Bowers is the first Road Warrior to be honored as the player of the week. The…
A SHOOT-OUT IN NEWARK…? SHOW OF HANDS…WHO’S SURPRISED? WE MEANT IN THE HOCKEY GAME… ;)
VERSUS NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES January 31, 2012 (Game 48, Away Game 26) Prudential Center — Newark, NJ 1st 2nd 3rd SO Final New York Rangers 1 0 …
SPOTLIGHT: AHL ALL-STAR GAME
BY: Bruce Berlet The Eastern Conference lost a four-goal lead and a shootout in the AHL All-Star Game on Monday night that had a definite Connecticut Whale flavor. Rookie Jonathan Audy-Marchessault scored on his first shift of the game and had a goal and…
ROAD WARRIORS WEEKLY RELEASE: 1/30 – 2/5/12
BY: Ray Schmitt, Voice of the Greenville Road Warriors The Greenville Road Warriors lived up to their nickname last week as they claimed three consecutive road victories over the Florida Everblades and reached a season-high five straight wins overall.…
WHALE WEEKLY: January 30 – February 5, 2012
BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the Connecticut Whale The Whale finished out the first month of 2012 with a pair of home games at the XL Center, and despite two hard-working efforts, the squad could not get themselves into the win column as they endured a…
SPOTLIGHT: ALL-STARS
BY: Bruce Berlet Connecticut Whale personnel and fans knew rookie left wing Carl Hagelin was plenty fast from the time he played his first pro-game in the playoffs last April. Hagelin continued to blaze an impressive trail in his first 17 games this…
GIMME A BREAK – AN ALL-STAR BREAK
VERSUS The late, great Gilda Radner’s character, “Roseanne Rosannadannna” used to say to great laughs, “If it’s not one thing, it’s another…” Those words rang very true Saturday night for the Connecticut Whale, but nobody was laughing as the…
