GREENVILLE WANTS BACK-TO-BACK W’S FOR CHRISTMAS
BY: Ray Schmitt, Voice of the Greenville Road Warriors GREENVILLE, SC – Tonight the Greenville Road Warriors welcome the Reading Royals to the BI-LO Center for the first of back-to-back games heading into the Christmas Holiday. The Road Warriors…
WHALE: “I AIN’T ‘FRAID OF NO GHOSTS”
VERSUS It wasn’t pretty that’s for sure, but the Connecticut Whale, behind a Pavel Valentenko missile from the high slot with 17 seconds left in regulation beat the Adirondack Phantoms 2-1 at the XL Center before 2,389 Wednesday…
KNOCKING HEADS WITH THE ISLES
NY RANGERS vs. NY ISLANDERS Thursday, Dec. 22, 7:00 p.m. Madison Square Garden – New York, New York Rangers: 19-8-4 (42 pts) Islanders: 11-14-6 (28 pts) * All information through NHL games on Dec. 20 TONIGHT’S GAME: The Rangers will face-off…
SPOTLIGHT: STU BICKEL
By Bruce Berlet Defenseman Stu Bickel is the latest Connecticut Whale “graduate” to make a difference for the parent New York Rangers this season. Bickel joined rookies Carl Hagelin and Tim Erixon as players to make their NHL debut with the Rangers on…
THEY’RE JUST THE BETTER TEAM
VERSUS NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES December 20, 2011 (Game 31, Away Game 18) Prudential Center – Newark, NJ 1st 2nd 3rd OT Final New York Rangers 0 …
SPOTLIGHT: NEWBURY
BY: Bruce Berlet Kris Newbury is a proud individual, as a human being and a hockey player. Few demonstrate more grit, determination and leadership than the Connecticut Whale’s veteran center, something that earned Newbury frequent plaudits from New York…
SCHOENFELD ORDERS A “KLASSEN” OF DEFENSE FOR WHALE
UPDATED: Official Release: WHALE ADD DEFENSEMAN SAM KLASSEN TO ROSTER * * * * Reassigned from ECHL Greenville Connecticut Whale general manager Jim Schoenfeld announced today that the parent New York Rangers have reassigned…
MORE GOOD NEWS FOR WHALE FANS
CT WHALE, COMCAST LAUNCH “WHALE TV” ON XFINITY ON DEMAND * * * * Exclusive Content to be Available to Comcast Xfinity TV Customers Across New England Whalers Sports & Entertainment and Comcast today announced the launch…
SPOTLIGHT: DEFENSE
BY: Bruce Berlet The Connecticut Whale defense took a second hit in 24 hours Monday, when rookie Tim Erixon was recalled by the parent New York Rangers on an emergency basis. The loss of Erixon and Wade Redden, who was injured in Saturday’s 2-1 shootout…
FANFARE: TESTING THE DEFENSIVE DEPTH
BY: Adam Gavriel Quantity over quality may prove a necessary motto for the New York Rangers over the coming weeks as injuries to Marc Staal, Michael Sauer, and Steve Eminger and with Jeff Woywitka a game-time decision, the Rangers could potentially lose…
