FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Two former New York Rangers/Hartford Wolf Pack players were on the opposite ends of the happiness scale Wednesday. Defenseman Fedor Tyutin hit the jackpot, while center Marc Savard’s career sadly could be over far too soon. Tyutin, the…
A NEW PARTNER FOR THE WHALE
WHALERS SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP TO THE “MAX” * * * * Max Restaurant Group Joins Aetna and St. Francis in Growing Alliance of Connecticut Whale Partners Hockey Night in Hartford has taken on a whole…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Dave Scatchard is the latest example of why all of hockey should do everything possible to prevent headhunting. Scatchard, a center who played three games with the Hartford Wolf Pack in the 2007-08 season, has decided to end his 14-year…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Colin McDonald didn’t hide his feelings – and didn’t want to, either. After scoring an AHL-leading 42 goals with the Oklahoma City Barons last season, the Wethersfield native felt slighted when the Edmonton Oilers made an offer he could…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Talk about a worthwhile confab. The Houston Aeros were floundering in January when coach Mike Yeo, elevated to coach of the parent Minnesota Wild on June 17, called a team meeting. “It was a decision that we decided to make and kind of a…
RANGERS FAN FEST POSTPONED
NEW YORK RANGERS SEASON SUBSCRIBER FAN FEST POSTPONED TO SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10th DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER New York, August 26, 2011 – The Rangers Season Subscriber Fan Fest scheduled for Saturday, August 27th will be postponed due to inclement weather…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Matt Zaba didn’t particularly enjoy his last season playing goal in North America. While the Hartford Wolf Pack, now Connecticut Whale, were missing the playoffs for the only time in the franchise’s 14 seasons in 2009-10, Zaba was…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet It’s hardly been an OFF-season for Connecticut Whale/New York Rangers center Kris Newbury. First, Newbury’s wife, Amanda, gave birth to the couple’s third child, Jorja, on May 7. “The little one is growing like a weed,” proud papa said…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet While on a terrific reunion of my wife’s family in suburban Baltimore/Washington over the weekend, I got word of the retirement of one of the greatest winners in sports history. Trumbull native Chris Drury couldn’t find another job after…
CHRIS DRURY RETIRES
Chris Drury is a Connecticut guy through and through and today a long and incredibly successful career came to an end as the former New York Rangers captain called it a career and retired. From winning the Little League World Series, to Bean Pot and a…
