SPOTLIGHT: ROSTER MOVEMENT
BY: Bruce Berlet If you want to know how New York Rangers coach John Tortorella feels about his new call-ups from the Connecticut Whale, consider who was on the ice for the final minute of a 2-0 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday. With the…
SPOTLIGHT: BORQUES
BY: Bruce Berlet Ray Bourque, one of the greatest defensemen in hockey history, speaks as confidently as ever at age 50 while continuing to carry plenty of clout, especially when it comes to discussing his sons. Chris Bourque, 25, a three-time Calder Cup…
WHALE COMEBACK IN 3RD, SINK PIRATES IN OT
VERSUS Say what you want about this 2011-2012 edition of the Connecticut Whale, but when you watch them you certainly get your money’s worth. On a night when the team handed out, “Never Throw In The Towel” rally towels to the 3,482 at the XL…
MITCHELL AND HAGELIN RECALLED
NEW YORK RANGERS TRANSACTION UPDATE Forwards Carl Hagelin and John Mitchell Recalled from Connecticut New York, November 24, 2011 – New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the club has recalled forwards Carl…
CULLEN EDDY PROMOTED TO AHL’S PHANTOMS
BY: Ray Schmitt, Voice of the Greenville Road Warriors GREENVILLE, SC – The Greenville Road Warriors announced today that defenseman Cullen Eddy has been recalled by the Adirondack Phantoms of the American Hockey League. Assigned to the Road…
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…
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…
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…
VALIQUETTE BACK IN THE AHL – FOR NOW
One time Hartford Wolf Pack and New York Rangers netminder Steve Valiquette was back where he started having signed a Professional Try-Out (PTO) with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. The always jovial Valiquette, one of hockey’s truly nicest guys, took a few…