SPOTLIGHT: WHO’S PLAYING AND WHERE?
BY: Bruce Berlet Connecticut Whale defenseman Pavel Valentenko is sometimes self-conscious about his English. But the personable Russian has certainly improved on the official language of the United States since arriving in Hartford two years ago. And he…
“I GUESS I ELBOWED MY WAY OUT OF THE NHL”
That’s what forward Andre Deveaux told reporters in New York yesterday after clearing out his locker upon completing his suspension for a blatant elbow to the head of Florida Panthers forward Tomas Fleischmann. The Rangers then put Deveaux on waivers…
WINGS CLIPPED BY ROAD WARRIORS
VERSUS BY: Ray Schmitt, Voice of the Greenville Road Warriors Jason Missiaen made 37 saves and the Greenville Road Warriors scored five goals in support for his first professional win against the Kalamazoo Wings on Wednesday night. The 5-2 victory…
SPOTLIGHT: WHALE HEART
BY: Bruce Berlet The Connecticut Whale players had a rare day off from the rink Sunday, but applied their energy to an even more important endeavor than playing hockey. Each player bowled two games during two shifts with 220 fans at their annual…
GREENVILLE TO VISIT KALAMAZOO
BY: Ray Schmitt, Voice of the Greenville Road Warriors Tonight the Greenville Road Warriors will try to slow down the high-flying Kalamazoo Wings and earn consecutive road victories for the second time this season.
RANGERS LOOK TO STAY NORTH AS THEY HEAD SOUTH
NY RANGERS at CAROLINA HURRICANES Thursday, Dec. 1, 7:00 p.m. RBC Center – Raleigh, North Carolina Rangers: 13-5-3 (29 pts) Hurricanes: 8-14-4 (20 pts) * All information through NHL games on Nov. 29 TOMORROW’S GAME: The Rangers will face-off…
SPOTLIGHT: CAM ATKINSON
BY: Bruce Berlet Cam Atkinson could be the Tim Tebow of hockey. Virtually all Atkinson has ever heard about are his shortcomings (pardon the pun) rather than the big things that he has to offer, like speed, soft hands and a good shot. But like the…
FAN-FARE: The Art of the Undrafted
BY: Adam Gavriel We all know the stories about the kid from Canada playing in the OHL who went undrafted and is now a future all-star in the NHL. We know the story about the kid from Norway who took the Swedish Elite League by storm and now is in North…
ROAD WARRIORS SHOOT THEIR WAY OUT PAST CYCLONES
VERSUS By: Ray Schmitt, Voice of the Greenville Road Warriors CINCINNATI, OH – The Greenville Road Warriors gave head coach Dean Stork his first win as a head coach in his old building with a 4-3 shootout win over Cincinnati on Tuesday…
ROUND ONE OF BATTLE OF THE BOURQUES GOES TO: RYAN AND THE WHALE
VERSUS BY: Bruce Berlet The Bourque brothers, sons of Hall of Fame defenseman Ray Bourque, did their different things Tuesday night while playing against each other for the first time. With their parents and a dozen friends from Boxford, Mass.,…
