BLANKED – AGAIN

      VERSUS      (We return with our regular coverage starting tonight) BY: Brian Ring Hartford, CT, March 30, 2012 - The Connecticut Whale were defeated by the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, 3-0, Friday…

HAWK’S VIEW – MOSES ARRIVES IN THE LAND WITH PROMISE

BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the CT Whale Among the three most recent additions to the Whale roster, two, forward Andrew Yogan and defenseman Peter Ceresnak, were both Ranger draft…

WHALE WEEKLY: March 26 – April 1, 2012

BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the CTWhale The Whale only managed one point out of three games this past weekend, but maintained a two-point lead over Bridgeport for first place…

SPOTLIGHT: ZUCCARELO AND KREIDER

By: Bruce Berlet Chris Kreider looks more and more like pro material when the postseason arrives. Kreider, the New York Rangers’ first-round pick (19th overall) in 2009, scored both Boston…

HOWARD BALDWIN SPEAKS OUT ABOUT WHALE

The Jeff Jacobs column that recently appeared in the Hartford Courant was an accurate representation of the significant financial and business challenges that Whalers Sports & Entertainment faces in operating…

REDEMPTION

      VERSUS     (I feel like I need to apologize to the readers of Howlings. I haven’t written my normal stories for the games on Friday and last night. This is…

THE ROAD AHEAD

      VERSUS    The Connecticut Whale currently sit in the third position in the AHL standings. How they’re doing that is a testament to the character of this team, because based…

ERIXON RECALLED

As we reported Friday night on @HowlingsToday on Twitter Tim Erixon has been recalled by the New York Rangers. The official release after the jump… (more…)

SPOTLIGHT: BATTLE LINES DRAWN IN THE ICE

By: Bruce Berlet Connecticut’s two AHL entries have reached a share of first place in the Northeast Division from quite different directions, yet neither is anywhere near clinching a playoff…

JOHNSON TO NEW YORK FOR A CUP OF COFFEE

NEW YORK RANGERS TRANSACTION UPDATE Recall Goaltender Chad Johnson from Connecticut (AHL) New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the club has recalled goaltender Chad…