NEWBURY, BYERS & HAMILL SUSPENDED
AHL ANNOUNCES SUSPENSIONS SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced the following suspensions: • Connecticut Whale center Kris Newbury has been suspended for four (4) games as a consequence of an illegal check to the head of an…
RANGERS GO HUNTING IN FLORIDA FOR PANTHERS
NY RANGERS at FLORIDA PANTHERS Wednesday, Nov. 23, 7:30 p.m. BankAtlantic Center – Sunrise, Florida Rangers: 10-4-3 (23 pts) Panthers: 11-6-3 (25 pts) * All information through NHL games on Nov. 21 TOMORROW’S GAME: The Rangers will face-off…
ROAD WARRIORS WEEKLY RELEASE – 11/14 to 11/20/11
BY: Ray Schmitt GREENVILLE, SC – The Greenville Road Warriors won two of three games last week against South Division opponents, but had their four-game winning streak halted by their first shutout defeat of the season on Saturday in Florida. This…
MARC-ANDRE BOURDON BECOMES FIRST ROAD WARRIORS ALUM TO PLAY IN NHL
BY: Ray Schmitt GREENVILLE, SC – Last night former Greenville Road Warriors defenseman Marc-Andre Bourdon played in his first National Hockey League game as a member of the Philadelphia Flyers. He is the first former Road Warriors player to play an…
SPOTLIGHT: TIM ERIXON
BY: Bruce Berlet Tim Erixon has certainly experienced a full gamut of emotions the past two-plus years and especially in the last six weeks. The Connecticut Whale’s rookie defenseman decided against signing with the Calgary Flames, after being their…
WHALE WEEKLY: November 21-27, 2011
BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the Connecticut Whale The Whale swept two games on the weekend, to move back into first place in the Northeast Division, rebounding nicely from the previous weekend’s 0-2-0-0 trip to St. John’s, Newfoundland. The Whale knocked…
SPOTLIGHT: MOVEMBER
BY: Bruce Berlet Brendan Bell’s wife might not be enamored with his latest bit of facial hair, but he’s the early leader for best moustache on the Connecticut Whale during the always worthwhile Movember cause. During Movember – the month formerly known…
FAN-FARE: 82 Games – The Marathon
BY: Adam Gavriel As a fan of a hockey team playing in the NHL it is important to remember that the season is one of the longest out of all the professional sports. The 82 games span six months from October to April, and if you’re lucky your team will be…
WHALE FIND A WAY
VERSUS Maybe having a lead entering the third period is a bad thing for this year’s edition of the Connecticut Whale. They’ve had a lead at some point in each of the previous sixteen games coming into the Dunkin Donuts Center Sunday afternoon…
BELL TOWERS OVER FALLEN POULIN WALL
VERSUS (Oops Update…Just realized this posting was still sitting in the draft section of the blog from Friday night and that it was never posted… our apologies) Despite 65 minutes of spectacular goaltending from the Bridgeport Sound Tiger’s…
