FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

BY: Bruce Berlet Mission accomplished for New York Rangers president and general manager Glen Sather. Sather entered the offseason hoping to keep his core of marquee players intact for at…

BACK TO THE FUTURE – CATCHING UP WITH MICHAEL DEL ZOTTO

BY: Mitch Beck with Adam Gavriel For athletes looking to develop a professional career, the path to achieving it, in many ways, resembles the four-year high school matriculation process. As…

WHERE WILL YOU BE NEW YEAR’S EVE?

WHALE ANNOUNCE SLATE OF FIVE PREMIER HOME DATES *           *           *           * All are Friday or Saturday Nights, Including New Year’s Eve HARTFORD, July 25, 2011:  Whalers Sports & Entertainment…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

BY: Bruce Berlet In an extensive interview with “Puck Daddy” at Yahoo! Sports, former Hartford Whalers icon and captain Kevin Dineen discussed his new first NHL head coaching job with…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

BY: Bruce Berlet With a last name synonymous with hockey greatness, one would think Ryan Bourque has been a rink rat almost from the time he departed the womb. Well,…

WHALE OF A PRESEASON SCHEDULE

WHALE ANNOUNCE PRESEASON SCHEDULE *           *           *           * Includes Three Local Games to Benefit Community Organizations HARTFORD, CT:  Whalers Sports & Entertainment today announced the Connecticut Whale’s 2011 preseason schedule. …

EX-PACK SANGUINETTI RESIGNS IN CAROLINA

‘CANES AGREE TO TERMS WITH BOBBY SANGUINETTI Defenseman signs one-year pact RALEIGH, NC – Ron Francis, Director of Hockey Operations of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that…

HERE’S A CHALLENGE FOR PUCKY AND SONAR

Chubby, the mascot for the Charlotte Checkers, brought support for his team to NEW HEIGHTS pardon the pun… Check this out… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mKBXSxSB6I&w=448&h=252&hd=1] So Pucky & Sonar, you up for a…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

BY: Bruce Berlet Great news that New Canaan native Max Pacioretty was back in a competitive environment Wednesday night more than four months after a severe concussion and fractured vertebrae…

GET YOUR SCHEDULE INTRODUCTIONS HERE

WHALE ANNOUNCES 2011-12 SCHEDULE FORMAT *           *           *           * I-91 Rivals Springfield and Bridgeport will be Most Familiar Adversaries HARTFORD, July 14 2011:  The Connecticut Whale today announced its schedule…