FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet The Bridgeport Sound Tigers will have a familiar look to Connecticut hockey fans behind the bench this season. West Haven native Eric Boguniecki was named a Sound Tigers assistant coach on Tuesday under former Hartford Wolf Pack…
DAMIEN HESS…TRAINING FOR EXCELLENCE
(Adam Gavriel contributed to the writing of this story) On a racing team there is of course the driver and then he or she answers to the pit boss for their instruction, but the most critical person to any of their success is the head mechanic that…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet There’s not suppose to be any cheering in the press box, but I can assure you that all those who have covered the Hartford Wolf Pack / Connecticut Whale over the franchise’s 14 seasons couldn’t be happier for New York Rangers defenseman…
BYERS SIGNS…BUT NOT WITH WHALE
When the Connecticut Whale next take on the Columbus Blue Jacket’s top farm club in Massachusetts to face off with their 1-91 rivals the Springfield Falcons, staring at them across the red line will be two former Hartford Wolf Pack alumni. Alexandre…
AND THE WINNER IS…
AHL NAMES RECIPIENT OF MICHAEL CONDON MEMORIAL AWARD SPRINGFIELD, Mass. American Hockey League President and CEO David Andrews announced today that veteran linesman Brian Lemon has been named the 2010-11 recipient of the Michael Condon Memorial Award for…
RANGERS MAKE PROMOTIONS
RANGERS ANNOUNCE HOCKEY CLUB PERSONNEL PROMOTIONS Jeff Gorton named Assistant General Manager; Kevin Maxwell named Director of Professional Scouting New York, July 11, 2011 – New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that…
SAUER SIGNS SWEET DEAL
The New York Rangers resigned two of their key homegrown, meaning former Hartford Wolf Pack players, Michael Sauer and Artem Anisimov. Both signed two year deals, Sauer gets $1.25 million each year up from $500K. Anisimov gets $1.875 for the same term up…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Brad Richards met the New York media for the first time Wednesday as the newest member of the Rangers and showed why his on-ice prowess isn’t the only reason he was signed to a nine-year, front-loaded, $58.5 million contract. Richards…
A NEW KID IN TOWN AND OTHER AHL NEWS
We don’t know anything about Jonathan Audy-Marchessault, but if he can put the kind of numbers up in the American League as he did in the QMJHL, then he’ll be lethal addition to the offense. Question is though, hasn’t the organization already been down…
TESSIER SIGNS
The Connecticut Whale announced the resigning of forward Kelsey Tessier, returning to Head Coach Ken Gernander one of his most versatile and hardest working players for a second season on the XL Center ice. Tessier had a very strong rookie campaign for…